:: 1b/F/M/ii :: Classic ::
Hair goal: Long healthy natural silver hair
Starting point: Corona pandemic 2020
I have, so far, 2 favorites. I love the banana one, but the papaya one ranks a liiitle bit higher for me. And the scent is sublime on both! I have yet to try the macadamia one, but I took a sniff, in the jar, and it's nice too. The thing is, they get their true scent when you add warm water to the mix (so when actually washing the hair). They are the best masks to come out in a long time!
There's even a thread on these. I'll see if I can find it; will get back to you in a bit!
ETA/ Here you go!
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...d.php?t=145438
Last edited by lapushka; May 6th, 2020 at 03:36 PM.
Other important things that popped through my mind are sun discoloration and heat damage: certain flat-irons or curlers can literally turn gray hair red, or brown, expecially if you use color-enhancing products (purple shampoo, or masks with bluish/violet pigment , etc...).
I guess that mostly falls into the benign neglect cathegory
Pixie! - Ear - Chin-length floofball - B(L)ob - Shoulder - APL...
That is most helpful! I think the masks are available locally. If not, there is the internet.
Knowing myself I probably would have started with the Macadamia, because I love nuts. Some say I am nuts ofcourse, but thatīs something else entirely. My first will be the papaya.
:: 1b/F/M/ii :: Classic ::
Hair goal: Long healthy natural silver hair
Starting point: Corona pandemic 2020
Iīm a certified Mistress of Benign Neglect! I havenīt used a curling iron for 20 years or so. The last time I tried to make waves in my hair I used long strips of old bedsheets. Worked better than anything! Sun damage isnīt likely to happen where I live, and with the virus going on it seems abroad trips isnīt likely to happen any time soon.
How does purple shampoos work exactly? Could I use them to tone down the red of my previously hennaed hair? I expect the white/hennaed strands to become more and more light orange as I donīt top up with more henna. Itīs already happening actually. Is the purple in purple shampoo indigo? How natural are they?
:: 1b/F/M/ii :: Classic ::
Hair goal: Long healthy natural silver hair
Starting point: Corona pandemic 2020
lapuska, as I posted in the Fructis Hair Food thread, I picked up two cans to try out.
I also went to the specialist store and got some msm (sulfur) powder. My intention is to mix it with oil and perhaps honey to treat my dry and sometimes irritated scalp. Worth a try. Iīm sure Iīm not the first person to think of this, so itīs probably a thread here somewhere about it.
:: 1b/F/M/ii :: Classic ::
Hair goal: Long healthy natural silver hair
Starting point: Corona pandemic 2020
Of course, it would cool down the orange! It's a shampoo with a small percentage of violet pigment (way less than a deposit-dye)
Most silver shampoos aren't natural, tough... I guess you can make your own by adding a bit of deposit-dye to your shampoo of choice?
Violet pigments are synthetic, generally a combination if azo dyes. A bluish violet is going to be better than a reddish purple...
Considering you'll have to target your length and ends, maybe a violet hair mask will be more useful
Pixie! - Ear - Chin-length floofball - B(L)ob - Shoulder - APL...
:: 1b/F/M/ii :: Classic ::
Hair goal: Long healthy natural silver hair
Starting point: Corona pandemic 2020
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