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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Cichelle said:
That's great news, sareca! Man, this henna is so wonderful. I did my third henna treatment and I'm loving it more and more still. You are way ahead of me and I am inspired by you.
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Aw, thanks Cichelle :rosebud: Isn't henna great? Congrats on your third treatment. As many treatments as I've done you'd think it would stop improving, but it doesn't. Everytime I do another one it's better than the last. I keep waiting for it stop, but it hasn't happened yet. :cool:
 
That sounds great Sareca, well I finally got a chance to mix some Reshma Henna up and have it in my hair as I type. I mixed it with one of the recipes from Hennaforhair, and hoping to get a nice auburn color if not at least that shine you have and the conditioning benefits, it wasn't messy at all I actually applied mine like I do my conditioner.
I added: 1 cup of lemon juice
1 cup of distilled water
a few tablespoons of Amla oil
and some Eucalyptus oil (which feels sooooo good on my scalp, like a cool menthally thing going on, lol)
I mixed all that up w/100g. of the henna and it's still about a 1/4 of it left which my daughter is begging me to put it in her hair, lol. I let it sit on top of my bathroom over the toilet thing for over 24 hrs. so I hope to see some color. I wrapped a towel around my head that I heated up in the microwave twice already because my mom is under the dryer w/a rollerset, I really wanted to sit under there for atleast 1/2 an hr. anyway I'll post my pics later.
 
:yay: I can't wait to see it. Don't forget to DC after you rinse. The lemon juice can be a little drying for some folks.
 
Sarica, I just finished reading your amazing fotki journal on Henna. It really simplied the process for me -- because all these threads have been overwhelming and caused me to keep delaying the henna. I was worried about the what ifs ... but your journal addressed all the fears. I do have one question. I want soft black or natural black hair WITHOUT blue tones. I do NOT want blue black hair. So, any recommendations since indigo is by nature blue black? Thanks.
 
I'm a believer!!:D

I just did my first treatment today. I must admit that I was a little overwhelmed by all the info about henna. After reading through all the posts about henna, I decided to take the plunge.

I used the Mumtaz AlRoosa henna and i'm in love!!! I didnt have any problems rinsing with the Alroosa. The only problem I had was that when I rinsed, my hair was unnaturally strong and seemed a little tangled. I must have used 6 different conditioners in an effort to combat the problem. I finally decided to DC with heat for about 40 minutes and that did the trick. My hair was soft, yet strong. I was able to comb through my hair without losing any strands.

Although the process was very time consuming, the benefits are definately worth it. My hair and I want to give a special thanks to Sareca and VWVixxen for helping the ladies of LHCF see the "henna light"!!!
 
Synthia said:
Sarica, I just finished reading your amazing fotki journal on Henna. It really simplied the process for me -- because all these threads have been overwhelming and caused me to keep delaying the henna. I was worried about the what ifs ... but your journal addressed all the fears. I do have one question. I want soft black or natural black hair WITHOUT blue tones. I do NOT want blue black hair. So, any recommendations since indigo is by nature blue black? Thanks.
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Thanks. :rosebud: I would start with a 50-50 mix, if you don't want the red from straight henna or the blue-black from straight indigo. Henna and indigo mixed didn't give me blue tones. It gave me very, very, dark red, but the only way to know for sure what it will look like on your hair is a strand test.
 
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MSLONG said:
I'm a believer!!:D

I just did my first treatment today. I must admit that I was a little overwhelmed by all the info about henna. After reading through all the posts about henna, I decided to take the plunge.

I used the Mumtaz AlRoosa henna and i'm in love!!! I didnt have any problems rinsing with the Alroosa. The only problem I had was that when I rinsed, my hair was unnaturally strong and seemed a little tangled. I must have used 6 different conditioners in an effort to combat the problem. I finally decided to DC with heat for about 40 minutes and that did the trick. My hair was soft, yet strong. I was able to comb through my hair without losing any strands.

Although the process was very time consuming, the benefits are definately worth it. My hair and I want to give a special thanks to Sareca and VWVixxen for helping the ladies of LHCF see the "henna light"!!!
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Yay! :dance7: Another convert. Congrats. Did you take pics?
 
Thanks

I am going to wait the three days so that the color can oxidize before I take the pics.

This stuff is a keeper though!! :)

BTW: Have you had a chance to use the Mumtaz brand you purchased??
 
Today has been a busy day for me and my 1st. henna treatment, notice I said first because God willing this will be a keeper for me, :D . I took my henna almost everywhere today, lol, and my kids just kept asking me what's that smell, :lol: , the eucalyptus oil was a bit strong I guess, but anyway, I loved my results.
My hair felt like I did a protein treatment when i rinsed it all out which didn't make my hair hard at all, and my protein treatments are not drying so i was happy. My hair felt heavier if that makes since, and was definately stronger. I didn't receive any color from the looks of it but I have to wait until it dries to really see. Right now I have Humectress cond. in my hair, I had class and an Iftar to attend so I didn't have time to sit under the dryer and do a rollerset or anything so I just put on a plastic cap and ran. Hopefully tomorrow morning it will be dry (I'll be air drying over night), and I can see some kind of color. If not I'll be trying another brand and adding something else to the mix to help bring out the color.
 
MSLONG said:
Thanks

I am going to wait the three days so that the color can oxidize before I take the pics.

This stuff is a keeper though!! :)

BTW: Have you had a chance to use the Mumtaz brand you purchased??
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No, :cry: I'm still braided. I have less than 2 weeks to go tho. :)
 
carameldiva said:
This is the henna that i got from ebay- i got 2 (500g) orders. It arrived today.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&item=290032003327&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
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Carmeldiva, are you still using the Chestnut color Light Mountain henna from "The Henna Store"? Just wondering because I ordered some and was planning to use it today 'cause I want my hair lighter than this cherry-cola color that I now have from the Jamila henna (love Jamila henna, though....just want it lighter brown). Let me know if you had any problems with it or just ordering from eBay due to costs.

Also, did you have to allow time for dye release with the Chestnut mix? The instructions imply that you can use it right away. THX!

Anyone else have any tips for getting lighter brown results by testing different recipes? Thx, Ladies!!
 
atlqt said:
Carmeldiva, are you still using the Chestnut color Light Mountain henna from "The Henna Store"? Just wondering because I ordered some and was planning to use it today 'cause I want my hair lighter than this cherry-cola color that I now have from the Jamila henna (love Jamila henna, though....just want it lighter brown). Let me know if you had any problems with it or just ordering from eBay due to costs.

Also, did you have to allow time for dye release with the Chestnut mix? The instructions imply that you can use it right away. THX!

Anyone else have any tips for getting lighter brown results by testing different recipes? Thx, Ladies!!
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I still have a half bag of the chestnut color light mountain henna from www.thehennacompany.com . To make it liter- i would try adding lemon juice. And you know what i have never done the dye release thing until last nite- i made a new batch just in case i don't have enough left over in the container in the freezer. After mixing i let it sit out in a tupperware bowl with the lid on and in just three short hours the dye released and the mix changed from green to brown- so i would reccommend doing the dye release even though it will still color your hair without releasing the dye .

My recipes


i have done it with plain hot water. Hot water, amalaki and fo-ti powder. Hot water, amalaki, fo-ti powder, red wine, honey and ground cloves.

Also lemon juice should help release the dye faster just like the red wine.
 
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nappywomyn said:
Sweet!! That was fast, huh??? You have to share how it turns out after you use it!
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Yeah- it was very fast- in all i paid $33.73 for 1000 g of henna and that included the shipping and handling. So i think that was a great price. I promise to share my results as soon as i use it. My experience ordering from "evergreenen" on ebay was great and i would highly reccommend anyone purchasing from him.
 
I thought I'd post this here since I'm not using henna for gray coverage.

This question was posted to me on another board I frequent. What advice would you give her. Thanks in advance:

I have shoulder length hair, but greys are occasionally sprouting (and a lot are coming in around my face )...that is why I started using the henna. I am getting a coppery color on the grey hairs, which I am sure will darken with more applications. I am surprised at how quickly the greys around my face are always coming in...I thought i had read about people just mixing enough to put on re-growth and applying it.

Would I have to worry about getting the strands evenly colored with the rest of my hair (med-dark brown), if i just do touch ups on the new growth? Would I have to worry about too much henna deposit on my hair? Is it ok to do all my hair every 3-4 weeks?
 
Hmmm, sounds like she doesn't understand that henna is a conditioner too. So, basically she doesn't understand what henna is. I'd start with the standard stuff or point her to Catherine's page about henna (and compound henna).

I henna to cover gray and my grays are pretty saturated with color after the second treatment. So, right now I have 1/2 an inch of gray at my roots and the rest of the strand is a dark copper color. After I've henna'd twice that 1/2 an inch of gray NG will be the same color as the rest of the strand. So I can't tell where the last time stopped and the next application started.
 
It's been 3 days since my henna treatment, and that day I let the hair airdry w/o adding my usual leave-ins, I also haven't put anything in my hair and my hair is still silky soft and moisturized it's like I have new strands of hair on my head, I could never go w/o my leave-ins or atleast moisturizing period atleast once in 3 days. I believe it was the combination of the henna treatment and the Humectress DC. I can't wait for sunday to do my second treatment, even though I didn't receive any color the conditioning effects were so good I don't even care for color right now. :D
 
Ok ladies. I went to the Indian store and bought some Afshan Mehndi Henna Powder. The lady and man at the store told me the only ingredient was henna b/c I couldnt read the lable (but you know I went home and looked it up on the net right?). The woman said it was for the hair and she only and one box left. Mnay women must be buying right?

A few min ago I mixed hot water, some amla oil I got from them and a little bit of ACV b/c I dont want it to be too drying. Tomorrow I will add EVOO and coconut oil to it before I apply it. This is my first henna so wish me luck ya'll!

Oh! The henna was very well sifted. Not stems sticks or anything. One question though. Since my hair is jet black, it wont turn any noticable colors will it? When I do my strand test do I have to let it stay on the hair for an hr?

ETA: I only put in a little bit of the amla oil (Dabur) b/c I thought I read somewhere on here that it was drying. Am I right? TIA!
 
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I have henna 6 times and my hair is still black in fact it look blacker I donot ues indigo. what is the point of using the indigo anyway
 
naturallady said:
Ok ladies. I went to the Indian store and bought some Afshan Mehndi Henna Powder. The lady and man at the store told me the only ingredient was henna b/c I couldnt read the lable (but you know I went home and looked it up on the net right?). The woman said it was for the hair and she only and one box left. Mnay women must be buying right?

A few min ago I mixed hot water, some amla oil I got from them and a little bit of ACV b/c I dont want it to be too drying. Tomorrow I will add EVOO and coconut oil to it before I apply it. This is my first henna so wish me luck ya'll!

Oh! The henna was very well sifted. Not stems sticks or anything. One question though. Since my hair is jet black, it wont turn any noticable colors will it? When I do my strand test do I have to let it stay on the hair for an hr?

ETA: I only put in a little bit of the amla oil (Dabur) b/c I thought I read somewhere on here that it was drying. Am I right? TIA!
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That's the same henna I use primarily unless my local store is out. I really like it, though it's not as nice as the Jamila.

The Henna can be a bit drying on the hair, you will probably the most noticeable difference after your first and second applications. As far as color goes, they may be some depositing of the reddish tint inspite of the dark color of your hair. It will PROBABLY look more like highlights than actual color changed. If you're really concerned about color change, be sure to do the strand test and leave it on a MINIMUM of an hour (I'd say two to three). Henna deposits color with each treatment until your hair reaches a maximum 'saturation' point.

Hope that helps!!

Ok, back to work, love ya'll! :kiss:
 
EishBuhgeish said:
Hey yall,

I stumbled upon another henna site and I thought yall might find it helpful. It list the different types of henna, what colors they give and all that.

http://www.everydayhenna.com
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Yep, that was HennaJoy's website...looks like it's up and running again, under new management.
The info I found there was phenomenal. It definately helped me decide to go ahead and slop this stuff on my head. :grin:
 
Hey ya'll, I took my braids out and I get to henna again! I'm so excited. I'm going to start as soon as the carpet cleaners leave.

I'm using unreleased Mumtaz, 2 tablespoons of AVC (just cause it's time for acidifying anyway), water, coconut oil.
 
sareca said:
Hey ya'll, I took my braids out and I get to henna again! I'm so excited. I'm going to start as soon as the carpet cleaners leave.

I'm using unreleased Mumtaz, 2 tablespoons of AVC (just cause it's time for acidifying anyway), water, coconut oil.
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Wow, your hair is gorgeous! I only wish my hair was as thick...
 
I bought some henna from a local indian store, got my red wine vinegar, lavendar oil, vatika oil (thinkin bout using just coconut oil cuz this stuff is jah expensive)....Is there anything else I need?



Additional question: This past Sunday, I relaxed my hair, it came out underprocessed. I want to do a corrective relaxer within the month. Will henna be able to lessen my kinks by a considerable amount so I wont have to corrective relaxer AND is there a waiting period between a relaxer and a henna treatment?
 
Sareca,

When you make the amla rinse what do you strain it with? I did one last week and had to cw to get the amla bits out.

Your hair is looking good.
 
MissVee said:
Sareca,

When you make the amla rinse what do you strain it with? I did one last week and had to cw to get the amla bits out.
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The last time I used a tea ball. I can't find my regular strainer, but anything with a fine mesh will work. It needs to be the ones that are so small you can't stick a need through the net.

MissVee said:
Your hair is looking good.
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Thanks :(
 
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