Best answer: bobobox has good advice. Here's a few other tips: Start with clean, dry hair that has no product in it. You can also add plain yogurt or a raw egg to the henna mix to make it a little smoother and easier to goop on your hair. When you're mixing it, don't use anything metal.
Sectioning your hair helps get it on more evenly, but again, nothing metal. If it's warm out, you can sit in the sun with your plastic-wrapped head for a couple hours and get the same effect as the hair dryer would create. Rinsing it out takes a long time, and is really messy. Use plain water to get the bulk of it out, then a little shampoo to remove the last grit.
Henna is really pretty, in my opinion, and fun to do. I've never had it make my hair brittle; rather, it's always softer and shinier after.
I've found that the one time I did use a full henna treatment - and authentic, non-chemically stuff - was after I had already chemically dyed my hair, and the henna didn't really 'take' as much as I would have liked. It might have been because my hair is pretty dark - and your results may vary of course. But you never know until you try - and cleaning the 'mud' outta your hair is a once in a lifetime experience You should be fine dyeing your hair with henna.
My understanding is that the length of time between chemical dye and henna is a factor - if you've dyed your hair with a chemical dye in the last week you should give it some time, but it sounds like you haven't used chemical dye in awhile. You should be fine. I second or third the recommendations to look at Henna For Hair - it has a lot of really good information.
Its sister site is Mehandi , and you can buy body art quality henna from there. Definitely buy body art quality, or 'BAQ' henna. It's less likely to react badly with your dye. And like another commenter said, don't use metal tools. I usually use a plastic bowl and a wooden spoon. You can henna over wet or dry hair; I usually do it on somewhat damp hair. Also, lay down newspaper. I usually have a wet washcloth nearby to wipe off counter splatters.
The first step is to fill the tub a little bit with hot water, remove your saran wrap or shower cap or whatever, and lie down in the tub. Iranian henna is very fine quality and it gives a vibrant red color.
Obtaining Iranian henna is not simple, but UK gals can get it from Lush. Henna is a natural colourant and strengthener, and has all sorts of other benefits such as the reduction of dandruff, elimination of ringworm and head lice. Another great thing about using henna is that you can make a paste to suit your hair type. Some people who are concerned about their hair becoming dry add special essential oils to their henna paste.
People add floral water, eggs and other natural dyes to their pastes in order to create the perfect paste. The problem is that some dodgy henna brands contain metallic compounds that react with the ammonia activator in synthetic hair dyes. This could include pond-green or brittle hair. Some Blonde, Brown, Auburn, Mahogany, and other shades of what claims to be henna are mixes of amla, indigo, walnut, rhubarb, and Lawsonia, with other plant or synthetic dyes added, and may have metallic salts added.
Many of these products have no henna whatsoever and are chemical dyes. You must think very carefully before you decide to put henna on your hair. Henna is a permanent colourant and unless you spend a huge amount of money it can only be grown out or cut out if you do not like it. What henna giveth, it taketh away! Henna is super-special if you want a dramatic change and it does add superb shine to your hair but do think really carefully before going ahead.
The problem is that both natural and chemical dyes are always affected by the natural colour of your hair. If you have light hair and you apply a light henna, it might look perfect — or it might come out the loudest shade of orange or sunset red you ever saw in your life. And this is a colour you will be stuck with for a month or two. Yes indeed, with henna it really does make sense to do a strand test to see how the henna hair dye will look on your own hair before going the whole distance!
Henna hair dye comes in two shades — red and black. These are mixed by companies to offer you a greater range of colours. It is indigo, Indigofera tinctoria , but is a natural plant-y substance that dyes your hair so gets lumped with the same name as red henna and is often used in conjunction with red henna to give different colour ranges. If you allow the henna to air-dry in your hair when you apply it, the black henna will give your dyed hair a blueish tinge.
After all, years ago, Cleopatra, the last great queen of Egypt, used it in her hair. What happens if your henna is mixed with other ingredients? If you use non-natural henna, chemical additives may create a chemical reaction in your colored hair that may even burn it. If you want to color your hair blonde or light color, henna is not for you. It only works on intermediate and dark shades, i. How henna affects the base color and what shades can be applied on colored hair Tabla de Contenidos.
First and foremost, the henna you want to use must be completely natural, and, to make sure, you have to check its ingredients. The henna must have: Lawsonia Inermis Cassia Those are the only two ingredients your henna must-have. Step-by-step: Comb your hair and gather it in a ponytail, separating a single strand, preferably on the back of your head.
The required time may vary according to each brand, but it will be between two to three hours. Then, rinse and let it dry. Now comes the most important step: observation..
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