Going Red!!!

er okies, I guess I'll show my own hair, but my head is naked, Im still fixing* the extensions.

* fixing - fix·ing v., meaning to stick in the back of a closet and leave untill I get around to it

Metalgirl, from what I understand the problem isn't with henna being a vegetable dye per se (manic panic is a veggie dye, and it's never reacted with anything I've thrown on top of - or into - it, lol) but rather that many henna dyes you get from the market or BSS are actually metallic compounds with a lot of chemicals that do not act kindly when mingled with traditional dyes. I think a severe case could actually result in melted hair, and can def. turn it a weird green or grey. I've heard of this happening, too. Of course, trying to dye over henna with anything perm. may prove fruitless - it bonds to the cuticle in a way normal dye doesn't. It's not just pigment buried in the shaft. Very hard to get rid of, and it makes the hair resistant to taking traditional dyes, save bleach. I've bleached and demi dyed over my henned Fina hair with no problems. You just have to be careful to only use pure henna powder. And even some of those are mislabeled

. I get nice stuff from my local Indian grocery.

*scowls* hair did NOT turn out the way it was supposed to

*sigh* back to the wig untill I can get more hairdye...

I don't know what will be more exciting - The hair or the watermarking!

either way, can't wait!

and when I was a red head, I used the ArTec shampoo so it didn't fade as much, but now my towels are a little pink

I was thinking of going back to red too but I am waiting for Sara to get her pretipps in so I can use PH reds

Did you do it yet? Cant wait to see the after pics.

By the way, henna is a vegetable dye and if you use that and then use an regular analine derivitive tint (that's what all professional tints are made of) over it, it can cause a chemical reaction that makes the hair get so hot it smokes. I have not experienced this with any of my clients, but I have heard about it from other stylists.

 Just thought I'd throw that out there.