sareca
Well-Known Member
I love that so many of us are taking an interest in henna. Henna is a wonderful natural product that can give your hair strength, body, color and crazy shine, but not all hennas are the same. Compound henna is extremely dangerous.
How do you protect yourself from melted hair? EASY! Use natural henna (meaning 100% pure henna or BAQ henna). And:
Your henna should not be combined with anything by the manufacturer.
Your henna should have only one ingredient.
Your henna should come from a reputable source.
You should always do a strand test.
We, in the Henna for Life Club have so much confidence experiementing with henna because we DO NOT break these rules. I
henna. I've had nothing but positive experiences, but that isn't by accident. I don't treat all hennas the same. Don't you do it either... 
Certain combinations of hair products can be unhealthy for your hair
Ron Mizutani
Wedding videographer Christie Maxwell makes memories for newlyweds.
Wednesday she experienced a nightmare she'd rather forget.
"It was poof, gone quickly scary quickly."
Three weeks ago, Maxwell used an over-the-counter hair dye.
"It looks like a big chocolate bar, you have to break it up put it in the food processor grind it down to a powder form put boiling water it looks like brownie --- and you put this mass of dirt in your hair."
She saw little results and sought professional help. A stylist conducted a hair strand test and the results stunned Maxwell.
"She had a strand of hair in my hand --- it started to like disintegrate she said your hair is turning to mush in less than a minute."
"If I wouldn't have said there was henna in my hair and they just started put coloring on my head --- I would not have hair today."
Color specialist Prestine Padon has seen it all too often.
Padon says, "if you've done one product and you do another product on top it will dissolve the hair because it's not compatible the residue stays in the hair."
Henna is a plant material often used as a natural colorant. Some brands of henna contain metallic compounds, salts that react with the ammonia in synthetic hair dye.
"You can't really removed metallic products from the hair once you get them in."
"The residue is still in the hair."
Residue that can come back to haunt you. Many products aren't always properly labeled.
Maxwell says, "the product that I used said it was natural henna, the people that sold it to me said it was natural henna --- but it wasn't natural henna."
Padon says, "hair products aren't so much regulated so much by the federal government --- they have to list every single thing --- they should but some products don't."
Padon shows us what hair should do during a strand test.
"It happens instantly."
"If it's compatible the hair shouldn't break."
Maxwell's results were very different.
"I can't do anything to my hair for two years."
"You might have to wait 2 to 3 years to grow it out because your hair grows about six inches a year."
"It can be disastrous."
Hair stylists say most over-the-counter products are very safe to use. The key is to know and share your hair history and ask questions.
Ron Mizutani
Wedding videographer Christie Maxwell makes memories for newlyweds.
Wednesday she experienced a nightmare she'd rather forget.
"It was poof, gone quickly scary quickly."
Three weeks ago, Maxwell used an over-the-counter hair dye.
"It looks like a big chocolate bar, you have to break it up put it in the food processor grind it down to a powder form put boiling water it looks like brownie --- and you put this mass of dirt in your hair."
She saw little results and sought professional help. A stylist conducted a hair strand test and the results stunned Maxwell.
"She had a strand of hair in my hand --- it started to like disintegrate she said your hair is turning to mush in less than a minute."
"If I wouldn't have said there was henna in my hair and they just started put coloring on my head --- I would not have hair today."
Color specialist Prestine Padon has seen it all too often.
Padon says, "if you've done one product and you do another product on top it will dissolve the hair because it's not compatible the residue stays in the hair."
Henna is a plant material often used as a natural colorant. Some brands of henna contain metallic compounds, salts that react with the ammonia in synthetic hair dye.
"You can't really removed metallic products from the hair once you get them in."
"The residue is still in the hair."
Residue that can come back to haunt you. Many products aren't always properly labeled.
Maxwell says, "the product that I used said it was natural henna, the people that sold it to me said it was natural henna --- but it wasn't natural henna."
Padon says, "hair products aren't so much regulated so much by the federal government --- they have to list every single thing --- they should but some products don't."
Padon shows us what hair should do during a strand test.
"It happens instantly."
"If it's compatible the hair shouldn't break."
Maxwell's results were very different.
"I can't do anything to my hair for two years."
"You might have to wait 2 to 3 years to grow it out because your hair grows about six inches a year."
"It can be disastrous."
Hair stylists say most over-the-counter products are very safe to use. The key is to know and share your hair history and ask questions.
How do you protect yourself from melted hair? EASY! Use natural henna (meaning 100% pure henna or BAQ henna). And:
Your henna should not be combined with anything by the manufacturer.
Your henna should have only one ingredient.
Your henna should come from a reputable source.
You should always do a strand test.
We, in the Henna for Life Club have so much confidence experiementing with henna because we DO NOT break these rules. I
henna. I've had nothing but positive experiences, but that isn't by accident. I don't treat all hennas the same. Don't you do it either...
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. Think i will defo stay away from this now esp, as my hair already is suffering from a previous colour job 
