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The old man is in the building, the old man has recovered from his depression.

Where did you go? It's simple.....

So, when asked where I had gone, I simply couldn’t pull myself together after I decided to give up the redhead after all. No, I really liked red and I loved him, but I had to dye my roots once a week.... You know, I just started to feel sick of dyeing, and I decided to grow my natural hair color again. But with a redhead, this turned out to be impossible, since the roots looked gray, I just realized that I looked catastrophically terrible, and in this state it was no longer possible to write reviews.

So today we will talk about the coolest task, How to dye your hair blonde after dyeing with henna?

Do oil masks and kefir help to lighten and remove henna? No, bullshit and product translation.

An effective mask for removing henna is alcohol!

I’ll say right away that in no case should you immediately apply lightening dye or powder, since due to impurities in henna you can get green hair, you need to wash off all the nasty stuff that is mixed with henna with alcohol. To do this, you need to treat your hair with alcohol and heat it up. After this procedure, my hair brightened by about 1-2 tones, but unfortunately the camera could not convey this.

So we removed everything that could give us green hair color, and it would seem that there is nothing to be ashamed of, apply lightening powder and.... go bald! At this point I want to tell you about another myth about henna.

Benefits of henna for hair?

Henna strengthens and makes hair thicker! Many people say so, but right now I understand that this is a story, perhaps for the eastern type of girls this will be true, but I am a typical Slavic woman, a girl, and henna dried out my hair, and turned the ends into dry bushes, which looked like a washcloth without balm.

So, when your hair is dry, lightening it with powder is almost the same as cutting your hair bald, so I rejected such an effective and tempting option.

Next, you can contact a specialist, but only after spending 5 thousand on average, or, to be more precise, 15 thousand, since the master will immediately warn you that at least three procedures will be needed, it is not a fact that you will get blonde and more or less life-capable hair. It seemed too fatuous to me to spend that kind of money without a guarantee, so I decided to mock myself on my own and consider it almost a gift (in comparison, of course).

So, of all the options I was left with only paints. I chose the paint for a long time and based on reviews, read about everyone, and while I was collecting information, my hair slowly grew back. First of all, I bought “Palette”, everyone praised the brightening technology in that paint and “blah blah blah”.

The result was this:

A lot of red went away that day, but I started to look crazy. It’s good that the hair stayed in place and looked more or less tolerable after the balm. By the way, at this moment of repainting, I was so confused, I just didn’t understand what to do with my eyebrows, makeup and in general with the way I looked, God, for the first time I had such a panic!

And then I came across the paint "Fara" at a ridiculous price, the results from the girls in the reviews were impressive. In our stores I found this blonde option:

Price: 78 rubles.

The manufacturer is trying to lure us in with argan oil, natural extracts and other tinsel, but I didn’t care what was in there, as long as it lightened the hair and kept the hair on my head.

The “Before” and “After” options from the manufacturer are very bold:

Other manufacturers often simply noted “not recommended” for dark colors.

The kit included paint, oxidizer and gloves., it was no longer possible to photograph them; I didn’t have time to paint myself.

And the first result was this:

The red color actually became even lighter; when washed off, the bath simply filled with orange water. But the hair became very strange, without the balm it looked like the hair of a Chinese Barbie doll, but with the balm it was more or less tolerable, but the main thing is that all my stuff is in place (and I know what clumps of hair that come out after dyeing are).

And after a while I painted myself again with “Fara” paint:

And the color became lighter again. Of course, I was still depressed, I looked like an overseas monster, but I definitely understood that I wanted to keep the length, even if it was the same length (with a short haircut, I also fell into depression and despair).

But the third time this paint did not change color at all. and I had to look for a new assistant. With the new paint we managed to achieve an even lighter red:

Eventually:

The dye is very gentle, but at the same time adequately brightens the hair color. The price is just ridiculous, and the balm in the set is simply gorgeous. I recommend it for those who lighten their hair!

A little about what not to do:

Before you paint yourself with henna, think a hundred times about how long you are willing to constantly maintain the color. I really like red, but I am well aware that I am a lazy butt, so my return to blonde is a pattern, not a whim. It’s very difficult to get rid of red hair; I still continue lightening procedures to the best of my ability and mood. And girls, this is VERY, VERY difficult! Patience to me and everyone who is now struggling with a similar problem, remember the hair will grow back, but no one will return our mood

Thank you for your attention

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Have a great mood and happy shopping!

Colorless henna is an excellent remedy for strengthening them. The origin of colorless henna is often confused, suggesting that it is made from the same plant (Lawsonia) as red tinted henna, by removing the pigment or from the stems of the plant. It is obtained from the Cassia Obovata plant. When using colorless henna, hair becomes strong, shiny, and additional volume appears. Cassia is an excellent remedy for thin hair; it thickens the hair shaft and stimulates the growth of new hair. It is used to treat scalp diseases - dandruff, fungal diseases, because... has a disinfectant effect.

Colorless henna – does it paint or not?

Colorless henna contains a very small amount of dye (golden pigment), but when using masks with colorless henna, the hair will not be dyed. To extract this pigment, you need to infuse colorless henna in a warm place for 12 hours in an acidic environment (lemon juice). It is also not recommended to use it on light or bleached hair. It is not uncommon for them to acquire undesirable shades (green or reddish).

You can get shades of strawberry blonde, warm wheat and golden if you infuse a mixture of colorless henna, as mentioned above, and add other ingredients. To enhance the color, it is mixed with regular red henna - light reddish tones are obtained. Now we will look at recipes for how to dye colorless henna in light colors; we will also need other components that will affect the shade.

How to dye your hair wheat blonde with colorless henna?

For medium length hair you will need:

• 80 grams of colorless henna;
• 1 level teaspoon of red henna. Be careful with the amount of red henna - it colors very well. It is best to use high-quality henna - it is fresh, fragrant, well cleaned and finely ground. Cheap henna is coarsely ground and often contains foreign debris;
• One whole lemon;
• Half a tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil (almond, olive, etc.) if the hair is dry;

First you need to mix the colorless and red henna powder very thoroughly. Then pour in warm lemon juice to obtain a mass with the consistency of yogurt, quite liquid and plastic. Cover tightly with film and leave in a warm place for 12 hours.

Before dyeing, wash your hair well without using conditioner. Heat the mixture a little so that it is pleasantly hot, but does not burn, at this stage you can add half a tablespoon of oil to the mixture and stir. If the mixture thickens, add a little hot water.

Apply henna to damp hair. Put gloves on your hands. Distribute the henna well throughout your hair. First, the roots are painted, then the entire length. After you have evenly applied the warm mixture to your hair, wrap your head in film and insulate it (you can use a towel or just put on a beautiful woolen hat).

Keep the dye on your hair for 1.5 hours. Then rinse with warm water without shampoo to soften the hair, you can use your balm. It turns out such a warm blond wheat shade.

It is worth immediately understanding that henna is not capable of lightening hair, it only adds a tint to an existing color. As we can see in the photo, the color before painting was a gray, ashy tone. After dyeing with colorless henna infused with lemon juice and adding a very small amount of red henna, the result was a beautiful warm blonde. The shine and volume of the hair was noticeably added. Gray and natural blonde hair are suitable for coloring.

How to dye your hair strawberry blonde with colorless henna?

In order for your hair to acquire a more saturated strawberry blonde color, you need to add red coloring henna to colorless henna in larger quantities than in the previous recipe. Here we will not infuse colorless henna to highlight the pigment, but will simply use bright red henna as a “thinner”.

• You need to mix red colorless henna in equal quantities (1:1). You can vary the color saturation yourself - the more red henna, the brighter the color. Colorless and red henna powder must be thoroughly mixed in dry form;
• Pour in hot water (not boiling water, 80-90 degrees until the consistency of yogurt;
• Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice;
• Stir the mixture, cool to 40 degrees and you can start painting.
• Keep the color mixture on your hair for 1 hour.

To achieve golden shades, you need to add ground chamomile (or pour in a strong chamomile infusion) and turmeric to the henna mixture.

As you can see, with the help of colorless henna you can not only strengthen your hair, but also give the desired tone to light hair. Of course, before you dye your entire head, you definitely need to do a test on an inconspicuous strand of hair or collect hair from a comb and dye it. See what color you get, whether you like it or not. Good luck!

I've been a redhead for as long as I can remember. The first time my mother dyed me henna under the pretext of strengthening my hair was on the eve of my first September 1st. After 20 years, she admitted that I didn’t have any problems with my hair, she just always wanted a red-haired daughter. I must say that the color was not bad - light red, golden, very natural. It resembled the one I was born with and which my mother missed so much.

I was lucky - I wasn’t teased at school, although my red hair came with a whole set of burry “r”s, glasses and overly plump cheeks.


At the age of 17, I went to great lengths - torn jeans, a leather jacket, a safety pin in my ear. One fine day I dyed my hair green. Back in 1998, no one had heard of a mental disorder called “selfie,” so, unfortunately, no photo of this splendor survived.

Then I painted myself with a tint balm "Tonic" shade "Emerald". I suspect that this is no longer produced, and if it is produced, it will only be somewhere in the area of ​​Malaya Arnautskaya :)

Ears, neck, forehead, bathroom, and, of course, the hair turned out perfectly green. The bathroom was cleaned in a month, the skin in a week, but after just a couple of washes, my hair became some kind of indescribable nutty shade, most reminiscent of withered grass at a gas station at the end of October. And they didn’t wash away any more.

The Zhurfak crowd began to call me the “sewer mermaid.” I had to paint it over.

Instead of the usual 15-20 minutes, this time I kept the henna on my hair all night, but in the sun the angst was still visible. Then on top of the henna I polished my hair with another "Tonica" this time in the shade "Golden Walnut". The greenery has finally been successfully painted over.

The result was something like this:


Since then, I regularly touched up my roots, usually once every two weeks, but never less than once every three weeks, because the growing light roots looked just terrible. It seemed that I was bald, and my red hair was just a slipping wig.

Besides, everyone I knew found my red hair very sexy, and I vigilantly supported the legend that it was my natural color. I confess, I painted all sorts of unexpected places with henna, for example, eyebrows :)
I want to say that, contrary to popular belief, henna did not dry out my hair at all. On the contrary, they were thick and wet, like shrouds on a sailboat during a storm :)

My usual length is waist-length or slightly lower. The quality of the hair is the same along the entire length. Nothing to complain about. Except for the monotony.

That's why I became interested in afro hairstyles. I do not rule out that it was thanks to the strengthening effect of henna that my hair withstood braids, afro, curls, zizi, and all this many times in a row.



After 23 years of dyeing with henna, I became so accustomed to the red color that I couldn’t imagine myself with any other color. I wore an afro of a different color for a maximum of two weeks, and then unraveled it. I discreetly despised blondes for being faded; on the contrary, I really liked brunettes, but a black wig was enough for me. A few questions on the way to the university in the style of “Girl, are you working?” completely defeated all my intentions to repaint myself into something darker than bronze :)

And then one day fate put everything in its place. The first time my six-month-old child got sick. Bronchitis, fever, the young mother, understandably, has panic and complete confusion in her head.

I don’t believe in all this yin-yang rubbish, but I remember how I then prayed: “Lord! Let me dye my hair blonde! May my husband leave me! If only the child gets better!

What is typical (although not related to the topic of beauty), after five minutes the child’s temperature subsided, a day later he completely recovered, and a week later my husband and I separated like ships at sea :)

I, at that time completely unsuited to independent life, and suddenly a lonely red-haired thirty-year-old woman, set off on a free voyage. A 24/7 child is not like tucking a fur coat into your underpants. There's no time for growing roots; I'd rather find time to pee.

The child grew, and so did the hair.

After a couple of months, it became clear that something had to be done about this. For me, returning to red was tantamount to returning to a past life, so it was decided to fight henna with all available means. How to get rid of henna?

Of course, first I went on raids on salons. Regardless of the level of the establishment, all proposals boiled down to one thing - cut to hell!

It was a shame to cut it, so I decided to etch it out.

As it turned out, this whole kitchen (with the exception of Supra) really improves the condition of the hair that has to be removed from the “orange” needle. Oil draws out henna particles from the hair and nourishes it, acid rinses lighten and make hair shiny. But you need to struggle every day. Whether it's the Supra! Rrraz - and you're done! You can shave your head.
I dismissed the supra immediately, replacing the whole thing with a brightening spray John Frieda Go Blonder. The spray was applied only to the border between dyed and undyed hair to smooth out the transition. The instructions for use say that after application, hair should be dried with a hot hairdryer. I didn’t dry it because I was afraid of strong lightening, and I did the right thing. The barely noticeable effect I needed appeared even without heating, but at the same time a side effect appeared - dryness, brittleness, porosity.

Therefore, at the first opportunity I replaced John Frieda Go Blonder for L'Oreal brightening gel Casting Sunkiss Jelly in the lightest shade (for brown and light brown hair) - it just went on sale. I already applied it to the entire length, colored with henna. Thanks to this gel, the dark red gradually turned into a light red and soon almost merged with my natural shade. At the same time, I did not notice any dehydration or other problems with my hair.

So about six months passed - the henna noticeably grew back and became lighter (see photo).

In this photo you can clearly see the border between natural regrown hair and dyed (two years have passed), but already bleached with gel, hair. The contrast is twisted here; in reality, the border between the blonde and the henna-dyed redhead was almost invisible, and looked like a shatush in reverse :)

If you compare it with the original version, you can see what amazing results I achieved with the help of the L'Oreal lightening gel and someone's mother:


Here are a couple more photos for comparison (exactly a year has passed).

2.5 years have passed.

Yes, at the same time as removing the boring henna, I gradually trimmed the ends. At first I started cutting off a couple of centimeters about once every three months, and then I got the hang of it.

This hair thriller was brought to an end by my friend, who a couple of weeks ago removed half my length and at the same time all the remaining henna. But no matter, it looks great, besides, the hair is not legs - it will grow back!

The main thing now is not to get bored and not dye your hair red again :)

By the way, my friends and relatives still call me “Red” out of old habit, and lighteners don’t help :)


Cosmetics described in the post:
Henna - 1 box 125 grams (enough to tint the roots and refresh the color along the entire length) - about 150 rubles. Lifespan - 23 years :) Rating 5 +
Tinted balm “Tonic” - I don’t remember how much it cost in the late 90s, now it’s about 200 rubles per bottle. Usage period: 2 times per life. Rating 4 (for green ears and bathroom).
John Frieda Go Blonder brightening spray - about 600 rubles per bottle. The period of use is a couple of months. Rating 4- (yellows, dries out hair).
Casting Sunkiss Jelly brightening gel costs about 400 rubles per tube. Duration of use is about 2 years with interruptions. rating 5+ (it washed off the henna well, smoothed out the border between dyed and natural hair, did not turn yellow, did not spoil the hair).

PS Dear readers and moderators, do not judge strictly, this is my first post in this community)))

Good day!

The story of dyeing my hair is quite long and varied. I am sure that for many women the topic of hair is one of the most exciting. This is our pride, our beauty. We want it to be thick and shiny, like in advertising!

Over time, I will post all the photos, I will search.

Over 8 years of color experiments, I have made important conclusions for myself that, I hope, will help me avoid the wrong attitude towards my hair.

The most important thing in becoming a Blonde is your hands. The hands of the one who will carry out the plan to become a blond beauty.

So, there were 2 global blonde experiences in total.

1) First, only in the hands of professionals. Which I trusted.

I had henna on my hair, which I used for 3 years. With regular use it dried out all my hair.

Henna eats into the hair and prevents the dye from reacting correctly.

My specialist said one year to become blonde.

At first, no, it wasn’t highlighting! At first I just had my hair tinted for 2 months. They “clogged” the hair with another coloring component (color touch). At that time, this tinting paint was not so expensive. And from a redhead I turned into a caramel-chocolate girl.

Then they did highlighting twice. The color was light sand. All the intermediate stages were simply beautiful, beautiful!

I changed the master and went to a friend.

She dyed me completely blonde.

The hair was the same soft, thick. I didn't feel any stiffness. I washed my hair calmly without using balm.

And she increased the length to her butt several times a year. I spent a lot of money on the strands.

*********************Then I became a redhead again. But without henna******************* *********************

and for some reason I started wearing henna again.

2) At home I decided to become a blonde.

I think, why spend money?

I only went for highlighting once, and then I lightened it up at home... oh, I lightened it up with everything I could think of. One day, when I braided my hair, I just went cold with horror. There was some kind of mouse tail. The masks, of course, somehow helped for a while, the gelatin... but it wasn’t all that.

So I went to salon to the girl, I I trust her, and the prices are not very high. In general, they cut off everything that was burned and decided to paint according to the rules.

12 tone professional clarifier + 9% oxidant. And for the length, to fill the hair with pigment and not burn it, tinting is 1.9%.

Thus, I received a personal coloring formula from her.

I bought London 12-special blonde and oxidizers

Despite the fact that I have a “big” head))), I only used half a tube of paint for all the roots. Approximately 1 coloring cost me 130 rubles.

By the way, I painted my sister with a palette, 12 oxidizer was included in the kit - it was stronger, but the lightening was much worse than mine. Now my sister is switching to professional paint.

I bought Tonic, Consept for yellowness, Blond me, now after tinting and shampoo I have never used tinting shampoo. There's simply no need for it yet.

According to the same formula, I remember, everything happened in 1 of my stories.

Knowledge is power.

Of course, blonde requires very precise calculations and care. But it is quite possible to keep hair, if not in pristine condition, then in quite good condition if treated correctly.

So if it’s really unbearable, I’ll only apply garnier E0 to the roots to lighten it. For some reason I really like it. And nothing more. Not for any length. No way. Neither 111, nor 112... Then there is still a chance to save your hair. But if you constantly paint the entire length with a strong oxidizing agent, everything is HANA!!!

My shampoos, I alternate them constantly

Natura Siberica does an excellent job - the paint does not wash out!

I wash my hair every other day or two.

My balms and masks.

I refused to iron. Constant deligth liquid crystals creates an ironing effect

Hi all!
I am prompted to write this post by my own experience of searching for information on lightening after henna.
There are few real examples, and even fewer successful ones. Mostly I read something like “under no circumstances do this, you will become bald and green” (at the same time, obviously)
I see that many here are real hair care pros, so I’ll make a reservation right away - I’m an amateur in this matter.
Let me start by saying that hair has always been my weak point. Brittle, very thin. For many years I went with my native light brown color, but one day my heart demanded a change, and, afraid of damaging my hair with dye, I dyed my hair with henna (first LUSH, then Ledy Henna and Aasha).

There was hope for a bright red color, but it was not justified - the hair quickly gained pigment and the color began to turn burgundy. This prospect did not appeal to me at all, and yet I spent almost 3 years using henna, trying (to no avail) to achieve a lighter shade.
Then the desire to become blonde appeared, and then several difficult months when I grew out my color (a little less than a year, despite the fact that hair grows very slowly).
Before the first dyeing, there was something like this on my head:

Light brown roots (about 10-12 cm), then burgundy henna.
With these initial data, I visited several salons before finding a master who not only agreed to bleach me, but also sensibly explained how he would do it, what results can be expected and what risks bleaching carries.
Then there was a three-hour lightening (the master applied the lightening composition several times) and painting with permanent paint.
The collage is the result after lightening (fiery orange) and then after permanent paint.

Lightening for the first time left a reddish tint, which, however, did not bother me much.
After about a week, the permanent paint partially left my light head, the result was this:

The second coloring a month later (according to the same scheme, but only one lightening + permanent dye) almost completely got rid of the red hair, we achieved a rather pleasant warm blonde.

In general, all the procedures, of course, did not improve the quality of the hair, the hair was a bit dry and became more brittle, but it wasn’t great, so I can’t say that the coloring did much damage to the hair.
Then there were two months in a hot southern country - flights, sun, salt water - and now my hair is asking for mercy.
Since the last coloring, I have tinted Matrix Color Sync 10V several times:

To summarize, I want to say that I still managed to become blonde after henna. Not without losses, but I didn’t count on that.
Thank you if you heroically read to the end.
I would be grateful for practical advice on restoring bleached hair, this is a real necessity, and your experience and knowledge could be an invaluable gift for my hair. Now I only use Deep Moisture leave-in from LONDA, Keratin Care mask from HairCompany and some other Korean leave-in, the name of which I am not allowed to write.
All the best and beautiful hair!