What I love about henna...

[tiggerousity]

Henna makes me take myself less seriously, to be open to possibilities.
It is organic, as in earthy and living and unique.
Henna is unpredictable in a nice way.....it helps me to appreciate the variations in life.
Henna helps me to explore and laugh at myself, with myself.
Henna is creative and inspires me.
Henna is something I do to myself, for myself.
Henna connects; it is a community thing.

What do you love about henna? Or cassia or?

[Unofficial_Rose]

It's saved my over-bleached hair - it feels soft again
You can blend in highlights with virgin roots
No root demarcation line
It's a plant, pure and simple
No trips to the hairdressers, oh the freedom!
It covers grey (not ready for mine yet)
I rather enjoy the whole mud ritual.
Oh yes, and the colours are beautiful

[talecon]

its healthy
its organic
I can do it as much as I want (and believe me I do )
it makes my hair shiny
it makes my hair stronger
it makes me want to take pictures to show off the color to my family and my friends and everyone
and I get more compliments with the henna than I ever did with chemical dyes which is a great boost to the self-esteem

[walterSCAN]

It's actually good for my hair.

The mud is fun to squish.

It's natural and smells gorgeous and earthy.

It makes me feel good about my hair.

I get to have fun with my friend who helps me henna.

It doesn't fade.

It makes my hair stronger.

It feels great to use something that isn't a 'product' that also makes an actual, really noticeable change to my hair.

[Bellatrix]

Great thread idea.

I love henna because:

It saved me from dying sprees

It doesn't have chemical fumes that irritate my eyes/choke me

It's more ecologically sound

It gives such a vibrant sheen, with a myriad of tones

It's so fun to mix/apply

I really like the way it smells, kind of a grassy/hay smell

[CrisDee]

I love:

the strength it's given my hair
the fact that it's a natural plant, not chemical
no eye-burning fumes
the smell (when mixed with cinnamon and cloves, really don't like it without these)
the incredible shine my hair now has
the lower cost

[RedStripe]

All of the above, plus it costs me way less than getting my hair chemically dyed in a salon.

[Tarja Sky]

I really like the colour, the strength it gives my hair, the shine, the natural way of colouring my hair...
I'm not so fond of the smell.... but it's still a better smell than chemical dye.

[georgia_peach]

Henna makes me take myself less seriously, to be open to possibilities.
It is organic, as in earthy and living and unique.
Henna is unpredictable in a nice way.....it helps me to appreciate the variations in life.
Henna helps me to explore and laugh at myself, with myself.
Henna is creative and inspires me.
Henna is something I do to myself, for myself.
Henna connects; it is a community thing.

Very nice! I can only say "ditto" to that!

[masa_inn]

The smell! Not immediately after hennaing, but after a few days. I wish I could make it linger on my hair fo-re-ver.