Oh yeah....water...thanks for the reminder..Did I read incorrectly? I could have sworn I read that either acv or lemon juice was necessary to release the dye.... Let me go read some more...Thanks...
Thanks for your reply really...because I truly don't wanna mess this up and be lookin like Bozo...lol...So I mixed my henna....1tbsp lemon juice and water in a container...tomorrow..I will mix the amla and water and mix in with the henna and add some oils..maybe a lil yogurt and some suave conditioner...what do you guys think?
And water! Don't forget the water.
Personally, I don't use the lemon juice - I find that it dries out my hair.
If you want to let it sit til tomorrow, that's fine- the color will have definitely released by then. And, depending on when you start, doing it tomorrow just might be simpler, overall. Depending on your henna though, the color can release within an hour, so you wouldn't have to let it sit overnight.
My personal henna mix is henna + water into a thick paste til the color releases, then I add an equal amount of a cheapie, cone-free conditioner (V05/Suave/White Rain), and put it into my hair. The conditioner, I've found, makes rinsing the henna out SUPER easy.
Do not use lemon juice. You dom't need it. It only dries the hair out.
I wish I could put this in flashing red lights on this thread!
What do you use instead of lemon juice ? I always add yogurt to my henna & lemon juice mix and my hair is never dry.
I don't use any lemon juice or acid. It's not needed; the color will release without it The lemon juice is not conditioning the hair. Even though your mix was fine, it will be better without the lemon juice.
I started out using lemon juice, vinegar and the like (even orange juice), but as I progressed, I found acid was not needed! I would moisturize my hair to lessen breakage and then the lemon juice would counteract all of that!
It's up to you to add or not, but try your mix without it and see if you notice a difference.
I do believe acid is more essential for the body art process, but not the hair treatments. I remember Henna Sooq also saying this.
That's weird because I always thought this thread said we need it or something acidic. erplexed
The acid helps the color release faster but if you use water instead and leave it overnight the color will release. It is slower, but you get the same color release
it didn't work. The Henna that I stored for a year in the freezer did not release any dye.. I'm so disappointed because I really thought it would work..I'm going to henna my hair sometime next week and here's my mix:
200g of Henna (forgot the brand name, stored it in the freezer for over 1 yr.)
Lemon Juice
Honey
Red wine
let it sit for a couple of hours
Apply henna on clean hair
let it sit on hair overnight, if I can stand it, if not, no less than 5 hours
rinse henna w cheap conditioner, then wash w/CON shampoo and deep condition with heat
apply Infusion as leave-in
Air dry
Flatiron
Did another henna today...No lemon juice this time...just water and let it sit overnight..worked just fine..added oils after that...Used indigo with the henna this time to get rid of my orangey used to be gray hairs..worked out very well....Thanks for all your advice everyone...
it didn't work. The Henna that I stored for a year in the freezer did not release any dye.. I'm so disappointed because I really thought it would work..
I'm thinking of order a new batch today because I really wanted to dye my hair.
What are you ladies doing in order to get the Henna to DYE your hair. I purchased a Mahogany batch from mountainrose.com
I've used it 2x and my hair is still blk, not mahogany at all. The first time I mixed w/only water. The 2nd time I added OJ and let it sit for @ 7hrs. Then added oils/etc.
What am I doing wrong? I would really like some type of color added to my hair.
TIA
I have not used my indigo as yet but I assume because it is natural hair product, it should be safe to apply it every 3 weeks or once a month with the henna treatments. I believe I read here that some of the ladies re-apply their henna even sooner than that with great results.hello,
I was just wondering how often can indigo be applied. I want my hair jet black. I know that the color is permanent but I have also heard that the black fades over time
it didn't work. The Henna that I stored for a year in the freezer did not release any dye.. I'm so disappointed because I really thought it would work..
I'm thinking of order a new batch today because I really wanted to dye my hair.
I called Mehandi today and told her what happened. She said because I used honey in the henna that's why I did not get any dye release. Now I know better. I had gotten that recipe from one of the woman on the Henna hair site and never did the user say anything about it. That's why you cant take everything people say literally, you have to take some things with a grain of salt.
1st things 1st!
- DEEP CONDITION your hair before your treatment.
- OIL RINSE your hair
- APPLY HENNA mix (mix should contain oil/and or conditioner) to wet (not dripping) or damp hair
oh okay. one more question. I have heard that henna lossens hair texture, will those results become permanent if i henna regularly? cuz i am transitioning and i dont want my texture loose forever
oh okay. one more question. I have heard that henna lossens hair texture, will those results become permanent if i henna regularly? cuz i am transitioning and i dont want my texture loose forever