Light Mountain hair dye -- opinions?

Posted by Henna diva on January 01, 19100 at 23:18:53:

A while ago I posted about my attempts to dye my dk. brown hair
red(der) with henna. Because of lack of time, resources, etc., I
thought I would try one of the pre-made henna hair dyes instead of
trying to make my own from scratch.

My local natural food store only had Light Mountain henna hair dye.
If anyone is familiar with it or has used it, I will be grateful to
know:

- did it work for you?
- is it safe? They have several different shades, but the box says
100% pure natural henna so I'm kind of suspicious. When I asked the
clerk I was told that they're blends of the three types of henna:
neutral, red, and black (??).
- should I be worried about how old it is? I tried to smell the
package but it was pretty tightly sealed/thick plastic.
- do you know of a ready-made brand that works?

Also, someone I know who highlighted her hair with henna told me that
you have to bleach it first for the color to take. Is that
really necessary?

I really want to dye my hair, but I'm getting more and more
discouraged. . . maybe I'll just have to go the chemical route! :(

Thanks for your help. . . happy y2k!

Follow-ups:

• Re: Light Mountain hair dye -- opinions? Christopher 02:40:12 1/02/100 (2)
  • Re: Light Mountain hair dye -- opinions? jor 12:14:55 2/15/01 (0)
  • Re: Light Mountain hair dye -- opinions? jor 11:47:59 2/15/01 (0)