gymfreak336
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Well yesterday I decided to go ahead and take the plunge and henna my hair. I mixed 100 grams of Dulhan henna with about a cup and a half of STRONG black tea, a squirt of alma oil, a splash of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of ground cloves. I mixed in a gladware container and covered it with plastic wrap and then foil. I sat the whole container in a hot water bath and then set it out side in the sun. I let it sit for about 4 fours even though I had dye release at two.
I did this at my parents house because they have a huge sink in the washroom so I could be messy if I needed. I sectioned my hair into four parts and started slapping the stuff on. After I was nice and coated I had my brother spin around as he held plastic wrap over my head to make sure that it was tight and sealed up. I sat under the dryer for almost and hour and then I rinsed. As I started rinsing all I could help thinking was "Oh no." My hair was soooo hard. I knew that it would be hard but I wasn't expecting that. I had to use some creme of nature shampoo to help get the last bit out and to soften it up a bit. Over all it didn't take me long to rinse the henna out. It was out in about 5 mins but I kept rinsing for ten just to be sure. I squeeze out some of the water in my hair and started to add my conditioner. This is where my problems started. I used the ORS orangy conditioner because it gives me alot of moisture. My hennaed hair just laughed at it. It still felt rough and matted even after two packs of the stuff. I just figured that I needed to let it work so I slapped on a plastic cap and headed back for the dryer. After 30 mins I rinsed and my hair didn't feel any better.I didn't know what to do then so I just added a squirt of creme of nature again and washed. After I rinsed that out I noticed a bit more softness so I decided to cut my losses and stop there. I started to detangle and rollerset. It took about 1 hour to fully detangle and set my hair even with creamy slippery leave-ins. I was so afraid about dryness that I dapped some nourish and shine on each piece before I set it on the rollers. I sat back under the dryer for another 45 mins and took out the rollers. My hair felt soft but still kinda hard. However, I did notice how strong my hair felt. Even with all that detangling I might have lost 20 hairs. I really didn't notice a color change at first because at this point it was 1 in the morning and my parents had already turned most of the lights of in the house so I was working in dimmed light. I just wrapped it up and when back to my place. This morning my boyfriend took of my wrap and my color is PERFECT!!! Before my hair was a mix of light caramel, copper, and gold ends, light brown in the middle fading to my dark brown roots. Where there was once copper and gold, there is now a warm, brownish red with a couple of golden highlights and overal my color is more uniform. My ends look thicker and the color looks better on my skin tone. If I could figure out how to post pics, I would so you all can see how beautiful it is. As far as the color and conditioning benefits henna offers, I am sold; but the detangling I had to go through was crazy. If it is going to be like that everytime, I don't think I can henna again. If there is something you all can suggest to help me out please let me know. Maybe I didn't use the right conditioner, maybe I need to do a moisture treatment last week in anticipation of my henna application, or maybe I should add more oil. For those who henna on a regular what should I do?
I did this at my parents house because they have a huge sink in the washroom so I could be messy if I needed. I sectioned my hair into four parts and started slapping the stuff on. After I was nice and coated I had my brother spin around as he held plastic wrap over my head to make sure that it was tight and sealed up. I sat under the dryer for almost and hour and then I rinsed. As I started rinsing all I could help thinking was "Oh no." My hair was soooo hard. I knew that it would be hard but I wasn't expecting that. I had to use some creme of nature shampoo to help get the last bit out and to soften it up a bit. Over all it didn't take me long to rinse the henna out. It was out in about 5 mins but I kept rinsing for ten just to be sure. I squeeze out some of the water in my hair and started to add my conditioner. This is where my problems started. I used the ORS orangy conditioner because it gives me alot of moisture. My hennaed hair just laughed at it. It still felt rough and matted even after two packs of the stuff. I just figured that I needed to let it work so I slapped on a plastic cap and headed back for the dryer. After 30 mins I rinsed and my hair didn't feel any better.I didn't know what to do then so I just added a squirt of creme of nature again and washed. After I rinsed that out I noticed a bit more softness so I decided to cut my losses and stop there. I started to detangle and rollerset. It took about 1 hour to fully detangle and set my hair even with creamy slippery leave-ins. I was so afraid about dryness that I dapped some nourish and shine on each piece before I set it on the rollers. I sat back under the dryer for another 45 mins and took out the rollers. My hair felt soft but still kinda hard. However, I did notice how strong my hair felt. Even with all that detangling I might have lost 20 hairs. I really didn't notice a color change at first because at this point it was 1 in the morning and my parents had already turned most of the lights of in the house so I was working in dimmed light. I just wrapped it up and when back to my place. This morning my boyfriend took of my wrap and my color is PERFECT!!! Before my hair was a mix of light caramel, copper, and gold ends, light brown in the middle fading to my dark brown roots. Where there was once copper and gold, there is now a warm, brownish red with a couple of golden highlights and overal my color is more uniform. My ends look thicker and the color looks better on my skin tone. If I could figure out how to post pics, I would so you all can see how beautiful it is. As far as the color and conditioning benefits henna offers, I am sold; but the detangling I had to go through was crazy. If it is going to be like that everytime, I don't think I can henna again. If there is something you all can suggest to help me out please let me know. Maybe I didn't use the right conditioner, maybe I need to do a moisture treatment last week in anticipation of my henna application, or maybe I should add more oil. For those who henna on a regular what should I do?