Will Henna damage your hair?
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Topic: Will Henna damage your hair?
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Subject: Will Henna damage your hair?
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:37am
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I have long hair that's naturally reddish brown in color. I've been getting it done with semi-permanent copper color for a while now, but am getting sick of getting it done in a salon. Last night, I used natural henna mixed with brewed coffee and olive oil to touch up my roots and blend them with the rest of my hair. The result was a nice, coppery sheen. I'm really happy with it, but wonder if it's at all bad for my hair? I suppose it couldn't be any worse than using semi-permanent color. Does anyone have any opinions? TIA!Jen
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Posted By: Sherry
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:38am
Dear Jen,Hi there! I too have used Henna in the past (when I was going through my auburn stage)and have had OK results with it. However, I would just like to provide you with a little info. that I found on henna in Paula Begoun's book "Don't Go Shopping for Haircare Products Without Me," and in "Andre Talks Hair" Oprah's stylist.Paula states that, "...henna can eventually turn more orange than red," and "... it tends to leave a sticky film over the hair, which can dry out the hair shaft." Paula warns, "Be careful, because henna buildup can cause hair to be heavy and hard to manage. For the most part it should probably be avoided."Andre Walker has this to say, "I don't reccomend it....it jams the cuticle with herbs that don't wash away-- they have to be cut out." He goes on to say, "It does make the hair extremely shiny, but it gives your locks a false sense of security; henna treated hair actually looses elasticity, and when stressed, can snap right off."After learning all of this about henna, I won't use it again. I hope that you will take this into consideration too.SherryI have long hair that's naturally reddish brown in> color. I've been getting it done with semi-permanent> copper color for a while now, but am getting sick of> getting it done in a salon. Last night, I used natural> henna mixed with brewed coffee and olive oil to touch> up my roots and blend them with the rest of my hair.> The result was a nice, coppery sheen. I'm really happy> with it, but wonder if it's at all bad for my hair? I> suppose it couldn't be any worse than using> semi-permanent color. Does anyone have any opinions?> TIA!> Jen
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Posted By: anita
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:38am
> I have long hair that's naturally reddish brown in> color. I've been getting it done with semi-permanent> copper color for a while now, but am getting sick of> getting it done in a salon. Last night, I used natural> henna mixed with brewed coffee and olive oil to touch> up my roots and blend them with the rest of my hair.> The result was a nice, coppery sheen. I'm really happy> with it, but wonder if it's at all bad for my hair? I> suppose it couldn't be any worse than using> semi-permanent color. Does anyone have any opinions?> TIA!> JenI have used henna before and I really didn't like it. I have never used red henna on my hair, but have used black and neutral colors. I'm writing this assuming that you are using red henna.The reason I don't like it is that I found it quite drying quite soon after using it. Henna is also a permanent dye. It is just like any of the permanent/devolper dyes in that respect. Henna tends to fade the longer it's been on and that looks very bad (orange). If you choose to refresh it after it begans, the new growth will look good but the old color will look dull and filmy.What you said you were doing w/ henna may not be so bad, but I would not recommend you putting it on raw (you said you mix it w/ other stuff)throughout your entire head. Hopefully your henna experience will not give you the results above.
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Posted By: anita
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 3:38am
> I have long hair that's naturally reddish brown in> color. I've been getting it done with semi-permanent> copper color for a while now, but am getting sick of> getting it done in a salon. Last night, I used natural> henna mixed with brewed coffee and olive oil to touch> up my roots and blend them with the rest of my hair.> The result was a nice, coppery sheen. I'm really happy> with it, but wonder if it's at all bad for my hair? I> suppose it couldn't be any worse than using> semi-permanent color. Does anyone have any opinions?> TIA!> JenI have used henna before and I really didn't like it. I have never used red henna on my hair, but have used black and neutral colors. I'm writing this assuming that you are using red henna.The reason I don't like it is that I found it quite drying quite soon after using it. Henna is also a permanent dye. It is just like any of the permanent/devolper dyes in that respect. Henna tends to fade the longer it's been on and that looks very bad (orange). If you choose to refresh it after it begans, the new growth will look good but the old color will look dull and filmy.What you said you were doing w/ henna may not be so bad, but I would not recommend you putting it on raw (you said you mix it w/ other stuff)throughout your entire head. Hopefully your henna experience will not give you the results above.Anita
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