Want to try Henna but which kind??

[bunzfan]

Up till now i have been colouring my hair with shop hair colours but now its starting to get long i want to try henna as i hear its great for the condition of your hair but as i am a total newbie i could do with a bit of advice.

My hair is between medium to dark brown and i want a dark deep auburn what henna should i go for? (please note i do have a few greys) How long should i leave it on for? and lastly how do you make it up i.e how much should i use?

[brelj]

In the UK you have online:
http://www.henna-boy.co.uk/
http://www.renaissancehenna.com/
If you want to get an auburn color, you need a henna with a large dye content, that means a higher Lawsone content.
See for extra information also www.hennaforhair.com (http://www.hennaforhair.com).
I wouldn't use indigo for auburn if you have medium to dark brown hair naturally, but henna a few times. The more you henna how more auburn it get. The greys will remain a little less dark, you get natural highlights ;)
But always strand test!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pierre]

If you want something close to my color, try henna with amla. I'm brown under the henna. I have a few grays too; they turn into pretty bright red sparkles.:)

[bunzfan]

In the UK you have online:
http://www.henna-boy.co.uk/
http://www.renaissancehenna.com/
If you want to get an auburn color, you need a henna with a large dye content, that means a higher Lawsone content.
See for extra information also www.hennaforhair.com (http://www.hennaforhair.com).
I wouldn't use indigo for auburn if you have medium to dark brown hair naturally, but henna a few times. The more you henna how more auburn it get. The greys will remain a little less dark, you get natural highlights ;)
But always strand test!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for such great info i have just looked on the henna-boy website am i right in thinking on my dark hair Yemeni henna would give me the bright red i am after and not just highlights? or would i be better just using there pure henna as my hair already has a shop colour on it that is a red?

[CrisDee]

I was thinking when I read your first post that the Yemeni henna would probably give you the color you're going for. But about the shop color that's already in your hair - is it drastically lighter or darker than your natural color? Because as your hair grows, the henna dye will take differently on your natural color than on the dyed portion. If the color you have now isn't too much lighter or darker than your natural color, it probably won't matter, but if the dye you now use lightens your hair quite a bit to get the red, then you will have to lighten the roots as you go along in order to maintain uniform color.

A word of warning - I don't know what your current routine is, but if you currently heat style, that will totally screw up the henna color. I always warn people about that because I did it - and ended up having to cut to pixie and start over. :(

[bunzfan]

Thanks Crisdee to give you an ides of my natural colour and my colour now here is a before and after picture

Natural colour
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/emmerline1/nautrelcolour.jpg


hair after shop dye
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/emmerline1/P101101004.jpg

There is slightly less red in it now, my sig pic is the exact shade it has faded to. What do you think will i be ok to use the Yemeni?or stick with the Henna?

[Henna Sooq]

Yemeni is henna powder. Yemeni henna powder is really good if you like a consist red color that won't go dark. I love it personally as my current fave henna powder.

From your photo it does look or seem like you have two tones in your hair so some areas might turn out deeper then other would, until all your natural hair grows back in as one tone, but you will probably really like yemeni henna powder :) Enjoy!

[bunzfan]

Yemeni is henna powder. Yemeni henna powder is really good if you like a consist red color that won't go dark. I love it personally as my current fave henna powder.

From your photo it does look or seem like you have two tones in your hair so some areas might turn out deeper then other would, until all your natural hair grows back in as one tone, but you will probably really like yemeni henna powder :) Enjoy!

Thanks for the advice. Great now i know what to go for just need to work out how long to leave it on for with a first application ....i am after a really deep red :D