How long do you leave your henna on?
Sorry if this is already under discussion. I couldn't find anything about it.
For all you who henna your hair, would you mind sharing how long you leave the mix on your head? I've heard such mixed things about this, and I'm wondering what kind of results you get with different timings.
For myself, I used to leave henna on for a long long time--overnight sometimes, even. I had the idea that it wouldn't take if I gave it less time than that. (I guess, being all about the chemical dyes before that, I had this funny idea that something natural would automatically take forever to work...) Now I leave it on about 2.5 to 3 hours and I get very similar results. It doesn't necessarily get so dark, but I like it that way.
What are your experiences with henna timing?
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I have done as long as over night ...but now I prefer six hours during the day
I usually do it on a house cleaning day!, so while I clean and do the laundry the henna does it's magic !
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No more than two hours for me. Maybe only even an hour and a half. That's enough to get a natural looking Irish red on my hair in indoor lighting. It's a bit more crazy in blazing sunlight.
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An hour to an hour and a half is enough for me to get the colour I want. I guess a lot depends on starting colour, whether or not your hair is virgin or previously colour treated, and what type of henna you're using as some seem to dye stronger than others
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I have it on overnight, or a minimum of 8 hours. :) I always try to heat it for at least 20-30 minutes as it helps the colour along!
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I heard only 1-6 hours. Thanks for the information guys, I was wondering this too :)
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I do it about 5 hours...while the kids are at school! I find it's a bit annoying to do housework and stuff while it's on my head though lol.
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I leave it on between 2 and 5 hours, depending on how annoyed I get with the weight of it on my head, and how excited I get about what colour my hair will turn... :p
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I try to leave mine on overnight, but sometimes the drippies just drive me NUTS in the middle of the night, and I have to get up at like 2:30am and shower and rinse. But I never leave it on less than 5 hours. I only tried a couple times to leave it on during the day and just go about my business, but (1) the dripping almost drove me to distraction, and (2) the extra weight was too much for my damaged neck. I've started adding some sugar to my mix, which has helped cut down the dripping, but I'll still stick to overnight cos of my stupid neck (car accident 20 years ago).
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I sleep with mine everytime,so about over 10 hours. I get great color everytime.