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GlassButrFly
July 18th, 2010, 02:53 PM
This weekend I went to the store and bought Suave Tropical Coconut conditioner, Herbal Essences Totally Twisted gel, and coconut oil, in preparation to go CO. I did my last sulfate shampoo, and my first CO wash this morning! Then I waited for that to mostly dry, and then I henna'd my hair for the first time. Fun. :cool: I was so excited by the results of both, my husband said I looked like a little kid on Christmas morning. :p

Here is my hair before, using non-sulfate shampoo, conditioner with cones (just found that out), and scrunched with a coney gel:
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5641/b4hennawshampoo.jpg (http://img822.imageshack.us/i/b4hennawshampoo.jpg/)

This is after clarifying with a sulfate shampoo, and doing a CO wash with Suave TC. I sprayed my hair with a Rose Water/Aloe Gel/Suave TC mixture that I made and scrunched it with my hands. It's still a little damp in this picture:
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7408/firstcoslightlydampb4he.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/firstcoslightlydampb4he.jpg/)

And this is after applying Henna Hut's Deep Red henna for 3 hours, and plopping with HE TT. Still quite damp:
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7352/afterhennaindoorstillda.jpg (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/afterhennaindoorstillda.jpg/)


I love the color, and I love the fact that I'm seeing actual ringlets forming in my hair, instead of the normal scrunched up S shapes I normally get. Very happy with the results of both the CO method and the henna. I'll be taking more pictures as the color oxidizes. :gabigrin:
GlassButrFly
July 18th, 2010, 04:08 PM
I couldn't figure out how to edit my post, but I got much better pictures of the henna color.

This is inside, after the hair was dry (sorry for the horrible lighting, the house is very dark inside):
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5296/afterhennainsidedry.jpg (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/afterhennainsidedry.jpg/)

And this is outside in direct sunlight:
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7594/photo0319.jpg (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/photo0319.jpg/)

I am in love with my hair! :crush:
Ravenwaves 88
July 18th, 2010, 04:24 PM
HOLY RED!!! That's hot :) I like!
Lemur_Catta
July 18th, 2010, 04:34 PM
It is WONDERFUL! I would kill to have that color :D
GINGER SNAP
July 18th, 2010, 04:39 PM
wow that is REALLY awesome looking ..and I am not usually a red hair fan at all
spitfire511
July 18th, 2010, 04:48 PM
LOVE the color!
Speckla
July 18th, 2010, 05:31 PM
Very beautiful.
Tiina
July 18th, 2010, 05:36 PM
That's a really lovely colour on you and it already looks like your curls are getting more defined. :)
GlassButrFly
July 18th, 2010, 06:04 PM
Thanks everyone!

And Tiina, the curls are definitely much better, even after just one CO wash (or two, if you count washing the henna out with half a bottle of conditioner. lol). I will be keeping it up, I know there's a curly girl in there somewhere! :D
cheriemonty
July 18th, 2010, 07:41 PM
love that color, i would love to get that color too but just don't have the guts to do it.
VitaR86
July 18th, 2010, 08:24 PM
I am jealous! I want that shade of red
catastrophe
July 18th, 2010, 08:24 PM
That is the most intensely beautiful head of henna! I hope mine goes to a color like that when I get around to hennaing. Congratulations on your great results! :)
Elainehali
July 18th, 2010, 08:39 PM
very nice color. :D
Loreley
July 19th, 2010, 01:19 AM
:thud: The last picture is stunning!
Hotrox
July 19th, 2010, 01:47 AM
Wow - that is blooming amazing :D
simplysnuggle
July 19th, 2010, 02:04 AM
Love it! I just wish I could pull of red...:cry:
Celtic_Willow
July 19th, 2010, 05:48 AM
That color is stunning!! It looks really nice with your skin tone too.
eamane
July 19th, 2010, 07:22 AM
Wow! Gorgeous color you got there!
Razor
July 19th, 2010, 09:52 AM
WOWZER ! Thats an insane & beautiful shade of red !!!! :D Very Nice
ButterCup02
July 19th, 2010, 09:56 AM
Wow!! Look at that colour, beautiful!
Harriet
July 19th, 2010, 12:11 PM
wow i love that shade of red! Is it just plain henna?
princessp
July 19th, 2010, 12:20 PM
Wow, I love it! Awesome.
paigeturner
July 19th, 2010, 12:21 PM
That colour is absolutely gorgeous!
Bianca
July 19th, 2010, 01:14 PM
Wow, looks great :) Love the color...
Hana
July 19th, 2010, 02:33 PM
LOVE THAT COLOUR.

I may be tempted to steal it. :D In a loving way, of course.

is the first photo your natural colour?
little_cherry
July 19th, 2010, 02:48 PM
Very very pretty! :) I just looked up the ingredients of the henna hut dye...very interesting!
GlassButrFly
July 19th, 2010, 03:57 PM
wow i love that shade of red! Is it just plain henna?

Hi Harriet!

Thanks! It is not "pure" henna, but everything that has been added in is a plant extract, so there is no metal/salt/etc that people talk of that can cause reactions.

Here are the ingredients:
86% Lawsonia Inermis (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

5% Indigofera Tinctoria (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

3% Red Kaolinite or Red Clay (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

2% Eclipta Alba (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

2% Centella Asiatica (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

1% Triminalia Chebula (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

1% Terminalia Bellirica Roxb. (http://www.hennahut.com/ingredients)

If you go to their website and look at the ingredient list, you can click on each ingredient and it will tell you what it is and where its from.
GlassButrFly
July 19th, 2010, 03:59 PM
LOVE THAT COLOUR.

I may be tempted to steal it. :D In a loving way, of course.

is the first photo your natural colour?

Hi Hana,

The first two photos in the first post are my starting hair color, but not my natural hair color. My natural color is a mousy/dark brown, and I have dyed it for years using Garnier Fructiss Intense Auburn. I loved the color it gave, but hated that it faded so quickly. I wanted something that wouldn't fade and would be healthy for my hair, so I chose henna! :)
Hana
July 19th, 2010, 04:06 PM
Hi Hana,

The first two photos in the first post are my starting hair color, but not my natural hair color. My natural color is a mousy/dark brown, and I have dyed it for years using Garnier Fructiss Intense Auburn. I loved the color it gave, but hated that it faded so quickly. I wanted something that wouldn't fade and would be healthy for my hair, so I chose henna! :)

Aaaah, I wondered!
Glad you chose the henna, it's most wonderous. :D
Littlewing13
January 10th, 2012, 11:56 PM
omg I love it! So jelly
snowfaery
January 11th, 2012, 12:00 AM
I love that color! So gorgeous and I can only hope that I am able to get close in color when I try by the end of the month.
battles
January 11th, 2012, 12:07 AM
:brains: Zombie thread!
Cocoa_Crema
January 11th, 2012, 12:16 AM
:brains: Zombie thread!


Uhhh....hair...me want.....beautiful.... :brains:





Lovely shade you go there! Good luck on the CO!
kanaka
January 11th, 2012, 12:58 AM
It looks amazing and i love that color :) soooo beautiful
Angel_099
January 11th, 2012, 01:03 AM
Very beautiful color! :) I have used Henna Hut in the past and always loved my results...unfortunately it bled pretty badly and faded quickly to orange. I know others have had similar experiences. I hope yours will be different! Keep us posted!

EDIT: It's so late...I need sleep, lol! I just realized this thread is pretty old! Sorry!
morrigan*
January 11th, 2012, 01:08 AM
That's color is amaizing :D
jojo
January 11th, 2012, 03:14 AM
love your new colour, it wouldnt go with my complexion but looks great on you, love your big smile in 3rd photo!
cleanbug
January 11th, 2012, 08:39 AM
Love your color! I'm a henna head too. How are you finding the co washing? I just started back to co washing. Ordered a bunch of vo5 consish (can't get it in Canada). Good luck