A New Henna Thread

MizzBrit said:
i did henna for the first time last week..didn't get any color release but i think that cause i used alma oil..i believe i read somewhere alma makes hair darker...and it did..shinier too!..my avi is actually the henna freshly washed out
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Even so you should have gotten some red highlights or something in the light. A bit of it at elast. Was it fresh 2009 henna powder that you were using?
 
I'm still wearing my Senegalese Twists but I'll be removing them in a few weeks. I will Henna after taking them out. I'll also give my self a break from braids for a while. In the meantime, I'll try to do Henna treatments every 2-3 weeks for strength. I'm a long-term transitioner so I think Henna treatment will really help with retention.
 
Khadija.D.Carryl said:
Even so you should have gotten some red highlights or something in the light. A bit of it at elast. Was it fresh 2009 henna powder that you were using?
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idk really. i purchased it from a member here..i believe she said it was Egyptian henna.its from floweringtreebotanicals.com
 
I have a couple of friends who live in Cairo, Egypt who went there from the States, and they said they weren't exactly happy with the henna they got there, so that's what I can say from what they mentionned to me. I don't think they were making it up just because they were speaking to me, since they specifically wanted better henna powder regardless. Maybe if you try out some 2009 henna, it would give better color results. Yemeni is pretty darn strong!
 
I just received my Nupur henna in the mail. I'm going to give the henna one more chance. My already dry, now overprocessed hair was hating henna for a while. I will add a bit of oil to the mix and DC maybe overnight after doing the henna. I think I will do it on the weekend.
 
Hi Khadija,
I got my henna today, thanks. I bought the Yemeni because I don't want by hair black as a cat. I want my hair dark/ black with red highlights/undertone. Should I buy indigo as well? My hair is the colour of my siggy.

TIA
 
Yemeni really should give you the tone you want unless you have a higher percentage of greys. But it's hard for me to see cause your siggy is small. Do you have any shots of your hair in your profile?
 
Oops sorry about that. Hope this helps. I just highlights in the sun.:grin:
TIA
 

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I used Hesh Heenara Hair Pack (which is mainly henna combined with other herbs) last night. I mixed it with additional amla, brahmi, and maka powders. It brightened my color and "silkened" my hair. The only thing I don't like is the smell. It smells kinda like curry, but the benefits are worth it.
 
I just my first two step henna indigo treatment to get black hair. My question is, do i have to do this two step process every time now or can i just use the indigo?
 
babayred_86 said:
I just my first two step henna indigo treatment to get black hair. My question is, do i have to do this two step process every time now or can i just use the indigo?
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It depends on how often you plan to do the two-step. I believe if you don't Henna often (like every 3-4 months), you will need to do it. The last few times I did the two step, the jet black effect from the Indigo lasted about two months and when I retouched, I did the two step. Some of the ladies make it a one step process by mixing the Henna and Indigo together. I'm not sure of the ratio of the mix. Hope this helps.
 
Platinum said:
It depends on how often you plan to do the two-step. I believe if you don't Henna often (like every 3-4 months), you will need to do it. The last few times I did the two step, the jet black effect from the Indigo lasted about two months and when I retouched, I did the two step. Some of the ladies make it a one step process by mixing the Henna and Indigo together. I'm not sure of the ratio of the mix. Hope this helps.
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I second this
 
Platinum said:
It depends on how often you plan to do the two-step. I believe if you don't Henna often (like every 3-4 months), you will need to do it. The last few times I did the two step, the jet black effect from the Indigo lasted about two months and when I retouched, I did the two step. Some of the ladies make it a one step process by mixing the Henna and Indigo together. I'm not sure of the ratio of the mix. Hope this helps.
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Khadija.D.Carryl said:
I second this
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I third this. If your new growth grows out fairly quickly, you may find that you'd need to perform the 2 step process even sooner than 2 months.

Like Platinum, the dark color lasted about 2 months on my hair before I actually saw a need to re-apply the dye. I really liked that seeing that I was changing my regimen to a very low manipulation regimen.

I do need to do a 2-step treatment at the end of this month in preparation for my individual extension braids next month.
 
WOW!!! I haven't done a henna gloss in a while until this past Saturday........and MAN! I don't know why I stopped!!! My hair feels WONDERFUL!!!! I have a huge stack of henna, cassia and amla that I wanted to use before I re-deploy, but didn't think I would be able to do it until now. I was so stuck on trying to get a natural color tint, that I forgot about the other benfits of henna. Well, I won't forget it now......Henna for life!!!!
 
Since this thread keeps popping up as of late, I decided to mix my henna this afternoon a couple of hours ago and now I am waiting for the color to release.

I won't have time to apply it until tomorrow night though. I will refrigerate it tonight and take it out tomorrow after work, put it on some slow heat and apply it before bed.

Of course I will be sleeping with it in my hair and washing it out on Wednesday morning followed by indigo for a couple of hours, wash out and wear my hair bunned for a few days. I can't wait.
 
Platinum said:
It depends on how often you plan to do the two-step. I believe if you don't Henna often (like every 3-4 months), you will need to do it. The last few times I did the two step, the jet black effect from the Indigo lasted about two months and when I retouched, I did the two step. Some of the ladies make it a one step process by mixing the Henna and Indigo together. I'm not sure of the ratio of the mix. Hope this helps.
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Well I'm new to henna in general, but i was planning on doing this at least once a month.Mainly because my hair got black in the front but the back is still brown
 
I henna'd the other day with with Nupur brand Henna. I only used water, a little olive oil, and added some Brahmi & Maka powders. After rinsing it out with VO5 moisture milk condish, I did an overnight DC. It was a little dry in the morning so I cowashed with Suave Humectant. My hair felt so strong and soft. I plan to continue Henna treatments atleast once a month. I :love: Henna!
 
I've Henna'd before and had great results, but I'm wondering since no part of my house is ever truly warm, could I sit my mixture on my window seal, or on my back deck, or would the direct sunlight be too much?

Also, I normally use Jamila, but I have a package of Neha Herbal Henna that's been sitting under my cabinet, I'm scared to use it because I haven't seen any posts about it, have any of you ladies heard or triend it before?
 
I have bought but not yet used the LUSH Cacoa Noir Indigo Henna as it seems pretty convenient and another LHCF'er (thanks MStar) said she had real success with it.

Anyone else used this Henna and like it?
 
PositivelyRadiant said:
p.s. does anyone steam their Henna in? Does this help with faster colour uptake?
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I haven't had the opportunity to steam my henna in just yet, but I certainly plan to. Bumping for more responses here.
Also, how long do you keep it in if you do steam your henna? Would 3 hours be long enough? Or could you get away with a shorter time?
 
I just had a Henna mishap with Nupur. I couldn’t find indigo anywhere here , so that I could correct it . I had to order some from Canada …. from Sooq(sp??) with some other goodies. I can’t wait to get my package.

How do you ladies that use Henna regularly not end up looking like Lucille Ball :ohwell::look:…lol ?
 
I used Caca Noir from Lush. It was not bad and not as messy as regular henna. there was no dye release per se. Just make sure to use a moisturizing deep conditioner after.

I have also used Yemeni henna from Henna Sooq .I loved the colour my greys were turned into nice red strands:grin: ( see attached pic). I did not use any indigo.I also liked that I could email Khadija from recommendations. I also bought other goodies like the shikakai hair powder, cocoveda and amla oils. She has other products that I want to try but I must use up my excess products from my product junkie days:perplexed. Right now Im into ayurveda and oils. HTH
 

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Good to know I think I will add some Henna Indigo when I melt down the Lush Cacao Noir as well as some Amla powder and steam it in for 2 hours and then let it sit and cool for a further 2 - 3 hours before co-washing it out with cheapie cholesterol and then shampoo and then DC'ing again with a moisturising DC.
 
~NanCeBoTwin~ said:
I've Henna'd before and had great results, but I'm wondering since no part of my house is ever truly warm, could I sit my mixture on my window seal, or on my back deck, or would the direct sunlight be too much?

Also, I normally use Jamila, but I have a package of Neha Herbal Henna that's been sitting under my cabinet, I'm scared to use it because I haven't seen any posts about it, have any of you ladies heard or triend it before?
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NCBT, I sit my henna out in the sun every single time I henna, so it should be okay if you decide to put it outside in full sunlight. I usually have it wrapped real tight in plastic and foil and all wrapped up in a hot wet towel for good measure:grin:. I leave it out there for about 8 hours or so before applying to my hair.

In fact, I have henna on my hair right now and will be doing the full 2 step henna/indigo treatment because my grays are fierce. I haven't henna'ed since November and my hair is crying out to be henna'ed, so it's high time I do it:yep:.
 
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