I Lightened my Too-Dark Henna with Sun-In (Yes, really.) VERY pic heavy!!

**martagill** · August 5th, 2019, 06:20 PM

What a fabulous description. I{m going to give it a try to see if I can lighten my henna up a bit. Like you, I didn{t know that full head application over time would darken the henna substantially. Thank you!

**Nightshade** · August 5th, 2019, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by martagill

What a fabulous description. I{m going to give it a try to see if I can lighten my henna up a bit. Like you, I didn{t know that full head application over time would darken the henna substantially. Thank you!

Good luck

Let us know how it goes and if you have any questions!

**martagill** · August 5th, 2019, 06:47 PM

That{s very good to know. I would have oiled, which probably wouldn{t have helped at all!

too bad I can{t see any of the pics due to the arcane rules on this site. So disappointing. Congrats if you are happy with the results. Since I cannot see them, it{s moot.

No worries, due to arcane rules, cant even see the pics on your profile. So frustrated.

**Nightshade** · August 5th, 2019, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by martagill

That{s very good to know. I would have oiled, which probably wouldn{t have helped at all!

too bad I can{t see any of the pics due to the arcane rules on this site. So disappointing. Congrats if you are happy with the results. Since I cannot see them, it{s moot.

No worries, due to arcane rules, cant even see the pics on your profile. So frustrated.

You'll get their quickly enough and all my pictures are hosted on Google, so you shouldn't be prevented from seeing them in the first post.

Just in case, though, here's a before:

And an after:

Can you see those?

**Kat** · August 5th, 2019, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by martagill

That{s very good to know. I would have oiled, which probably wouldn{t have helped at all!

too bad I can{t see any of the pics due to the arcane rules on this site. So disappointing. Congrats if you are happy with the results. Since I cannot see them, it{s moot.

No worries, due to arcane rules, cant even see the pics on your profile. So frustrated.

There's nothing "arcane" about it. Most members here understand that the rules are to protect us against long-hair ******ists, which we have had problems with in the past-- creepers showing up and being creepy, or stealing photos to post elsewhere without a member's knowledge, let alone permission, and probably other things I don't know about and am glad not to know about.

The rules are clearly explained here: https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...ad.php?t=68520 , which is a sticky post at the very top of a board (labeled "NEW? START HERE!" in capital letters) that is at the very top of the forum list. There is little "arcane" about that. All you need are more posts to your profile (especially posts with content besides you complaining about not being able to see pictures) and you will be able to view the photos.

**martagill** · August 8th, 2019, 04:01 PM

Hi, I love how your hair came out with the sun=in. I want to lighten mine for the same reason, it's gotten so dark. I looked for the blue bottle of Sun=In, but can't find it and the only one that comes up says it has lemon in it and I read that's not effective for lightening if I don't oxidation to occur. Which Sun=In are you currently buying? Thank you!

**martagill** · August 8th, 2019, 04:12 PM

Yes! So beautiful!!! Thank you!!

So, I ordered some henna from your site. I think I' going to do a full head of your mix of hennas (I got the same ones you listed on your site), see how the color looks and then see if I need the sun=In. By the way, I didn't see a Blue bottle of Sun=In on the web, maybe discontinued? Which are you using now? There's a yellow bottle with lemon it looks like, an a red botltle.

**Nightshade** · August 8th, 2019, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by martagill

Hi, I love how your hair came out with the sun=in. I want to lighten mine for the same reason, it's gotten so dark. I looked for the blue bottle of Sun=In, but can't find it and the only one that comes up says it has lemon in it and I read that's not effective for lightening if I don't oxidation to occur. Which Sun=In are you currently buying? Thank you!

Originally Posted by martagill

Yes! So beautiful!!! Thank you!!

So, I ordered some henna from your site. I think I' going to do a full head of your mix of hennas (I got the same ones you listed on your site), see how the color looks and then see if I need the sun=In. By the way, I didn't see a Blue bottle of Sun=In on the web, maybe discontinued? Which are you using now? There's a yellow bottle with lemon it looks like, an a red botltle.

The last time I used the lemon one and it worked fine

The lemon does cause some lightening, but not really in these circumstances--it's photosensitive and so can lighten your hair, but also dries it out. I think the small amounts in the Sun-In are just because it's one of those things people have heard lightens hair, so they're tacking that onto their marketing angle for it. The thing that makes the 'lemon' one lighten is still the peroxide in it.

**martagill** · August 9th, 2019, 09:59 AM

Thank you Nightshade. I'm hoping it won't dry my hair out too much as that's an issue. I have long hair and oil it every week with Ayuvedic oils to keep it from drying out. Even with that it's sometimes a bit dry.

**Nightshade** · August 9th, 2019, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by martagill

Thank you Nightshade. I'm hoping it won't dry my hair out too much as that's an issue. I have long hair and oil it every week with Ayuvedic oils to keep it from drying out. Even with that it's sometimes a bit dry.

It likely will short term. I had no long-term effects from it, though