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Henna - What happened?
I was in Lush the other day talking to a lovely girl who worked there who asked about my hair colour... when I told her about the time it had taken to find the right shade of red she suggested I try their henna dyes. She gave me a bit for free (
) to test it.
I followed the instructions and did it as a strand test on a little bit of my hair. Now after two hours it seems to have lightened my hair from the dark red it was to a greenish/blonde colour?
What happened?
) to test it. I followed the instructions and did it as a strand test on a little bit of my hair. Now after two hours it seems to have lightened my hair from the dark red it was to a greenish/blonde colour?
What happened?
What turns it green is usually metallic salts, and if it was Lush henna then it definitely doesn't contain metallic salts. So I'd guess:
1. Your hair dye had metallic salts.
2. If you've bleached your hair and dyed over it, the bleach you used could have had metallic salts
3. You mixed it with a metal spoon
Henna-ing over dye can have interesting results at the best of times, so you did the right thing to strand test
If it's not the dye you used before and you do try again, using plastic implements is probably best. Hope that helps!
1. Your hair dye had metallic salts.
2. If you've bleached your hair and dyed over it, the bleach you used could have had metallic salts
3. You mixed it with a metal spoon
Henna-ing over dye can have interesting results at the best of times, so you did the right thing to strand test
If it's not the dye you used before and you do try again, using plastic implements is probably best. Hope that helps!
Bubblebee
Well, I doubt the hair-dye had bleach in it, As I've been gradually dying it darker over this year... I did mix it with a metal spoon though.
What would happen if I tried it again over the top of the greenish colour?
What would happen if I tried it again over the top of the greenish colour?
If it was the spoon that made it go green, and you don't use a metal spoon this time, it should turn it red as it's supposed to. If it turns out that the hair dye had metallic salts in, it probably won't change anything. It won't do you any harm to try another strand test
Bubblebee
Well, I doubt the hair-dye had bleach in it, As I've been gradually dying it darker over this year... I did mix it with a metal spoon though.
What would happen if I tried it again over the top of the greenish colour?
What would happen if I tried it again over the top of the greenish colour?
you never ever ever mix henna with metal!!! that's why your hair is doing what it's doing.
it even says so on the lush site. everything must be plastic/non-metallic.do a strand test with the green hair and see what happens..it might not change though sorry,and if it doesn't you can't dye it with normal dyes because it's henna and won't stick,might have to cut it off. but that's like the worst scenario.
January Victim
you never ever ever mix henna with metal!!! that's why your hair is doing what it's doing. it even says so on the lush site. everything must be plastic/non-metallic.
it even says so on the lush site. everything must be plastic/non-metallic.It doesn't say so in the instructions. I only found that out by browsing the forums. It's really bad that they don't put that in the instructions. It's not exactly common sense.
You're also not supposed to do it if you have chemically dyed your hair recently.
more adventurous
It doesn't say so in the instructions. I only found that out by browsing the forums. It's really bad that they don't put that in the instructions. It's not exactly common sense.
You're also not supposed to do it if you have chemically dyed your hair recently.
You're also not supposed to do it if you have chemically dyed your hair recently.
it says
lush site
A bain-marie (or Perspex bowl in a saucepan)
if they wanted you to use a metallic bowl they could have easily just said 'bowl'.
In the instructions they give you when you buy their henna: "a Pyrex bowl or a saucepan." Saucepans are generally metal.
"Allow it to soak up the water and soften, then stir thoroughly" - nothing is specified about what to stir it with.
Not specifically mentioning that they want you to use a metallic bowl is a far cry from implying that using metal will turn your hair green.
What's the point of giving out instructions, if following the instructions won't stop your hair from turning green? It's ridiculous that they don't think to mention that using the most common type of spoon will turn your hair green.
And if someone doesn't know what a "bain-marie" is, they can look it up on Wikipedia and be greeted with this picture: metal.
"Allow it to soak up the water and soften, then stir thoroughly" - nothing is specified about what to stir it with.
Not specifically mentioning that they want you to use a metallic bowl is a far cry from implying that using metal will turn your hair green.
What's the point of giving out instructions, if following the instructions won't stop your hair from turning green? It's ridiculous that they don't think to mention that using the most common type of spoon will turn your hair green.And if someone doesn't know what a "bain-marie" is, they can look it up on Wikipedia and be greeted with this picture: metal.
more adventurous
In the instructions they give you when you buy their henna: "a Pyrex bowl or a saucepan." Saucepans are generally metal.
"Allow it to soak up the water and soften, then stir thoroughly" - nothing is specified about what to stir it with.
Not specifically mentioning that they want you to use a metallic bowl is a far cry from implying that using metal will turn your hair green. What's the point of giving out instructions, if following the instructions won't stop your hair from turning green? It's ridiculous that they don't think to mention that using the most common type of spoon will turn your hair green.
"Allow it to soak up the water and soften, then stir thoroughly" - nothing is specified about what to stir it with.
Not specifically mentioning that they want you to use a metallic bowl is a far cry from implying that using metal will turn your hair green.
What's the point of giving out instructions, if following the instructions won't stop your hair from turning green? It's ridiculous that they don't think to mention that using the most common type of spoon will turn your hair green.it says in a saucepan.plus if i was going to henna my hair, i'd read about it thoroughly not only on one website, but on loads others to find out the general consensus and just to know the facts, and i'm sure every henna site i've been on says not to use metallic instruments..but nevermind.
if you use metal, it reacts with the henna. anyways, what's done is done, lesson learnt i guess.
hopefully re-doing the henna will cover up the green...if not...best to go see a hair dresser.
No, it says "a Pyrex bowl or a saucepan." I have it right in front of me.
I think most people, when given the instructions for henna, would assume that following the instructions given would prevent any major mishaps (such as green hair) from occurring. One would also probably assume that, if the type of stirring utensil was majorly important, it would be mentioned somewhere in the instructions.
I think most people, when given the instructions for henna, would assume that following the instructions given would prevent any major mishaps (such as green hair) from occurring. One would also probably assume that, if the type of stirring utensil was majorly important, it would be mentioned somewhere in the instructions.
It wasn't me
I henna'd my hair when I was in Year 10.. I liked it... looking back it was too bright for me, but meh, well.
The thing about henna (as far as I'm aware) is that it shouldn't be mixed with chemical hairdye - even stuff that doesn't have bleach in it. Ideally it needs to be on top of undyed hair, and you have to wait for it all to fade out before you can dye on top of it. It does have some pretty cool results though, so I wouldn't recommend trying it until after any other dye's come out of your hair - agreed on the metallic thing though. If in doubt, try the body shop's henna, that's what I used and I didn't have any horrible green incidents.. ...
The thing about henna (as far as I'm aware) is that it shouldn't be mixed with chemical hairdye - even stuff that doesn't have bleach in it. Ideally it needs to be on top of undyed hair, and you have to wait for it all to fade out before you can dye on top of it. It does have some pretty cool results though, so I wouldn't recommend trying it until after any other dye's come out of your hair - agreed on the metallic thing though. If in doubt, try the body shop's henna, that's what I used and I didn't have any horrible green incidents..
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I henna'd my hair with LUSH henna, the whole head tho and it turned green 
and I didnt use anything metallic either, as I got told that in the shop.
Proper miffed me off, and even a year later in certain lights my hair had a green glow.
and I didnt use anything metallic either, as I got told that in the shop.Proper miffed me off, and even a year later in certain lights my hair had a green glow.
Miss_Rachel
I henna'd my hair with LUSH henna, the whole head tho and it turned green and I didnt use anything metallic either, as I got told that in the shop.
Proper miffed me off, and even a year later in certain lights my hair had a green glow.
and I didnt use anything metallic either, as I got told that in the shop.Proper miffed me off, and even a year later in certain lights my hair had a green glow.
had you previously treated your hair with chemicals? permed it? had hair dye in it? bleached your hair? etc henna will only react if it's got something to react with. if not, it'll do it's job of colouring your hair to the colour you wanted as it's supposed to.
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