Re: Nirvana Black Walnut Shampoo - How do I diminish red tones?

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Posted by Ryan on February 7, 2005 at 16:08:35:

In reply to: Re: Nirvana Black Walnut Shampoo - How do I diminish red tones? posted by Prairiechild on February 2, 2005 at 16:23:21:

Thanks! I'm going to try this next weekend. It's definitely never
easy and I always get a little different result... sometimes I'm not
able to get my hair as dark, it just seems to be random. I'm
definitely going to try it... does the vinegar actually prevent loss
or is it just for cleaning purposes?

: I'm a blonde and have done henna/amla to get auburn hair. The first
: time I did the henna, my color faded badly. I now do several things
: that help the color stay. When I wash my hair, I wet it first with
: warm water (not hot, as that would open the cuticle and cause color
: loss) then I do a rinse with a teaspoon or two of white vinigar in
: about 16 ounces of water. This has made a big difference, last time
I
: did the henna, my color didn't bleed out at all when I washed. It
: used to bleed out a lot. Just don't use too much vinigar as it can
: dry the hair. I also shampoo only about every two weeks with a very
: mild Paul Penders shampoo. I do wash my hair daily but only use
: conditioner. You have to use lots of conditioner and leave it on for
: about five minutes. This actually does a great job cleaning my hair.
: You can read more about this method on thelonghaircommunity forum.
: The conditioners that work best for this are the cheapest Suave and
: VO5 that containe no silicones, which are basically anything ending
: with "cone" or the dreaded cyclopentasoxilone (not sure on spelling)
.
: HTH,
: Prairiechild
:
:
:
:
: : I have natural red/orange hair and have been successfully dying my
: : hair a dark brown / black with black light mountain color the
: grey. I
: : have never been a fan of my red hair and have died it my entire
: life.
: : This being the case, I deicided to try to go natural. After
trying
: : multiple mixes I stumbled upon light mountain color the grey.
This
: : works great, my hair is amazing... getting the color to stay is
the
: : problem. I'm to the point now where I don't even shampoo my hair,
: : surprisingly even after two weeks my hair doesn't have that greasy
: : fealing, which I cannot stand! However, the color still fades
very
: badly.
: :
: : I have seen Black Walnut Shampoo, has anyone ever used this? Does
: it
: : work? Is it natural?
: :
: : Has anyone else had any successes of keeping their dark hair from
: : fading to red tones?
: :
: : I've even thought of trying to devise my own type of shampoo w/
: : indigo... doing this every morning in the shower would maybe work!
: :
: : Thank you in advanced for your suggestions!

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: Thanks! I'm going to try this next weekend. It's definitely never : easy and I always get a little different result... sometimes I'm not : able to get my hair as dark, it just seems to be random. I'm : definitely going to try it... does the vinegar actually prevent loss : or is it just for cleaning purposes? : : : : I'm a blonde and have done henna/amla to get auburn hair. The first : : time I did the henna, my color faded badly. I now do several things : : that help the color stay. When I wash my hair, I wet it first with : : warm water (not hot, as that would open the cuticle and cause color : : loss) then I do a rinse with a teaspoon or two of white vinigar in : : about 16 ounces of water. This has made a big difference, last time : I : : did the henna, my color didn't bleed out at all when I washed. It : : used to bleed out a lot. Just don't use too much vinigar as it can : : dry the hair. I also shampoo only about every two weeks with a very : : mild Paul Penders shampoo. I do wash my hair daily but only use : : conditioner. You have to use lots of conditioner and leave it on for : : about five minutes. This actually does a great job cleaning my hair. : : You can read more about this method on thelonghaircommunity forum. : : The conditioners that work best for this are the cheapest Suave and : : VO5 that containe no silicones, which are basically anything ending : : with "cone" or the dreaded cyclopentasoxilone (not sure on spelling) : . : : HTH, : : Prairiechild : : : : : : : : : : : I have natural red/orange hair and have been successfully dying my : : : hair a dark brown / black with black light mountain color the : : grey. I : : : have never been a fan of my red hair and have died it my entire : : life. : : : This being the case, I deicided to try to go natural. After : trying : : : multiple mixes I stumbled upon light mountain color the grey. : This : : : works great, my hair is amazing... getting the color to stay is : the : : : problem. I'm to the point now where I don't even shampoo my hair, : : : surprisingly even after two weeks my hair doesn't have that greasy : : : fealing, which I cannot stand! However, the color still fades : very : : badly. : : : : : : I have seen Black Walnut Shampoo, has anyone ever used this? Does : : it : : : work? Is it natural? : : : : : : Has anyone else had any successes of keeping their dark hair from : : : fading to red tones? : : : : : : I've even thought of trying to devise my own type of shampoo w/ : : : indigo... doing this every morning in the shower would maybe work! : : : : : : Thank you in advanced for your suggestions!
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