QuoteReplyTopic: Henna Posted: October 03 2007 at 3:27am
Hi everyone. I live in the Middle East, so nearly everyone I know use Henna & for so many purposes. You can use it to have different degrees of colour on your hair. If you want red: mix it with red tea instead of watetr, if you want it brownish use it with camomile (did I spell it right?), if you want it golden or yellowish mix it with Kurkum(do uo know that- you might find it in Indian shops- they use it for cokking its yellow powder).
If you use it alone with water, it will dry your hair, so always try to add oil (olive oil is good or coconut), I add sometimes one egg, sometimes honey, and other times yugurt. but always add oil plus. When you wash it, start with a conditioner to make it slip and go out easily, then shampoo once, and conditioner again.
Some girls (me to) use with some gylesrine mix it with water and leave it for a while and use it before bath. apply to your body, rubb it to go out (you may add olive oil instead of gylisrine), take a shower and check your even color and nice shinny body. (I must say it is a bit messy, so take care when you do this) I do it once or twice a month.
I hope this will add some information to you.
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This is a dangerous topic; dangerous because I absolutely love henna and I could hurt myself trying to type fast enough to tell everyone how much Anyway, Henna makes hair look a lot shinier and thicker. It seals the hair cuticle and makes it more elastic and less prone to breakage over time. Henna sometimes gets a bad name because it is known to give hair a reddish hue and many henna sites claim that it is incompatible with chemicals and straighteners. Well, I henna my hair once a month, and yes it does give your hair a faint reddish hue, but it's only noticeable in sunlight, and it looks completely natural. If you want to maintain the darkness of your hair I heard that rosemary helps keep hair darker. Anyway, I also relax my hair and the henna does not affect the relaxing process. That's probably because I make sure I wait at least a week after I've hennaed my hair to relax it. All in all, this is a really good product, and it's not expensive at all! I buy it from a middle eastern store not far from my house for 2 dollars a box. Make sure the Henna you use is body art quality. It's the purest form.
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I used henna a lot in high school because a mideastern friend of mine turned me onto it. It is a natural hair coloring product. It is sold in two colors, brown and red. I have used the brown one and I loved it. It's great if you just want some natural brown highligths. It doesnot dye your hair, rather it just highlights your hair. It is also a great hair deep conditioner. Whenever I used henna, it left my hair very soft and super shiny. It's great.
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i'm back to say i did it again,and this time it worked out better. i did the henna and then i diluted 1 tbsp shampoo (castile) in water and then i conditioned with VO5. oooo it smells so good. then i added a super detangler mixture.. much better results.
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well i ordered it from a website that sells natural products. it came in a ziplock bag so i assume they buy in bulk then redistribute.
i noticed that after i had a hard time rinsing my hair, it had these little bits of sticks and stuff in it, which i didn't see when it was in the bag, or i couldn't tell due to my excitement.
And then yes i thought i read somewhere that if you didn't do a deep protein treatment that your hair would not be very nice and soft afterwards. so i did a protein treat with hoofmaker (mane&tail).
speak to me 'pickle' did i do myself in here????
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well today i tried henna. it wasn't really that messy, but it was a hassle i could live without. Especially after the results. my hair is very hard right now....... i did a protein treat after and then i had to blow dry so i didn't sleep with wet hair.
I must have done something really wrong, cause that was not supposed to happen from the reviews i have read. and now my hair looks like it started shedding. Was the protein treat after too much.. ARRRGGGGHH
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It depends on the henna brand. . . Naturally henna comes in a powder -- but in some Indian BSS or stores you can find henna creams that are a lot less messy.
I just decided to try the brand surya in red. So i'll let you know how it comes out.
Henna is also supposed tobe really good for conditioning hair as a treatment and help with growth by strengthning hair.
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HI , IM NEW HERE. I LIKE THIS FORUM . I LEARN HOW TO MANAGE MY RELAXED DAMAGE HAIR . AND IM HAVING WONDERFUL RESULTS. I LOVE THIS FORUM. I WANT TO KNOW IF HENNA IS READY TO USE OR IF YOU HAVE TO MIX IT.
it is a powder- you have to mix it with hot water and/or lemon juice, turmeric, red wine ,pectin, honey, oil, yogurt.
A basic recipe would be hot water and 2-3 tbs of henna. mix until you have a paste of yogurt consistency. Let it sit for 10 hours and then apply with a relaxer brush. Put on a thin plastic cap and leave on for 6 to 12 hours. Rinse then shampoo then condition and then deep condition w/heat.
Unless you order a specific color- most henna will turn your hair red or some variation of that. Neutral henna is available and will not change your hair color at all and Indigo when mixed with henna will darken or turn your hair a deeper red (burgundy or a dark shade with burgundy highlights). Hope this helps a little.
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HI , IM NEW HERE. I LIKE THIS FORUM . I LEARN HOW TO MANAGE MY RELAXED DAMAGE HAIR . AND IM HAVING WONDERFUL RESULTS. I LOVE THIS FORUM. I WANT TO KNOW IF HENNA IS READY TO USE OR IF YOU HAVE TO MIX IT.
You can obtain red highlights or red hair- but it will not turn a bright red to my knowledge.
You can also get henna that will give you whatever color you want from neutral( no color change) to strawberry blonde to red to lite brown to medium brown or dark brow even- if you want black you will have to add indigo to the henna mix.
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Anyway, Henna makes hair look a lot shinier and thicker. It seals the hair cuticle and makes it more elastic and less prone to breakage over time. Henna sometimes gets a bad name because it is known to give hair a reddish hue and many henna sites claim that it is incompatible with chemicals and straighteners. Well, I henna my hair once a month, and yes it does give your hair a faint reddish hue, but it's only noticeable in sunlight, and it looks completely natural. If you want to maintain the darkness of your hair I heard that rosemary helps keep hair darker. Anyway, I also relax my hair and the henna does not affect the relaxing process. That's probably because I make sure I wait at least a week after I've hennaed my hair to relax it. All in all, this is a really good product, and it's not expensive at all! I buy it from a middle eastern store not far from my house for 2 dollars a box. Make sure the Henna you use is body art quality. It's the purest form.
.... i did a protein treat after and then i had to blow dry so i didn't sleep with wet hair.
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