A note about henna.
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Apr 22, 2014
Drishya B.
Lately I have been seeing a lot of you asking about henna to color their hair. I am from India where a majority of people used to apply henna on their hair so this comes from experience. The henna that you get in stores is not pure. it has chemicals and metallic dyes added to it. traditionally henna needed to be mixed with tea or coffee in iron pots over night to have any color. The henna that you get nowadays can be mixed with water and applied directly and still you get d color. Please be aware when buying these things. There is nothing natural about them. Indian people have stopped using henna gradually in d past 6-9 years and now I see you people going down that road. I have seen people using henna for years n seen their hair go rough and brittle. it's just a humble request to everyone to check what they use in their hair.
Apr 22, 2014
Drishya B.
Apr 22, 2014
Erin M.
Exactly! I looked into henna after buying a box from the hair store and threw the stuff out. You need body art quality henna for your hair and there's are some good free resources on it. I know if you google curly Nikki henna for hair her site should come up with a few resources about henna.
Apr 22, 2014
Anupa M.
I think this was an important post! Thank you :) I do use henna though but not from a box. I use henna powder that is mixed with tea and coffee (henna powder is usually meant for the body) If you don't live in India, a good place to buy your henna powder is from Indian specialty food stores. Try to be "Ayurvedic" certefied, which tends to be safer considering it's sold to be used for its medicinal properties. If you're lucky, you can sometimes buy the physical dried leaves of the plant :D I hope this helps anybody who was looking for safer alternatives and thanks again for your post Drishya :)
Apr 22, 2014
Kenzie L.
Very informative. thank you!
Apr 22, 2014
Nala H.
Same. I use BOdy art quality also. Either Jamila or Dulhan and mix it with green tea and I have to purchase it at my local Indian market. The ones they sell in the beauty supply stores are no good. If the henna has a color on it don't buy it!! Henna is red, there aren't different shades.
Apr 22, 2014
Drishya B.
Nala dulhan is also not completely natural but dunno about jamila. it's very sketchy coz the ingredients are not mentioned on the packs. it might say it's natural but you can never be sure.
Apr 22, 2014
Bry R.
This was very informative and I believe you about the henna being unnatural. I have never ever heard that you're suppose to mix tea or coffee with the henna and I'm sure that if I told my mom that, she would argue with me so I'll just keep this information to myself. I have never had problems with my hair being dry from using henna and I use it quite a bit.
Apr 22, 2014
Anupa M.
Bryanna, the biggest reason its recommended to mix henna with tea or coffee is because it prevents the henna from leaving its natural orangy/red tone in the hair. If your hair is darker then coffee or black tea is usually recommended. If you find that your hair needs extra nourishment, it is advised to add Green Tea or Tulsi Tea to the mix. But this rule applies for powdered henna that you must mix into a liquidy paste before you use :)
Apr 22, 2014
Hibz MUA A.
I don't understand why people don't just mixed the paste themselves. My mum has been using a henna since she was a little girl.
Apr 23, 2014
Amber D.
Have any of you girls tried the blocks of henna from Lush?