Henna is VERY SMELLY!

[Napp]

I just hennaed and my hands are very smelly. i cant remove the scent with soap and water. i tried putting a strong smelling lotion to no avail. any tips! the smell makes me want to hurl

 

[Amerie123]

I think you are suppose to use gloves.. I dunno though, I never did it but plan on doing it soon. so, maybe someone with experience can tell you what to do. But thanks to this post, I'm definitely using gloves.

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

I use gloves because the henna can stain your hands and nails. It'll wear off but you'll have to wash your hands.

 

[Neith]

I wrote this whole stupid response before.. lol.

Yeah, there is nothing you can do. I had orange hands once too. I washed them A LOT that day. I don't recall a smell, but the color mostly faded after 4-5 days.

That day I had my henna ready and all dye released and realized I ran out of gloves

 

[Napp]

i used gloves .....:/ i did touch it for a few seconds with out gloves but rinsed immediatley!
and if my hands smell like this my hair will probally smell too.

 

[Forever in Bloom]

What brand did you get? I've never had a smelly batch before - it just smells like "grass" to me I even like the smell of amla - smells like raisins to me

 

[Neith]

i used gloves .....:/
and if my hands smell like this my hair will probally smell too.

Wow erplexed

What kind of henna did you use, how old was it and what did you mix it with?

 

[Napp]

i do remeber touching it because i had missed a spot and had taken off the gloves already. i guess that was a bad idea. i didnt think the smell would seep in that quick though! i used al-aroosa henna. it smelled like rasins when dry but once i started mixing it smelled worse and worse. i bought it in an indian store because online cost too much

 

[Neith]

That's not a typical favorite brand I find.

One thing about henna. Old, stale henna STINKS. I've tried it before. Jamila brand.

Fresh henna smells earthy/grassy and a little sweet. Not great smelling, but certainly not offensive.

What is the date on your henna?

 

[Napp]

i dont see a date. it smells like a barnyard./ would a little diluted bleach do the tirck

 

[Forever in Bloom]

i dont see a date. it smells like a barnyard./ would a little diluted bleach do the tirck

Then your hands will smell like bleach That - in the end- can end up smelling like funky corn chips. Do you have any tomato juice laying around? Potatoes or papayas. They're good at sucking up the funk Any essential oils in your back pocket? I read lavender can get rid of it.

If you get desperate, spray some Febreze on your hands
Ok, that was mean. I'm sorry

 

[Napp]

THANKS for the tip about lavandar. i dont like the smell of lavandar either but i would prefer it to the weird grass/hay smell.I just applied it so i hope it lasts

 

[KLomax]

Then your hands will smell like bleach That - in the end- can end up smelling like funky corn chips. Do you have any tomato juice laying around? Potatoes or papayas. They're good at sucking up the funk Any essential oils in your back pocket? I read lavender can get rid of it.

If you get desperate, spray some Febreze on your hands
Ok, that was mean. I'm sorry

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[Angelicus]

Yes, tomato juice.

 

[HoneyDew]

ew. never had that problem.



Good luck getting that smell out. Since you still got an odor on your hands and you used gloves, are you sure it was not the gloves?

I mean henna does not stink like that on its own and even still the smell never linger.

At least that has been my experience and I have been using henna for years.

 

[Filmatic]

I just used that henna(al-roosa) and it did not have an offensive smell. It had a slight grassy smell.

 

[HeavenlySkies]

i dont see a date. it smells like a barnyard./ would a little diluted bleach do the tirck

Aww man! ​

 

[beebstt]

maybe do a dc with your good smelling dc to take away some of the smell. but op the smell is very normal

 

[Napp]

the smell is killing me.i dry heaved a couple of times. i am very sensitive to smells. the lavandar made it worse. i sprayed some tilex on my hands for a few seconds and rinsed it off and it has been helping the most. the smell hasnt gone away though

 

[shadylane21]

I am lying here with henna in my hair and orange palms right now lol! I love the smell and did not wear gloves because I didn't think the color released because of the lemon juice i used. Anywho i like the smell so I guess I am no help.