Henna for dying hair.

Apr 2, 2014

Cristina R.

Hello beauty's!
I was just wondering if any of you used henna and how it went. Also does anyone know if you have to use henna then indigo to get a brown hair color?

Apr 2, 2014

Nala H.

If you ever plan on going lighter after henna, don't henna. Henna makes it extremely hard to lighten your hair, darker is easy.

I henna my natural black hair and it just has a red rinse over it.

And if you wasn't brown you mix the two together. If you use indigo after henna, you'll get a nice blue black/ jet black hair color.

Apr 2, 2014

Jenny L.

My mom and I use henna all the time for our hair! It's extremely efficient for dying it brown, and naturally. Normally, you wouldnt need indigo to get a brown color, but it depends on your original hair color. If you have black hair like me, you wouldn't need indigo. My hair turns brown, and a nice shade at that. The difference is pretty significant, but only by the second use. So bottom line is you don't typically need indigo!

Apr 2, 2014

Cristina R.

I'm planning on not touching my hair anymore, color wise since it so damaged.

Thank you ladies but what brand and where do you guys get your henna from?

Apr 2, 2014

Nala H.

I use Jamila or Dulhan. I mix with green tea to release the dye. Then I let sit for about 30 minutes even though both release dye almost immediately. Then right before I put it on my hair I mix in honey. I usually leave it on overnight so over 8 hours cause I'm lazy. But you can leave it on for like 4 hours and be fine

Apr 2, 2014

Kenzie L.

I suggest you look at lushes henna. its a combination of henna and cocoa butter making it a solid henna bar that you mix with hot water/coffee (for a richer brown) to make a traditional hair dye texture. they have for colors ranging from a fiery red to a blue black. there's tons of YouTube videos about it. I suggest watching the ones by mark Constantine as he was the inventor and is a trichologist and a lush co founder :)

Apr 2, 2014

Kenzie L.

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Apr 2, 2014

Kenzie L.

The reason why it is difficult to go lighter after henna is because henna is molecularly attracted to the protein in your hair (which is why healthy hydrated hair takes henna better) unlike conventional dyes that literally change the hair color from the inside, henna coats the hair like a varnish that doesn't exactly change your hair color but rather tones it to be anywhere from more red to blue black hues.

Apr 2, 2014

Nala H.

Lush is ridiculously expensive compared to regular henna. The brands I use cost about 1.99.