Do ya'll henna?
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I know there are different qualities of Henna, but does the same go for Cassia. I've used the Light Mountian 2x and it has helped to strengthen my hair, but I feel it's not as conditioning as it could be. Am I better off ordering my Cassia from one of the websites that you ladies reccommend?
Hi sareca,
sareca
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Hey ya'll, I found this today http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/10/ora_oasis_c_in.html
It lists Mumtaz, Duhlan, Heenara Mehendi Powder, BigGen Black Hair Dye, and some brand of Mustand oil. These complaints are all from this time last year so they might have fixed the problem. The charges were:
Reason: COSM COLOR
Section: 601(e), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION
Charge: The cosmetic appears to not be a hair dye, and is,
bears, or contains a color additive which is unsafe within
the meaning of section 721(a).
or...
Reason: LACKS N/C
Section: 403(e)(2), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING
Charge: The food is in package form and appears to not have
a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of
the contents in terms of weight, measure or numerical count
and no variations or exemptions have been prescribed by
or both.
I thought of Mestiza. The charge for Mumtaz was unsafe color additive. Her boxes could have been from last year's crop.
It lists Mumtaz, Duhlan, Heenara Mehendi Powder, BigGen Black Hair Dye, and some brand of Mustand oil. These complaints are all from this time last year so they might have fixed the problem. The charges were:
Reason: COSM COLOR
Section: 601(e), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION
Charge: The cosmetic appears to not be a hair dye, and is,
bears, or contains a color additive which is unsafe within
the meaning of section 721(a).
or...
Reason: LACKS N/C
Section: 403(e)(2), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING
Charge: The food is in package form and appears to not have
a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of
the contents in terms of weight, measure or numerical count
and no variations or exemptions have been prescribed by
or both.
I thought of Mestiza. The charge for Mumtaz was unsafe color additive. Her boxes could have been from last year's crop.
Cichelle
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sareca said:Hey ya'll, I found this today http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/10/ora_oasis_c_in.html
It lists Mumtaz, Duhlan, Heenara Mehendi Powder, BigGen Black Hair Dye, and some brand of Mustand oil. These complaints are all from this time last year so they might have fixed the problem. The charges were:
Reason: COSM COLOR
Section: 601(e), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION
Charge: The cosmetic appears to not be a hair dye, and is,
bears, or contains a color additive which is unsafe within
the meaning of section 721(a).
or...
Reason: LACKS N/C
Section: 403(e)(2), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING
Charge: The food is in package form and appears to not have
a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of
the contents in terms of weight, measure or numerical count
and no variations or exemptions have been prescribed by
or both.
I thought of Mestiza. The charge for Mumtaz was unsafe color additive. Her boxes could have been from last year's crop.
Holy crow! Thanks for sharing this. I don't use that brand but I very well could have if I didn't find Jamila. And you are right that this might be the cause of what happened to Mestiza!
chicamorena
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sareca said:I have about 2,500g of it. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do...erplexed
Sareca when you figure out what you're gonna do with yours let me know, because I've got some boxes of this too and am too scared to use it now.
Mestiza
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sareca said:Hey ya'll, I found this today http://www.fda.gov/ora/oasis/10/ora_oasis_c_in.html
It lists Mumtaz, Duhlan, Heenara Mehendi Powder, BigGen Black Hair Dye, and some brand of Mustand oil. These complaints are all from this time last year so they might have fixed the problem. The charges were:
Reason: COSM COLOR
Section: 601(e), 801(a)(3); ADULTERATION
Charge: The cosmetic appears to not be a hair dye, and is,
bears, or contains a color additive which is unsafe within
the meaning of section 721(a).
or...
Reason: LACKS N/C
Section: 403(e)(2), 801(a)(3); MISBRANDING
Charge: The food is in package form and appears to not have
a label containing an accurate statement of the quantity of
the contents in terms of weight, measure or numerical count
and no variations or exemptions have been prescribed by
or both.
I thought of Mestiza. The charge for Mumtaz was unsafe color additive. Her boxes could have been from last year's crop.
Thank you for that info, Sareca!
The Dulhan Henna that I bought didn't bother me, thank goodness. Maybe, they cleaned up their act.
Now, as for Mumtaz, D@MN THEM!!!
How dare they play w/ people's health like that!!!
Mestiza
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sareca said:I have about 2,500g of it. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do...
chicamorena said:
Can you return it the vendor where you purchased it?
If not, please, please, PLEASE, DO NOT use it.
I don't want you, or anyone else, to experience anything close to what happened to me. 
Proudpiscean
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How long does it normally take you to receive your orders? I ordered some indigo & amla from hennaforhair.com and some Jamila from mehndiskinart.com on yesterday; I hope to get it by next friday so I can henna next weekend!
Proudpiscean
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Thanks Sareca!, Your hair is beautiful...you're one of my inspirations! 
TwistNMx
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I just love my henna and........
I'm just wondering how many of you use mendi on the hair verses the regular packaged henna.
A few indian women told me that the they aren't "real" henna unless it's "red" and that unless it's mendi, it's a chemical...just as bad as chemical dyes.
What a bummer!!
Has anyone else been told this?
I've been using regular, but I think after this confirmation last night, I will be switching to mendi. I was told that there are things you can add to it to make it darker.
I'm just wondering how many of you use mendi on the hair verses the regular packaged henna.
A few indian women told me that the they aren't "real" henna unless it's "red" and that unless it's mendi, it's a chemical...just as bad as chemical dyes.
What a bummer!!
Has anyone else been told this?
I've been using regular, but I think after this confirmation last night, I will be switching to mendi. I was told that there are things you can add to it to make it darker.
Cichelle
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High Priestess said:I just love my henna and........
I'm just wondering how many of you use mendi on the hair verses the regular packaged henna.
A few indian women told me that the they aren't "real" henna unless it's "red" and that unless it's mendi, it's a chemical...just as bad as chemical dyes.
What a bummer!!
Has anyone else been told this?
I've been using regular, but I think after this confirmation last night, I will be switching to mendi. I was told that there are things you can add to it to make it darker.
I'm not sure what you mean by the regular packaged henna. But I'm assuming you mean compound henna?
I think many of us are using body art quality henna, as opposed to compound henna. It isn't red as a powder, but yes, that's the color it puts on the hair. It's true that compound henna (the kind that has a variety of colors to chose from) can sometimes contain things that are dangerous. I use BAQ only to be safe.
fancypants007
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sareca said:
Sareca, remember I asked you awhile back how your color turned out when you used the Jamila henna from the vendor you recommended? It seems that when I used it the color was very light and I'm wondering if it's because the dye was weaken. Anyhow I did a search and this is what I found on Catherine's website: "However, henna is perishable (its powdered dried plant leaves), and if it's been sitting on the shelf a long time, it may have lost it's dye strength."
He was selling his henna at incredibly low prices and I searched for another vendor hoping to get the same deal, and I could not find one. Was this Jamila henna sitting a long time on his shelf which is why he was charging such a low price for it? I noticed a difference as soon as I used the Jamila compared to the kind I used from Catherine's. After letting the henna sit overnight for at least 12-17 hours, you could see the dye release with Catherine's but I did not see this with the Jamila henna that I purchased from Mehndiskinart. That was what first prompted me to ask you about it. My gloves were orange in color with Catherine's brand, and when I got some henna on my ears, they were orange in color and my fingernails even though I wore gloves were orange. I did not get any of this from the Jamila henna. It just makes sense that if it is sitting on the shelf for a long time it will lose some of its potency. If this is true, then I've lost money too because I'm trying to get the color as well as the conditioning. It just makes me think about the conditioning effects of this henna especially if it is not fresh. In the future, I think I am going to start buying my henna from FNWL. Someone said that it is just as good as the Jamila but a lot less in price.
TwistNMx
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sareca said:Sorry I couldnt' help.
No worries. No reason to apologize.
I'm going to use mendi from now on though. I just love the strength that henna gives my hair.
On another note,
I just read what happened to mestiza...unbelieveably scary. I hope that she is doing better too.
sareca
Well-Known Member
High Priestess said:No worries. No reason to apologize.
I'm going to use mendi from now on though. I just love the strength that henna gives my hair.
On another note,
I just read what happened to mestiza...unbelieveably scary. I hope that she is doing better too.
Fo real! It scared me.
Mestiza
New Member
Oh, dear! If you do use it again, then, I hope and pray that you don't experience what I did. I know that you said that the Mumtaz Henna burned your eyes.sareca said:That's about $37 worth of henna.
Mestiza said:Can you return it the vendor where you purchased it?
If not, please, please, PLEASE, DO NOT use it.
Hopefully, the boxes that you received are okay. 
Mestiza
New Member
High Priestess said:No worries. No reason to apologize.
I'm going to use mendi from now on though. I just love the strength that henna gives my hair.
On another note,
I just read what happened to mestiza...unbelieveably scary. I hope that she is doing better too.
I was scared, toosareca said:Fo real! It scared me.
Thanks for being so caring!
TwistNMx
New Member
Mestiza said:I was scared, tooand was praying more than you know. God did answer my prayers b/c it could've been worse. My shoulder and neck are still hurting and the swelling hasn't gone down 100%, but I'm still improving.
Thanks for being so caring!
I hope things will get better for you. Let me know and I will send some healing your way.
HP
Swanstyle
We got this!
Hey All,
I haven't been able to access the forum for a few days.
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I definitely plan to henna regularly.
Question. I know this probably has been addressed, but this is a huge thread and it will take some time to find the answer. Sooo...
My mother now wants me to henna her gray hair. Problem is that I covered my gray but I used indigo because I wanted black hair. My mother's hair is very light brown. So what should I use to cover the gray and get it a lighter brown shade?
Ciao for Now,
nylatinjazz
I haven't been able to access the forum for a few days.
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I definitely plan to henna regularly.
Question. I know this probably has been addressed, but this is a huge thread and it will take some time to find the answer. Sooo...
My mother now wants me to henna her gray hair. Problem is that I covered my gray but I used indigo because I wanted black hair. My mother's hair is very light brown. So what should I use to cover the gray and get it a lighter brown shade?
Ciao for Now,
nylatinjazz
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