QuoteReplyTopic: new here, not to long hair! Posted: March 16 2006 at 11:02am
many compliments to the website and its users, i've found some very
helpful information here and will be experimenting with some of the
shared tips. i've had long hair most of my life, and the only other
style i like on myself is a "bob" cut, which takes forever to grow out!
the longest my hair ever got was to my waist, then i damaged it very
very bad (long story) in 2002. since then, i've been growing it out
again, but recently i have problems with breaking, dryness, and severe
tangling. for the last year, my hair is rarely seen out of a mangled
ponytail thank you all for saving me from the scissors!
a question about henna (Rini )...is it
possible to keep a full head of blue black with this? i've read it is
mostly for strength and highlights. i've been dying my hair every color
imagineable since age 14 and it's taken quite a toll.
again, thanks to everyone for all your tips and positive attitudes.
this is by far one of the best discussion forums i've come across!
- Christine
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ataraxy....welcome You have LOVELY hair!! Such a striking colour.
Maintaining that colour with henna is absoloutely possible. You will need to use indigo for the black. I am well-studied in henna, however I have not personally used indigo myself....so I will direct you to www.hennaforhair.com and tell you to visit the mixes section there. Basically, you would mix henna and wait for dye release, then add in your desired quantity of mixed indigo and apply this right away (indigo does not keep for long). Depending on the amount of indigo you use, you can achieve anything from brown to blue/black (as you desire). You can also use indigo by itself (however, once again, I have no experience with this). You just mix it with water and apply to your hair and leave it on for a period of time. Many ppl use indigo and achieve gorgeous hair colours and get stunning shine and healthy hair in the process!
At the moment I am helping my best friend with the henna/indigo thing for the first time (she wants to achieve chocolate brown) so I will be more helpful to you very soon I think
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Ataraxy, you have gorgeous hair color and I'm jealous! My hair used to be very, very black, but I'm noticing that the longer it gets, the ends are turning kinda brown.
I'm still marveling over your haircolor, Rini. It looks so natural and gorgeous.
Hair type: who knows?
Length: 23 inches as of 3/10/06
MY HAIR IS OFFICIALLY BRA STRAP LENGTH!!
Goal: Waist Length, which is only 30 inches so
ADVISE ME ON HOW TO GET JUST 7 MORE INCHES OF GROWTH!
since finding the site on monday, i've done the following:
mayonaise treatment
ordered sample of indigo henna
did a CO for the first time in many years
bought a boars bristle brush
stopped brushing hair when wet
2 years ago, i moved from a humid climate with little wind to a very
dry windy place. i'm not much of a hat person, so i've been tucking my
hair into my coat and trying to protect it any way i can. i guess i was
diluting myself by thinking i could go with low maintenance lol.
i have alot of breakage, and the CO seemed to lift them away from my
head, leaving a halo of small hairs from my scalp to the ends reaching
for the sky. after using mayo last night, these have almost
disappeared!
color: i've done blondes, reds, blue, purple, pink, and blue black. i
WISH i had pics of the blue i did, it was beautiful! agreed that Rini's
red is awesome. Rini, do you apply heat when doing your color? the only
blue black i liked was Ultress, and they stopped making it years ago.
since then it's been a battle, and i'm sick of harmful dyes that don't
hold their color. looking forward to getting the indigo sample i
ordered this morning...nice color with strengthening? gimme
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Christine (only just saw your name!! doh!), the only heat I apply while the henna is doing it's thing is my own body heat. I put a thermal beanie on my head (over the gladwrap) and that really makes my head nice and warm.
thanks again for the kinds words...the pic in my sig is the only recent
one i have showing my hair. if you look closely, you'll see a small
tangled clump in it hehe.
i'm excited to try the henna...been reading about it & looked
through the index of different colors people have come up with. it
almost makes me want to delve back into the world of red again, but i
have too much length to grow the black out lol.
something else i've been thinking about is cornrows. i had it done
years ago, and it was so easy to take care of. the only problem is the
frazzled ends when they're taken out. have any of you had long-term
braids, or what's your opinion on them?
Hi Ataraxy, I love your hair! Welcome to our community.
Long term braids such as cornrows, in my opinion, do a good amount of damage. Most of the damage is on the scalp - putting long term tension on the scalp is asking for a lot of shedding...
I don't think your hair needs it - it's much too beautiful already
thanks Anais! i just get so fed up, especially during the dry winter
months. thanks for reminding me of the scalp damage that occurs from
cornrows. i had them once before and left them in for about a month. i
carried hot oil treatments with me everywhere, and oiled the braids
frequently, but there isn't much you can do for scalp damage when your
hair is being pulled that tight!
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I just love your hair, colour and length. I am not a fan of corn row's and it
would be a shame to not show that beautiful head of hair daily. Keep up the
routine, you look gorgeous. Good luck with the henna. Follow Missrini's
advise with henna, her hair is divine.............. Hi Missrini from a fello aussie!
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Opps just realised I haven't said hello, how terribley rude of me!
Hi Ataraxy! Your hair look gorgeous in that picture, def stay clear of the corn rows, why not experimaent with different updos instead?
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~~Rini please keep me posted on the henna/indigo mix with your friend. That's what I'm aiming to do soon and I'd be very interested to see her results.
Ataraxy, welcome!! I think I've seen you post a few times before. Your picture always caught my eye! That gorgeous hair layed out across your back. It's awesome. I'm sure with some love and tender care it'll bounce back. But I feel your pain with the coloring issue. Have been down that road myself.
If you do end up using the indigo post some pictures of it. I've never seen anyone dye with indigo, only henna.
thanks again for the warm welcomes and compliments.. even from the duck eaters
i will definitely post pics when i do the henna/indigo. hopefully i'll
be doing a sample test on the pile of hair sitting on my sink this
weekend, then i can order the "real" amount for a full head henna
treatment. i've been so busy with my cars now that the weather is
getting warmer!
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I just reinstalled my GFX drivers and was able to up the brightness of my screen. I must say, your hair is gorgeous! I never fully got to see it before.
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