Who else hennas their hair? (pics?)

[Sushi_Flower]

Anyone else? I love henna-ing my hair. I do it every few months and i love the way it conditions my hair and leaves a really subtle natural looking barely there colour.
Being Indian, i have naturally very dark brown hair which looks black (or should i say looked) so using henna suits my hair very well. I use a browny-mahogony colour usually and add lots of lemon juice for shine. I'm too scared of dyes and don't want to mess my hair up and have to do up-keep and i'm sceptical about home-dyes anyway and can't afford salon dyeing.

So anyone else use henna?

Here's a pic of my freshly hennad hair some time ago.

 

[Juneplum]

both my sisters in law henna their hair too. they're from india

 

[catiebloo]

Yeah i henna my hair. I use Lush's henna blocks, but change what i use each time.

Here's a pic from the last time i did it...

Caca used - Half a square of Marron & a whole square of Rouge
Time - 3-4 hours
Un/Wrapped? - Wrapped in a plastic bag, covered with a shower cap & then covered with a warm towel
Added Mix-ins - Coffee instead of Water to mix
Any Techniques - I grate the henna before hand, rather than lumping water in & waiting for it to go smooshy. Less lumps that way
Washed out with - Hot water then shampoo & more rinsing
Trick? - Patience!
Strand Test - nah

 

[Pink_minx]

huh whats henna? Tell me more about it cause I never ever heard of it. Both your hair looks soooo beautiful I want miine like that! So whats henna? and where do you buy it? and how do you use it? is it a conditioner? hmmm me like to know

 

[Dreamergirl3]

OMG sushi flower, please, what brand do you use??? My hair is naturaly dark espresso brown (looks practically black) and ive been DYING to get my hair to look more brown like yours! Any info would help tons! TIA!
*EDIT* henna is temporary, right? Or how long does it last? thanks again!

 

[xSazx]

Umm, is that like the Henna intensive deep conditioning stuff?
I got that the other to use on my hair cuz my friend said it made her hair really soft & shiny, but on the back of mine it says 'will not colour or discolour' hair.
I was gonna use it today, but after reading this dya think it will actually colour it? should risk it? I have blonde hair :/

 

[user4]

im going to risk sounding like a moron, how do u henna your hair?

 

[catiebloo]

Hey,

I used Lush's henna blocks which you can purchase here

UK - http://www.lushdns.co.uk/
US - http://usa.lush.com/cgi-bin/lushdb/i...tml?lang=en_US

And this link takes you to instructions & a general chat about henna (you may need to register to read it, but it doesn't cost anything & takes 2 minutes)

http://forum.lush.com/forum/viewtopi...=asc&highlight

Hope this helps you a wee bit.

 

[pumpkincat210]

I have the deep conditioning Henna and Placenta stuff, it works really really good! You put the conditioner in your hair and wrap it in a hot wet towel for 10-15, and then you rinse it and my hair is super shiny! You can also dye your hair with the non-conditioners..Its very natural and doesn't hurt your hair as bad as the other chemical ones.

 

[Melisanda]

If I ever decide to dye my hair, I'd use a henna-based natural hair dye.

Btw, I make a huge distinction betwen pure henna (Lawsonia Inermis=dyes hair red) and other dyes based on henna. Some of this dyes contain ingredients that are harmful for hair so don't make an assumption that everything labeled henna

1) is good and healthy for hair
2) actually contains henna or only henna

Lush colors are supposed to be good (but I wish they would list their ingredients properly-black henna is Indigo which has nothing to do with henna!)-no harmful ingredients there but they aren't as long lasting as real henna.

A great website that contains a wealth of information on henna is http://www.hennaforhair.com

*ahem, off my soapbox now*

 

[Sushi_Flower]

Henna is basically in it pure form a powder (or blocks like the Lush ones) which you mix with boiling water and maybe abit of lemon and leave it in for about 6 hours and it tints your hair with an amazing subtle deep colour. It's completely natural stuff and the shades are limited to browns, reds, mahogonys etc

Henna is actually used on hands to decorate in Indian culture so you can get hand henna, hair henna and nail henna. We always use it on our hands at weddings and special occasions.
Here's a pic of my cousins hands the day before her wedding and before we washed the mehndi (henna) off.

DreamerGirl the henna i use i buy off my cousin who gets it from her grandparents in France, i've no idea if it's sold in shops but i searched for it and found a website that sells it - http://www.bodydeco.co.uk/acatalog/H...ng_Powder.html

I use the Mahogony one. I think that is the same brand but they have changed their packaging. Any henna will give you the same results though as it is the same natural stuff. (Body Shop do hennas, i think theirs has coffee added to it though) Just look at the ingredients of any henna and if it says 'Lawsonia Inermis and Sodium Picramate' then you're good to go. I'm abit dubious about hennas that have aload of extra ingredients. Add lots of lemon juice to the mixture after mixing it with boliing water, the texture should be like thick cream. Leave for 6 hours and you will be amazed by the condition of your hair even if it does nothing colour wise.

Catiebloo - Any idea who i am?

 

[user3]

Goodness your hair looks great!

I love the henna used on your cousin's hands!


I did Henna my hair years ago but I stopped using it because I at the time I wanted to add highlights.

 

[maianne]

Wow... Sushi Flower, your hair is amazing!! I've always thought about trying henna, and now I've got the inspiration. I also have black hair, although it's got 3-month-old brown highlights in it that I'm too broke to retouch, so this seems right up my alley.

Also love that pic of the mehndi - very beautiful!

 

[Dreamergirl3]

Thank you SO much Sushi_Flower!

 

[Sushi_Flower]

Thankyou so much

I just had my hair cut the other day and it's alot layered than in that pic now which suits my face more but i think miss that 'classy sleek' look now!

Glad to have helped, i'm surprised people weren't aware of henna, i guess i've always been around it due to my culture so don't see it as an alternative less commercial hair colour.

 

[catiebloo]

Yes! I do know who you are...hello!

You've just put me in the mood to do some henna art too

I haven't done any for ages!! I would love to upto the standard to be able to do arms like your Cousins

Linky to my very limited crappy henna for anyone who wants to see

http://photobucket.com/albums/v463/catiebloo/Henna/

 

[maianne]

All right, so I just bought Lush's marron & noir hennas... I'm going to try a mixture using equal amounts of both. My hair is naturally black with dark & light brown highlights left over from several months ago (yikes), so hopefully the overall effect isn't too drastic.

 

[Naffy]

Henna is basically a plant that's dried, and smashed into powder form. Women and men in South Asia (mosty India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan) have been using it for generations on their hair. It's amazingly healthy, and colors your hair without damaging it at all. I love the feeling after I've put henna in my hair. I'm from Bangladesh, so I have family mail it to me. And i love using it on my hands and feet, honestly, I'd die without it.

 

[Pei]

I just henna-ed my hair! It's still wet btw

My mixture:

- Pure Henna powder 200g
- A mug of chinese tea with a tbl spoon of honey
- Juice from 2 lemons
- Sweet orange EO from TBS

I was too anxious to get my hair henna-ed, and I only let my mixture set for abt 30mins. (I stained my fingers orange and i assume that it's ready for dyeing)

Results: Very natural reddish-orange tint with ultra shine & softness! It smells sooooo good too! It's the ULTIMATE hair masque on earth!

 

[fireatwill]

Wow. Your hair looks great im gonna have to try that!