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Henna is available in many shades, from "clear" through browns, reds, and black.
Not pure henna. True henna is red-brown, period. Other colors are mixed with other herbs (or sometimes chemical hair dyes). "Clear henna" is just cassia-- nice effects for the hair without dye, but not related to henna.
True that the only henna is reddish. I used it for years - had to sift out the twigs and stuff. It was a pain but I was happy until I started to go gray. Most of my gray is in the front and the way the henna came out on that hair, the hair surrounding my face, was awful. Then I went to the salon and they did a great job and a nice color, but same deal: always had gray roots right in the front around my face, so I gave up and went natural.
Premixed colors are expensive.
It's cheaper when you buy the colors at Sally's, Ulta or other beauty shops. It's usually two components to mix in a bowl (I used ketchup dispenser) and a brush. It's easy and foolproof. Saves tons of money.
They cover grays better and are formulated so that the hair damage is minimized.
Gray hair takes colors really hard and usually the color doesn't stay for long. So, I would rely on colors that are made specifically for them.
Over the years I dyed my hair in many colors (except very dark) DIY at home, with great results.
Sally's is what I was going to suggest. Buying the components separately is indeed much less expensive, and you can mix just the amount you need, so minimal waste.
I did that for years, but I will admit that getting my hair professionally done now is the one splurge I allow myself. It's $140 + tip (and I've shopped around; she is on the low end!) for root touch-up, highlights, haircut, and blow-dry. I say that not to brag but to help you feel better about how much you spend on hair color.
I bite the bullet for the hair salon because it does look much better than when I did it myself. My ends were always darker than my roots and it was hard for me to make it look natural. I justify it because I am frugal in almost every other way.
I joke that it would be so much cheaper just to shave my head! (Well maybe not. Have you seen the price of razors lately?!?)
Henna is available in many shades, from "clear" through browns, reds, and black.
There is no such thing as clear, brown or black henna. Henna comes in one shade ONLY - red. The intensity depends on the amount of lawsone, the dye molecule, present in the plant.
The so-called "clear" henna is cassia, which is a totally different plant. IT has a weak dye molecule which will only show up on light hair color, such as blonde. It is often used as a conditioner, rather than a means to color the hair.
You can use henna to get brown, by mixing it with indigo.
You can also use henna to get black (MUCH safer than black dye, which contains PPD) by doing an application of henna followed after rinsing with an application of indigo.
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I am actually trying to avoid going to red hair.
