Can henna be used on someone with light brown hair?

[SleekandBouncy]

I'm ordering my henna stuff right now, but I wanted to order some for my cousin. She had brown hair, but it's on the sandy colored side. I'm ordering the henna and indigo for myself to do a half and half mixture. Can I use that on her hair as well or will it make it darker after a while? Should I get the neutral cassia instead? Will the results from cassia be as shiny and thickening?

 

[destiny616]

the mixture will change the color of her hair. if your cousin doesn't want to change the color of her hair, order the cassia.

 

[carolb21]

Do you guys wash and dry your hair prior to doing a henna treatment or do you just apply it to your dry hair? I was just wondering.
Thanks

 

[la flaca]

the mixture will change the color of her hair. if your cousin doesn't want to change the color of her hair, order the cassia.

I agree, Cassia will be the best option for her.

 

[la flaca]

Do you guys wash and dry your hair prior to doing a henna treatment or do you just apply it to your dry hair? I was just wondering.
Thanks

I've done it as a prepoo with dry hair, then the shampoo & Deep conditioner and/or after shampooing, I apply the henna and DC as usual.

 

[Blackoutzangel05]

Which works better for you La Flaca, on dry hair or after your normal shampoo???

 

[destiny616]

Which works better for you La Flaca, on dry hair or after your normal shampoo???

i'm not la flaca but i have done henna both ways and received the same results each time

 

[Blackoutzangel05]

cool...because I did it as a pre-poo before and had great results but read on hennaforhair.com that its suppose to be done on freshly washed hair so I wanted to know if there was a great difference.

 

[Neroli]

cool...because I did it as a pre-poo before and had great results but read on hennaforhair.com that its suppose to be done on freshly washed hair so I wanted to know if there was a great difference.

I've done it so many ways too, and love the variety and freedom of using henna. At first I thought I had to follow some precise method, or recipe or whatever, but after a year of doing this, I feel total independence and my hair has never looked better! I've used as follows:

1. henna pre-poo on dry hair, poo, DC
2. poo, henna, DC
3. henna on dry hair as CW, DC (no poo & henna serves as poo)
4. henna gloss (henna + condish), DC (no poo & henna gloss serves as poo)

 

[la flaca]

Which works better for you La Flaca, on dry hair or after your normal shampoo???

I got the same results with dry/dirty and wet hair.

 

[carolb21]

Thanks guys for posting this. I always did it on dirty dry hair and my results were wonderful, but just wondered if i needed to wash first. It's so much easier to put it on, sit under a dryer and then wash it out...