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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you might try adding amla powder
to your henna mix or add a little yogurt to dilute the natural color henna produces and still get great conditioning benefits.
 
I posted this question in a separate thread, but maybe I should have asked in this one.

How long can you leave Henna paste (mixed with amla) in the fridge? I had some left over from about 7 days ago and I wonder if it is still in good.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Sareca and other Henna Guru's,
Do you know if there would be any adverse affects to going back to traditional hair coloring (e.g. semi-permanent cellophanes or even highlighting) after using Henna or if it would even work? I've done 3 Henna treatments and just can't stand my hair this dark anymore. It's a cherry cola color with the greys and prviously highlighted hair being a pretty reddish gold. I like the greys, but I'm used to the rest of my hair being lighter (more chestnut with gold highlights) and in most indoor lighting, it looks jet black, which is too harsh for my skin-tone, I think. I've accepted that Henna will only darken, so that's that. I'll use unreleased Henna going forward for the conditioning/strenghtening.

Any advice? I HATE my hair color.

TIA for your help!
 
atlqt, just to tide you over till sareca pops in. I've done several henna applications, but when I ran out a month or so ago I used a vitale semi-permanent rinse with no problems BUT I love dark hair and my rinse was a blue-black. I'm sure sareca would agree that the best way to KNOW for sure is to do a strand test first. Good luck!
 
HERicane10 said:
atlqt, just to tide you over till sareca pops in. I've done several henna applications, but when I ran out a month or so ago I used a vitale semi-permanent rinse with no problems BUT I love dark hair and my rinse was a blue-black. I'm sure sareca would agree that the best way to KNOW for sure is to do a strand test first. Good luck!
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Yep, that's what I'd say.
 
atlqt said:
Sareca and other Henna Guru's,
Do you know if there would be any adverse affects to going back to traditional hair coloring (e.g. semi-permanent cellophanes or even highlighting) after using Henna or if it would even work? I've done 3 Henna treatments and just can't stand my hair this dark anymore. It's a cherry cola color with the greys and prviously highlighted hair being a pretty reddish gold. I like the greys, but I'm used to the rest of my hair being lighter (more chestnut with gold highlights) and in most indoor lighting, it looks jet black, which is too harsh for my skin-tone, I think. I've accepted that Henna will only darken, so that's that. I'll use unreleased Henna going forward for the conditioning/strenghtening.

Any advice? I HATE my hair color.

TIA for your help!
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First off, I wouldn't use henna anymore. Even unreleased it will still deposit color. The good news is henna will fade with time. The bad news is henna is notoriously difficult to lift. If you really hate the color I would consult a professional. Tell them you've used henna and ask them to strand test before they use any synthetics. Or you could try Clariol's Uncolor (or something similar). I've used Uncolor to lighten semi-permanent color that looked harsh on me. I'm sorry you don't like your new color. :(
 
dynamic1 said:
I posted this question in a separate thread, but maybe I should have asked in this one.

How long can you leave Henna paste (mixed with amla) in the fridge? I had some left over from about 7 days ago and I wonder if it is still in good.

Thanks in advance for your help.
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Store in an airtight container (I use those disposable plastic ones)
Henna (dry): fridge or freezer
Henna (paste): freezer
Amla (dry): fridge or room temp (cool dark place)
Amla (paste): freezer
Indigo (dry): room temp (cool dark place)
Indigo (paste): throw it away, it won't keep
Cassia (dry): fridge or room temp (cool dark place)
Cassia (paste): freezer

ETA: I actually leave mine in the frig for up to 7 days but that's a really bad idea. :spank:
 
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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. :(
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I've got some boxes of Dulhan I haven't used yet. With all the cautions I get nervous about the thought of using it and something going wrong. :perplexed
 
HERicane10 said:
atlqt, just to tide you over till sareca pops in. I've done several henna applications, but when I ran out a month or so ago I used a vitale semi-permanent rinse with no problems BUT I love dark hair and my rinse was a blue-black. I'm sure sareca would agree that the best way to KNOW for sure is to do a strand test first. Good luck!
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Thx, HERicane! (cute, cute screen name)
 
sareca said:
First off, I wouldn't use henna anymore. Even unreleased it will still deposit color. The good news is henna will fade with time. The bad news is henna is notoriously difficult to lift. If you really hate the color I would consult a professional. Tell them you've used henna and ask them to strand test before they use any synthetics. Or you could try Clariol's Uncolor (or something similar). I've used Uncolor to lighten semi-permanent color that looked harsh on me. I'm sorry you don't like your new color. :(
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Sareca,
We're going to have to start paying you for your wonderful advise. You work this board like a pro, Girl! I vote that we all send you some dollahs! God knows that we've paid for for less effective advise in our hair-care joruney. Thanks on behalf of my LHCF sistah's! I will indeed ask my stylist for her opinion (and listen to her lecture me). But I am still a believer in the benefits of Henna!!!! Thanks again!!!!!!!!!
 
sareca said:
Store in an airtight container (I use those disposable plastic ones)
Henna (dry): fridge or freezer
Henna (paste): freezer
Amla (dry): fridge or room temp (cool dark place)
Amla (paste): freezer
Indigo (dry): room temp (cool dark place)
Indigo (paste): throw it away, it won't keep
Cassia (dry): fridge or room temp (cool dark place)
Cassia (paste): freezer

ETA: I actually leave mine in the frig for up to 7 days but that's a really bad idea. :spank:
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Thanks for the info.
 
atlqt said:
Sareca,
We're going to have to start paying you for your wonderful advise. You work this board like a pro, Girl! I vote that we all send you some dollahs! God knows that we've paid for for less effective advise in our hair-care joruney. Thanks on behalf of my LHCF sistah's! I will indeed ask my stylist for her opinion (and listen to her lecture me). But I am still a believer in the benefits of Henna!!!! Thanks again!!!!!!!!!
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You're very welcome. :) You're also smart to anticipate the lecture from your stylist. I find it easier to just agree with everything they say. :wink2:
 
So, I'm sitting here with my henna concoction on my hair. I'm nervous and excited. I know I was supposed to do it yesterday but I did my strand test yesterday and waiting until today....when hubby wouldn't be home to ask a million questions...to actually henna my hair. The strand test came out AMAZING!! I thought I was seeing things. The jamila rinsed very easy and the strands were this beautiful dark brown with a hint of red. The amazing part was how thick the individual strands looked!!!! I couldn't believe it.
Here is my henna recipe. I'll let you know how it turned out later.

3 tablespoons of Jamila henna
1 tablespoon of Amla
1/4 tbs of citric acid
3/4 tbs of pectin
1/2 tbs of acv
about 3/4 cups of warm water

I put this in the oven (no patience to let it sit somewhere for 15 hours). Someone on henna for hair suggested the oven. I put it on 200 in a glass bowl with a glass cover for about 45 mins. I then turned the heat off and let it sit in the warmth of the oven for about another hour or more. The color released pretty quickly.

I then mixed 1 1/2 tablespoons of indigo and added water to make it a smooth consistency. I let it sit for about 15-20 mins.

I blended the henna mixture and the indigo mixture together and added coconut oil and jojoba oil...a very small amount to combat possible dryness from the acv. I put it all into a squeeze bottle that has a narrow applicator tip. I had a pleasant application experience by using the bottle to squeeze the henna all over my hair. No drips, no mess. I covered my hair with plastic wrap and put a plastic bag over that and now I'm under the dryer. Oh yeah, I also based by hairline and ears with vaseline(suggested on henna for hair) and tied two wrap strips around my hairline to avoid red skin and/or runniness.

WHEW! Sounds like a lot but it really wasn't. I'm so nervous. I keep thinking about melted hair even though my strand test was fine. :confused: PRAY FOR ME!!!! lol
 
Wow! You're such a good student. You've pretty much eliminated all the mistakes I made. I still haven't tried the squeeze bottle thing. I've been considering doing that with my relaxer, tho.

Don't leave your henna on too long the first time out.

We'll be waiting for your review. :)
 
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sareca said:
Wow! You're such a good student. You've pretty much eliminated all the mistakes I made. I still haven't tried the squeeze bottle thing. I've been considering doing that with my relaxer, tho.

Don't leave your henna on too long the first time out.

We'll be waiting for your review. :)
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Thanks Sareca! Now, what's considered too long? lol I've had it on for almost an hour now. :spinning:
 
Sareca, how often do you henna or henna/indigo now? I love it so much I want to do it every 3-4 days:look: :eek: My hair is fine and thinner at the temples and i was really wanting it to thicken up. I do it atleast weekly. But 2x a week wouldn't hurt, would it?
 
HERicane10 said:
Sareca, how often do you henna or henna/indigo now? I love it so much I want to do it every 3-4 days:look: :eek: My hair is fine and thinner at the temples and i was really wanting it to thicken up. I do it atleast weekly. But 2x a week wouldn't hurt, would it?
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There have been weeks I did it more than once (like last week). I didn't notice anything but faster results. But, I usually henna on Fridays.
 
Hey everybody!! My henna experience went really well. I didn't have any problems rinsing...none of the little debris or anything that I've seen mentioned before. My hair feels thicker and stronger! It didn't have the slip it usually has when I was first rinsing but as soon as I applied Neutrogena Triple Moisture Conditioner, the slip returned. I used it during the henna rinse out. I then deep conditioned with Elasta QP DPR 11, EVOO, and some other essential oils for about 45 mins. My hair is bunned so I don't have any pics to show. I can tell that my hair seems darker with some reddish hues but its not really visible on this gloomy, rainy day. I will continue to henna once or twice a month.

I :love: henna!
 
sareca said:
There have been weeks I did it more than once (like last week). I didn't notice anything but faster results. But, I usually henna on Fridays.
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;) Just what i wanted to hear! Another quick question, didn't you say that doing indigo relaxed your curl?
 
HERicane10 said:
;) Just what i wanted to hear! Another quick question, didn't you say that doing indigo relaxed your curl?
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I think it was the henna and silica, but it's hard to say.
 
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