tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post7569034867556027627..comments2024-01-18T21:16:15.516+03:00Comments on Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes: Anthraquinones and vinegarLeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-20650321297010936662009-07-21T16:07:20.391+03:002009-07-21T16:07:20.391+03:00Thank you Ladka and Helen, this is weird that the ...Thank you Ladka and Helen, this is weird that the pratice is so different in Scandinavia and elsewhere in the world!Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-71183136418546472442009-07-19T19:17:16.418+03:002009-07-19T19:17:16.418+03:00Hi Leena thank yu for this post and thank you LAdk...Hi Leena thank yu for this post and thank you LAdka for that explanation of a vinegar rinse to hair too. All I can add is that cochineal fixes best in an acid environment.<br />Hmm much food for thought.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597640040480685246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-14793747020988796192009-07-15T18:11:36.313+03:002009-07-15T18:11:36.313+03:00Apart from the possible chemistry going on with th...Apart from the possible chemistry going on with the glucosides in a dyestuff: when I was a small girl - that was about half a century ago - vinegar was always used in the final rinse for hair washing (we had no shampoos or conditioners). Moreover, I was most surprised when, about two years ago, an 80 years old lady whom I happened to wash her hair, told me to add a glass of red wine (known for its fruit acids, not sweet) to the final rinsing water. So I guess it also has to do with shutting the hairs previously opened by warm waterLadkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804899281049209727noreply@blogger.com