A New Henna Thread

I was actually going to mix and freeze some henna to use this week for wash day. I'm pretty simple, I only use coconut milk.

ETA: I have a hendigo mix which is fun, but I think I'll just invest in actual indigo in the future to get a deeper brown than what I'm currently getting.
 
Thanks for all your responses ladies but guess what? I'll tell the story slowly.

Yesterday I used Karishma henna on my hair and Hennasooq's indigo for hair afterwards. I woke up this morning and it appeared that the indigo did not even slightly stain my hair. All the red tones from the henna was there but no black tones from the indigo.

So low and behold, I dug through my stash again and found another indigo that I bought from Amazon in November 2015 from a 2015 crop and I used that on my hair this morning, and went and did my chores . I washed it out a few minutes ago and can I tell you how excited I am to see such a deep deposit of blackness. This is by far the best indigo I have ever used on my hair to date.

The indigo I used is called Zenia Indigo Powder and here is what it looks like:

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And here's the link :

Amazon product ASIN B004IUN7JO
I noticed that when I was mixing it, it did not look quite as green as hennasooq's indigo and I was starting to get worried. But as I mixed and applied it to my hair, I noticed it was turning an awesome shade of dark green to black already.

And I was getting really excited after seeing that. now that I washed it out, my hair is so black right now. Listen ladies, I have the most stubborn gray hair and felt like nothing could truly get it black again unless I commercially dye it and I don't want to do that :nono2:

I gatta say, I really :love: this stuff and it is my new indigo boo :yep: remember if you do purchase it, make sure the crop isn't more than a year old. For example, I wouldn't purchase from a 2014 crop now. I believe the crop can last as long as 3 years before it starts to lose it's efficacy and so I try not to buy them too old. I need time to use mine.
 
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I got my jamila henna from amazon and it's been working great. I got my hendigo mix from Mountainroseherbs in medium brown and it's ok. Darkens my hair for sure, but I think experimenting with raw indigo may work out better. I just don't want jet black.
 
Did my first henna job of the year on the 7th. Have done 2 separate indigo treatments and completely unsatisfied with the new product I tried. Got it from amazon (here). Did not receive my anticipated jet black/blue black result. I'm not at all a newbie to henna or indigo (the indigo did not smell as fresh as it should either) so now I'm on the hunt for better quality indigo. Wishing my old source (ayurnatural) didn't go out of business. Their product was awesome quality every time.
 
preciouslove0x said:
Did my first henna job of the year on the 7th. Have done 2 separate indigo treatments and completely unsatisfied with the new product I tried. Got it from amazon (here). Did not receive my anticipated jet black/blue black result. I'm not at all a newbie to henna or indigo (the indigo did not smell as fresh as it should either) so now I'm on the hunt for better quality indigo. Wishing my old source (ayurnatural) didn't go out of business. Their product was awesome quality every time.
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I totally agree with the bolded.
 
bluenvy said:
I may do another henna session this week.
I hennaed two weeks ago with Goya coconut milk, and loved it!
Thanks ladies :2inlove:

I'm either having an growth spurt or could be from increased water intake, but my greys already peeping out.

Do anyone henna twice monthly?
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I have, I notice I do it on a kind of pattern. Twice one month, break for a month then repeat. My hair has stopped feeling hard after henna treatments since I only use coconut milk (and have stopped using shampoo immediately before and/or after).
 
I usually just mix my henna mix (henna, brahmi powder, fenugreek and kapoor kachli) with water and some oil, but I decided to switch things up and brew about 4 ounces of rooibos tea. I usually never get any color deposit on my hands when dealing with this mix, I assume because it's only about 1/4 henna. This time though, my hands are a slight orange color. I'm very excited to see if I see anything on my hair!
 
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