Henna and dye experiment

[nisaa]

This was a good experiment:
40 minutes with Garnier Nutrisse Nourishing Multi-Lights highlighting dye on a sample (cut, off of my head, don't worry) of my hennaed hair when the instructions said 20 minutes produced absolutely no change. That was $8 well spent. I could have spent more money and possibly fried my hair or turned it the color of cheddar cheese. And, really, why would I want to put something on my head that may cause blindness if you put it on your eyebrows?

Next up: I'm going to try making chamomile tea, putting it on my hair and going out in the sun to let it dry to see if I get any blonde highlights.

I'm craving some kind of change to the color and still not sure if I'm ready to grow out the roots any further. I might darken the ends as per marrus's suggestion. For that, I'll try henna and a lot of indigo.

Eh, at least the dye comes with a nice nourishing Avocado oil conditioner as a consolation prize.

Comments

[katann.livejournal.com]

Try fresh lemon and sun, that usually works for me. If I want dramatic instant blonde highlights, then Sun-In.

Why the highlights???

[katann.livejournal.com]

Though, I don't know how Sun-in will react with henna, might want to try a sample first.

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm considering going back to blonde. I thought if I tried to highlight some of the red now, maybe it wouldn't look as drastic.

I'll try lemon and chamomile and sun once I'm feeling better. I don't want to go outside with a wet head since I'm fighting off a cold or flu or whatever this is.