Do ya'll henna?

[WomanlyCharm]

Okay so cassia is good if you dont want to color your hair, correct? I tried hennalucent many moons ago and I dont remember what I thought of it but I only tried it once so most likely it didnt wow me. I know the ladies here are using the real henna but I dont want to color my hair but I want the benefits of henna. Some say cassia doesnt compare to henna in what it can do for your hair.

Can someone help me out. I would like to try this but I dont want to color my hair. What should I do? God bless you all.

Definately try the cassia, you will love the added shine. And you're right, it doesn't add any color.
Then if you feel like it, think about trying henna...I promise the difference you'll see and feel between the two will make you a henna believer!

 

[Crissi]

Definately try the cassia, you will love the added shine. And you're right, it doesn't add any color.
Then if you feel like it, think about trying henna...I promise the difference you'll see and feel between the two will make you a henna believer!

Wow how big is stis difference? please let me know? areyou ladies sure the colour wouldn't amage the hair (haven't readthe whole thread) - I wouldn't mind indigo henna...

TIA

Crissi, x

 

[january noir]

Okay so cassia is good if you dont want to color your hair, correct? I tried hennalucent many moons ago and I dont remember what I thought of it but I only tried it once so most likely it didnt wow me. I know the ladies here are using the real henna but I dont want to color my hair but I want the benefits of henna. Some say cassia doesnt compare to henna in what it can do for your hair.

Can someone help me out. I would like to try this but I dont want to color my hair. What should I do? God bless you all.

I loved the results of my cassia treatment. I did one last night I've given myself a henna and indigo treatment 3 weeks ago and an Amla paste treatment a week ago. I am sold on all of the treatments. My hair is getting better and better and better...

Go ahead and give yourself the cassia treatment. It's very easy to mix (make like the consistency of pancake batter or thicker; just use hot water from the tap) and apply! You don't even have to use gloves! Wrap your hair in plastic wrap, keep on for 1/2 hour and rinse (I use a cheapie conditioner and then follow with a single poo). Viola!

 

[azul11]

OH OK that sounds like a plan. Where did you get your cassia from? God bless you all.

I loved the results of my cassia treatment. I did one last night I've given myself a henna and indigo treatment 3 weeks ago and an Amla paste treatment a week ago. I am sold on all of the treatments. My hair is getting better and better and better...

Go ahead and give yourself the cassia treatment. It's very easy to mix (make like the consistency of pancake batter or thicker; just use hot water from the tap) and apply! You don't even have to use gloves! Wrap your hair in plastic wrap, keep on for 1/2 hour and rinse (I use a cheapie conditioner and then follow with a single poo). Viola!

 

[january noir]

OH OK that sounds like a plan. Where did you get your cassia from? God bless you all.

I buy my Cassia from Mehandi or Henna Sooq. I really like the Henna Sooq quality.

http://www.mehandi.com/shop/cassiaobovatabuy.html

http://www.hennasooq.com/store/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=7

Some people can find it at Indian stores, but I don't know anything about that. Perhaps someone will chime in.

 

[tiffers]

I want to, but I read that it's pretty messy. I'm extremely clumsy, so I won't be trying it. I'd get henna everywhere but my head!

 

[sareca]

I want to, but I read that it's pretty messy. I'm extremely clumsy, so I won't be trying it. I'd get henna everywhere but my head!

My first couple of times it looked like I murdered a swap monster.

 

[ravenmerlita]

I just finished a cassia treatment. I'm sitting under the dryer now. Can't wait to see how it comes out. The first time I used cassia, I remember that my hair felt a lot thicker and my shedding was reduced. I hope I get a similar result this time. Because I am going crazy with shedding and thin looking hair.

 

[mscocoface]

I just purchased some Henna and will be trying it in the next few weeks. I am in the protective style challenge so for those two weeks I have my hair down I will be a henna nut. I think I will do this at least once each week and see how my hair handles.

I usually do aphogee treatments when I take my hair down but I am switching to henna this time. There is an India Grocery Store down the street and all of their hair items, amla, vatika, powers and henna are decently prices. Thank Goodness.

 

[baglady215]

I want to, but I read that it's pretty messy. I'm extremely clumsy, so I won't be trying it. I'd get henna everywhere but my head!

I added pectin to my henna and I had not one drip. Yogurt is supposed to help as well. You should definitely try it though!

 

[JLove74]

I want to, but I read that it's pretty messy. I'm extremely clumsy, so I won't be trying it. I'd get henna everywhere but my head!

as long as your mix isn't runny, it shouldn't be messy.

 

[queendiva79]

Hay ladies

I am interested in doing some henna treatments finally and don't know where to start my hair color is black but i don't care to keep it black. I maily want to thicken and condition my hair. Help! Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[alexstin]

Hay ladies

I am interested in doing some henna treatments finally and don't know where to start my hair color is black but i don't care to keep it black. I maily want to thicken and condition my hair. Help! Thanks in advance!!!!

Take a look at Sereca's fotki. She has a henna tutorial.

 

[azul11]

I buy my Cassia from Mehandi or Henna Sooq. I really like the Henna Sooq quality.

http://www.mehandi.com/shop/cassiaobovatabuy.html

http://www.hennasooq.com/store/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=7

Some people can find it at Indian stores, but I don't know anything about that. Perhaps someone will chime in.

Dang. See therein lies the problem I have. I do not like to order things online. Not just for security or what have you but because it is almost always delivered by UPS and no one is available to receive the packages and the pick station for me is in another borough! I want to find some locally but then I read threads saying its probably compound. I was planning on going to Whole Foods this weekend to see if I could find some but then I'm like do I want to risk it.

So this looks like another product I can't use because its only available online. God bless you all.

 

[january noir]

Dang. See therein lies the problem I have. I do not like to order things online. Not just for security or what have you but because it is almost always delivered by UPS and no one is available to receive the packages and the pick station for me is in another borough! I want to find some locally but then I read threads saying its probably compound. I was planning on going to Whole Foods this weekend to see if I could find some but then I'm like do I want to risk it.

So this looks like another product I can't use because its only available online. God bless you all.

Don't give up hope Doll! Is there a relative or good neighbor that lives nearby who is home during the day? Can you have the package delivered to your place of business? My package from Henna Sooq was sent USPS and was in my mailbox when I got home. You can always call them, describe the issue you have and see if they can use an alternative shipper if the package is too big to mail by US Postal.

Whole Foods might have BAQ henna, cassia and amla, but if they did, I think we would have heard about it.

 

[HoneyDew]

Dang. See therein lies the problem I have. I do not like to order things online. Not just for security or what have you but because it is almost always delivered by UPS and no one is available to receive the packages and the pick station for me is in another borough! I want to find some locally but then I read threads saying its probably compound. I was planning on going to Whole Foods this weekend to see if I could find some but then I'm like do I want to risk it.

So this looks like another product I can't use because its only available online. God bless you all.

Do you have any Indian Stores near you. You can do a search online for one.

I have ordered several products from HennaSooq and always sent via USPS.

 

[thiccknlong]

You hair looks great! I use the henna from Henna for Hair as well. It loosens my curl, but only temporarily (which is a good thing because I don't want my curl to loosen, though it's sort of fun to have it looser for a while). I've been using henna for about 3 years now, love it.

Since you've been using it so long, I'll pose this to you..
I've never henna'd. My hair is very tangly and hard from the hard water...
Does henna - dry your hair out - is there a "black" color for henna - do you have to reapply like a semipermanant rinse, if so, how many times to henna to keep the shine ?

Thanks !

 

[azul11]

Do you have any Indian Stores near you. You can do a search online for one.

I have ordered several products from HennaSooq and always sent via USPS.

Thank you HoneyDew and january noir. I am happy it can be delivered by USPS because at least I know there wont be a problem. As for the stores around me, I did find a couple but one had products that had dust on them like they had been sitting there for a while. I did get himani gold cream from another store that seemed to have fresher items. I might check them out as well. Thanks again! God bless you all.

 

[sareca]

Take a look at Sereca's fotki. She has a henna tutorial.

Yep, http://journals.fotki.com/Serica/

Catherine's book is great too. http://www.hennaforhair.com/freebooks/hennaforhair.pdf

ETA: I've lovin' that braidout alexstin.

 

[sareca]

Hey ya'll I got my semi-annual henna tattoo and thought share.

^^The paste has been on for 2 hours. The artist she said only uses sifted henna and lemon juice in her mix.

^^This is a 2-3 hours later after I scaped the dry paste off. It was falling all over the carpet and if you get it wet ... well you know what henna does.

^^This is a couple days later; it has oxidized. It's hard to tell since I've gotten so much darker.

 

[Cien]

okay henna ladies...

I'm now apart of this henna revolution!!

I spent the last 4 days in between work and other duties, reading this looooooooong thread! I'm only up to page 81--but I'm determined to read it all.

But it keeps getting longer and longer.. lol

Anyway, I bought some Karishma Herbal Henna at my local Indo, Pak and Ban store, as well as some Dulhan and Reshma Henna. (I also got some Amla oil and Vatika oil which I LOVE so far!! )
The lady in the Indian store prolly thought I had lost my mind buying up all of their products. I was just buying stuff that you guys had posted and mentioned in this thread. LOLOL!!! Next time I'll hit the other stores in my area.. lol

Anyway, I henna'ed my hair Monday with the Karishma!!

I had so much trust in you ladies, and this thread, that I didn't even do the strand test, I just jumped right in! I have no fear when it comes to my hair...I'm surprised that I'm not bald headed! LOLOL!!

Anyway, I love the results...the color....and most of all, my few gray strands are gone!!
However I used too much lemon juice in my mix, with the water, therefore when I rinsed it out, my hair was kinda 'squeaky' or stripped clean. (not damaged tho). I left it on for an hour and a half. erplexed
( when i henna'ed, I hadn't made it to that page where one of you ladies mentioned that maybe we should not use the lemon juice.... )

Anyway, after I deep conditioned, everything was cool....

Next time I henna, (which will be Friday night) I'll eliminate the lemon juice!

It wasn't all that messy, because I used the pectin, the dark towels and gloves of course. When I finish using all of the henna that I bought at the store, I'm going to order some Jamila, and maybe some indigo.
Not sure about the indigo, because I love this slight light brown/red/burgundy tint thing that I have going on....

All in all---I think I'm going to love this!! I took before pictures, however I haven't taken my after pics yet.
I'll do that tonight, and I'll try my BEST to get a fotki up and going before the end of the week!
If not, I'll still come back to this thread and post my before and after pics!

Thank all of you ladies for your input and knowledge!! Man, I love yawl! I've learned so much from this board!!

 

[locabouthair]

okay henna ladies...

I'm now apart of this henna revolution!!

I spent the last 4 days in between work and other duties, reading this looooooooong thread! I'm only up to page 81--but I'm determined to read it all.

But it keeps getting longer and longer.. lol

Anyway, I bought some Karishma Herbal Henna at my local Indo, Pak and Ban store, as well as some Dulhan and Reshma Henna. (I also got some Amla oil and Vatika oil which I LOVE so far!! )
The lady in the Indian store prolly thought I had lost my mind buying up all of their products. I was just buying stuff that you guys had posted and mentioned in this thread. LOLOL!!! Next time I'll hit the other stores in my area.. lol

Anyway, I henna'ed my hair Monday with the Karishma!!

I had so much trust in you ladies, and this thread, that I didn't even do the strand test, I just jumped right in! I have no fear when it comes to my hair...I'm surprised that I'm not bald headed! LOLOL!!

Anyway, I love the results...the color....and most of all, my few gray strands are gone!!
However I used too much lemon juice in my mix, with the water, therefore when I rinsed it out, my hair was kinda 'squeaky' or stripped clean. (not damaged tho). I left it on for an hour and a half. erplexed
( when i henna'ed, I hadn't made it to that page where one of you ladies mentioned that maybe we should not use the lemon juice.... )

Anyway, after I deep conditioned, everything was cool....

Next time I henna, (which will be Friday night) I'll eliminate the lemon juice!

It wasn't all that messy, because I used the pectin, the dark towels and gloves of course. When I finish using all of the henna that I bought at the store, I'm going to order some Jamila, and maybe some indigo.
Not sure about the indigo, because I love this slight light brown/red/burgundy tint thing that I have going on....

All in all---I think I'm going to love this!! I took before pictures, however I haven't taken my after pics yet.
I'll do that tonight, and I'll try my BEST to get a fotki up and going before the end of the week!
If not, I'll still come back to this thread and post my before and after pics!

Thank all of you ladies for your input and knowledge!! Man, I love yawl! I've learned so much from this board!!

im glad u got good results with it. Did you get the henna shine? I havent tried henna yet but I know I will eventually. Im still not sure if I want color change.

 

[Cien]

im glad u got good results with it. Did you get the henna shine? I havent tried henna yet but I know I will eventually. Im still not sure if I want color change.

My hair has some shine to it--but I think it was from the Amla oil that I used....I'm not sure...

I'm going to take some shots when I get home and take a looksee!! My color change wasn't really that drastic, (well, not with my naked eye) however a sistafriend noticed right away when I saw her last night!!

 

[Cien]

Hey ya'll I got my semi-annual henna tattoo and thought share.

^^The paste has been on for 2 hours. The artist she said only uses sifted henna and lemon juice in her mix.

^^This is a 2-3 hours later after I scaped the dry paste off. It was falling all over the carpet and if you get it wet ... well you know what henna does.

^^This is a couple days later; it has oxidized. It's hard to tell since I've gotten so much darker.

I love your tattoos!!!! very nice and very pretty!!

 

[sareca]

Thanks apples! Congrats on your first henna! Don't forget to posts your pics.

 

[BW1]

Ladies, I have a couple of questions. My mom wants to color her hair, but she is mostly gray. I am going to order Henna and indigo. Is there a certain brand of indigo i should buy? Also, does anyone have a picture of their mostly gray hair colored with henna and indigo?

Thanks

 

[Isis]

Ladies, I have a couple of questions. My mom wants to color her hair, but she is mostly gray. I am going to order Henna and indigo. Is there a certain brand of indigo i should buy? Also, does anyone have a picture of their mostly gray hair colored with henna and indigo?

Thanks

I had some gray strands that I colored with henna, indigo and amla. My recent henna experience is under "About Me" in my Fotki. I wanted to keep my hair color of dark brown with natural auburn highlights, which I did.

I suggest reading Catherine's site at www.hennaforhair.com and look at the pictures under the link for gray hair. You can see how the gray hair would look after certain recipes of henna and henna plue indigo (amla too). Henna alone will result in bright red hair on the gray strands, which she may or may not want. Your mother may want to go brown or black. All of the recipes are there with lots of different pictures plus there is a new, free henna book on her site to download. I recommend your mother go gradually darker unless she absolutely wants black or blue-black. It's always easy to go dark with henna and indigo but not the other way around.

Another great site to read is www.hennasooq.com (she is a member here.)

 

[Aubergold]

can one use henna over a fresh commercial rinse like:
clarify, rinse, henna, then deep condish all in the same day?

BAQ henna of course

 

[Isis]

can one use henna over a fresh commercial rinse like:
clarify, rinse, henna, then deep condish all in the same day?

BAQ henna of course

Yes, you absolutely can but with body art quality henna, not just any boxed henna.

 

[Aubergold]

Yes, you absolutely can but with body art quality henna, not just any boxed henna.

thanks Isis, you're so helpful!