The Henna Experiment

[Black Hoya Chick]

I just wrote this in the hair journal I keep. But since I like to keep my lovely board friends involved in my happenings, I decided to share this once. lol
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So after I saw on the hair boards some post about henna gloss, I looked into it. Its like adding henna to conditioner to get the conditioning affects without the full hardship that is true henna-ing (LOL). So I decided to take it a step further and create a deep conditioner with henna. Here is the mix:

- Conditioner: enough to cover my whole head thoroughly
- Honey: about 1/5 the amount of conditioner
- Hollywood Beauty Olive Oil: about 1/8 (?) the amount of conditioner
- Baking soda: 2 teaspoons
- Henna: 3 teaspoons
- Water: just enough to thin the paste a little

I mixed it all up and now I am letting it sit until I use it later tonight. If it works half as well as people claim, it can become a keeper. And I would then revamp my reggie a bit so that I could do it weekly. This would mean I would have to clarify weekly (as I only want to do it on "clean" hair), but I wouldn't mind if it was worth it. *Fingers crossed*
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So after I do it tonight and wash it out tomorrow, I will let you all know whether its a keeper and how it will affect my reggie =)

 

[that_1_grrrl]

Ooo, I can not wait to see how this goes! I've been wanting to try that myself. When I first henna'd, I added conditioner and amla powder to it. All these henna recipes make me want to run out and buy more henna to experiment with.

 

[LadyD]

BHC,
What does the baking soda in your mix do? Just curious, I've seen different mixes but this is the first one I've seen with baking soda.

 

[Makenzie]

BHC,
What does the baking soda in your mix do? Just curious, I've seen different mixes but this is the first one I've seen with baking soda.

I'd like to know this too.

 

[Black Hoya Chick]

LOL well i throw baking soda in everything for the cleansing and relaxing properties. =)

and i added some vinegar (red wine vinegar) to it so i could release the dye. i will be applying it at like midnight-ish

 

[dreamlovermd]

I am sure this question has been asked on a different forum, but I can't seem to find the answer.

Can you henna you hair every week, or will that dry your hair out?

Can you henna gloss your hair every week?

 

[Black Hoya Chick]

i plan on henna (glossing) every week. i looked it up and it is more than ok. i even did my first 2 applications a day apart and my results were MAGNIFICENT

 

[baddison]

i plan on henna (glossing) every week. i looked it up and it is more than ok. i even did my first 2 applications a day apart and my results were MAGNIFICENT

did you get much color deposit from your henna experiment here??