Khadija.D.Carryl
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Superstar Mixtress !! hehehe ! yes indeed.
Yes you can use instant coffee that is fine !
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Yes you can use instant coffee that is fine !
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Do ya'll henna?
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preciousjewel76
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alexstin said:http://www.indian-herbs-exporters.com/herbs-online-shop-a.html
$5/100 gm and that includes shipping!
I ordered my henna from them. Very good quality (they're a supplier for "Henna for Hair") and very cheap, but it took over a month to receive my order. They state that fact on their website, which was fine with me - I wasn't in a rush. Not recommended if you want your supplies quick, fast, and in a hurry!
BrownBetty
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Have anyone used a sulphur based product and used henna in their hair?
I made my own MTG/BT mixture, sulphur, oils, rosemary essential oil. I applied it to my scalp on Monday.
I need to Henna my hair on Friday and I am just worried if there will be any kind of interaction....
Anyone have any experience with this?
I made my own MTG/BT mixture, sulphur, oils, rosemary essential oil. I applied it to my scalp on Monday.
I need to Henna my hair on Friday and I am just worried if there will be any kind of interaction....
Anyone have any experience with this?
stinastina
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I decided to try some different hennas this time and I bought Dulhan and Reshma - I usually use Jamila. Last weekend I tried the Dulhan and it was very gritty - it took several rinses and a couple of washes to get it out. Then I indigo-ed afterwards and deep conditioned with heat. There were a few grays which did not take color and my hair (even after deep conditioning with Salerm Wheat Germ) was VERY dry. Two days later I cowashed and used LacioLacio to try to get moisture back. I didn't even use lemon juice - just amla powder, water, honey & amla oil. I can't recommend this one. 
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MissVee said:
I've tried it...I have been using MTG since February and I did my retouch last Sunday, but I stopped using MTG one week prior to using henna. This was my first time using henna and it was quite a different experience. I'm looking to get thicker hair from it because my hair is hella thin!
LaNecia
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MissVee said:
Yes Ma'am!! Been using henna since 11/05 and MTG since before that (off and on). I've not any type of a reaction at all using the two together. In the last month or two, I've made my own sulphur mix using indian oils with the sulphur at a 10% concentration. I've done several henna treatments with the sulphur still in my hair...I've had no problems. You SHOULD be fine!
BrownBetty
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VWVixxen said:
Thanks! How's married life?
Khadija.D.Carryl
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Sorry for the delayed answer. No one said anything yet?
I know the time is passed now though but as long as you test a bit of paste on your palm for 1 min and then remove it and then see if it's bright orange then you can go ahead and use it. I hope the results worked well for you with your henna and then indigo !
I know the time is passed now though but as long as you test a bit of paste on your palm for 1 min and then remove it and then see if it's bright orange then you can go ahead and use it. I hope the results worked well for you with your henna and then indigo !
coolhandlulu
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Hey y'all...
I have been natural for 2 1/2 years. I have used henna several times now and it has not loosened up my curl pattern. It has covered my grays and decreased my shedding dramatically. I am thinking about texlaxing/ texurizing my hair. Could you ladies be so kind as to recommend a relaxer that has worked well with the henna?
I have been natural for 2 1/2 years. I have used henna several times now and it has not loosened up my curl pattern. It has covered my grays and decreased my shedding dramatically. I am thinking about texlaxing/ texurizing my hair. Could you ladies be so kind as to recommend a relaxer that has worked well with the henna?
RubyWoo
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I did my first henna and indigo treatment yesterday and now that 24hrs has passed, I can officially say that I love henna! I love the added weight to my hair. My hair has some serious swing action going on. My hair color looks soo nice and the indigo took really well as my hair is a deep jet black. I love it!
Applying the henna wasn't that bad at all. I mixed my henna with hot water, amla oil and vatika oil. I let it sit for about 3 hrs for some color release. I applied the henna and then wrapped my head with saran wrap and let my hair rest for about 2 hrs. I did sit under the dryer for about 10-15 mins. Washing out the henna was a nightmare and my hair was a tangled mess. However, I left the detangling until after I rinsed my indigo. My hair was an auburnish red after washing out the henna. I loved the color! I almost was going to hold off on the indigo just to see what color my hair would change to after a few days. But I really wanted jet black. I plan to do just henna (w/o indigo) in the future just to see the color.
Now applying the indigo was very, very messy. I added 2 teaspoons of salt just insure that the color would take to my hair. I let the indigo sit in my hair for about 45 mins and then I rinsed. That also took a while to get out. Afterwards, I deep conditioned and then air dried my hair in 14 braids. I took out my braids today and I'm very, very happy. My hair was a deep jet black just as I wanted and my hair felt stronger and it looked shinier too. Even though the process was messy, I'll definitely henna and indigo again. It is definitely worth it. I plan to incorporate this into my regimen and do a henna and indigo treament 1-2 times a month. The only thing I plan to do differently is to add conditioner to my henna mix in addition to some honey just to ease the washing out process and hopefully minimize the tangles.
Applying the henna wasn't that bad at all. I mixed my henna with hot water, amla oil and vatika oil. I let it sit for about 3 hrs for some color release. I applied the henna and then wrapped my head with saran wrap and let my hair rest for about 2 hrs. I did sit under the dryer for about 10-15 mins. Washing out the henna was a nightmare and my hair was a tangled mess. However, I left the detangling until after I rinsed my indigo. My hair was an auburnish red after washing out the henna. I loved the color! I almost was going to hold off on the indigo just to see what color my hair would change to after a few days. But I really wanted jet black. I plan to do just henna (w/o indigo) in the future just to see the color.
Now applying the indigo was very, very messy. I added 2 teaspoons of salt just insure that the color would take to my hair. I let the indigo sit in my hair for about 45 mins and then I rinsed. That also took a while to get out. Afterwards, I deep conditioned and then air dried my hair in 14 braids. I took out my braids today and I'm very, very happy. My hair was a deep jet black just as I wanted and my hair felt stronger and it looked shinier too. Even though the process was messy, I'll definitely henna and indigo again. It is definitely worth it. I plan to incorporate this into my regimen and do a henna and indigo treament 1-2 times a month. The only thing I plan to do differently is to add conditioner to my henna mix in addition to some honey just to ease the washing out process and hopefully minimize the tangles.
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ghanaian dime
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I don't want to change the color of my hair, so I did my first casia treatment this past weekend. It is a keeper.
-I clarified with Paul Mitchell Shampoo 3
-Conditioned and combed under the shower
-Blow dried my hair in sections
-Applied Casia mix (casia + a little conditioner + water + a little olive oil)
-Applied to hair in sections and covered with plastic bag for 1hour.
-Washed and reconditioned (got the casia from hennasooq; washed out easily)
-Went to the dominican salon and let them rinse out the conditioner and rollerset
My hair definately feels thicker and didn't see breakage I usually see on wash days. There was also very little shedding. I am 4a/b fine, so I noticed a difference in the thickness right away.
I will be doing this once a month. Next time, I will do the washing the day before and casia first thing in the morning. It was a long process and I didn't start until around 3pm. Thank goodness my hair salon was open until 8:30pm!
-I clarified with Paul Mitchell Shampoo 3
-Conditioned and combed under the shower
-Blow dried my hair in sections
-Applied Casia mix (casia + a little conditioner + water + a little olive oil)
-Applied to hair in sections and covered with plastic bag for 1hour.
-Washed and reconditioned (got the casia from hennasooq; washed out easily)
-Went to the dominican salon and let them rinse out the conditioner and rollerset
My hair definately feels thicker and didn't see breakage I usually see on wash days. There was also very little shedding. I am 4a/b fine, so I noticed a difference in the thickness right away.
I will be doing this once a month. Next time, I will do the washing the day before and casia first thing in the morning. It was a long process and I didn't start until around 3pm. Thank goodness my hair salon was open until 8:30pm!
Khadija.D.Carryl
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Amazing !! I just wish we all got to see more pictures and especially put them in that collecton we got going on flickr for natural herbal heads !!! You don't have to even show your face just your lovely hair. it must be so soft as well both of you !
Khadija
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You'll be able to streamline the process and tangles with a little practice.
godzooki
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I did a henna/cassia treatment followed by indigo and I am so in love with my hair right now! All my greys are gone and my hair is jet black and shiny! This time I changed my recipie and instead of using only pure henna I used a cassia/henna mix and instead of all water I used mostly coconut milk, one egg yolk, EVOO and warm water. I mixed my indigo right before rinsing out the henna and then just applied the indigo in the shower, saran wrapped and left it on for 1 and a half hrs. I used Hello Hydration to help rinse the indigo out and my hair felt so dang good! Me very happy!!
tapioca_pudding
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Ive been reading thru this thread and WOW!!!! Im very excited about doing henna now!! I was wondering: do you all still do protein treatments or is it unecessary? Im gonna go to hennaforhair and start placing my order....
This is the recipe Im thinking of using:
Henna
Amla powder
ACV for color release (does this tend to be drying?)
Paprika for more reddish color
Maybe some coconut milk?
Let it sit for some hours to get the color release
Apply it to clarified hair for about an hour (20 mins under the dryer)
Rinse
Does this sound okay? Im gonna do a test strand first to make sure I get the color results I want. Thanks so much in advance!!!
This is the recipe Im thinking of using:
Henna
Amla powder
ACV for color release (does this tend to be drying?)
Paprika for more reddish color
Maybe some coconut milk?
Let it sit for some hours to get the color release
Apply it to clarified hair for about an hour (20 mins under the dryer)
Rinse
Does this sound okay? Im gonna do a test strand first to make sure I get the color results I want. Thanks so much in advance!!!
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GodsPromises
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kels823 said:Ive been reading thru this thread and WOW!!!! Im very excited about doing henna now!! I was wondering: do you all still do protein treatments or is it unecessary? Im gonna go to hennaforhair and start placing my order....
This is the recipe Im thinking of using:
Henna
Amla powder (this is for conditioning right? Can I get this @ hennaforhair?)
ACV for color release
Paprika for more reddish color
Jojoba oil
Maybe some coconut milk?
Let it sit for some hours to get the color release
Apply it to clarified hair for about an hour (20 mins under the dryer)
Rinse
Does this sound okay? Im gonna do a test strand first to make sure I get the color results I want. Thanks so much in advance!!!
Sounds good, just one thing be careful with the ACV, make sure that it's not too drying like lemon juice. When I henna I don't do it for the color release for I don't put anything in it for color, nor do I let it sit for any longer than 15 minutes but I have still gotten a nice color. I did add a little coffee instead of water to tone down the red a little.
tapioca_pudding
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Oh okay! I was thinking that I should be careful w/ the ACV cuz I read the other thread about lemon juice being drying. I was thinking of what else could I use for color release w/o the drying, etc. I actually DO want the red color (not crazy red tho). I dunno. Ill just have to try it and see what I get!
RubyWoo
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kels823 said:Oh okay! I was thinking that I should be careful w/ the ACV cuz I read the other thread about lemon juice being drying. I was thinking of what else could I use for color release w/o the drying, etc. I actually DO want the red color (not crazy red tho). I dunno. Ill just have to try it and see what I get!
I found that using hot water really helps with color release. For me, using hot water released the color almost immediately when I used Jamila henna. It also helps to keep it in a warm (not hot) place to aid in color release. Lastly, I found that sitting under a dryer for about 15-30 mins (you can decide the time) was very helpful as well. I only let the henna sit in my hair for about 2hrs and after rinsing out the henna, I could see red in my hair. I can only imagine how it would've looked if I didn't use indigo afterwards. I'm too afraid to use acv or lemon juice because of the drying out effect. Personally, I wouldn't recommend it because even though I didn't use either ACV or lemon juice, my hair was still sooo dry after washing it out. I don't even want to know what using either of the mentioned liquids would've done. Anyhow, HTH! Good luck!
tapioca_pudding
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Thanks so much!! Im very worried about my hair ending up dry. I guess Ill have to try it and see how my hair responds. And just make sure that I still DC afterwards w/ a moisturizing conditioner...
ladytq
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I don't know I could be wrong, but I think the first time you henna your hair goes through a shock (dry or matting). Then after that your hair will start to adjust after the 2nd or 3rd application. I hated henna the first couple of times. I could not get moisture in my hair to save my life. Now my hair loooooves henna. That my brief theory. So don't give up.
kels823 said:Ive been reading thru this thread and WOW!!!! Im very excited about doing henna now!! I was wondering: do you all still do protein treatments or is it unecessary? Im gonna go to hennaforhair and start placing my order....
This is the recipe Im thinking of using:
Henna
Amla powder
ACV for color release (does this tend to be drying?)
Paprika for more reddish color
Maybe some coconut milk?
Let it sit for some hours to get the color release
Apply it to clarified hair for about an hour (20 mins under the dryer)
Rinse
Does this sound okay? Im gonna do a test strand first to make sure I get the color results I want. Thanks so much in advance!!!
Since this is your 1st application, I would suggest leaving out the paprika so that you can see how much red the henna will deposit itself and if you want more red, on the next application add paprika or whatever will make it more red. Adding ACV can be hit or miss for some people. I did it once and my hair didn't like it.
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ladytq said:
U must be talking about me
...my hair was sooooo tangled dry and matted, I was "flipping" in the salon
...she had to tell me calm down...I had a knot the size of a quarter in my head...i was about to cry,but luckily i had some Alter Ego Garlic treatment on hand to help the situation 
FYI: I didnt DC after wardserplexed ...I know I know!
natieya
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sareca said:I just henna'd my hair for the first time and I love it. Look...
I expected it to darken my hair and turn my grays (what grays!) orange, but I didn't expect it to loosen the texture.
Does anyone else henna and have you had this experience?
BTW, both photos are in 4PM sunlight w/ the same products.
Can I just say how cool it is that you were so meticulous in taking the pics at the exact same time both days and that you used the exact same hair products. That really helps! Thanks for your consistency!
sareca
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natieya said:Can I just say how cool it is that you were so meticulous in taking the pics at the exact same time both days and that you used the exact same hair products. That really helps! Thanks for your consistency!
Thanks
Meticulous is a great word... my hubby has others. 
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