A New Henna Thread

KiWiStyle said:
Shadiyah, I love your stash cabinet and how organized it is!! It looks like you have your staples and nothing more.my under cabinet stash is decent but I want a cabinet like yours now :yep:
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you know my dad said it was a old whiskey cabinet. I seen one that did have the old charter but I can not remember where it was being sold at.
 
So the first time I tried henna it really dried my hair out. I mixed Jamila with green tea...horrible results.

The other night I tried again and mixed it with coconut milk and omg my hair is fabulous. My grey is a nice bronze and it's so soft. Love it.

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I rinsed the henna out and now I'm deep conditioning. I didn't find it drying at all and the rinse out was pretty easy, though that may have to due to the consistency of my mix. I see a very slight red tone and my hair appears kinda' fluffy, however I don't mind.

Next time I'll make the henna mix a bit thicker as it started dripping down my face in the early hours of the morning.

I'll also add less amla powder (I added 2 teaspoons to 50g henna). I was scared of losing my curls, hence why I added so much but I actually want the red, so...

Overall, besides the drips and powder getting everywhere (partially my fault), I think I had a good experience :)
 
I slept in my henndigo last night using only warm water and amla oil and I have to say, it's much better than being stuck in the house for half the day while the color transfers. I made my mix more thick this time and I loved it! Before I would walk around the house dripping all over the place, not cool at all. I'm steam DC'ing right now but next time I think I'll do a full henna without indigo!! My next few treatments will be done two weeks apart so if its too deep if an auburn color, I can change it in a few weeks. Henna head for life!!

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OceanEyes said:
I rinsed the henna out and now I'm deep conditioning. I didn't find it drying at all and the rinse out was pretty easy, though that may have to due to the consistency of my mix. I see a very slight red tone and my hair appears kinda' fluffy, however I don't mind.

Next time I'll make the henna mix a bit thicker as it started dripping down my face in the early hours of the morning.

I'll also add less amla powder (I added 2 teaspoons to 50g henna). I was scared of losing my curls, hence why I added so much but I actually want the red, so...

Overall, besides the drips and powder getting everywhere (partially my fault), I think I had a good experience :)
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Thicker is better. People always say make your paste the consistency of pancake batter but it has to be thicker than that if you don't want to be dripping every other minute.

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I did a henna treatment yesterday using left over henna gloss I froze over a month ago. I left it in my hair for about 4 hours, cowashed it with Suave conditioner and DCed with L'Oreal EverSleek DC mixed with broccoli seed oil for extra slip while I detangled.

My hair was super soft after DCing for about an hour.
 
I just did my first henna today. I used to use Cassia and got lazy because it's so messy. I walked into lush last weekend and decided to try their henna. I am so excited I have it on right now. I plan on rinsing out it out tomorrow and adding a moisturizing conditioner. I know that it will give me some added color but I am so excited about the conditioning properties. I will post back after a few usages to let you know how I like it. How often are you guys applying your henna? Do you guys notice less split ends and stronger strands?
 
I need to henna my so bad so I think I will give myself one next weekend followed with indigo. It will still look dark enough througout the Christmas holidays.
 
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"Desi" brand of "black henna" is not indigo. It's a little brown and I think it's henna with ppd in it. It comes in the little plastic pouch. Sorry I can't find a photo of it. I bought some and it never released the blue dye.
 
My henna should be here this week..I will be mixing it with coconut or goats milk..Both give great slip & added moisture..


Happy Hair Growing!
 
I'm about to rinse out my henna right nowwww.....

oh and I just bought some Reshma brand henna online....hope I like it....i'm using Afshan right now....
 
I deviated from my usual henna mix and used what was left of my maka and hibiscus powders plus a tiny bit of coconut milk I had. Cleaner rinse, probably due to the coconut milk. I think I might use the milk more often instead of the oil.
 
Just finished my henna/indigo rinse...DC-ing with my heat cap right now. Still haven't gotten the right henna/indigo mix for my gray. It still turns out too coppery for my taste.
 
IronButterfly said:
^^^Cattypus1

Try 2 parts indigo with 1 part henna. I take it when you say coppery, you're talking about a reddish hue. I get a nice golden brown on the grays with the ratio I use.
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Thank you, I figured I'd need to increase the amount of indigo. I was afraid to go too high because my natural color is brown, not dark brown but I'm not sure what to call it. My current recipe has already darkened my natural color to dark brown--which I can live with but I really loved my natural color. I'm considering just using the new recipe around my edges and hoping not to get stripes.
 
I have made a mistake! I used the jamila henna instead of the other kind! Ugh! I am going to wash this out! I wanted to use the Rajasthani. I can't remember the dye release window for Jamila. It has been in my hair for 4 hours.

I might try again tomorrow. :(
 
naturalb2uty I got real nice color from it and i'm happy with it. very fine powder and easy to rinse out. it's not great and i'm not sure i'll repurchase, but there's nothing wrong with it.
 
I've got henna in my hair right now just henna and water. I plan on sleeping in it and then dc'ing with joico moisture recovery treatment balm. I really don't have much faith in the brand of henna im using but it says it is 100% pure so i though id give it a chance. Will report back tomorrow :)
 
I still haven't henna'ed my hair as yet but I need one like last month. I am wayyy too busy to give myself one at this time so I will have to save it for early in the new year.
 
Did a scalp/hair detox & now have henna on my hair..Will over night condition with MD Coconut Vanilla Moisturizing Dc....


Happy Hair Growing!
 
All washed out from the overnight henna. First impressions are good my Hair feels stronger, strands feel thicker and i have a very noticeable red hue. It wasnt hard to rinse out either. I am kinda sick of sleeping with stuff in my hair so next time i'll use my bonnet heater and keep it on for a couple hours :)
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