Babygurl
New Member
My general opinion of Henna is all in all GREAT, but I had a few bumps along the way!
Well, I FINALLY broke down a tried henna after WEEKs of going back and forth about it. My henna mix was pretty simple I thought, but Im going to switch it up next time, I had problems with it that Ill explains in a minute. I mixed the henna (Jamila) with yogurt, water, shea oil, castor oil, and a TINY bit of ACV. I let it sit for a day to do its dye release and everything was fine. the application was not as messy as I thought, I covered everything with old towels and just started grabbing handfuls of it out of the bowl and slopping it on (used gloves of course). Application went smoothly and the mixture was very creamy. So I let it sit on my hair pretty much all day yesterday. I went under the dryer for an hour and just let it on while I did housework, etc.
The problems started upon rinsing. Now, the henna rinsed out FINE and wasnt as hard to rinse out as I heard it was. My hair, though, was tangled to no end. So I decided to use my beloved CON shampoo (BIG MISTAKE) and that didnt work at all. So I use Keracare Hydrating and the tangles fell out of my hair. I then deep conditioned with Capilo Milk and Honey which is one of my more moisturizing conditioners. I rinsed it out and my hair seemed FINE. I get out of the shower and start applying my leave-in and the nightmare began again, I could feel a difference in my hair, definately STRONGER (and the color was gorgeous and uniform) but very hard to deal with, I can usually comb my leave-in through once then brush my hair back into a bun with no problems. My hair was just so hard to deal with, every time I MOVED it, it tangled, so instead of brushing it back into a bun I just did it with my hands put my scarf on a went to bed, I was SO pissed off.
So I wake up this morning, took my scarf off and my mouth dropped, the shine was BLINDING! I took my bun down and my hair looked thicker and was SO soft. Im actually going to flat-iron it tonight, just to really see the color and new thickness, but all in all I LOVE it. The hardness I got could've been from either the yogurt and it may have even been the lil bit of ACV I used, so next time Ill just do the Henna, water, and oil (maybe even a lil bit of honey). I do love it though and THANKS SO MUCH to all of you ladies for your advice and reviews!
Well, I FINALLY broke down a tried henna after WEEKs of going back and forth about it. My henna mix was pretty simple I thought, but Im going to switch it up next time, I had problems with it that Ill explains in a minute. I mixed the henna (Jamila) with yogurt, water, shea oil, castor oil, and a TINY bit of ACV. I let it sit for a day to do its dye release and everything was fine. the application was not as messy as I thought, I covered everything with old towels and just started grabbing handfuls of it out of the bowl and slopping it on (used gloves of course). Application went smoothly and the mixture was very creamy. So I let it sit on my hair pretty much all day yesterday. I went under the dryer for an hour and just let it on while I did housework, etc.
The problems started upon rinsing. Now, the henna rinsed out FINE and wasnt as hard to rinse out as I heard it was. My hair, though, was tangled to no end. So I decided to use my beloved CON shampoo (BIG MISTAKE) and that didnt work at all. So I use Keracare Hydrating and the tangles fell out of my hair. I then deep conditioned with Capilo Milk and Honey which is one of my more moisturizing conditioners. I rinsed it out and my hair seemed FINE. I get out of the shower and start applying my leave-in and the nightmare began again, I could feel a difference in my hair, definately STRONGER (and the color was gorgeous and uniform) but very hard to deal with, I can usually comb my leave-in through once then brush my hair back into a bun with no problems. My hair was just so hard to deal with, every time I MOVED it, it tangled, so instead of brushing it back into a bun I just did it with my hands put my scarf on a went to bed, I was SO pissed off.
So I wake up this morning, took my scarf off and my mouth dropped, the shine was BLINDING! I took my bun down and my hair looked thicker and was SO soft. Im actually going to flat-iron it tonight, just to really see the color and new thickness, but all in all I LOVE it. The hardness I got could've been from either the yogurt and it may have even been the lil bit of ACV I used, so next time Ill just do the Henna, water, and oil (maybe even a lil bit of honey). I do love it though and THANKS SO MUCH to all of you ladies for your advice and reviews!
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