Originally Posted by
Ninika
I use Guar gum for that purpose. It makes the mixture gel-like, rather like conventional hair dye and much easier to apply and rinse out for me. One teaspoon of the powder in the mixture is usually more than enough.
In my experience you need less henna when you use a gelling agent. When I first used Guar, I mixed up my usual amount of henna, and when I had to add more water later to get the consistency right, I ended up with a huge amount of henna goop, much more than I needed. The leftovers still worked great after freezing and defreezing the next time.
The only quirky aspect of Guar is that it can be added only once, use too little at first and adding more later will do nothing to thicken the mixture more. That's why I'd rather use too much in the first place and get it right with more water later.
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