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

**AJoifulNoise** · January 26th, 2009, 01:23 PM

Congrats! The color looks so much more uniform now!

**Lexx** · January 26th, 2009, 01:24 PM

I'm very happy for you! I've recently tried something similar and had similar results, congrats!

**Nightshade** · January 26th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Thank you all! I'm just so thrilled. It's so nice to feel that wearing my hair up isn't so god-awful ugly anymore because of the color difference. Part of the reason I wore my hair down on my wedding as I knew the color difference would look terrible in an updo (I'd have worn it down anyway, but that was just one more reason to).

Originally Posted by wintersun99

Great job! So glad it worked out.No Sun-In horror stories, promise, just wanted to pass along a message from my salon... Sun-In reacts terribly with any type of product that contains metallic salts/or such, so if you've used those in the past (color dye like Feria, etc.) than please DON'T USE SUN-IN!

Very wise! Hence the strand testing to make sure that any residual dye in my ends wouldn't go wonky. It says right on the bottle not to use on color treated hair, and my henna and cassia have always been 100% pure, no scary boxed stuff.

**Nightshade** · January 26th, 2009, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Lexx

I'm very happy for you! I've recently tried something similar and had similar results, congrats!

ooOOooo do post pics please! I figure I'll post more if I do more Sun-In, and if anyone else tries this, I'd love to see their results too

**lora410** · January 26th, 2009, 01:38 PM

HOLY COW!!!! This is good news for everyone who went t dark

**lapushka** · January 26th, 2009, 01:43 PM

Amazing! I didn't think sun-in would be strong enough, but apparently it is enough to remove a few shades. The henna must really react with it! Great job!

**kdaniels8811** · January 26th, 2009, 01:45 PM

Niteshade - your hair is lovely! And thank you for taking the time and posting your results. A huge wealth of information is on these boards. I love your hair - envious! smile...

**ktani** · January 26th, 2009, 01:48 PM

Your hair looks fantastic.

If you want to help prevent hair damage, should you try this again, I suggest a light coconut oiling, followed by a light argan oiling, used as a pre treatment.

Coconut oil alone has been reported to work with bleach and conventional hair colour,
Bianca - bleach and then conventional colour
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&postcount=111

her thread
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...ad.php?t=16279

and argan oil chelates more copper than coconut oil, http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&postcount=249.

Neither oil has interfered with peroxide in 8 reports, http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&postcount=258, which have all been positive.

Blowdryers today, do not get hot enough to really fry hair.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...&postcount=262

**Aisha25** · January 26th, 2009, 01:50 PM

What is metallic salt??

**Michou** · January 26th, 2009, 01:54 PM

I've loved your hair from the first time I saw your signature photo, I've never thought of your ends as being too dark. That said, congratulations on the results, the lighter red suits your skin beautifully!