Henna Thread, take two

**Heidi_234** · February 6th, 2010, 02:10 AM

I do.

But I think it already did.

**rach** · February 6th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by rogue_psyche

Who else wants all the color henna can give them?

♪we do, we do ♬
♩Who else wants all the color henna can give them?♩
♬we do, ho-oray ♫

(excuse my little song outbust

)

**rogue_psyche** · February 6th, 2010, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by rach

♪we do, we do ♬
♩Who else wants all the color henna can give them?♩
♬we do, ho-oray ♫

(excuse my little song outbust

)

Everybody dance along!

/dance party hijack

**Tarja Sky** · February 7th, 2010, 03:46 AM

What's the difference between using lemon's juice and chamomille thea?
I'm new and I want to try henna in the future instead of chemical dyes...

**rach** · February 7th, 2010, 05:55 AM

lemon juice can be drying which is why i generally avoid it .
chamomile tea has acid properties too but also is also conditioning.
both instances are suppose to help in emphasizing the dye release.

**Sjirsten** · February 10th, 2010, 10:41 AM

Hmm..I just mixed up some Jamila henna to use in a gloss (will do strand test first) and I am noticing a very pale orange stain when testing on my wrist after just 1 hour...Could my henna already be dye released?

**florenonite** · February 10th, 2010, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Sjirsten

Hmm..I just mixed up some Jamila henna to use in a gloss (will do strand test first) and I am noticing a very pale orange stain when testing on my wrist after just 1 hour...Could my henna already be dye released?

If you're noticing staining, I think that's a sign of dye release. I don't remember how long Jamila takes, but different types take different amounts of time, and it also depends on how warm it is. If you left it in a warm place it probably has dye-released.

**Henna Sooq** · February 10th, 2010, 11:13 AM

A few people do use chamomile tea for the benefits of that herb, but also to bring out more golden tones. It's used a lot with cassia, and honey I've seen. It's a good choice over lemon juice, which like Rach has mentionned it can be drying.

Or you can just use warm water.

**Tarja Sky** · February 10th, 2010, 11:56 AM

I'd prepared my test strand with a little bit of lemon juice and mostly chamomilla tea. It stood now for two hours in a warm place, so I'm going to check it and put it on

**Sjirsten** · February 11th, 2010, 09:37 AM

I did a gloss yesterday with 3 tbs Jamila mixed with warm water and 1 cup conditioner. I love the colour, gorgeous!

But one question, should I wait a couple of days before washing (maybe the colour needs to settle or something) or should I just go on as usual?

I use CV poo-bars, acv rinse and conditioner..