Yikes ~ I turned my hair RED!!!

So what do I have in common with this cute little Smoke Tree in my front yard?

Both of our crowning glories turned RED lately!

I like hers much better than mine though.?

I finally got up the nerve to put some color on my hair for the first time ever!

I wanted to use a more natural route so I bought this from Sally's Beauty Supply,

Reshma Henna.

 

I chose Natural Chestnut since I thought it was the closest to my own hair color.

You see, I didn't want to change my hair color, I just wanted to cover my silver strands.

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Well, I did cover the silver,

with RED!

 

This is Monday, one day after my henna experience.

 

It kind of reminded me of a childhood dream of mine, to have hair like one of my favorite tv stars.

 

But that was a dream that I left behind many years ago.?

 

 

I was very surprised with my new hair color and it wasn't a happy surprise.

So what to do?

Google How to fade henna.

 

I won't go into all the details but one treatment included the items below:

distilled water, raw honey, cinnamon, VO5 Kiwi Lime Conditioner.

 

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Mixed up, it looked like a mess, but on the bright side it did smell nice.

Yes, I actually put that on my hair, TWICE!

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I couldn't tell if it lightened the reds at all, so I tried some other things that I won't go into detail about but will say that one included Dawn dishwashing detergent...my poor hair!

 

 

I kept running across the idea of lightening colored hair with crushed vitamin C tablets mixed with shampoo.

 

So, did I try that?

Sure, I was desperate.

 

Here's the results after the first try.

I think the red was a little more subtle.

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And here's this morning, after my third treatment.?

 

The sun was barely awake (as was I) when my son snapped this picture for me, but believe me when I say that the Vitamin C treatment really made a difference!

 

I even read where some ladies have taken off layers of old permanent dye with this.

The good thing is, it didn't uncover my silver strands, but I've decided that I can live with them when they do make their reappearance.  They weren't that bad after all. :)

 

Now if I can just grow out this short, short haircut...I'm never satisfied, am I?

 

P.S. If you're interested in the Vitamin C process to lighten colored hair just Google:  How to Lighten Dyed Hair with Vitamin C.

 

Oh, and good luck!

 

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