Thinking about using henna, from Sallys Beauty?

**samanthajenalyn** · September 15th, 2013, 05:13 PM

Hey everyone

I've recently been thinking about using henna on my hair. When I used to dye my hair, I would always use a reddish-brown color, and I've always liked the way it looked on my hair. I've just recently learned about henna, and I've been looking into it and I think I may want to do it. The only problem is finding it. I've heard that you can get them from Indian stores, but there are none anywhere close to where I live. And since I do not own a banking account/ credit card, I wouldn't really be able to buy any off of the internet. I was wondering if anyone has ever used any henna from Sally's Beauty Supply? If so, what kind or brand did you use, and did you have good results?

**Anje** · September 15th, 2013, 05:32 PM

I doubt Sally would have anything. You're more likely to have success at a natural foods/supplements type of store, honestly. Search for it in places with lots of natural/organic/alternative beauty products.

I've had some success early on with Light Mountain brand's red shades. It was like trying to rinse a beach's worth of sand out of my hair (not true of good henna), but it wasn't adulterated with anything worrisome and it did strain fairly well.

**samanthajenalyn** · September 15th, 2013, 05:36 PM

The only brand i found at Sallys was Reshma Femme and it's Burgundy. Here's the ingredients to it :Henna (Lawsonia Inermis), Sodiun Perborate, Tartrik Acid, p-Phenylenediamine, Cellulose gum, Magnesium Searate, Sodium Sulfate. I'm not sure if any of those are bad for your hair or not.

Unfortunately there isn't a natural foods store or anything like that around where I live. I live in a very small town in south Georgia. But I will be on the lookout for stores like that. I'll also look to see if I can find Light Mountain brand anywhere! thanks

**Nae** · September 15th, 2013, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by samanthajenalyn

The only brand i found at Sallys was Reshma Femme and it's Burgundy. Here's the ingredients to it :Henna (Lawsonia Inermis), Sodiun Perborate, Tartrik Acid, p-Phenylenediamine, Cellulose gum, Magnesium Searate, Sodium Sulfate. I'm not sure if any of those are bad for your hair or not.

That sounds like a compound henna to me. It shouldn't have any ingredients except Henna. (Lawsonia Inermis) is fine.....the rest of it looks bad. You don't want to put metallic salts in your hair accidentally, they can react badly to pre-existing hair dye. Also, that p-Phenylenediamine can cause bad allergic reactions in some people. Look for 100% henna.

Check out this article. http://www.hennaforhair.com/science/

**browneyedsusan** · September 15th, 2013, 06:00 PM

The Sally's in my area doesn't have pure henna.
I'd love a local supplier, haven't been able to find one, and order on-line.

**samanthajenalyn** · September 15th, 2013, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Nae

That sounds like a compound henna to me. It shouldn't have any ingredients except Henna. (Lawsonia Inermis) is fine.....the rest of it looks bad. You don't want to put metallic salts in your hair accidentally, they can react badly to pre-existing hair dye. Also, that p-Phenylenediamine can cause bad allergic reactions in some people. Look for 100% henna.

Check out this article. http://www.hennaforhair.com/science/

Thank you! I'm glad I didn't buy it. I'll probably just end up buying some off of the internet. Is there any brands that is 100% henna that anyone would recommend?

**Nae** · September 15th, 2013, 06:03 PM

Yeah, check out Hennasooq or mehandi websites. They are both well trusted and have good products.

**Hairitic** · September 16th, 2013, 07:56 AM

Do you have a WalMart you can get to? They have a prepaid Master Card that you buy and load at the store (or via a bank account). Then you can purchase over the Internet from HennaSouq and get the right stuff? Even some convenience stores may have prepaid credit/debit cards but they may cost more to load. I use WalMart's card for traveling and it works great.

**Anje** · September 16th, 2013, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by Hairitic

...from HennaSouq ....

Pssst. It's "HennaSooq."

**samanthajenalyn** · September 16th, 2013, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Hairitic

Do you have a WalMart you can get to? They have a prepaid Master Card that you buy and load at the store (or via a bank account). Then you can purchase over the Internet from HennaSouq and get the right stuff? Even some convenience stores may have prepaid credit/debit cards but they may cost more to load. I use WalMart's card for traveling and it works great.

Thank you! I had forgotten that WalMart had those! I will definitely do that if I decide to buy some. I've been looking into red raj from their website