Re: Just did my hair -- a few warnings for others

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Posted by jolynn on October 17, 2001 at 05:33:08:

In reply to: Just did my hair -- a few warnings for others posted by CorasMama on October 16, 2001 at 20:40:07:

Oh, no, that sounds aweful! Hope you don't give up on it forever. I
have to have my husband hepl me put the goop in or I would have it
every where but my hair!

better luck next time!
jolynn

: I just did my hair with some very good henna, and oddly enough, I
: think I'm going to go back to using the old, stale, crappy henna
that
: they sell just for hair at Fresh Fields.
:
: Here's why: I didn't terp it or anything, but just in the time that
: it took to get it all worked into my copious amounts of waist-length
: hair, the globs that had gotten on my skin (including my face!) had
: left a significant stain. I look like a Trill (Cmdr. Dax from Star
: Trek Deep Space Nine) Also, contrary to what I'd been told, it DID
: stain my sink and counter!
:
: Another problem that my very long hair created: As I was glancing
: down to notice that my sink was leaking underneath, and water was
: spreading all over the floor, a tendril of already-glopped hair came
: loose from the pile on top of my head. It thwacked me in the eye!
: Considering that I mixed the henna with lemon juice and the last of
: my husbands coffee, and a few Tbsps of leftover (terped!)henna from
: the last few months that were the freezer, it was rather painful!
To
: make matters worse, the gloves were so coated in slime that I
: couldn't get them off right away to rinse my eye. At that point I
: gave up. I got in the shower, and just rinsed it all (almost) out.
:
: I think I'll be going au naturel with my hair for a while.
:
: Kate

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: Oh, no, that sounds aweful! Hope you don't give up on it forever. I : have to have my husband hepl me put the goop in or I would have it : every where but my hair! : : better luck next time! : jolynn : : : : I just did my hair with some very good henna, and oddly enough, I : : think I'm going to go back to using the old, stale, crappy henna : that : : they sell just for hair at Fresh Fields. : : : : Here's why: I didn't terp it or anything, but just in the time that : : it took to get it all worked into my copious amounts of waist-length : : hair, the globs that had gotten on my skin (including my face!) had : : left a significant stain. I look like a Trill (Cmdr. Dax from Star : : Trek Deep Space Nine) Also, contrary to what I'd been told, it DID : : stain my sink and counter! : : : : Another problem that my very long hair created: As I was glancing : : down to notice that my sink was leaking underneath, and water was : : spreading all over the floor, a tendril of already-glopped hair came : : loose from the pile on top of my head. It thwacked me in the eye! : : Considering that I mixed the henna with lemon juice and the last of : : my husbands coffee, and a few Tbsps of leftover (terped!)henna from : : the last few months that were the freezer, it was rather painful! : To : : make matters worse, the gloves were so coated in slime that I : : couldn't get them off right away to rinse my eye. At that point I : : gave up. I got in the shower, and just rinsed it all (almost) out. : : : : I think I'll be going au naturel with my hair for a while. : : : : Kate
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