I just finished applying this way. It was less messy than usual. I also felt that starting to apply from the center was a better way of distributing the henna.
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I just finished applying this way. It was less messy than usual. I also felt that starting to apply from the center was a better way of distributing the henna.
This looks way easier than how I currently do my hair... which is just to apply in sections, starting with the roots & ending up with a horrible tangled mess as I try to get all the length saturated LOL my hair is thick & hip length & hair dying alone is a chore. But I will seriously give this method a try next time around. I usually color in the nude lol & end up covered in henna. This looks way less messy. :-)
Thanks for sharing!
Glad to help! My hair is a lot shorter and henna is usually an annoyingly long and messy process for me too.
This definately looks like an easier & less messy way to apply henna. I've only used henna a few times & have always made such a mess next time I'm trying it this way! - thanks for sharing
Well, this is an interesting way. I have to try.
I usually use a big brush but I am starting from my right ear :). I put henna on the hair around the year and then try to brush next strand (only one side as the bottom was already covered, again new strand and henna put on it...and continue until the centre of my head. And then following left to the second ear. Back of my head leaving for the end, and endings, and line of my hair as last. I do not why, but I manage to do this having almost no mess, no many drops etc.
But this one may also be a good one, especially for longer hair.
I tried this on my daughter today with cassia.
It was really easy to do and rinse. Plus she finally got to be like mommy and "henna".
This worked really well. It took a bit longer than my usual application (aka smooshing it in everywhere), but it holds really well and I have no drips!
I used this method last night - did a full head of henna. (Used 100g each of Jamila, Rajasthani, & Cassia. Added honey, cinnamon, amla, lime juice, VO5 Strawberry MM & chamomile tea to approximately the consistency of greek yogurt.)
Application was SO easy this way! Normally I guess I start with the roots, and then try to fight my way through the rest of the hair (total nightmare & I end up covered with henna from head to toe, because I have gloppy, tangled henna hair dangling all over me.)
I still ended up with henna all over my arms, chest & shoulders - but I think that is kind of unavoidable when you have waist/hip length hair & you have to color it on your own. LOL I think half of my bathroom ends up spotted in henna - floor, walls, ceiling - random odd places. ;)
Anyway - application this way went much faster for me, definitely less mess on me & the surrounding area. I also slathered extra henna on my growing "bee-hive" as I went along. I wrapped the hair in saran wrap, shower cap & a t-shirt, then went to bed.
Rinsed out in several buckets of water in the bathtub. I was worried it might be difficult rinsing out, as it was one huge clump on my head - but the different sections actually peeled away from the "bee-hive" rather easily & I didn't have any troubles.
Definitely a win =)
I'm so happy it's working for everyone :cheese:
DragonFlyPie, I still make a mess too but I think that's because I don't both to be neat:p The way I henna is: I put a mirror facing my bathtub and then sit in the bathtub (naked of course!) and henna my hair. That way when I'm done I just rinse off and put on a robe. Also, I wanted to ask you how you got your hair so red, is that just from henna? Or also a vegetable dye? I really like it!
Am i the only one who didn't like it? Time consuming in my case, but less messy, yeah.