Henna for thicker hair....yay or nay

[Pompous Blue]

@Pompous Blue that is good to know. I have some clear henna, called cassia. Thinking about trying that this week. My hair loves ayurvedic treatments.

Seamonster I ran out of Aphogee in May; hadn't gotten around to ordering anymore until sallybeauty.com 25% off sale last week. This talk of hard protein treatments made me do one last night. My hair is heavenly today. I didn't know I was so over-due. I do a hard-protein once a month on my super-fine, 4Z natural strands. Followed by 45 min. steaming with Darcy's Pumpkin Seed Conditioner (this stuff restores moisture to my hair after every henna and protein treatment!)

And I've had some cassia for a long time. Haven't used it yet. One of these days Imma break it out and use it. What's your cassia recipe? Or do you use it by itself?

Thanks!

 

[Seamonster]

[I ran out of Aphogee in May; hadn't gotten around to ordering anymore until sallybeauty.com 25% off sale last week. This talk of hard protein treatments made me do one last night. My hair is heavenly today. I didn't know I was so over-due. I do a hard-protein once a month on my super-fine, 4Z natural strands. Followed by 45 min. steaming with Darcy's Pumpkin Seed Conditioner (this stuff restores moisture to my hair after every henna and protein treatment!)

And I've had some cassia for a long time. Haven't used it yet. One of these days Imma break it out and use it. What's your cassia recipe? Or do you use it by itself?

Thanks!

@pompousblue I probably need to look for a recipe.

 

[Pompous Blue]

@pompousblue I probably need to look for a recipe.

Seamonster I've been meaning to read this thread to develop me a recipe

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=271409&highlight=cassia+obovata

 

[belldandy]

This year I am going to try henna. I promise myself U_U lol

 

[HHSJ85]

I find that when I add more to my henna: oils,conditioners,yogurt etc etc my hair is so hard and dry and I don't get the results I'm looking for. It's also harder for me to get it all rinsed out. But when I add water or tea or coffee and nothin else, my hair is moisturized and thick. It also doesn't take long for it to rinse out either. For me less is more.

 

[StarScream35]

Hayle yeah. My hair makes passionate love to henna and protein. I hear the screams of passion with those come together.

 

[DarkJoy]

My hair is super fine. It thickens nicely with henna. At one point I was doing it twice monthly.

I add distilled.water only. Only time I had drying was when I tried to add extra stuff. With just water it was almost moisturizing.

I DC for an hour or 2 after and it's just fine.

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[AtlantaJJ]

I don't put a lot in my henna batches. My hair is thriving.

I use hibiscus tea, I add 2 tbls of EVOO, and sometimes a tbls of Greek yogurt to stretch my batch a little bit. That's it. I never have dry hair. I use Red Raj summer 2012 batch, I love that stuff so much! (2011 was full of twigs)

ETA: I put a tbls or two of hibiscus powder in my henna batch to help it develop a more reddish tone. I forgot to put it in my last batch, I didn't notice a difference in moisture, I did notice my gray hair had more of a copper tone than when I remember to add the hibiscus. I'm glad I just remembered that Doing a henna treatment this weekend.

 

[LaBelleLL]

I get great results with henna and I've never had an issue with moisture in my hair. I did a lot of research first.

I add very little to henna mix and I always always deep condition right afterwards.

I just bought caca brun from Lush. That henna is supposed to be very good. It will be the first time I am trying that brand.

I also only henna about 2/x a year. 3 might be ok but I cannot imagine doing more. I can see how you would start to get adverse effects.