I absolutely love henna! It has definitely helped to thicken my hair and the shine is awesome! I haven't been doing it as often as I used 'cause, as T said, it is time consuming.
I am relaxed and loooove henna. It strengthens my hair and if I use a ton of conditioner to wash it out / dc well after, my hair is anything but dry. I do it about once every three weeks.. When I first started out, I used the Lush Caca Noir from Lush and that's still my favorite way of using henna because it comes pre-mixed / perfect.
I absolutely love henna! It has definitely helped to thicken my hair and the shine is awesome! I haven't been doing it as often as I used 'cause, as T said, it is time consuming.
I'm relaxed and I use Henna/Indigo on a Regular basis. I use Body Art Quality Henna "For African American and Chemically Treated Hair"
I love the effects it has on my hair. And the Shine is incredible. It also has 'lasting' power and doesn't give you that dull look that sometimes bottle color can give.
I love it because it's Natural and I don't have to do it as often as I was doing my RInse/Semi-Permanent.
The only con (I find) is that it is time-cunsuming. But the overall rewards, for me, outweigh the time spent doing this process.
Now that is what I like
Where could I pick this up from? this is why I would love to use it I want something more natural to use. Thanks so much ladies for your help.
Sounds great would I be able to get this at the indian mart?
I don't use henna, but I've really been wondering about this ever since I noticed that my phyto box says not to relax previously henna'd hair :-/ I wonder why....
I don't use henna, but I've really been wondering about this ever since I noticed that my phyto box says not to relax previously henna'd hair :-/ I wonder why....
Thank you for posting this Solitude! I use Phyto and I was thinking about using henna. I guess that's out. I need something to cover this grey - it's driving me nuts!! And my grey laughs hysterically at semi-permanently color!!
I would love to use some henna in my hair I am afraid of drying and the sorts. Ladies who are relaxed and Loving henna please chim in on if it has any bad side effects on the hair. And How you do it
TIA
Apply 1 week post relaxing. You need to add your favorite oil to the henna, about 1 tbsp. for a whole-head treatment. I use melted cocoa/shea/olive oil. Do not use lemon juice, salt nor essentials oils (terpenes to cause the dye release) as these can further dry out hair. The dye will release without adding those. Do not leave in hair more than 4 hours. Try to keep it in 2 hours or less and work on building up the color in weeks to come...every 2-3 weeks or so, depending upon your own results. If you do it very often, only leave in 1 hour then rinse.
To remove henna, saturate with a watery moisturizing conditioner like VO5. It's simply the best to loosen it up for an easy rinse. You can get Pantene hair masks in the little jar that add great moisture after rinsing out your henna treatment. Suave Humectant and conditioning mask that boosts moisture is what you need to get (Neutrogena Triple Moisture etc.). If possible, use a heating cap or steam cap to boost results.
Most importantly, listen to your hair. You might not need to apply hard protein treatments but once in a while but using deep moisturizing treatments more often. I had several fails before realizing it was lemon juice that was wrecking my results. And this is just my opinion, but I think that people are leaving henna in too long. I don't know women from the Middle-east who leave this treatment in overnight nor upwards of 4 hours. Many use once weekly for one hour treatments. I believe the dryness comes from overusing it.
Edit: forgot to agree with using BAQ. DO NOT USE Mehendi from Goodrej or Indica unless you have small resistant areas to apply it to. It's ppd dye which is like Bigen and can cause horrid dryness for relaxed and even untreated hair.
JJ, i thought you already used henna?!
whatever it is, your hair sure looks pretty!
Apply 1 week post relaxing. You need to add your favorite oil to the henna, about 1 tbsp. for a whole-head treatment. I use melted cocoa/shea/olive oil. Do not use lemon juice, salt nor essentials oils (terpenes to cause the dye release) as these can further dry out hair. The dye will release without adding those. Do not leave in hair more than 4 hours. Try to keep it in 2 hours or less and work on building up the color in weeks to come...every 2-3 weeks or so, depending upon your own results. If you do it very often, only leave in 1 hour then rinse.
To remove henna, saturate with a watery moisturizing conditioner like VO5. It's simply the best to loosen it up for an easy rinse. You can get Pantene hair masks in the little jar that add great moisture after rinsing out your henna treatment. Suave Humectant and conditioning mask that boosts moisture is what you need to get (Neutrogena Triple Moisture etc.). If possible, use a heating cap or steam cap to boost results.
Most importantly, listen to your hair. You might not need to apply hard protein treatments but once in a while but using deep moisturizing treatments more often. I had several fails before realizing it was lemon juice that was wrecking my results. And this is just my opinion, but I think that people are leaving henna in too long. I don't know women from the Middle-east who leave this treatment in overnight nor upwards of 4 hours. Many use once weekly for one hour treatments. I believe the dryness comes from overusing it.
Edit: forgot to agree with using BAQ. DO NOT USE Mehendi from Goodrej or Indica unless you have small resistant areas to apply it to. It's ppd dye which is like Bigen and can cause horrid dryness for relaxed and even untreated hair.
i am sooooo glad i read this and i thank you for posting it because even though i had forgotten the name, reading what you wrote reminded me of it!
IT'S PRECISELY MEHENDI that so many ladies have raved about as being good for our relaxed hair!
omgee, if i had not read this, i would have surely ordered from them.
is there a site that you know of which does not have the ppd in the henna and is good for relaxed hair?
thank you, again!
Thanks for such great detail, I was mixing in my head.
I love Jojoba Oil that would be my mix oil (is this okay?)
I'd love to pick it up locally and henna my hair every 2 weeks,
The Lush Henna can be bought in Lush stores (http://www.lushusa.com/shop/find/)
i believe this is referring to the henna compound w/added chemicals which everyone should stay away from... do what i did when i 1st started.... harvest some hair from a brush/comb let it sit in a henna mixture for a few hours or overnight, rinse and test the outcome... when i did this i tried to pull and break the hair but it was so strong from the henna i knew it was a GO for me to apply to my hair and i never looked back... henna is a mainstay for me & my hair!I don't use henna, but I've really been wondering about this ever since I noticed that my phyto box says not to relax previously henna'd hair :-/ I wonder why....