From chemically dyed light copper to more natural copper henna

[Faraniel]

Hello! This is a lot to unpack here. For the past four years I've been dying my hair copper. In the last 8 months I bleached it because it got too dark. So now I have something like 8 level copper with golden tones. Well, as you can expect, my hair is not in the best condition (dry ends, easily entangled). So, I would like to switch to henna and here is my plan: I want to dye the light copper to darker copper chemically, closer to my natural light brown hair. And then with time I would only dye the roots with copper henna. Is it a viable option? I don't want to put henna on the previously bleached hair because I did it once and it was ORANGE. I want more natural tone. I do not expect that henna will solve my problem with dry hair. I will cut it piece by piece. I would like to ask your opinion or any experience you might have. Thank you and have a nice day!

[Genne]

Hello! This is a lot to unpack here. For the past four years I've been dying my hair copper. In the last 8 months I bleached it because it got too dark. So now I have something like 8 level copper with golden tones. Well, as you can expect, my hair is not in the best condition (dry ends, easily entangled). So, I would like to switch to henna and here is my plan: I want to dye the light copper to darker copper chemically, closer to my natural light brown hair. And then with time I would only dye the roots with copper henna. Is it a viable option? I don't want to put henna on the previously bleached hair because I did it once and it was ORANGE. I want more natural tone. I do not expect that henna will solve my problem with dry hair. I will cut it piece by piece. I would like to ask your opinion or any experience you might have. Thank you and have a nice day!

Hello,

While I am unable to speak about henna over bleached hair I know that stripping color from dyed hair can be intense. I did that a couple decades ago and ended up losing my tail bone length hair because I didn't know how to protect it.

I've seen this question asked on here before and am certain you will get replies that can help.

The best thing I can suggest at this moment is a strand test and understanding how the oxidation process affects henna, (over time it oxidizes and becomes darker but starts out pretty orange-red for a little bit.)
Jen
p.s. welcome back to henna

[Hexana]

How about mixing henna and indigo for a darker shade on your dyed hair? Ofcourse make a stran test before to be sure you like the color they end up.

[Nightshade]

Hello! This is a lot to unpack here. For the past four years I've been dying my hair copper. In the last 8 months I bleached it because it got too dark. So now I have something like 8 level copper with golden tones. Well, as you can expect, my hair is not in the best condition (dry ends, easily entangled). So, I would like to switch to henna and here is my plan: I want to dye the light copper to darker copper chemically, closer to my natural light brown hair. And then with time I would only dye the roots with copper henna. Is it a viable option? I don't want to put henna on the previously bleached hair because I did it once and it was ORANGE. I want more natural tone. I do not expect that henna will solve my problem with dry hair. I will cut it piece by piece. I would like to ask your opinion or any experience you might have. Thank you and have a nice day!

I think you're best off dying the whole thing with copper henna :) Depending on the blend it will actually tone to a more natural ginger (whatever copper chemical dye you use might look good short term, but chemical reds all fade horribly.)

You might find this article I wrote on how to transition from chemical colors to henna (http://bit.ly/307lXRJ) useful :)