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Successful henna removal. Yes, you are reading this correctly.
Note: This does not appear to work for everyone. Furthermore, many notice that their henna darkens again after a few weeks. Like most henna removal methods, individual success varies greatly, so proceed accordingly.
REMOVED. Not lightened or bleached in any way. I have my virgin hair. I used a method that a member here with the handle, jojo, has also had success with, and I would like to share my part of the story.
I by no means have any of the scientific facts to make of these claims but if I had to GUESS the factors that could affect the level of success in this method:
1. Age of henna (how long you’ve had hennaed hair).
2. Layers of henna applied.
3. Lawson content.
Now, the process:
I did this four times over a period of time I was comfortable moving forward with. It is gradual, time consuming, and a bit labor intensive but if you REALLY want to remove henna you may just want to do this.
1. I used Color Oops Extra Strength (Color B4 in UK) and instead of leaving it on for the directed 20 minutes I left it on for 3 hours under the cap provided, another shower cap, and a towel. (Jojo used a heated cap).
2. Next I rinsed for 30 minutes. This is key. Color Oops works by shrinking the dye molecules so rinsing them away is necessary and the longer the better. I broke the rinsing in “two parts.” I rinsed for 15 minutes, then I shampooed, then I rinsed for 15 more minutes.
Now, if this amount of time sounds crazy (it is); here is what I recommend.
-Shave. Shave everything you normally shave. (while keeping your head in the stream of the shower of course).
-bring in 30 minutes worth of music or a radio and belt it out in the shower.
-if you have trouble standing for that long in the shower due to physical needs or sheer boredom I recommend a shower stool. I sat in the shower on a stool, pondered life, and sang some tunes.
3. Condition with a no-cone conditioner. Jojo reported re-darkening when using -cone conditioner. This is no problem for me since I avoid –cones like the plague anyway. But for –cone heads I would pick up a very hydrating no-cone conditioner such as Garnier Fructise Triple Nutrition of Tresseme Naturals Aloe and Avocado to use after the treatment and for a few days after as well. Then you may return to –cones to your heart’s content. The rinsing will dry your hair out considerably so give your hair a nice deep conditioner soak and rinse.
4. Do a honey treatment. This will further pull some of the color out but it help re-condition your hair, too. The dilutions can be found in the honey thread and I also recommend using cinnamon as a booster in it as this will not only help with more lifting but also help to cover up a little of the egg smell from the Color Oops even if just temporarily.
-Cons:
I doubt it will work for everyone
Your scalp will probably hate you for awhile
It stinks…for a month…
Now, to the photos!
BEFORE:
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...h/IMG_8097.jpg
AFTER:
http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...106-161810.jpg
Don't get me wrong. I love myself with red hair and I think it really suited me . I'm just ridiculously low maintenance and root touch ups are not something I'm willing to do. Besides, I find the golden (with a hint of strawberry) color I have to be quite cute.
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You look beautiful both ways! Im glad this worked for you and it seams to be a very good help for those who are in the same situation and dont want to cut their hair... how many layers of henna did you have??
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I had two. One full strength with a high lawson content and another one that was half cassia. It had been hennaed for about a year. Again, I don't know how many layers or what amount of time is factor, if any, since I was my only subject.
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I cannot express how happy i am for you :disco::disco::disco: fantastic results! I ended up putting a dye and another henna gloss on mine after removing it, but I know it is removable with this method. you have got such brilliant results and I am wooping away here!.....you certainly :whip: the henna right outta your hair!!!
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They say you marry henna but I must have a hell of a divorce lawyer.
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LOL! well even tattoo's can be removed if you use the right method!
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Wow that is incredible! Thanks for sharing.
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Great results. I agree that your natural color is quite cute. At least there is a method to try now, though I suppose more research is in order.
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How damaged, if at all, is your hair after the lengthy Color Oops treatment?
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That is extremely impressive! Too bad I didn't know this 2 years ago, or I might have been able to keep several inches of hair. :mad:
But congratulations on your success, and thanks for sharing! :D
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Islandgrrl, my hair is in every way the same condition as it was before the process. The only thing with the potential for damage is the amount of rinsing but with adequate conditioning that is also not a problem. Color Oops simply shrinks dye molecules. No lifting and developing.
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Wow!!
I'm so tempted...how badly does it smell?
How long in between treatments?
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You can do the treatments one right after another as long as you think your hair and scalp could handle it. I did my first two three days apart. Then I waited a month just because life was so busy. Then I did the last two three days apart as well.
It smells pretty bad. It's not the worst smell on the planet and I tolerate it pretty well but it's certainly not a desirable one. It only smells strong when your hair is wet and as far as I can tell can only be smelled when dry if someone is actually sniffing your hair.
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Color oops ingredients... In case anyones interested.
Part 1 - Deinonized Water, Hydrosulfite, Fragrance, Polysorbate - 80, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Cocamidopropylhydroxysultaine
Part 2 - Deionized Water, Citric Acid, Cocamidopropylhydroxysultaine, Xantham Gum
I've used part 1 without part 2 and it worked OK (which is just added surfacants besides the citric acid). It's mostly the sulfite base that do the work by shrinking the molecules.
It can be drying, probably due more to the high amount of surfacants. Sulphur based items can also be drying. I wouldn't say it feels "damaged" but more like it(the hair) needs a good moisture treatment then its OK. Some people with already damaged hair might dry it out too much.
It also smells like EGGS. Gag. I hated the smell of this stuff, but it does the job well on the right dye's.
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Re: Succesful henna removal. Yes, you are reading this correctly.
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Originally Posted by
Mairéad
You can do the treatments one right after another as long as you think your hair and scalp could handle it. I did my first two three days apart. Then I waited a month just because life was so busy. Then I did the last two three days apart as well.
It smells pretty bad. It's not the worst smell on the planet and I tolerate it pretty well but it's certainly not a desirable one. It only smells strong when your hair is wet and as far as I can tell can only be smelled when dry if someone is actually sniffing your hair.
Thanks so much for the info! I'm only a little hesitant since my henna is over a demi-dye, which is brown. I might end up with blonde hair in the length and about 6-8 inches of dark roots.
I also did indigo and buxus over my henna, but it seems to be coming out fast since my hair is red again.
Then again the blonde didn't look bad, I just got annoyed by roots, hmmm, I'd rather be half blonde than have this red in it.
Your hair turned out lovely!
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If Color Oops is similar to ColorFix, I couldn't stand it much longer than half an hour/40 minutes, as it was burning my scalp. I went for half-arsed removal of henndigo and wound up doing some dye work to cover resulting green.
Your removal seemed to go fantastic, though!
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I went to check the ingredients of Colorfix and they are extremely similar to ColorOops. I imagine you would have a similar reaction. My scalp didn't burn but it did get quite itchy for up to a day afterward.
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I like your natural hair color best. :)
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Fantastic results - very well done!
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Originally Posted by
Carissamarie08
I like your natural hair color best. :)
I agree. The red was really pretty, but I think your natural color suits you much better. :)
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That's awesome! I love the color henna gives me but I'm curious to see what I would look like with my natural hair color. May have to try this sometime :)
Btw, I have chemical dye underneath my henna. Do you think it would lift all of the colors?
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hmm....gives me hope that i can give this a try!! i might try it on my next days off...which is thursday. ill do a few SMTs too...maybe one every day...or every other. SMTs seem to wash out a lot of my henna. maybe ill do a heavy oiling too. do the color oops on thursday and re color my hair on friday. i love the shine henna gives me but im tired of it already...its uneven and doesnt even look how i want it to.
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Originally Posted by
Ravenwind
That's awesome! I love the color henna gives me but I'm curious to see what I would look like with my natural hair color. May have to try this sometime :)
Btw, I have chemical dye underneath my henna. Do you think it would lift all of the colors?
If you have chem dyes it should lift those eventually as well. But, since hair dyes have developers in them, don't expect the color to be completely virgin underneath.
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Right right. It's like years worth of chemical dyes :( but I hope if I try this that I get good results :)
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Originally Posted by
Mairéad
If you have chem dyes it should lift those eventually as well. But, since hair dyes have developers in them, don't expect the color to be completely virgin underneath.
Do demi permanent dyes have developer in them too?
I know it can't lighten the hair and has no bleach in it.
ETA: Actually I'm scared since my hair was lightened before with sun in and lemon juice for years before I dyed it with the demi and the henna that it will lighten to orange. I've read that color oops can do it.
Does anyone know the chances of it?
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cheetahfast- semi permanent dyes dont have developer in them. they dont penetrate as much and their dye molecules are huge so they wash out. As for demi permanent dyes...yes. you have to use developer with it so the chemical reaction happens. demi just isnt permanent and doesnt penetrate the hair as deep.
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Originally Posted by
akilina
cheetahfast- semi permanent dyes dont have developer in them. they dont penetrate as much and their dye molecules are huge so they wash out. As for demi permanent dyes...yes. you have to use developer with it so the chemical reaction happens. demi just isnt permanent and doesnt penetrate the hair as deep.
Hmm thanks. I'm just trying to figure out what my chances of ending up with orange hair are, before I attempt this. I guess that means the demi color might not get lifted out as much.
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Originally Posted by
cheetahfast
Hmm thanks. I'm just trying to figure out what my chances of ending up with orange hair are, before I attempt this. I guess that means the demi color might not get lifted out as much.
give it a try! :] i lifted out permanent black dye pretty successfully. red is the last to leave so if you have any in your hair at all its very possible it will pull brassy.
my plan was to use the color oops maybe twice and see what i come out with then use a demi permanent dye with ash tone in it close to my natural color to tone out any excess brassiness and try to grow out my natural hair a little bit
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Mairéad
They say you marry henna but I must have a hell of a divorce lawyer.
Haha! Tell me about it!
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Re: Succesful henna removal. Yes, you are reading this correctly.
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Originally Posted by
akilina
give it a try! :] i lifted out permanent black dye pretty successfully. red is the last to leave so if you have any in your hair at all its very possible it will pull brassy.
my plan was to use the color oops maybe twice and see what i come out with then use a demi permanent dye with ash tone in it close to my natural color to tone out any excess brassiness and try to grow out my natural hair a little bit
Ah thanks! My issue is that I don't want to dye over it after if it looks a bit orange. I'm also a scardy cat of what the previously lightened parts will react like. It's good to hear it worked well in your hair.
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My hair was virgin under my henna but it will be interesting to see if this has a different effect on those with chemically treated hair underneath. Even though you don't want to put a dye over I imagine all it would take is a no-lift dye like Second Nature that contains green tones to knock that brassiness out.
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I wonder if you could do a mermaid soak instead..running water for 30 minutes seems like such a waste.
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I bought a box tonight! I'm going to mix up small amounts and test it on one strand before making the plunge of whole head.
My hair isn't totally virgin so I want to be careful :D
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Originally Posted by
lastnite
I wonder if you could do a mermaid soak instead..running water for 30 minutes seems like such a waste.
I was thinking that too!!
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Re: Succesful henna removal. Yes, you are reading this correctly.
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Originally Posted by
Mairéad
They say you marry henna but I must have a hell of a divorce lawyer.
This!!
:laugh:
Good to see your hair survived - I doubt mine would have fared so well. I am still passionately in love with henna, so am not planning to get rid of it any time soon (if ever) :)
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Those results are amazing, well done indeed! I'm pretty lazy about my touch ups, I have an inch or so of root to do, thankfully it blends okay with the stuff that has been hennaed already. Like Alvrodul, I'm still very much in love with henna and can see myself using it until I start to go gray/silver, and then I will let that grow out. If however, something changes my mind between now and then, I will try this method.
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I am currently sitting with Color Oops in my hair, and it smells HORRIBLE. I am definitely doing a honey treatment with cinnamon after this!! xD I hope to achieve my natural hair color (or close to) again with this :)
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Wow!:surprise: I never expected anything would get rid of henna without totally trashing the hair so this sounds amazing! My hair has a good few layers of henna on the length which is now roughly at MBL and I had been considering growing out. My natural colour is mid to mousey brown and If I grow out I'll have a "tidemark" to be sure.
I'm so tempted to try this but a bit scared too! I definitely need to think on this...:)
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Everyone that tries this, PLEASE report back your experiences !!!
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I'm just afraid the color oops will lighten my natural hair.
And my 6" of bleached ends are.. well. Not sure if I want them blonde again. Would have to re-dye that :p
I do want to get my glosses out though. My ashy brown is showing and it looks odd. Guess i'll try it this weekend.