To Caca or not to Caca?!

shandyclover

My 20 year old daughter has been dying her hair with henna since she was 14. When she was little she used to be a reddish blonde but when her hair started going 'dishwater blonde' in her teens she started using henna. She's got it down to quite a science and now mixes the henna with indigo to get a deep mahogany colour that even the salon she modelled for thought was natural. It also adds fantastic shine. She gets alot of information from this site...http://www.hennaforhair.com/ and buys her henna and indigo from local Asian shops for pennies. I'm glad she has found a cheap, natural solution shes happy with. I'm very blonde so can't use the henna myself though when I seriously go grey I think I'll try the brown version from Lush.

missingink

~Been researching the henna on coloured or relaxed hair thing.

There are v conflicting views on this, some say yay, some say nay.

The main reason for it not being a good idea seems to be that some henna mixes contain metallic salts & it is these that react with chemicaly treated hair.

Contradictory to that, you can use henna on chemicaly treated hair if it is body art quality henna with no metallic compounds added. Infact it is supposed to be v beneficial to hair that has been damaged by chemicals.

I don't think Caca has these additives so it should be fine, but I'm left feeling v confuddled by all the conflicting information out there!:o

missingink

Has anyone here managed to get a sample from Lush to do a strand test with? I'm wondering what my chances are of 'try before you buy', iyswim?:)

missingink

Take that as a no then?!:rotfl:

Swan_2

I don't know about the Caca, but the branch my daughter worked in were great about giving samples to try before you buy, so just go in & ask nicely if you can have a small piece to do a strand test

good luck

missingink

Swan wrote: »

I don't know about the Caca, but the branch my daughter worked in were great about giving samples to try before you buy, so just go in & ask nicely if you can have a small piece to do a strand test

good luck

Many thanks for the reply!:D

In my experience, Lush are less than generous with their samples in our local store, whereas other stores seem to be completely the opposite! That's why I wasn't hopefull in getting enough caca for a strand test.

Swan_2

missingink wrote: »

Many thanks for the reply!:D

In my experience, Lush are less than generous with their samples in our local store, whereas other stores seem to be completely the opposite! That's why I wasn't hopefull in getting enough caca for a strand test.

oh that's a shame

from what my daughter told me it does vary from store to store, & it also depends on the person you ask, some are more generous than others

it might be worth asking anyway, you might just get the right person & if not you could always go back & try someone else later?


PS ... just texted my daughter & she says in her store they'd give 2-3 blocks for testing

Tigersilly

Don't bother buying caca from Lush. Buy a a pack (or two, if you have long hair) of henna (mendhi) from a local indian shop. It's really cheap.

You can add in lemon juice to accelerate the dye process and some olive oil to add moisture to your hair. Adding coffee will lead to a darker red dye. I usually make the mix using boiling hot water, then wait for it to cool a bit. I don't use too much water or the mix will be very drippy and stain everything. I lay newspapers out on the kitchen floor and apply the paste in front of a mirror. I then use an afro comb to really get the mixture into my dark brown hair. When the process is finished, I wrap cling film around my head and then wrap an old scarf around my head tightly. After 12 hours I wash my hair in the bath carefully and then the colour that emerges is a very rich auburn.

Here are some recipes: http://www.hennaforhair.com/mixes/hairtable/

missingink

Tigersilly wrote: »

Don't bother buying caca from Lush. Buy a a pack (or two, if you have long hair) of henna (mendhi) from a local indian shop. It's really cheap.

You can add in lemon juice to accelerate the dye process and some olive oil to add moisture to your hair. Adding coffee will lead to a darker red dye. I usually make the mix using boiling hot water, then wait for it to cool a bit. I don't use too much water or the mix will be very drippy and stain everything. I lay newspapers out on the kitchen floor and apply the paste in front of a mirror. I then use an afro comb to really get the mixture into my dark brown hair. When the process is finished, I wrap cling film around my head and then wrap an old scarf around my head tightly. After 12 hours I wash my hair in the bath carefully and then the colour that emerges is a very rich auburn.

Here are some recipes: http://www.hennaforhair.com/mixes/hairtable/

I'm afraid this is not an option as we do not have any local indian shops.

missingink

So...took a special trip into town just to go to Lush.

SA said I could have a one block sample of Caca..but only the noir. She said that the other colours wouldn't work on my black hair unless I lightened it first & she didn't want me to waste my money.

1. My hair is mid to dark brown, NOT black!

2. I wouldn't be wasting any money if I'd had a sample to do a strand test, would I?!

Needless to say, I left empty handed & feeling more than a little 'miffed'!:mad: