yuhlovevybz
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Um...ladies...Why do you do this??
Okay, so let's start the story off as I've been meaning to do something with my hair, so I went to the new weave shop the sprouted in the mall by my home. Looking at it, I realized that I just really was not in the mood for it, I often dislike weave and take it out and miss my real hair, or feel insecure about it like I'm filling in a stereotype that WE can't have our own real hair, so after looking for awhile (at that, as well as my winter clothing budget
) I decided nah, let's wait until I'm sure I wanna go through with the sew in thing. While looking, I discover boxes of henna and I think hmm lhcf talks about henna a lot, I've been trying to dye my hair and it comes out looking like a$$, I STILL have color patches going on, so let's do this.
So, I mix up the henna with the tiny pack of olive oil it comes with, water, lemon juice and coconut oil. First of all, when I poured the dry henna in the bowl, I almost stopped what I was doing and assumed crack-addict stance above the bowl; something about the smell reminded me of.....other things.
But once I added water, mixed it up, let it sit for two hours and revisited...it LOOKED and SMELLED like the bowel movements my dog used to make when she was sick. I almost chucked it, then remembered the sketch Asian lady telling me how good henna is for the hair. So I was like, whatev, put it in my hair, and immediately my hair becomes heavy and falls into straight pieces. Hopefully that part isn't permanent, or I'm going to start throwing things. Plus my hair is green right now. I'm just preserving faith and hoping everything turns out okay.
On the other hand, my henna is sitting underneath a plastic cap, satin cap, and tied up tee shirt. Can't smell a thing. I'll definitely update on how it turns out, but right now, I'm scurred. So ladies....WHY do you henna. Is it worth it, like really really worth it? And I just thought about this, but my hair is protien sensitive, so will following up with an intense moisture treatment be a good idea for this? Lastly, for sake of conversation, are some beauty techniques just NOT worth it? For all this I coulda just went mud diving in the Sandy aftermath.
Okay, so let's start the story off as I've been meaning to do something with my hair, so I went to the new weave shop the sprouted in the mall by my home. Looking at it, I realized that I just really was not in the mood for it, I often dislike weave and take it out and miss my real hair, or feel insecure about it like I'm filling in a stereotype that WE can't have our own real hair, so after looking for awhile (at that, as well as my winter clothing budget
) I decided nah, let's wait until I'm sure I wanna go through with the sew in thing. While looking, I discover boxes of henna and I think hmm lhcf talks about henna a lot, I've been trying to dye my hair and it comes out looking like a$$, I STILL have color patches going on, so let's do this.So, I mix up the henna with the tiny pack of olive oil it comes with, water, lemon juice and coconut oil. First of all, when I poured the dry henna in the bowl, I almost stopped what I was doing and assumed crack-addict stance above the bowl; something about the smell reminded me of.....other things.
But once I added water, mixed it up, let it sit for two hours and revisited...it LOOKED and SMELLED like the bowel movements my dog used to make when she was sick. I almost chucked it, then remembered the sketch Asian lady telling me how good henna is for the hair. So I was like, whatev, put it in my hair, and immediately my hair becomes heavy and falls into straight pieces. Hopefully that part isn't permanent, or I'm going to start throwing things. Plus my hair is green right now. I'm just preserving faith and hoping everything turns out okay.On the other hand, my henna is sitting underneath a plastic cap, satin cap, and tied up tee shirt. Can't smell a thing. I'll definitely update on how it turns out, but right now, I'm scurred. So ladies....WHY do you henna. Is it worth it, like really really worth it? And I just thought about this, but my hair is protien sensitive, so will following up with an intense moisture treatment be a good idea for this? Lastly, for sake of conversation, are some beauty techniques just NOT worth it? For all this I coulda just went mud diving in the Sandy aftermath.
Ummm yeah...I'm pretty sure this was not BAQ henna, the only type that's recommended for use on your hair 
) then I thoroughly rinse with lots of water and the V05 MM condish. My normal regimen is to DC overnight (8-10 hours), so when I henna, I DC overnight for about 12 hours to make sure my hair is thoroughly moisturized. Honestly, if I get my mix formula right, my hair sometimes feels like I don't even need a long DC, but I do it anyway b/c I'm a creature of habit 
Do as much trial and error until you find your own favorite personal blend - you can henna as much as you want without worry about harming your hair. It's all natural and won't do any damage.
