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unknown
November 9th, 2011, 12:53 PM
My hair is quite damaged due to old heat styling, I've already trimmed the ends of my hair but there are split ends eveywhere else in my hair! S&D doesn't do much on my hair, and to actually get rid of everything I would have to spend at least 4 hours searching through my hair...
A lot of henna users I know have said that the henna covers the hair and pretty much "repairs"/strengthens it, as well as increasing shine.
I was thinking of using henna and indigo (to get a dark brown colour similar to my shade) on my hair.
Is this a good idea, and could I use commercial hairdye on top of pure henna if I decide to dye my hair another dark colour later on?
I was also wondering if anyone knows a bit about henna glosses?
Avital88
November 9th, 2011, 12:59 PM
it worked well for my hair an yes you can dye over it again, as long as you use henna (like lush caca brun or noir)without metals you can do whatever. good luck
Avital88
November 9th, 2011, 01:02 PM
and glosses i do now and then, i see them just as shineboosters..full application is really for strenghtening and color, glosses more for shine and a quick light color boost, i use only lush henna, and it really was beneficial for my hair
unknown
November 9th, 2011, 01:23 PM
Thank you for the quick reply!
I'm probably going to use henna, I just have to make sure that the henna/indigo won't turn redd-ish as it would look awful on me.
But doesn't Lush's henna contain metal? I'm pretty sure it did... :confused:
Anje
November 9th, 2011, 02:27 PM
Lush's hennas shouldn't have metallic dyes. Some major brands such as Jamila are also good bets.
However, henna won't repair your split ends. Nothing does, really, though some products might make them less apparent or allow your brush to glide over them more easily. You'll really get the most bang for your buck at this point with a pair of decent hair scissors and spending a spare hour here and there S&Ding, until you really have decreased the number of splits. I know that's not what you want to be told, but it's the only way to get rid of splits while maintaining length.
In any case, realize that (1) henna is really permanent, and (2) it's a reddish-orange color. If you don't want hair that will flare orange in the sunlight until you cut it, you don't want henna, period. Henna + indigo is darker (still tends to have some orange in the sun unless you go black), but the indigo adds a degree of difficulty: it turns green if you use anything on it that has bleach or peroxide. You might do well with applying Cassia obovata (aka Senna italica) instead of Lawsonia inermis. It has a light yellowish dye that's relatively temporary and doesn't show up on hair that isn't already very light colored, and it tends to give similar results as henna in terms of strengthening and thickening hair.
unknown
November 9th, 2011, 02:35 PM
*Time to find my scissors*
Thank you for explaining that! My second thought if the colour would turn red was to use commercial dye on top, but if Cassia is as good as henna I might just use that instead. :)
Would the strength/thickness disappear along with the yellowness?
EDIT: Also, can you bleach/dye hair that's been treated with Cassia obovata?
Anje
November 9th, 2011, 03:15 PM
As far as I know, you can color hair that's been Cassia-ed. Though bleaching and all is hard on hair, so I'd advise you keep it to a minimum.
akilina
November 9th, 2011, 03:38 PM
I used henna for the first time today! Im actually starting to love it. its changing color by the hour since its oxidizing now and over the next few days it will change more.
i used a mix of henna and indigo and halfway through it i mixed straight indigo and put it on my roots and all over and it reallly worked out well.
its sorta black in some spots but i actually sort of like it. it will look even better next time i henna
i just uploaded pictures of the process in my henna album. i have a pic of what i started with and then the result in different lighting
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