Conditioners That Work in a Henna Gloss?

[morecowbell]

Hey all! :)
After a few hours of diligent searching and reading, I think it's safe to say we don't have a thread for this! ;)
What I'm hoping to gather here, is other's experiences with conditioners in their henna glosses.
My query to my fellow LHCers, is;
What conditioners have you used in a henna gloss with good results?

Thanks! :D

[morecowbell]

Thought I'd add, I have yet to do a henna gloss. Right now I'm strand testing some gloss mixes and will report my results after I wash them out.

One thing I have found so far? Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition conditioner does NOT work with henna. It turned into a clumpy mess that wouldn't spread. :(

[jeanniet]

I've used Suave, VO5, Trader Joe's Nourish, and thrown in a bit of Aubrey Organics honeysuckle rose, Giovanni deep conditioner--pretty much whatever I've had laying around. I think Suave and VO5 both work well.

[Red_Wednesday]

I like VO5, it helps tame down the smell of the acv or indigo I might add in.

[stefafra]

Thought I'd add, I have yet to do a henna gloss. Right now I'm strand testing some gloss mixes and will report my results after I wash them out.

One thing I have found so far? Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition conditioner does NOT work with henna. It turned into a clumpy mess that wouldn't spread. :(
Well, I don't know where you live, I just used the cheapest balsam for "damaged hairs" from Waitrose, UK. As balsam I don't like it much because it is too fluid for my taste, but as mix for henna is great, and smells nice too.

PS: I use "fructis 2 in one" to remove the "henna mess" from my hair without getting too many knots, it really works much better than shampoo or conditioner alone. And has a smell that combines nicely with henna.

[Krystle~Hime]

in what a conditioner can or can not work in a henna gloss ?

[nakmom]

I haven't done a henna gloss yet, but I will be here within the next week or two, so I'll be watching this thread!

[Georgies]

I've been wondering about this as well. I've used Tresemme Naturals and it gets very, very runny when warming up on your head. Last time I used an expensive deep conditioner that I had lying around and didn't need anymore (derm organics with argan oil or something like that) and it was better, but too pricey to use regularly. I'm still looking for something cheap that won't start pouring down my neck...I have lots of VO5 but it seems quite thin for this?

[allycat]

I'm pretty sure I have used Garnier Triple Nutrition in my henna gloss with no issues when I've run out of my Suave Naturals Coconut, which is the main one I use for it.

[Katbo]

Good question! I'll be watching this thread closely, as all my glosses have ended up too runny, coagulated (gag!) or both (bigger gag!).

[ccmso12]

I used up my VO5 kiwi-lime, a bit of treseme, and some aubrey organics honey suckle rose in my daughters gloss

[Blond On Blond]

I'm planning to do a henna gloss this week. I'll probably use Kiss My Face Whenever conditioner, maybe with a bit of oil added. Will update on the result.

[lastnite]

I think the simpler the better. I've used Garnier Fructis and used a conditioner I got from Yves Rocher... seems the mixture in henna made the conditioner more waxy, leaving the waxy feeling on my hair... or maybe it's the oils in these conditioners. I had the best luck with a simple Suave conditioner.

[Neya]

Worked really well: tresemme naturals nourishing moisture, VO5 repair & protect(new? White bottle+yellow/gold print)
Both are very thick and mixed up fine in a 50/50 dilution for me.

Didn't work: vo5 clarifying(vanilla mint? I think) too thin, the whole mix congealed so was water+chunks. It dripped henna water everywhere. Since then I have avoided all vo5 standard conditioners in my mix except the one listed above.

[Avital88]

Suave Naturals Strawberry, Garnier triple Nutrition or Dove Intense Repair are usually the ones i use..

[Amber_Maiden]

Basically any natural organic conditioner I have used worked well.

[Rosetta]

I've never had a conditioner not work in a gloss, when I used to do them :) I usually tried to use one without cones, but even if I some time did use one with cones, I don't remember any negative effects at all.

[Milui Elenath]

Yoghurt - okay it's not a conditioner but I'd never use anything else after using yoghurt it definitely had the best result.

[cheetahfast]

I always used the Whole Foods brand one, 365. It was the unscented.

It worked well.

[hiighpriestess]

Pretty much any no-cone conditioner should work great, but of course the more natural the better, I suppose.