A New Henna Thread

[chebaby]

my hair is apl and i use one box, jamila, and then i have enough left over to feeze and reuse. so i dont think you need 300grams.

im still in love with henna but i think i prefer the pre mixed henna with other powders way more than jamila. jamila loosened the front ove my hair the very first time i used it and it was only on for 2 hours. and i didnt feel as much strength as i did with dulham brand. but i do have nupur 9 herbs and nupur regular so i will be trying those too.

this weekend i will use the rest of the jamila i have in the freezer and next week i will do a paste using amla. brahmi, and hibiscus, vatika oil, cocasta oil and water. cant wait. i will follow with a deep treatment of curl junkie hibiscus and banana deep treatment.

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

I've decided to take the plunge and give henna a try as I think this is what I need to really give my hair the strengthening boost that it needs - that and I'm addicted to shiny hair!

I have a few questions though:-

In the e book it says that you need to use 300 grams of henna to sufficiently cover hair that's shoulder length - that's like three boxes isn't it? I've seen people using smaller amounts on here though so I'm slightly confused by this. What is the amount that I would need to cover my hair?

For those that use henna regularly, do you still fit in protein treatments, if so how often do you do it, has it has any negative effect on the hair?

I'm planning to clarify, deep condition for about 30 minutes and then apply the henna to oiled hair (probably coconut) is there any issues in applying henna to oiled hair?

300 grams is a lot to use. You can use this guideline to follow: Henna Blog Spot

Did you get any answers for your other questions as yet?

 

[LushLox]

Aggie
chebaby
Khadija.D.Carryl

Thanks so much ladies, that's answered my questions perfectly! I'm off to order now.

 

[Aggie]

I am so in need of a henna treatment right about now but I don't have the time I need to give myself one and I won't until maybe the middle or end of next month.

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

Aggie I am so with you on this one. Since our move to Maryland and settling in, I still haven't had any time to do a henna treatment at all. But I did give my son a cassia treatment the other day. and my mother in law came by and I mixed hers up. My son has a lot of flakes right now and I am trying to get on top of treating it. Weather changes are harsh for us, and my eczema has also been acting up.

Hope we get to henna soon!!

 

[JC-Junkie]

My friend who is relaxed wants to henna her hair. She can do it right ? Just making sure But will it mean that she would not need to do a protein treatment, because henna is like protein ? Can some ladies chime in and see what ingredients she should use, and your methods please ? It's just that I've been raving about henna for quite some time now even though I am yet to try it, because of the positive reviews, but I don't want it to be a disaster for her when we don't know what we are doing

TIA and HHG Ladies !

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

Yes she can use henna if she relaxes her hair as long as her henna is 100% pure, such as the body art quality that henna artists use for skin. I haven't personally come across a lot of women that use protein along with henna treatments. It does vary from person to person, from hair to hair I'd recommend starting with the henna and herbs part, along with a good hair oil/conditioner.
I'd also recommend she ask some questions directly, it might help us guide her to what she would need. There are a few good posts on natural hair care such as this one, that I wrote:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/bl...ns-mistakes-tips-henna-natural-hair-care.html

 

[nymane]

I'm a relaxed henna user (100% henna of course ) but henna is not a substitute for protein, at least not for me. I still love my Aphogee 2 step

 

[JC-Junkie]

Thank you ladies !

 

[JC-Junkie]

Yes she can use henna if she relaxes her hair as long as her henna is 100% pure, such as the body art quality that henna artists use for skin. I haven't personally come across a lot of women that use protein along with henna treatments. It does vary from person to person, from hair to hair I'd recommend starting with the henna and herbs part, along with a good hair oil/conditioner.
I'd also recommend she ask some questions directly, it might help us guide her to what she would need. There are a few good posts on natural hair care such as this one, that I wrote:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/bl...ns-mistakes-tips-henna-natural-hair-care.html

She not actually a member on here But do you have any ideas and tips to give her ?

TIA !

 

[NJoy]

I could use a henna/indigo treatment too. Someone said that a local store sells Mehandi and Karishma. I've only tried Jamilla. Anyone have any experience or preferences to share with these? I mean, if I can buy them locally and not have to wait and pay for shipping, that would be great! TIA!

 

[NJoy]

So I went and they had one box of Hesh Mehandi left. I wanted at least 2 boxes so she suggested afshan mehndi henna. She said all the hennas there are pure henna. I saw on the box of Hesh 100% henna but I didn't see anything on the afshan box, which is Pakistanian Can anyone comment on this brand? Is it ok to use on texlaxed hair? And is it ok to mix the 2 boxes? The woman said that it is but uh... yeah, I'll ask my sistas. What say you?

 

[choctaw]

So I went and they had one box of Hesh Mehandi left. I wanted at least 2 boxes so she suggested afshan mehndi henna. She said all the hennas there are pure henna. I saw on the box of Hesh 100% henna but I didn't see anything on the afshan box, which is Pakistanian Can anyone comment on this brand? Is it ok to use on texlaxed hair? And is it ok to mix the 2 boxes? The woman said that it is but uh... yeah, I'll ask my sistas. What say you?

Afshan received good reviews on Long Hair Community. I bought several different BAQ hennas at an Indian grocer and did a search for review. I have not used Afshan yet. You could try search feature on LHCF but its not always reliable at the moment ...

 

[NJoy]

Yep. I've been searching. You used to be able to go to posts in your search result. Now it just takes you to the thread and you have to read thru. *sigh* I've been reading... I guess I really need to know if Afshan is BAQ.

 

[choctaw]

Yep. I've been searching. You used to be able to go to posts in your search result. Now it just takes you to the thread and you have to read thru. *sigh* I've been reading... I guess I really need to know if Afshan is BAQ.

You can always sift henna to get closer to BAQ quality. The real question is which color range will it produce? red? burgundy? and does the shade produced match the shades produced by your other box of henna? Hope an expert sees your post because I am curious ...

 

[NJoy]

I'm not so worried about the color. I plan to follow up with indigo (messy, messy, messy! But beautiful results.) And BAQ henna doesn't contain metallic salts that will damage my texlaxed hair. That's my main concern. Yikes!

 

[Bigmommah]

I have a question. Have any of you noticed a significant loosening of your curl pattern when you henna? I am currently at week 14 of a 22 week stretch and I used henna about 8 weeks post. I've noticed that the hair that has henna on it blends fairly well with rest of my texlaxed hair and the ng that does not have henna is much curlier.

I plan to henna next week and I will take before and after pic's to try and show what I mean. Thanks in advance for the replies.

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

She not actually a member on here But do you have any ideas and tips to give her ?

TIA !

Okay sure, but could you list some questions so we could address them directly because the tips above is a good start, the one I posted already but there would need to be more info and questions asked, because everyone is so unique I'd just hate to generalize.

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

You can always sift henna to get closer to BAQ quality. The real question is which color range will it produce? red? burgundy? and does the shade produced match the shades produced by your other box of henna? Hope an expert sees your post because I am curious ...

the sifting is not the thing that really makes the henna body art quality. Body Art quality is seeked out by henna artists which gives it the term body art quality, and because this henna powder usually has a higher dye content and of course the sift is one part of it, but really high quality henna powder has to be really fresh, and really good with dye content.

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

I have a question. Have any of you noticed a significant loosening of your curl pattern when you henna? I am currently at week 14 of a 22 week stretch and I used henna about 8 weeks post. I've noticed that the hair that has henna on it blends fairly well with rest of my texlaxed hair and the ng that does not have henna is much curlier.

I plan to henna next week and I will take before and after pic's to try and show what I mean. Thanks in advance for the replies.

Absolutely an aspect of using henna is that it loosens the curl pattern so if you like it then you are fine but if you prefer to tighten up your curls again then you'd need to add amla powder into your regimen.

 

[NJoy]

Well, I'm getting no concrete responses on the Afshan henna so, I'm going to go ahead and use the Hesh brand henna and just hold on the the Afshan for now. I really just want to be able indigo my hair afterwards. (messy as it is)

 

[ntm103]

I have done a lot of research on lhcf about henna, weighed up the pros and cons and decided to try it this weekend. I mixed my 100% herbal henna with lime juice for dye release and left it overnight, I then added jojoba oil and garlic puree before applying it on Friday night. I left it in my hair for 7 hours as I was hoping to get some colour. When i was rinsing it out I noticed a lot of shed and broken hair. I also struggled to get all the henna out of my hair, after cowashing thoroughly 3 times, I sill had some tiny herb remains in my hair. I shampooed until the water was clear and DCed overnight. When I rinsed the DC this morning there still red colour coming out of my hair and lots of shedding and tangling! I think I lost three times as much hair as I normally do when I detangle. My hair also felt rough as it was airdrying. I am disappointed it didn't work out as I hoped but struggling to identify what exactly has caused the problems, is it the henna, lime juice or garlic puree?

My hair does feel and look thicker and stronger though, so not sure whether to give another try in the future or drop it like a hot potato!

 

[learningandgrowing]

I have done a lot of research on lhcf about henna, weighed up the pros and cons and decided to try it this weekend. I mixed my 100% herbal henna with lime juice for dye release and left it overnight, I then added jojoba oil and garlic puree before applying it on Friday night. I left it in my hair for 7 hours as I was hoping to get some colour. When i was rinsing it out I noticed a lot of shed and broken hair. I also struggled to get all the henna out of my hair, after cowashing thoroughly 3 times, I sill had some tiny herb remains in my hair. I shampooed until the water was clear and DCed overnight. When I rinsed the DC this morning there still red colour coming out of my hair and lots of shedding and tangling! I think I lost three times as much hair as I normally do when I detangle. My hair also felt rough as it was airdrying. I am disappointed it didn't work out as I hoped but struggling to identify what exactly has caused the problems, is it the henna, lime juice or garlic puree?

My hair does feel and look thicker and stronger though, so not sure whether to give another try in the future or drop it like a hot potato!

I think it was the lime juice that broke your hair off. Also, what was the brand of the henna? Was it BAQ?

 

[chocolat79]

Yep. I've been searching. You used to be able to go to posts in your search result. Now it just takes you to the thread and you have to read thru. *sigh* I've been reading... I guess I really need to know if Afshan is BAQ.

I just used Afshan yesterday and I it! I've used Jamila and Hesh in the past and I'm an Afshan user now! I don't particularly like the Jamila because it's too hard to wash out. Afshan was a lot smoother and a lot easier to wash out! HTH.

 

[ntm103]

This is the Henna I used;



It does not specifically states that its BAQ but the ingredients are 100% henna and its for use on skin and hair. I kinda suspected the lime juice might be the culprit. I used the juice of one lime

 

[chocolat79]

I have done a lot of research on lhcf about henna, weighed up the pros and cons and decided to try it this weekend. I mixed my 100% herbal henna with lime juice for dye release and left it overnight, I then added jojoba oil and garlic puree before applying it on Friday night. I left it in my hair for 7 hours as I was hoping to get some colour. When i was rinsing it out I noticed a lot of shed and broken hair. I also struggled to get all the henna out of my hair, after cowashing thoroughly 3 times, I sill had some tiny herb remains in my hair. I shampooed until the water was clear and DCed overnight. When I rinsed the DC this morning there still red colour coming out of my hair and lots of shedding and tangling! I think I lost three times as much hair as I normally do when I detangle. My hair also felt rough as it was airdrying. I am disappointed it didn't work out as I hoped but struggling to identify what exactly has caused the problems, is it the henna, lime juice or garlic puree?

My hair does feel and look thicker and stronger though, so not sure whether to give another try in the future or drop it like a hot potato!

Probably the lime. Lime and lemon juice are for dye release but they're also very drying to the hair, as is henna in general. You needed to add more moisturizers to it.

When I mix my henna (like I did yesterday), I use castor oil, hemp seed oil, moisturizing conditioner, aloe vera juice, and lemon. I've used honey and yogurt in the past as well.

Try using something more moisturizing in your mix and it should come out softer and no breakage. Also, what brand are you using?

 

[Sherae]

Are any of you ladies doing a half-half method with Henna? I am 5 months post and the post Henna detangling session is becoming more and more time consuming - it took two hours yesterday .

I wondering if it would be a good idea to Henna half my head on alternating weeks to save time. Any suggestions?

 

[DarkandLovely]

Ok ladies I need your expert advice. I really want to start using henna b/c of all of the benefits (especially strengthening and thickening of the hair) but I don't want the red color. Is using the cassia obovata the only way to avoid that or can you also achieve it with regular henna? Also, is cassia obovata as good in terms of the strengthening benefits as the regualr henna? Any reccs on specific brands of henna's/recipes would be greatly appreciated. Oh and one more question. I have been using an egg/condish mix for my protein treatments, which I love. If I start using henna should I cut this out? or is it still ok to do protein treatments when you henna?

 

[ntm103]

Ok ladies I need your expert advice. I really want to start using henna b/c of all of the benefits (especially strengthening and thickening of the hair) but I don't want the red color. Is using the cassia obovata the only way to avoid that or can you also achieve it with regular henna? Also, is cassia obovata as good in terms of the strengthening benefits as the regualr henna? Any reccs on specific brands of henna's/recipes would be greatly appreciated. Oh and one more question. I have been using an egg/condish mix for my protein treatments, which I love. If I start using henna should I cut this out? or is it still ok to do protein treatments when you henna?

I am also interested in the answer to the question in bold.

I think I will continue to DC my hair regularly and see how my hair behaves over the next month then decide whether to give henna another try (without the lime).

Has anyone tried the Lush Henna? It comes premixed and has cocoa butter and other oils in it but also has lemon. Would this be a good alternative?

 

[ntm103]

Probably the lime. Lime and lemon juice are for dye release but they're also very drying to the hair, as is henna in general. You needed to add more moisturizers to it.

When I mix my henna (like I did yesterday), I use castor oil, hemp seed oil, moisturizing conditioner, aloe vera juice, and lemon. I've used honey and yogurt in the past as well.

Try using something more moisturizing in your mix and it should come out softer and no breakage. Also, what brand are you using?

I used a brand called Top-Op, I wont be using using one again. It was very difficult to wash out. Thank you for your tips, I definitely use these if I give henna another go.