OMG gray roots creeping in! Definitely time to do something about that! I was in a creative mood today and thought I'd play around with mixing an Options Henna Bar and some of the Self-Mixing Henna Dye and see how that did. I love both of them, but hadn't actually mixed them together to dye my own hair.
Nearly done slicing Options Blonde henna bar.
Here I've got a Blonde Options Henna Bar almost all sliced up. It would be safer to use a cheese cutter, but that would have involved washing mine so instead I used my favorite Old Hickory paring knife.
There's a little history with that knife. It was my mother's favorite knife and was passed down to me so it's pretty special.
Note that the slices are pretty thin; they'll dissolve a lot easier that way. Always always always cut AWAY from you if you slice soap! Did I mention to always cut in the direction away from you?
There's a little history with that knife. It was my mother's favorite knife and was passed down to me so it's pretty special.
Note that the slices are pretty thin; they'll dissolve a lot easier that way. Always always always cut AWAY from you if you slice soap! Did I mention to always cut in the direction away from you?
I've got the slices in the mixing bowl with my Chestnut henna self mix handy. I went ahead and cut up the whole Options Bar since I was going to do my shoulder length hair and hubby's hair and mustache. I had a lot left over.
I used a Blonde Options bar because last time I used straight Chestnut self mix henna and it was just a touch darker than I really wanted. The Blonde only contains cassia and gives a very light blonde color.
The Chestnut is an equal mix of cassia, henna and indigo. It gives a lovely dark blonde to medium brown, depending on your starting color.
I used a Blonde Options bar because last time I used straight Chestnut self mix henna and it was just a touch darker than I really wanted. The Blonde only contains cassia and gives a very light blonde color.
The Chestnut is an equal mix of cassia, henna and indigo. It gives a lovely dark blonde to medium brown, depending on your starting color.
Options Bar sliced and dissolving in hot water.
Instead of the usual 6 oz. of hot water that I would normally mix with an Options Bar, I went ahead and used 10 oz. because I was going to add 1/2 cup of self-mix henna dye. Before I add the self mix powder, I'm going to mix this on low speed until I'm sure all the Options Bar is dissolved. The reason for that is because the self-mix dye lowers the water temperature as it fizzes.
Pop chemistry question: Who can tell me why the temperature lowers?
Pop chemistry question: Who can tell me why the temperature lowers?
Mixed and ready to apply.
Here's the final mix. The consistency is about like instant pudding. I put it on dry hair, which was very easy because dry hair is far easier to section than wet and since my scalp started out dry I could be sure I got every bit of the roots because I could feel the wetness of the dye.
We actually got involved in a movie and I left it on about 2 hours. I got fantastic color! :) The formerly gray hair is now a rich gold color, while the rest of my hair is a dark blonde.
We actually got involved in a movie and I left it on about 2 hours. I got fantastic color! :) The formerly gray hair is now a rich gold color, while the rest of my hair is a dark blonde.
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