A New Henna Thread

Did something new with my hendigo I mixed up 100 g Moroccan henna with warm water and a few squirts of Pantene beautiful lengths Then I took out a big spoonful mixed it 50/50 with indigo Then I applied plain henna to my hair and the hendigo to my stubborn lil temples which have a few very annoying very resistant grays. Turned out great! Freshened up my henna without being black and got those stubborn temples dark dark blackish which is better than the orangey brown my plain henna leaves them. Does anyone get creative with their henna like this? I wish I could get a perfect med golden brown with henna but Im fine with the reddish brown Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
 

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Did something new with my hendigo I mixed up 100 g Moroccan henna with warm water and a few squirts of Pantene beautiful lengths Then I took out a big spoonful mixed it 50/50 with indigo Then I applied plain henna to my hair and the hendigo to my stubborn lil temples which have a few very annoying very resistant grays. Turned out great! Freshened up my henna without being black and got those stubborn temples dark dark blackish which is better than the orangey brown my plain henna leaves them. Does anyone get creative with their henna like this? I wish I could get a perfect med golden brown with henna but Im fine with the reddish brown Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
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I did something similar one time with indigo and it worked great on my edges. But indigo stinks sooo bad!! Dont know if I could take it again

ETA: Your hair is absolutely gorgeous!!

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
Bought Rajasthani from hennasooq.com. Love this henna! When mixed with about 3 tbsp of indigo, it gave my hair a nice medium brown shade. Jamila henna never does this.

And also in comparison to Jamila henna, it was harder to wash out than Jamila. I only co-wash once to remove Jamila from my hair, but I had to co-wash twice with the Rajasthani.

But overall, I think my go-to henna will be Rajasthani after I use up my Jamila stash.
 
Pompous Blue said:
Bought Rajasthani from hennasooq.com. Love this henna! When mixed with about 3 tbsp of indigo, it gave my hair a nice medium brown shade. Jamila henna never does this. And also in comparison to Jamila henna, it was harder to wash out than Jamila. I only co-wash once to remove Jamila from my hair, but I had to co-wash twice with the Rajasthani. But overall, I think my go-to henna will be Rajasthani after I use up my Jamila stash.
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Pompous Blue
I have a pack of Rajasthani henna from Hennasooq but haven't tried it yet. I love Jamila and have a nice stash going from Hennasooq and B-N-B sales. I have been henna'ing twice a month with some hibiscus added and my hair is sooo dark now. I went from sandy reddish brown due to long term no lye relaxing. It looks black from a distance but under light you can see the red really well.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
Bought Lush's caca brun today. First time using it and will be the first time I will mix the henna with coffee only. They say it makes the hair brown. Looking forward to see how this goes!!
 
Hey NowIAmNappy, today is spa day for my hair and my face:grin:. I have a pumpkin exfoliating mask by MUAC I'll be using today. For my hair, hendigoing with Nupur henna and Ayurnaturalbeauty.com indigo:yep:.
 
I have used henna in the past to color my gray strands. I used indigo last night as well following the two step method. I love the results. I still have a few dark auburn strands, but over all my hair looks like a very rich black brown color with a few auburn highlights. Due to oxidation, the color might change some, but I really like the results.
 
I just checked my indigo from ayurnaturalbeauty.com and realised it is expired (only had 1 bag left) so I'll use one I bought from hennasooq instead.
 
I stocked up on my henna and indigo (have plenty of amla) during Black Friday. My package should have arrived on Saturday but the weather delayed it. I've been wearing scarfs not by choice but to hide the grays on the top of my head :lol: My henna process is so long (I have to keep it on for hours and do a two-step, my hair is stubborn) but after needing it for so long I'm looking forward to it.
 
Wow, oiling my hair and scalp with amla-brahmi oil got me amazingly soft results this time around. I need to buy another large bottle of it - I only have a little bit left for just 1 more henna treatment.

Even after washing out the indigo (salt was added and dissolved in hot distilled water, then added to indigo powder which I let sit for 15 minutes before coating my hair), my hair responded well to deep conditioning as well and detangled like a dream. I'm keepin' this method.
 
Aggie are you using KeraVada oils? I didn't know that dry indigo can go bad. How long can you keep it for? I bought an indigo gift set, during the Henna Sooq BF sale.
 
Sorry if this has already been answered but I couldn't look through all those pages:

I might be dyeing my hair with Bigen black dye...but I plan on starting Henna next month. Will it be okay to use the Henna after using a black dye. I am using the Henna for conditionign benefits not color. (I don't mind using Indigo afterwards if need be). The Henna that I plan to use is Napur brand. Hope I spelled that correct.
 
MileHighDiva said:
@Aggie are you using KeraVada oils? I didn't know that dry indigo can go bad. How long can you keep it for? I bought an indigo gift set, during the Henna Sooq BF sale.
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MileHighDiva,

The expiration date was on the package and typically they last 3 years after the packaged date. I have never used KeraVada oils. I usually get the amla-brahmi oils and indigo from www.ayurnaturalbeauty.com.

I just used hennasooq's indigo and truth be told, I like the results of the coloring depth of the indigo from ayurnaturalbeauty.com a lot better.

I will most likely only be purchasing the Moroccan henna from either Hennasooq or Hennaking.com. I really want to try that particular henna but hennasooq hardly ever has it in stock:nono: - it's so frustrating.


HTH!
 
Smiley79 said:
Sorry if this has already been answered but I couldn't look through all those pages:

I might be dyeing my hair with Bigen black dye...but I plan on starting Henna next month. Will it be okay to use the Henna after using a black dye. I am using the Henna for conditionign benefits not color. (I don't mind using Indigo afterwards if need be). The Henna that I plan to use is Napur brand. Hope I spelled that correct.
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Smiley79

I have never dyed my hair with anyhting other than BAQ (body art quality) henna. As long as you use BAQ henna, you should be fine. I also use Nupur henna and I love it.
 
Many people have developed severe allergic reactions to Bigen. I personally wouldn't use it. I have used Godrej Nupur Henna 9 herbs with wonderful results. I will be doing it again later this month.
 
I need to remember to henna once a month. My henna is ready in my freezer and just wait to get out and meet my hair again. Instead of keeping it overnight, I will stay under a hooded dryer for 1 hour or 2. This Saturday is wash day; I am already calculating that if I wake up early (6 am) in the morning, wash my hair, put henna, sit under the dryer, wash it out, go back under the dryer- no wet hair for me while it's -18 celsius - cornrow my hair to prepare for a wig I will probably be done by 2pm. God be with me... :sad:
 
Hey ladies...

Can someone please tell me how to get a dark brown with henna? I mix my henna and indigo and it turns my grays a golden color but I think I want them to turn dark brown like my hair. Any advice would be gr8. TIA!

HPG

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HairPleezeGrow said:
Hey ladies...

Can someone please tell me how to get a dark brown with henna? I mix my henna and indigo and it turns my grays a golden color but I think I want them to turn dark brown like my hair. Any advice would be gr8. TIA!

HPG

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Are you using regular or organic indigo?

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HairPleezeGrow said:
I dk I got it from my local Indian store. Its in a blue box.

HPG

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Hmmm, maybe you should order some regular indigo from hennasooq. I hear she has good indigo. I am not sure how to get the brown you want but, what henna are you using?

You may have to change both henna type and indigo. I read about this a long time ago. I am trying to remember where I read about achieving a brown color from henna and indigo.

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HanaKuroi said:
Hmmm, maybe you should order some regular indigo from hennasooq. I hear she has good indigo. I am not sure how to get the brown you want but, what henna are you using?

You may have to change both henna type and indigo. I read about this a long time ago. I am trying to remember where I read about achieving a brown color from henna and indigo.

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Thanks...my henna is Nupur and my indigo is Misha. I will look into hennasooq.

HPG

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HairPleezeGrow said:
Thanks...my henna is Nupur and my indigo is Misha. I will look into hennasooq.

HPG

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What is the lawsone content of that henna? Do you know the harvest date?

I use either red raj, jamila or a henna with a high lawsone content.

Hennaforhair.com has information on henna'ing for certain colors and covering gray.

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HanaKuroi said:
What is the lawsone content of that henna? Do you know the harvest date?

I use either red raj, jamila or a henna with a high lawsone content.

Hennaforhair.com has information on henna'ing for certain colors and covering gray.

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Mehendi is the lawsone and I don't see an exp date on the bag. :-/

ETA- and thanks

HPG

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