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
    1,044
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I'm so glad I finally decided to go to the Indian grocery store. Jamila henna for $1.99 a box and 200g of indigo for $2.50.
Much better than ordering online. Yay.
 
SouthernTease said:
I did it... it was messy...
I probably won't do it again for
a long long long time...
it was aiight...
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Agreed. I love the color (it's jet black because I followed with indigo) but the process was beyond messy, and rinsing was a task. I still have specs of indigo grains on my scalp today so I guess they'll be gone with my next wash.

I like the conditioning effects of the henna, but I've got to find a cleaner way to get through the process if I'm going to do this with any consistency.
 
Some people find, including myself that applying henna and herbals products onot your hair when it is damp makes the process much easier. Try that out. Once you get the swing of henna and related herbs, it isn't as messy or if you have help that is good too.

I just wanted to let you all know that I will be doing some travelling in July to the USA. We will be going through Laurel, MD, then to South Boston, VA, then Atlanta, GA, and lastly Spring Hill, FL. In MD and GA we will only be there for a day as it is a our resting spot.
 
I used the Reshma henna this time (I've used Jamila & Dulhan) and I liked the color it turned my grays immediately. It was not orange so therefore I didn't even use the indigo. It was not full of twigs and chunks like Dulhan either. Coverage for the grays was much better than the Jamila.

So I will be using Reshma from now on. :)

And one last thing: I can testify to the fact that henna straightens your hair. I've noticed that my hair has turned psycho, being striaght in the front and tightly coiled at the crown. I never put henna on my crown. I rarely henna my whole head, only the front where I can see all my grays.
 
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I hennaed on Friday, it was great. I used hot water, henna, amla, then once the dye releases, I added avocado and Coconut oil. I applied, left on for 2 hours, and rinsed. The rinse out wasn't bad. I found that the white rain women of color conditioner is a great help for the rinse out. I DC and then rinsed. My hair feels fab and the color is sooo pretty!
 
MissVee said:
I hennaed on Friday, it was great. I used hot water, henna, amla, then once the dye releases, I added avocado and Coconut oil. I applied, left on for 2 hours, and rinsed. The rinse out wasn't bad. I found that the white rain women of color conditioner is a great help for the rinse out. I DC and then rinsed. My hair feels fab and the color is sooo pretty!
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Oooo, I wanna see. Did you take pics?
 
VWVixxen said:
My hair has been going BESERK without my regular applications. :spank:
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Same here. This is my last set of kinky twist for the year (or at least until Dec). I need to get back to once/wk. :yep: Nothing does for my hair what henna does. :ohwell:
 
Cichelle said:
I got lazy with my henna and I regretted it. I'm back on track now!
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Cichelle & Sareca, I thought maybe it was just me but since I slacked off on the henna, bad things started happening, it's like my hair was having a hair trantrum. I was like, okay, it's the relaxer, no, it's this or that product. Nope, it was simply the cessation of the henna applications. My girlfriend saw my hair and asked...'What are you doing again, your hair looks GREAT! I wish mine was this soft and pretty.' Enuf sayed.

I started back with regular treatments (in the herbal base) once a week and I have happy hair again. I won't relapse again. :nono:
 
Babydall818 said:
WHat exactly does it do? I mean I hear color. Is it for every hair type? It does seem complicated to prepare...do they do it at salons?
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It's a really good conditioning treatment as well as color. There is a lot more detail about what to expect if you read the whole thread (it's a lot of pages, I know, but there's also a shorter henna thread around here somewhere that's like 20+ pages). You also might be able to find more info by using the search and juss putting in "henna". HTH.
 
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VWVixxen said:
Cichelle & Sareca, I thought maybe it was just me but since I slacked off on the henna, bad things started happening, it's like my hair was having a hair trantrum. I was like, okay, it's the relaxer, no, it's this or that product. Nope, it was simply the cessation of the henna applications. My girlfriend saw my hair and asked...'What are you doing again, your hair looks GREAT! I wish mine was this soft and pretty.' Enuf sayed.

I started back with regular treatments (in the herbal base) once a week and I have happy hair again. I won't relapse again. :nono:
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That's exactly what I did. I started blaming all kinds of stuff. I even retested the water softener convinced it wasn't working. :ohwell: Now when I'm between kinky twist I get at least 3 treatments in... even if that means doing it every other day. :eek:
 
I considered it for a brief second when i was natural, but it sounds like too much work! :lol:

Nice to see so many success stories though!
 
I just did another henna treatment and I'm happy with is as usual. I only do it approximately every 3 months, when I get a touch up. I mixed my henna with alma powder, tea, and a lot of different oils and conditioners. I usually airdried my hair after I rinse out the henna. I put the pic in my siggy...it's the last one on the right.
 
sareca said:
That's exactly what I did. I started blaming all kinds of stuff. I even retested the water softener convinced it wasn't working. :ohwell: Now when I'm between kinky twist I get at least 3 treatments in... even if that means doing it every other day. :eek:
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Now that my hair 'normalized' into it's "I'm happy so I'll be pretty now" state, I'm doing my henna treatments once every two weeks (leaving it in for 2-4 hours).

For the way my hair has turned around, the extra work in the preparation of the henna (and subsequent rinsing it out) is worth every minute of effort. :yep:
 
Good to see you, sareca! :hiya:
I've been using henna+indigo to darken my hair, but now I'm thinking of using just henna. Saw a lady today with long dark hair, and beautiful reddish-brown highlights in the sun. Do you think the indigo ever wears off? Or can the henna cover it up?
 
Miss*Tress said:
Good to see you, sareca! :hiya:
I've been using henna+indigo to darken my hair, but now I'm thinking of using just henna. Saw a lady today with long dark hair, and beautiful reddish-brown highlights in the sun. Do you think the indigo ever wears off? Or can the henna cover it up?
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Henna/indigo is permanent, but I do experience fading (color not as vibrant). You can try just using only henna, but t it will only effect your NG.

I did this to "brown" my hair (to match my UPA) and it did tone down the blackness a tad, but not much. I have gray hair and it turned it bright red around my hairline.
 
yellagirl730 said:
Will indigo turn grey hair red, I've been dying to try henna but not if my grey turns red.
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No, indigo gives you a blue-black color. When mixed with a henna mix, indigo will produce browns to deep browns. Only henna will make your greys turn red! I use henna/indigo and have been since February of thise year.

When using just henna it reddened my NG & made my greys bright reddish orange.:yep:

If you have grey, you must use indigo with your henna or else it will be reddish orange.
 
Miss*Tress said:
Good to see you, sareca! :hiya:
I've been using henna+indigo to darken my hair, but now I'm thinking of using just henna. Saw a lady today with long dark hair, and beautiful reddish-brown highlights in the sun. Do you think the indigo ever wears off? Or can the henna cover it up?
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Hey chica :wave:
henna_history2-vi.jpg

Those last two pics are my hair after a couple indigo only treatments then a henna only treatment. You can see the color difference. :yep: It's not as red as the first "Henna" pic, but it's significantly lighter than the indigo only treatment.
 
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sareca said:
Hey chica :wave:

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Those last two pics are my hair after a couple indigo only treatments then a henna only treatment. You can see the color difference. :yep: It's not as red as the first "Henna" pic, but it's significantly lighter than the indigo only treatment.
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This is great Sareca! You are sooo good!
 
Henna over indigo is very subtle and pretty. I think I might do glosses of henna/indigo then henna only on alternate weeks to avoid the roots being too bright.

Thanks, sareca.
 
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