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Henna II, the sequel..Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water

Some sequels are just plain better than the original, Die Hard 2 , the 1989 Christmas Vacation , Return of the Jedi , Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan , After the Thin Man , The Bourn Supremacy , Toy Story 2 , and my last one Dawn of the Dead . Sometimes it takes some tweaking to get it just right. Knitters live by this lesson.. So fearlessly my henna saga continues. I decided to re-henna my hair with the hopes that I would be able to get that rich color I was seeking. With henna you can add several other plants, that are dried and ground, to adjust the color. Indigo , which we all are familiar with, can be added to darken it from a little all the way to black. (the indigo when combined with henna produces a deep rich black). If you desire a strawberry blonde look you may add some cassia obovata, this adds a golden color. To tone down the brilliance of the red, people add buxus dioica (also known as Katam, has been used for obtaining light brown, ash browns and brunette colors

A Very Red Thanksgiving

I have been coloring my hair since I was in my 20’s, graying early and not loving it. I opted for color. Twice I have grown my hair out, and only left it for about 2 weeks, to return to the bottle.   I’m outside so much my hair bleaches out very light, and tends to have a strawberry blond cast to it. My lymph nodes in my neck swelled up and my doctor suggested that it was due to my hair color. So the research into henna began. I liked the natural side to it, and if you get tattoo grade henna, the color is fabulous. (so they say) All of my research has also captured the attention of a co worker and we are going to jump into this adventure together. Like Lucille Ball a blonde that is about to go red. I can only hope we look as good, not like Bozo The best henna side I have found is: Henna for Hair It explains more than you every wanted to know about henna. So our henna is in the main and on the way… Nov 17th, Yes Henna in the mail. Nov 24th evening, we have let our he