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    Default Re: Covering gray hair with henna+cassia? Will it work?

    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.
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    Second attempt...wish me luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Faraniel View Post
    Second attempt...wish me luck!
    Hi Faraniel, did the second attempt work? Thank you for sharing.

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    Default Re: Covering gray hair with henna+cassia? Will it work?

    Quote Originally Posted by EliL View Post
    Hi Faraniel, did the second attempt work? Thank you for sharing.
    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.
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    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:

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    Quote Originally Posted by czech it out View Post
    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:

    Looks like it was very successful! Can you tell me how did you mix the two? Measurements and the procedure?
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    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.

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    czech, your hair is amazing!! So long and silky
    The color is gorgeous!
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    Quote Originally Posted by curly girl fla View Post
    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.
    Isn't that gonna completely change the hair color we already have? If I do it, am I going to be full length orange?
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    Default Re: Covering gray hair with henna+cassia? Will it work?

    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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