henna, gray hair & the beach

[gypsyhips26]

no its not the title to my (as yet unwritten novel ) but a quick question..

so I desperately need to cover up my gray hairs that are coming in (in bunches) everywhere on my head. bleh. and i was thinking about doing a henna wash/color...but I think I remember reading or hearing in my travels that henna doesn't cover up gray so well. Is that true? And if I do go ahead & henna my head, will spending lots of time in the sun & surf effect the color? Or should I just wait until after vacation....

Just curious to see what other people do.....

[macheetah]

Henna is the only thing that covers my gray hairs. But it is permanent - if you want to be a permanent redhead, go for it - make sure you read up on it, I researched and researched before I did and settled on the hennaforhair site info and products.

I love red hair and am happy with it. It does NOT fade like chemical red hair dyes. I live by the beach and my hair keeps its flaming vibrant red in sun, salt and chlorine. What color you get really depends on your base hair color - henna adds orange-red to your existing color. Some blend henna with indigo to get more brown in the mix. Good luck, whatever you decide to do!

[gypsyhips26]

thanks for the input....i have reddish highlights anyway, so maybe its the way to go....

thanks again!

[lifeguard]

Why not leave it? I love grey hair.

[gypsyhips26]

ahhh but i am a victim of my own vanity....


...and its like in weird places & patchy...like my bangs and then bits on the side of my head, kind of like its been streaked or a bad highlight job.....once it really gets going, I think maybe i'd let it be, but its that in between stage and i thought maybe the henna would tide me over until my grays get their act together and grown in all at once

[Ruthla]

You might do better with something designed to cover grays and match your base color- it sounds like you may end up with random splotches of bright red instead of random splatches of gray.

[rhiasmum]

I read somewhere that adding 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar to the henna mix helps cover the grey better.