Re: Hows the Surya henna holding up?

Hi Jo,
The Surya has been great. My hair is healthier, richer, softer, and the color actually lasts longer on the greys than the Clairol Loving Care did.

I'm recommending going with the grey time and leaving on for 60 minutes (reading other's experiences on the web, some people leave it on even longer than that) I have a bit more grey than you, it's grey and darkbrown/black (don't have highlights). What I do is actually start with the grey areas first, then do the rest of my head, then put the cap on and time from that point the 60minutes. A suggestion, but I'm not sure if or how it will work, you could do the brown and grey areas for 45 minutes, take the cap off, add color to the bleached highlight section and put the cap back on for the last 15 minutes (I've done this once before for a touch up, did the greys, then for the last 15 minutes did the ends, it worked well).

Also, when using the surya, you need to really saturate the hair, put a lot on. I was nervous the first couple of times I used it-- worried I'd react even though the patch tests were clear and I felt no burning, itching etc (post-traumatic reaction I guess). But I now know that I don't react and am way more comfortable with it. It's been very safe for me and I hope it is for you as well. There's a huge difference in the condition of my hair and scalp --so much better than any other type of hair dye.

The only thing is you may need to play around a few times re: color and time that you leave it in to get the best overall results. Sometimes my colour is so fantastic with surya, but once the color of the greys wasn't so good. I think this is the case with all PPD-free/temp. hair dyes when it comes to grey and dark hair combo (clairol loving care made the grey bright purple a few times). I have to find a recipe to get greys that are consistently more brown in color. But surya really does cover grey amazingly well.

Anyway, that's the scoop. Good luck-my fingers are crossed! Let us know how it goes,

dev16