Second attempt...wish me luck!
When I dyed a friendīs mom hair with an henna and indigo, the key to make the brown stick to the white base was a preliminary application of pure red henna. The brown was ok even on its own, but it just didnīt stick as well without henna underneath...
But if you want a light color, I think the only way out is targeting the roots over and over again, until the cassia-henna mix doesnīt wash away anymore. In my experience, is not until the 3rd application that the color becomes properly permanent.
Pixie! - Ear - Chin-length floofball - B(L)ob - Shoulder - APL...
Second attempt...wish me luck!
Well, I mixed 50/50 henna cassia and it went much better than the last time. Roots aren't obvious anymore and it didn't wash out after the first washing. I will have to wait to see if it dyed the greys properly because most of my greys are tinted by chemical hair dye and the effect of henna aren't that obvious.
EDIT one day later: I washed my hair the second time (probably 14 days after application) and henna is gone again. I have absolutely no idea what I did wrong this time.
Edit 2: another day later: so, this is weird but I parted my hair in the middle now (before I had side parting) and the henna is there but it has a bit weird colour. It is sort of changing copper and really weird brownish red. Unfortunately, the whites are visible on the sides.
Last edited by Faraniel; April 20th, 2020 at 02:17 AM.
I finally got around to documenting my cassia/henna grey coverage! It was challenging to get a good picture since the greys are few and far between! Here's what I got:
And here is what it looks like from a distance:
1b/1c F ii
Your hair is so pretty, czech it out! It worked very well. I, too, am interested in your henna to cassia ratio. I did approx 60/40 cassia/henna last time, and it leaves the grays orangish still. I like it, but I think I want it to look lighter still.
czech, your hair is amazing!! So long and silky
The color is gorgeous!
Pixie! - Ear - Chin-length floofball - B(L)ob - Shoulder - APL...
It won't lighten the existing darker hair. My goal is to cover gray and, yes, I sort of do want an orange-y-blonde highlight for those hairs. I think it blends nicely with the dark auburn I have otherwise. And then the lighter mix will still give me a red boost and strengthening all over. I may think twice if I had a ton of gray, but thus far there isn't a super-high percentage. I feel like I just did a henna/cassia, but the roots that I do have are showing, about a cm already. I may do it again next weekend with a higher cassia percentage...baby steps, lol.
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