Do ya'll henna?

Do you henna?

  • Yes, I henna and love it

    Votes: 293 28.1%
  • Yes, I have but I won't do it again

    Votes: 33 3.2%
  • No, I haven't but I've always wanted to

    Votes: 518 49.6%
  • Nope, never considered it

    Votes: 200 19.2%

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VWVixxen said:
Results with the Red Rose Henna:

My suggestion is IF you see this stuff, don't bother. My hair is conditioned as usual but I question what's all in it, there were so many bits and pieces in my hair when I tried to rinse it out, I had to use a conditioner to get it out. I haven't had to do that in a while.

I won't purchase this brand again, it was very grainy and instead of being green like henna is, it was brown when mixed. I've added Amla, Shikakai, Bhringraj and others to my mixes and they've always been green so I'm not sure what to think of this stuff. :confused:

I let it sit for 24 hours to terp and there was virtually no indication of color release.

I'll try the Jamila and probably go back to my regular henna w/my other powders mixed in. It's not been broken thus far so I guess I shouldn't try to fix it. :nono:

Brown? :eek: Yuck! That stuff don't sound right.

If you try jamila you won't want to go back...consider yourself warned. :sekret: :wink2:
 
I did my first henna treatment last night with Rajasthani henna, Amla powder, amla oil, water and olive oil, mixed into a paste, applied it to my hair and left it on for about 1 hours 30mins with plastic cap and my hair is as hard as a rock:eek:. Is my hair suppose to feel like this, even after I washed it out with shampoo a million times last night plus this morning? If so, how long does it take for your hair to be soft again? My hair got so thick I couldn't close my hair clip this morning I had to go with one of my pony tail holders.:grin:

Attached below are some pics of my hair before and after henna. I think it slightly changed the color that I have in my hair to a darker shade. I wasn't really interested in more color just for the strength and shine. The girl at the indian store told me to mix the amla powder with 2 tablespoons of henna and water without any tea or lemon juice to be on the safe side after I told her I wasn't interested in changing the color that I have in my hair now. She said that henna is going to change the color of your hair to copperish red regardless if you mix any other ingredients with it. Any other color that you get besides that copperish red it could be that it's not natural henna and it contains chemicals.

The first two pics shows my hair before henna treatment. The last three pics shows my hair after henna treatment.
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CLASSYEBONYGIRL said:
I did my first henna treatment last night with Rajasthani henna, Amla powder, amla oil, water and olive oil, mixed into a paste, applied it to my hair and left it on for about 1 hours 30mins with plastic cap and my hair is as hard as a rock:eek:. Is my hair suppose to feel like this, even after I washed it out with shampoo a million times last night plus this morning? If so, how long does it take for your hair to be soft again? My hair got so thick I couldn't close my hair clip this morning I had to go with one of my pony tail holders.:grin:

The first time or two I had that same experience, my hair felt RIGID. I didn't like it. It took a few conditioning/moisturizing treatments to get it back right.

What works for me now is after rinsing, applying Roux's Porosity Control for about a minute (maybe two), then using a shampoo on top of the PC, then rinsing again. This makes my hair feel V-E-R-Y smooth and it's EASY to detangle.

If I omit the Porosity Control, it's still not hard like it was initially but it's not nearly as soft either.

HTH
 
VWVixxen said:
The first time or two I had that same experience, my hair felt RIGID. I didn't like it. It took a few conditioning/moisturizing treatments to get it back right.

What works for me now is after rinsing, applying Roux's Porosity Control for about a minute (maybe two), then using a shampoo on top of the PC, then rinsing again. This makes my hair feel V-E-R-Y smooth and it's EASY to detangle.

If I omit the Porosity Control, it's still not hard like it was initially but it's not nearly as soft either.

HTH

Henna expert to the rescue!!!:lol: Last night when I started to rinse the henna out, I was like what the hell is happening to my hair.:eek: It felt very rough.

Anyway, thanks for the wonderful tips. I am still washing my hair daily with a 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner and also HE/VO5 conditioner until it gets cold. I also use porosity control every weekend before applying my conditioners for deep conditioning so maybe by this weekend my hair should be back to normal.:)
 
CLASSYEBONYGIRL said:
I did my first henna treatment last night with Rajasthani henna, Amla powder, amla oil, water and olive oil, mixed into a paste, applied it to my hair and left it on for about 1 hours 30mins with plastic cap and my hair is as hard as a rock:eek:. Is my hair suppose to feel like this, even after I washed it out with shampoo a million times last night plus this morning? If so, how long does it take for your hair to be soft again? My hair got so thick I couldn't close my hair clip this morning I had to go with one of my pony tail holders.:grin:

Attached below are some pics of my hair before and after henna. I think it slightly changed the color that I have in my hair to a darker shade. I wasn't really interested in more color just for the strength and shine. The girl at the indian store told me to mix the amla powder with 2 tablespoons of henna and water without any tea or lemon juice to be on the safe side after I told her I wasn't interested in changing the color that I have in my hair now. She said that henna is going to change the color of your hair to copperish red regardless if you mix any other ingredients with it. Any other color that you get besides that copperish red it could be that it's not natural henna and it contains chemicals.

The first two pics shows my hair before henna treatment. The last three pics shows my hair after henna treatment.
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Mine came out hard, too. But after using ORS RP, I was fine.

Girls, this has been the best hair week I have ever had!! I think it's the henna.

I normally have to shampoo and condition my hair every 3 days or my hair starts to feel dry. I did my henna and deep condition on Saturday and last night, which would have been my normal shampoo day, my hair was FINE. I don't need to do anything. YEAH! I would love to be able to go more days w/o shampooing and flatironing.

How often do you guys do your henna treatments?
 
CLASSYEBONYGIRL said:
Henna expert to the rescue!!!:lol: Last night when I started to rinse the henna out, I was like what the hell is happening to my hair.:eek: It felt very rough.

Anyway, thanks for the wonderful tips. I am still washing my hair daily with a 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner and also HE/VO5 conditioner until it gets cold. I also use porosity control every weekend before applying my conditioners for deep conditioning so maybe by this weekend my hair should be back to normal.:)


Mine never came out hard. Not even when rinsing out before adding any conditioner. But when I tried one of my favorite mild protein conditioners after a few weekly henna treatments my hair was HARD and CRUNCHY. Before henna this mild protein used to leave my hair so soft......
 
HoneyDew said:
Mine came out hard, too. But after using ORS RP, I was fine.

Girls, this has been the best hair week I have ever had!! I think it's the henna.

I normally have to shampoo and condition my hair every 3 days or my hair starts to feel dry. I did my henna and deep condition on Saturday and last night, which would have been my normal shampoo day, my hair was FINE. I don't need to do anything. YEAH! I would love to be able to go more days w/o shampooing and flatironing.

How often do you guys do your henna treatments?
:yay: That was my experience with henna! But get this...henna's affects are cumulative. The more henna treatments you do the better it gets, if you can believe that. :)

My hair never felt hard or rigid just stronger, but I always do a moisturizing deep condition after henna'ng.

I henna every week except when braided, of course. While braided I'm doing amla tea rinses every 3 days.

Congrats ebonygirl :dance7: Your hair came out lovely!
 
Hey HoneyDew, glad you're loving your hair!! That's so awesome, henna is soooo awesome!!

I do my hennas once a week or if I'm lazy once every two weeks but never any longer spaced that than. I like the results too much! :lol:
 
VWVixxen said:
Hey HoneyDew, glad you're loving your hair!! That's so awesome, henna is soooo awesome!!

I do my hennas once a week or if I'm lazy once every two weeks but never any longer spaced that than. I like the results too much! :lol:

ITA! Once a week or no more than 2 weeks. Basically, every time I wash I henna and then condish -- haven't used 'poo in weeks and my hair is STUPENDIOUSLY awesome, its really ridiculous . . .
 
Please tell me I'm not the only one who gets really excited every time someone else comes in and reports how much they like the henna?!!! :grin:

Hair day used to be a chore, now it's something I actually PLAN and look forward to! :bouncy:
 
VWVixxen said:
Please tell me I'm not the only one who gets really excited every time someone else comes in and reports how much they like the henna?!!! :grin:

Hair day used to be a chore, now it's something I actually PLAN and look forward to! :bouncy:
:sekret: Me too, but I'm trying to be nonchalant about it. Like, of course you liked it... it's awesome!

PLAN?! I have to stop myself from doing it twice a week. I love that I can experiment w/ the color and the conditioning effects.
I :love: henna.
 
VWVixxen said:
Hey HoneyDew, glad you're loving your hair!! That's so awesome, henna is soooo awesome!!

I do my hennas once a week or if I'm lazy once every two weeks but never any longer spaced that than. I like the results too much! :lol:

Did honeydew post pics!? I missed 'em.
 
sareca said:
:yay: That was my experience with henna! But get this...henna's affects are cumulative. The more henna treatments you do the better it gets, if you can believe that. :)

My hair never felt hard or rigid just stronger, but I always do a moisturizing deep condition after henna'ng.

I henna every week except when braided, of course. While braided I'm doing amla tea rinses every 3 days.

Congrats ebonygirl :dance7: Your hair came out lovely!


Can you give more detail about the amla tea rinses? Do you buy it from the same site as the henna? How do you prepare it and do you just pour it over your head like an ACV rinse, and then wash it out?

What kind of benefits does it give you?
 
HoneyDew said:
How often do you guys do your henna treatments?

Once a week, like clockwork. I'm another one who everytime I wash my hair, I'm washing henna out!! :lachen:

Me love henna long time. :grin:
 
I don't have any pics. I am not sure I have anything to compare them to so that you guys would be able to tell adifference.

All I know is that my hair has more body and volume. I even got a stare from my BF lastnight. He said "your hair looks different, more flippy or something." Iam not sure if that was a compliment or not :) , but he is right my hair has been different this week, I love it.
 
HoneyDew said:
I don't have any pics. I am not sure I have anything to compare them to so that you guys would be able to tell adifference.

All I know is that my hair has more body and volume. I even got a stare from my BF lastnight. He said "your hair looks different, more flippy or something." Iam not sure if that was a compliment or not :) , but he is right my hair has been different this week, I love it.

I'm soooo glad you're part of the henna revolution! It will only get better with time, believe me. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I now henna (instead of 'poo) every time I wash and deep condish afterwards -- my hair is off the hook!
 
I used Jamila henna on Sat and I am very happy w/the results. It was much easier than my 1st time. My hair looks even better plus I like the color. :love: I did a lemon juice, henna mix.
 
Queenie said:
I used Jamila henna on Sat and I am very happy w/the results. It was much easier than my 1st time. My hair looks even better plus I like the color. :love: I did a lemon juice, henna mix.


Alright, that's it, I'm ordering....if I get hooked...it's yours and Sareca's fault. ;)
 
NewYorkgyrl said:
Can you give more detail about the amla tea rinses? Do you buy it from the same site as the henna? How do you prepare it and do you just pour it over your head like an ACV rinse, and then wash it out?

What kind of benefits does it give you?

I love amla rinses! I just ordered a 1lb of amla powder from FNWL, but I've been using samples from hennaforhair.com. I find amla makes my ends feel full (not hard, but thick). After about 1 week of using the tea every other day my ends felt very meaty and healthy. My ends usually feel healthy, but thin. Not anymore!

ETA: Unfortunately they still look thin to me. But I'm not going to chop 'em until Dec.

You'll need:

1 tsp amla powder
4 oz of very hot water
16 oz of warm water


Add the tsp of amla powder to the hot water. Leave it to steep for about 10 minutes. Strain it into the 16oz of warm water (you can use it full strength if you want). Poor it over your hair and scalp. Do not rinse. Keep the pulp you strained to use as a facial scrub. I usually apply it while it's still a little warm. Makes my skin glow.

I also add it to my braid spray concoction. Make sure you only make enough to use right then. If you make extra you can keep it in the frig for up to 4 days.
 
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HoneyDew said:
I don't have any pics. I am not sure I have anything to compare them to so that you guys would be able to tell adifference.

All I know is that my hair has more body and volume. I even got a stare from my BF lastnight. He said "your hair looks different, more flippy or something." Iam not sure if that was a compliment or not :) , but he is right my hair has been different this week, I love it.


Flippy? :lachen:Men! God bless 'em.
 
sareca said:
I love amla rinses! I just ordered a 1lb of amla powder from FNWL, but I've been using samples from hennaforhair.com. I find amla makes my ends feel full (not hard, but thick). After about 1 week of using the tea every other day my ends felt very meaty and healthy. My ends usually feel healthy, but thin. Not anymore!

ETA: Unfortunately they still look thin to me. But I'm not going to chop 'em until Dec.

You'll need:

1 tsp amla powder
4 oz of very hot water
16 oz of warm water


Add the tsp of amla powder to the hot water. Leave it to steep for about 10 minutes. Strain it into the 16oz of warm water (you can use it full strength if you want). Poor it over your hair and scalp. Do not rinse. Keep the pulp you strained to use as a facial scrub. I usually apply it while it's still a little warm. Make my skin glow.

Thanks for this info!! I'm going to give this a spin next week while I'm visiting the future in-laws. I can add the pulp to my rose petal and orange peel powders facial scrub :grin:
 
I ordered henna and amla powders yesterday. I am excited to try them! I haven't decided if I'm going to use the amla in my henna mixture or not. I have been investigating the different terps I can use. There is no way I am using lemon juice as that will dry the hell out of my hair and that's the last thing I need. I'm seriously thinking of using red wine or pomegranate juice. The smell is a factor though. At any rate, I want to use as little as possible to get results.

I'll post when I get my stuff and decide what my "recipe" will be. I'm going to take before and after pics, too. So hopefully I'll be able to post them here or in my fotki. :)
 
Cichelle said:
I ordered henna and amla powders yesterday. I am excited to try them! I haven't decided if I'm going to use the amla in my henna mixture or not. I have been investigating the different terps I can use. There is no way I am using lemon juice as that will dry the hell out of my hair and that's the last thing I need. I'm seriously thinking of using red wine or pomegranate juice. The smell is a factor though. At any rate, I want to use as little as possible to get results.

I'll post when I get my stuff and decide what my "recipe" will be. I'm going to take before and after pics, too. So hopefully I'll be able to post them here or in my fotki. :)
Welcome, Cichelle. :wave: I think pomegranate juice will be really pretty. Is it acidic?

Don't forget your strand test.
 
sareca said:
Welcome, Cichelle. :wave: I think pomegranate juice will be really pretty. Is it acidic?

Don't forget your strand test.

Hi! No, I won't forget the strand test. I already harvested some hair for it.

Apparently, pom. juice is acidic enough because others have used it with success. Red wine definitely works...but I don't know how my husband would feel about the smell. He hates the smell of alcohol. :ohwell:

I have been very inspired by this thread. Thanks for all the info, sareca. And thank you, too, VWVixxen.
 
sareca said:
Flippy? :lachen:Men! God bless 'em.


I know girl. And I did not say anything in response, but I have been thinking about the fact that he said that - wondering what he meant.

Anyway, whatever he meant, his hands were all up in my hair on Satuday. :)

Has anyone here used Indigo in their Henna?
 
sareca said:
I love amla rinses! I just ordered a 1lb of amla powder from FNWL, but I've been using samples from hennaforhair.com. I find amla makes my ends feel full (not hard, but thick). After about 1 week of using the tea every other day my ends felt very meaty and healthy. My ends usually feel healthy, but thin. Not anymore!

ETA: Unfortunately they still look thin to me. But I'm not going to chop 'em until Dec.

You'll need:

1 tsp amla powder
4 oz of very hot water
16 oz of warm water


Add the tsp of amla powder to the hot water. Leave it to steep for about 10 minutes. Strain it into the 16oz of warm water (you can use it full strength if you want). Poor it over your hair and scalp. Do not rinse. Keep the pulp you strained to use as a facial scrub. I usually apply it while it's still a little warm. Make my skin glow.

I also add it to my braid spray concoction. Make sure you only make enough to use right then. If you make extra you can keep it in the frig for up to 4 days.

THANKS!!!!! I think I may this 1-2x a week when I get my braids.
 
HoneyDew said:
I know girl. And I did not say anything in response, but I have been thinking about the fact that he said that - wondering what he meant.

Anyway, whatever he meant, his hands were all up in my hair on Satuday. :)

Has anyone here used Indigo in their Henna?

I'm gonna use some in my henna tomorrow morning, after I give myself a full henna treatment tonight. It will be a 2/3 indigo, 1/3 henna ratio, so it's not black just dark brown with reddish highlights on the grey.
Hopefully my camera will be working by then, so I can finally post some pics and show you how it turned out.

And I'm glad your man liked your hair...flippy! Too funny...:lol:
 
sareca said:
I love amla rinses! I just ordered a 1lb of amla powder from FNWL, but I've been using samples from hennaforhair.com. I find amla makes my ends feel full (not hard, but thick). After about 1 week of using the tea every other day my ends felt very meaty and healthy. My ends usually feel healthy, but thin. Not anymore!

ETA: Unfortunately they still look thin to me. But I'm not going to chop 'em until Dec.

You'll need:

1 tsp amla powder
4 oz of very hot water
16 oz of warm water


Add the tsp of amla powder to the hot water. Leave it to steep for about 10 minutes. Strain it into the 16oz of warm water (you can use it full strength if you want). Poor it over your hair and scalp. Do not rinse. Keep the pulp you strained to use as a facial scrub. I usually apply it while it's still a little warm. Make my skin glow.

I also add it to my braid spray concoction. Make sure you only make enough to use right then. If you make extra you can keep it in the frig for up to 4 days.

Thanks for this. I will definitely give it a try. My fine strands need all the help they can get.

I'm all out of henna and amla. I'm trying to decide where's the best place to order my next batch from. I think it's either FNWL or that wholesale site...

The Jamilla looks interesting too.......
 
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