Some things I noticed:
- My hair looks redder than it did at first. Is the indigo fading? Is it because I spent a week outdoors in the Florida sun?
- The difference between my roots and the dyed hair is pretty noticeable. Maybe I should try and find a color that more closely matches my own.
- After I dyed my hair, my lymph nodes on my head ached for a couple of days.
- My scalp was itchy for a day or so.
I've decided to try a different henna company this time. It is Henna Color Lab. I found them on the peta.org web site certified not to test on animals. Ancient Sunrise isn't on PETA's list although they told me in an email that they don't test on animals. Some things I like about Henna Color Lab that led me to choose it this time over Ancient Sunrise:
- Color all in one package - no premixing the henna before the indigo
- Instructions say to leave it on only 2 hours!
- There were more selections of manufactured prepared colors. I chose a medium brown.
It still meets my original criteria for repeatable color and cruelty free.
I ordered the medium brown on Monday and it arrived from Portland, OR in Atlanta on Friday.
It mixed up quickly and easily. I did a skin test with a small sample with no adverse reaction. I'm hoping the lymph node issue was related to something else.
These instructions just said to partition my hair into 4 sections: front, back, left, right.
It came with gloves and a shower cap. However the gloves are not elastic. They were awful! The gloppy green mess kept threatening to pull the globes off! And I didn't have anything else to use, having discarded the nice blue globes that Ancient Sunrise had sent me. This part of the experience was really really negative because of the gloves!
After waiting the 2 hours, the rinsing was pretty much the same experience as before. You have to take your time getting dried mud out of your hair.
The end result pleases me. The hair is a deep rich color. I believe that it is slightly darker than before. 12 hours later and my scalp is slightly itchy but no lymph node problems. I got some color on my hairline this time so I'll be working to scrub that away (I think you have to scrub the skin off!). I also seem to have missed a small spot of gray right in the center of my forehead but probably no one will notice that but me.
They sent a 15% off coupons so I'm going to go ahead and re-order this one right away so I'll have I ready when I need it in 2-3 weeks.
Verdict
| Ease | Easier than the previous experience with Ancient Sunrise. I like only having one package of stuff to mix with water. |
| Color | Really good. I'm pleased. |
| Texture | My hair is soft and has a nice texture. I believe I read that these results of natural hair dye are cumulative. |
| Worth a repeat? | Already on order! |
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