Successful henna removal. Yes, you are reading this correctly.

**cheetahfast** · January 13th, 2012, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by RocketDog

Just curious - how long did everyone henna BEFORE trying this? I am considering this, but I have three years' worth of henna applications on my hair, mostly root apps but I did a full head mudding a few times a year, too. I'd hate to commit to this rather unpleasant sounding process if all I will accomplish is drying out my hair.

I henna'ed once in October 2011 with strawberry blonde rusalki from Nightblooming, I believe it was not pure henna.

Then I used buxus/indigo maybe 8-10 times over it, since it kept washing out and fading. My last one was in mid December 2011.

I used the color oops on Monday, and it worked really well, however I think since I had a brown demi done in a salon over my hair last January it helped the stuff get pulled out easier. My hair is about the color it was before I henna'ed, maybe a bit lighter. The demi still remains a bit since I had super blonde hair underneath it.

**Nightshade** · January 13th, 2012, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by cheetahfast

I henna'ed once in October 2011 with strawberry blonde rusalki from Nightblooming, I believe it was not pure henna.

If by "pure henna" you mean 100% henna, then no it wasn't. It is, however 100% herbal without any chemicals in it, as listed in the description:

Ingredients: Cassia Obovata, Chamomile, Henna, Ginger & Herbal Blend (Powdered horsetail, yellow dock, burdock, marshmallow root, aloe, chamomile, hibiscus, and nettle)

**cheetahfast** · January 13th, 2012, 08:11 AM

Originally Posted by Nightshade

If by "pure henna" you mean 100% henna, then no it wasn't. It is, however 100% herbal without any chemicals in it, as listed in the description:

Ingredients: Cassia Obovata, Chamomile, Henna, Ginger & Herbal Blend (Powdered horsetail, yellow dock, burdock, marshmallow root, aloe, chamomile, hibiscus, and nettle)

Yes I meant the bolded! I knew there weren't any chemicals.
Thanks for posting the ingredients.

**Nightshade** · January 13th, 2012, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by cheetahfast

Yes I meant the bolded! I knew there weren't any chemicals.
Thanks for posting the ingredients.

No problem

**t_ballet26** · January 13th, 2012, 09:15 AM

For those of you who have done this, How many boxes did you need for one application? Did you apply is with a dye brush or out of the bottle?
Thanks

**GlennaGirl** · January 13th, 2012, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by t_ballet26

For those of you who have done this, How many boxes did you need for one application? Did you apply is with a dye brush or out of the bottle?
Thanks

My hair is only about 21" right now (not as long as in my avatar) and on the thin side. I found I had almost half again a bottle left. I was just leaning over the sink and squirting on more and more to feel I wasn't wasting it.

ETA: Oh!! I see we're about the same length and are within the same thickness category. I'm on the thinner side of ii.

OTOH, it's very thin and runny and you'll lose some in applying, so if you have thicker or longer hair, get two, only mix up one and see how you do with that; and if one is enough you can always return the second unopened box unless you plan on re-Oopsing again in the future.

**sbhonda** · January 13th, 2012, 10:38 AM

I tried color oops yesterday to remove some of my red chemical dye as I'm trying to grow out my natural color and the line between the colors was pretty harsh. I left it on my ends for 5 minutes, then all over my head for an additional 13 minutes. I was really, REALLY scared of making my hair more porous because not long ago I had horrible, bleached hair that was so porous it wouldn't air dry in 36 hours. I probably should have left the color oops on all of my hair for 20 minutes.

I would say I got about 30% color removal. It's lighter, but still quite red. My hair is even softer than it was before, I think because it was like clarifying to the extreme, but it does seem to break a little more easily. By that I mean when I took a loose strand and pulled on it, it seemed to break more easily, but I was pulling pretty hard. My hair isn't just breaking on it's own. It also seemed a little stretchier when wet at first, but I think that has improved. I also noticed more split ends, but they might have been there before and I just wasn't looking as closely as when I was looking for damage after color oops. I don't think my hair was too much more porous because it behaves the same way as before, dries in the same amount of time, and feels the same or slightly softer.

I did buy a second box because I got a deal on 2 boxes at Walgreens, and my hair is only shoulder length, but very thick, so I figured I was better safe than sorry. I only needed one box and I actually had about a fifth of it leftover (and I used some for 2 strand tests).

I might try it again in about a week and leave it on for a full 20-25 minutes since I have another box. Regardless of the results, I will not try again after that.