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%
  • Total voters
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Henna Sooq said:
Okay hhmmm I am definetely going to have to compare Dabur amla oil and see. That is about the only thing I have heard is the smell. thanks.
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I am just putting it in my henna mixes to use it up for now. I am going to order yours next. I had JUST gotten an order from you when I saw the newsletter about your amla oil. I think I want to try it with my next order, though.
 
I henna!

I kept my mix simple, water, extra virgin olive oil, and Jamila henna.

I let it sit under my sink overnight. I live in a dorm so there wasn't really a "warm" area for it. I applied it to wet, freshly washed hair. I only let it sit for an hour because I'm impatient and had somewhere to be sort of. Next time I will start earlier and let it sit longer.

I was not impressed at first. Honestly, I think it's because it seemed too easy. It wasn't that messy for me to put on, except when I started globbing it on randomly. And my rinse out took like 10 minutes at most. At first my hair felt stiff and thick...then my hair felt thin and normal after I rinsed it out. I expected too much too soon, I guess.

I love the color! It didn't dye my hair much but I guess that's cause I didn't leave it on long enough? My hair is darker overall I think, with red chunks, streaks, highlights. This alone would be reason enough for me to continue using henna.

The conditioning aspects are even better, I think. After my hair dried I noticed the thickness more. It looks thicker and feels thicker as well. Usually my hair is flat and thin. Also, my post relaxer shedding has stopped. No hair in my comb at all. I didn't really get any shine though but I guess that comes after more use.

I'll continue to henna. My hair didn't fall out! I don't know why I was so scared before.
 
I tried to take before pictures but my camera died. I have new batteries so I'll take some after ones to show the difference between my first application and second.

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I am in love with the thickness!
 
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I just henned friday folks and I'm not happy, will not entirely unhappy. My color is great but my hair has breakage :( I moisturez after the henna. Hair was stilly dry. Saturday I moisturized again. Today I have these tiny "C" shaped hair breakage issues. Please help!
 
kaykaybobay said:
I just henned friday folks and I'm not happy, will not entirely unhappy. My color is great but my hair has breakage :( I moisturez after the henna. Hair was stilly dry. Saturday I moisturized again. Today I have these tiny "C" shaped hair breakage issues. Please help!
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Awww sorry kaykaybobay. A few (actually a lot of) questions. What was the condition of your hair BEFORE you henna'd? Did you apply to clean hair? Where did you buy your henna? What did you mix it with? What did you rinse it with and did you dc with a moisturizing conditioner after?

All these things can be a factor in the outcome of your treatment.
 
Well I guess my hair was ok. I'm still tryin to achieve moisturized hair but that is elusive. I Followed some good advice on clarifying and my hair has been better. My hair was clean, got some Jamilah Henna from Mehendi, maybe I will try it again with some oil added like coconut, also cut out the lemon. I rinsed with the usual shower water, also I did deep condition afterwards. I absolutely hate seeing the "c" shaped breakage :( I was hopping the henna would help stop this.
 
kaykaybobay said:
Well I guess my hair was ok. I'm still tryin to achieve moisturized hair but that is elusive. I Followed some good advice on clarifying and my hair has been better. My hair was clean, got some Jamilah Henna from Mehendi, maybe I will try it again with some oil added like coconut, also cut out the lemon. I rinsed with the usual shower water, also I did deep condition afterwards. I absolutely hate seeing the "c" shaped breakage :( I was hopping the henna would help stop this.
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Was your dc a moisturizing condish? If you decide to henna again, try rinsing the henna from your hair with conditioner (I use cheapie VO5 and Dove Moisturizing Conditioner)

So you were getting the C shaped breakage BEFORE the henna? Are you natural?
 
I will try this next time. Well I was all natural up until bout 6 monthes ago. For some reason I decided to to a texturizer. I wish I hadent especially since it didnt do much lol cept further aid me in having devil hair as I call it lol. I wasnt getting as much c shaped breakage before henna. I had some, but it seems to be alot more now :(
 
kaykaybobay said:
Well I guess my hair was ok. I'm still tryin to achieve moisturized hair but that is elusive. I Followed some good advice on clarifying and my hair has been better. My hair was clean, got some Jamilah Henna from Mehendi, maybe I will try it again with some oil added like coconut, also cut out the lemon. I rinsed with the usual shower water, also I did deep condition afterwards. I absolutely hate seeing the "c" shaped breakage :( I was hopping the henna would help stop this.
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Lemon juice can be very drying. Don't use that next time. I had very dry hair with my first couple of hennas and I realized it was the apple cider vinegar so I cut that out and just used oil and warm water.:)
 
i henna'd last night, and while i can't give a full verdict yet cuz i'm still in bed with my hair in twists, i can say that the actual application was a much more enjoyable experience than i expected...my henna mix consisted of the henna, EVOO, dabur amla, vatika oil, about a teaspoon of honey (that's the only measurement i can give, i eyeballed it all!), some motions botanical conditioner and boiling water...mixed that up, let it sit overnight...the application wasn't too messy, i ended up getting it just the right consistency, so i didn't have a drip issue...left it on for 3 hours, then made a huge mess in my shower as i rinsed! i just rinsed with water for about 10 minutes, then used my l'occitane lavender clarifying poo 3x before i felt like my hair was mostly clean...then i poo'ed with nexxus assure, and fell in love with that shampoo right then and there! :lol: my hair felt so thick through all the pooing! i then conditioned with my motions conditioner for a few minutes, and DC'ed with ors hair mayo with extra EVOO added to it for about 10 minutes (no heat, just cleaned up my bathroom while it was on my head)...rinsed that out, squeezed to get rid of the excess water, then sprayed my motions leave-in, followed by CD hair milk mixed with amla oil to moisturize, and vatika oil after that to seal...twisted my hair and went to bed....i haven't seen any color or anything yet, and i wanna take pics either tomorrow or thursday, but i don't plan on straightening my hair anytime soon, so i'm wondering if that renders my picture-taking pointless :look: anyways, my hair feels so soft now, i had no issues with tangling or excessive dryness, and i'm pleased with the results, even if there is very little color...
 
Well I jumped in and am doing a Henna as we speak. I want to do the indigo but with as much Henna as I had to use to cover my hair I am not sure I have enough Indigo.:ohwell:
 
phew! finally finished reading most of those pages. thanks for all the info! i think i am ready to take the plunge. the benefits sound great for thickening up my fine strands, and i can't wait! i had a question though, so henna is fine to apply on new growth, and will be okay to be relaxed later on right?
 
hOnii said:
phew! finally finished reading most of those pages. thanks for all the info! i think i am ready to take the plunge. the benefits sound great for thickening up my fine strands, and i can't wait! i had a question though, so henna is fine to apply on new growth, and will be okay to be relaxed later on right?
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Henna can be applied to new growth. Some people henna and relax on the same day. Make sure you do strand test!:)
 
Hi Everyone!

This is my first post. I read ALL of the posts about Henna and I guess I'm giving into peer pressure ...'cause I WANNA HENNA TOO! :look:

Today the Indian hairstylist that does my eyebrows told me that I should NOT use henna. She said that it's very drying and that the water in Los Angeles is too hard and shouldn't be used with Henna. She said the smell doesn't come out of your hair either. Hmmm... I guess I'll just ignore her. :lachen:

I wanted to order Henna from www.fromnaturewithlove.com. I called them today at 2pm and got a recording that said they're closed! I need help knowing what to buy from them. Can anyone offer help with this? If so, I can skip the phone call and just order online.

My hair comes about 2 inches above my waist and is thick. So, I need to know how much of everything to get. I want to henna for the strenthening effects, add shine and to color black...although if the color from henna alone is pretty I might stick with it for a while. Right now my hair is black from Robert Craig dye.

By the way...I LOVE YOU ALL!! I never knew there were so many other women of color who were obsessed with hair like me!! :yay: 'Cause folks think i'm CRAZY!!
 
Ok so instead of ordering the samples, I took the plunge and ordered enough to do the darn thang! :ohwell: :D I am going to do a strand test first (of course) but as soon as it gets here that bad boy is going in my head!!! :lol: What do you think about this mix: henna(jamila), yogurt, vatika oil, and a little bit of honey. Too much? Missing something?

Next time (I'm assuming this will be successful) I plan on ordering from FNWL. Does anyone know where their henna is from? Also, is there a list lurking around here of suppliers and the best henna prices?

I'll make sure to post pics!

HoneyDew said:
Plain Yogurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think your mixture sounds good. The only other things you might want to add is shikakai to promote hair growth and is a great hair cleanser as well, and maybe try out amla hair oil. But you are going to have a nice set of hair afterwards. let us know !!
 
Henna Sooq said:
I think your mixture sounds good. The only other things you might want to add is shikakai to promote hair growth and is a great hair cleanser as well, and maybe try out amla hair oil. But you are going to have a nice set of hair afterwards. let us know !!
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I've been reading the other henna thread ("Is henna really worth it?") so I've made a file of all the info you've been giving! :) I'm really happy that I can use products/ingredients I already own. I'm going to add the amla as well (I wasn't sure if that was overkill or not, but it's going in there now!). Thanks! ;)
 
I knew I was going to forget the rest of my question! :lol:

Will I still see some color using this mix instead of something acidic? (or is yogurt acidic?)
 
Yes you will see color regardless if yoghurt is acidic or not. I am not even sure if it is BUT the amla powder you are going to add is pretty acidic so you are good to go !!
 
Henna Sooq said:
Yes you will see color regardless if yoghurt is acidic or not. I am not even sure if it is BUT the amla powder you are going to add is pretty acidic so you are good to go !!
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I have dabur amla oil. Is that the same, or do I need the powder?
 
The amla oil extract does not have the same amount of effect as the powder does on darkening the henna, as far as we have seen so far. The powder has been stronger from results.
 
mscocoface said:
I took some pictures. My new avatar being one of them to see if there will be a noticeable difference. I want to go for dark since I am now seeing some grays spring up. I think trying to pluck them on a weekly basis sooner or later will become a losing battle...Yes vanity is up in dis here house! :p
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I had some little gray ones in the front that I used to pluck but then more kept springing up ! It reminds me of an episode of Sex in the City where Samantha finds gray hairs all over and tries to dye her hair where dye shouldn't go, if you know what I mean ! :lachen: She said if you pluck one, four more show up to attend its funeral ! :lol:
 
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