A New Henna Thread

Thx! I get Moroccan henna from hennasooq but she's sold out a lot. If that's the case I get it from hennaking. I prefer hennasooq though. To get brown tones I use about 3/4 henna 1/4 indigo.

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317537 said:
Thx! I get Moroccan henna from hennasooq but she's sold out a lot. If that's the case I get it from hennaking. I prefer hennasooq though. To get brown tones I use about 3/4 henna 1/4 indigo.

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Do you mix them and apply? Or apply one first rinse and then the other?

HPG

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I keep it simple. I mix henna with warm water and some cheap conditioner. ( a few squirts) . Then I mix in about 1/4 amount of regular ( not organic) indigo powder. I don't wait for dye release. I apply to dirty hair. If I'm doing pesky grays I'll just hit my temples. Pop on a processing cap put a towel on my head and hang out for about 3h or longer. Then I cowash out deep condition in the shower and style as usual. HTH!

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Hey y'all! I want to use my cleansing creme after I rinse out my henna. Do u think that should be fine or should I poo wash it out?
 
My last henna treatment (a gloss) was the weekend before thanksgiving, so I am way overdue. Was sposed to do it last week but didn't feel like it. :-/

Anyway I'm all henna'd up. I'll sleep on it and rinse with VO5 in the morning, then DC and oil rinse. Happy Friday, ladies!

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

ETA- and thanks

HPG

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The lawsone content tells you how much lawsone it contains. The higher the percent the stronger the color. Red Raj has 3.29% lawsone content which is very high. Jamila is like 2.5%.
I prefer to use BAQ henna. It has a finer sift and seems to have better color.

Mehandi means henna.

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HairPleezeGrow said:
Do you mix them and apply? Or apply one first rinse and then the other?

HPG

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Try using pure henna. The Nupur is henna plus a bunch of ayurvedics. I think the may be interfering with the indigo adhering to the henna. Nupur is good for strengthening but for color I would use plain BAQ henna and use the Nupur as a treatment in between.

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HanaKuroi said:
The lawsone content tells you how much lawsone it contains. The higher the percent the stronger the color. Red Raj has 3.29% lawsone content which is very high. Jamila is like 2.5%.
I prefer to use BAQ henna. It has a finer sift and seems to have better color.

Mehandi means henna.

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Oh okay I got that from the back of my package on the list of ingredients...not sure what the lawsone is then lol. Is there a website for the BAQ henna?

HPG

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HanaKuroi said:
Try using pure henna. The Nupur is henna plus a bunch of ayurvedics. I think the may be interfering with the indigo adhering to the henna. Nupur is good for strengthening but for color I would use plain BAQ henna and use the Nupur as a treatment in between.

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Gr8 idea thank you so much! :-)

HPG

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As for BAQ henna you can get from hennasooq or hennaking. I have been using Moroccan henna plus indigo in my hendigo treatments. My goal color is dark brown. In the sunlight it's quite red but basically looks black in daylight. Still perfecting my ratio. I'm doing 75:25 henna: indigo



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HairPleezeGrow
All of the henna products at hennasooq are body art quality. You could just order a few boxes of Jamila and call it a day or if you wanna be more exotic, get the moroccan or red raj or something.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
mshoneyfly said:
HairPleezeGrow
All of the henna products at hennasooq are body art quality. You could just order a few boxes of Jamila and call it a day or if you wanna be more exotic, get the moroccan or red raj or something.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
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What do I mix it with to get deep dark color? I'm willing to do a red I guess as well.

HPG

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HPG :wave: I have a lengthy reply to leave but I am on my way out to a Xmas concert. I'll reply later.

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HairPleezeGrow said:
What do I mix it with to get deep dark color? I'm willing to do a red I guess as well.

HPG

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You can try plain organic cocoa powder. I loved the deepish tones the cocoa gave.

Some ladies use hibscuis for super red.

Just understand that it's not instant. Since my hair is naturally a very dark 1 to 1b, I didn't notice deposit till maybe the 3rd treatment. Then it was on and poppin

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HairPleezeGrow said:
What do I mix it with to get deep dark color? I'm willing to do a red I guess as well. HPG Don't judge...Sent from my Galaxy Note II using LHCF
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HairPleezeGrow
Hibiscus def gives a deep dark red. After so many apps, the hair will appear black in reg light and deep dark burgundy red in sunlight. I use it every time.

I used black yarn for my braids and my hair looks sooo close to the yarn color. I use fenugreek as a sep treatment so that could be keeping my hair nice and dark too. My hair has never been anything close to black b4 my HHJ. It was always that no-lye relaxer sandy brown color.

Here is a pic of b4 I started using Ayervedics. The highlights are from an old demi I got done at one of my last ever salon visits


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This is what it looks like now. Not as much light but you can still see how much darker it got over the course of 9 mos



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I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
mshoneyfly said:
HairPleezeGrow
Hibiscus def gives a deep dark red. After so many apps, the hair will appear black in reg light and deep dark burgundy red in sunlight. I use it every time.

I used black yarn for my braids and my hair looks sooo close to the yarn color. I use fenugreek as a sep treatment so that could be keeping my hair nice and dark too. My hair has never been anything close to black b4 my HHJ. It was always that no-lye relaxer sandy brown color.

Here is a pic of b4 I started using Ayervedics. The highlights are from an old demi I got done at one of my last ever salon visits

This is what it looks like now. Not as much light but you can still see how much darker it got over the course of 9 mos

I LOVE this HHJ!!
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Thanks mshoneyfly! So do I mix hibiscus with the henna? Is hibiscus a powder?

HPG

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Babygrowth said:
Hey y'all! I want to use my cleansing creme after I rinse out my henna. Do u think that should be fine or should I poo wash it out?
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Babygrowth
Don't wash or cleanse your hair following the rinse out of your henna treatment. You need about three days for the color to oxidize/settle. Just rinse it well with water, or r/o condish to help remove the henna, after the treatment.
 
HairPleezeGrow said:
Thanks mshoneyfly! So do I mix hibiscus with the henna? Is hibiscus a powder?

HPG

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There is hibiscus already in the Nupur Henna you are using. I use Celestial Seasonings Red Zinger Tea (which also contains hibiscus) when I do mine to make it redder. If you want your hair brown, play with your ratio of henna to indigo. The more indigo you use, the darker your hair will be.

I doubt the ayurvedic herbs are interfering with the indigo since many people use these herbs when doing henna/indigo together as well as in a two step process.

I have my bag of Godrej Nupur Henna right here in front of me.
 
mshoneyfly said:
@HairPleezeGrow
Hibiscus def gives a deep dark red. After so many apps, the hair will appear black in reg light and deep dark burgundy red in sunlight. I use it every time.

I used black yarn for my braids and my hair looks sooo close to the yarn color. I use fenugreek as a sep treatment so that could be keeping my hair nice and dark too. My hair has never been anything close to black b4 my HHJ. It was always that no-lye relaxer sandy brown color.
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mshoneyfly
Have you had a chance to use the red raj and hibiscus powder? What were the results?
 
Pompous Blue I havent used the red raj yet. I still have so much Jamilla (I stocked up during B-n-B and Hennasooq sales this summer). I might try it on my next henna after taking out these braids. If I can just leave them in for the rest of December it'll be a miracle!! I will report back as soon as I use the red raj. Im thinking I will try it without the hibiscus to see what its like. I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
mshoneyfly said:
@Pompous Blue I havent used the red raj yet. I still have so much Jamilla (I stocked up during B-n-B and Hennasooq sales this summer). I might try it on my next henna after taking out these braids. If I can just leave them in for the rest of December it'll be a miracle!! I will report back as soon as I use the red raj. Im thinking I will try it without the hibiscus to see what its like. I LOVE this HHJ!!
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mshoneyfly Looking forward to your review! Thanks!
 
I haven't hennaed my hair in so long I've actually forgotten what to do!

I have some time off over Christmas and New Year, can someone remind me whether or not it's OK to do two henna treatments one week apart? Thanks in advance.
 
Superfly Sister said:
I haven't hennaed my hair in so long I've actually forgotten what to do!

I have some time off over Christmas and New Year, can someone remind me whether or not it's OK to do two henna treatments one week apart? Thanks in advance.
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Superfly Sister
I henna weekly quite often. May take a week or two off here and there. I DC afterwards. No side effects or hard hair. Hair loves it!!!
 
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