The Cassia Thread (see first post for link to FAQs)

**valesprite** · October 27th, 2021, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Willowyn

Hi all - finally a moment to upload some pics and info. My hair is pure white in the front, with some gray at the back, and I normally have professional hair color to get it all to a champagne blonde. However, I haven't had professional hair color since January. I finally did a cassia blend treatment September 2nd and again this week. I'm very pleased. Subtle but helpful. The pics below will show before and after from September only, and I'll do a followup post with this week's. First, the technical stuff. September's plan:
40G Henna Sooq Cassia
10G Sarenrae
25G Amla
Dollop of Selkie
Mixed it all up with some boiling distilled water - kept heated in a low Crockpot for 2hrs. Put the yummy-smelling glop into two squeeze bottles with the tops cut for easier distribution.
Gloves on. Applied cheap conditioner plus a bit of hair oil to the bottom 1.3 of my hair - where it's had the most blond hair color over the years. Then applied the cassia blend. Did not try to section, but got the nozzle in really close and massaged it all in - especially back where I have gray. Plopped everything on top of my head and used three cheap plastic shower caps to cover my entire head (an early experiment left the sideburns out in the air and they didn't take - same for the nape). Put a fleece hat on top of the shower caps and let it sit for 2 hours. Knelt in front of the tub and dunked the length in a bucket of warm water while using a hand shower attachment to rinse from the nape. It came out easily, and I finished with some of the cheap conditioner. Overall messy but easy.
Time for pics (Hope it works - let me know if they're too big or something!):

If things look a bit greenish for the indoor shots, it's the LED lighting in the mudroom. This time it didn't seem like my grays went green. The amla is a help.

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous, both before and after! I hope my hair goes all white like this one day.

It looks a bit straighter too. Do you think the cassia did that? I've heard people say cassia can have loosening effects, but I haven't seen that on my hair yet, though I don't do treatments very consistently.

**paulownia** · October 31st, 2021, 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by valesprite

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous, both before and after! I hope my hair goes all white like this one day.

It looks a bit straighter too. Do you think the cassia did that? I've heard people say cassia can have loosening effects, but I haven't seen that on my hair yet, though I don't do treatments very consistently.

I actually read the opposite, that cassia is promoting curls

. My hair doesn't get straighter after the treatment anyway.
I did an experimental mix today consisting of 4 parts cassia, one part henna and 2 parts indigo. I have it in my hair right now. It will be interesting to see the results.

**Wendyp** · October 31st, 2021, 06:26 AM

I make a mixture of cassia yellow dock and ginger and some other herbs to cover my gray. Been doing this for years now. It does fade so once in a while I'll use box color on the roots.

**valesprite** · November 1st, 2021, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by paulownia

I actually read the opposite, that cassia is promoting curls

. My hair doesn't get straighter after the treatment anyway.
I did an experimental mix today consisting of 4 parts cassia, one part henna and 2 parts indigo. I have it in my hair right now. It will be interesting to see the results.

Huh, it was actually on my package of cassia from Henna Sooq that it said cassia can loosen curls. But when I used cassia a few years ago, it always seemed to enhance my waves. I'm starting up with it again, so we'll see what happens when I use it more consistently. Your mix certainly sounds interesting, I look forward to hearing what happens if you post it here

**Jane99** · November 1st, 2021, 06:53 PM

I’m curious to hear how it came out for you too Paulownia

**Willowyn** · November 4th, 2021, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by valesprite

Your hair is absolutely gorgeous, both before and after! I hope my hair goes all white like this one day.

It looks a bit straighter too. Do you think the cassia did that? I've heard people say cassia can have loosening effects, but I haven't seen that on my hair yet, though I don't do treatments very consistently.

Thank you for the compliments, Valesprite! (And thank you to everyone earlier - I haven't been on LHC much these days. )It's been quite a while since I did this cassia treatment, and this spring after my bangs became all white, I opted to have my hairdresser do a foil with a neutral to tie in the white, the gray in the back, and the blond lengths. It worked so well (a subtle ombre effect) that I won't be doing either cassia or dye in a golden tone any more, and I'm OK with embracing my white. As for my waves - thanks for noticing - that's been such a surprise! My hair was board-straight most of my life, but it's been coming in wavy. It's been most noticeable with the hair that came in after my open heart surgery in February 2018. I hope others will continue to use cassia, and please post pictures. It's been fun!

**paulownia** · November 6th, 2021, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by valesprite

Huh, it was actually on my package of cassia from Henna Sooq that it said cassia can loosen curls. But when I used cassia a few years ago, it always seemed to enhance my waves. I'm starting up with it again, so we'll see what happens when I use it more consistently. Your mix certainly sounds interesting, I look forward to hearing what happens if you post it here

I basically aim at cover my grey and achieve kind of dishwasher blonde, cool streaks. My hair is still very red from henna and the effects are not very visible.
Thats how it looks in daylight

And in my bathroom mirror

**Jane99** · November 8th, 2021, 07:28 AM

Your hair is such a pretty color. Do you think the indigo made a change in the color for you?

**paulownia** · November 8th, 2021, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Jane99

Your hair is such a pretty color. Do you think the indigo made a change in the color for you?

Thank you

I've been using indigo before many times in henndigo mixes and I find it pretty finicky. It does stick to hair but it also disappears fast and it's hard to make it work for gray hair.
I have some left and I want to use it up but later on I plan to use only cassia with amla.

**TiffPhares** · January 7th, 2022, 03:46 PM

Has anyone used Cassia on deep colored hair and had it change anything? I understand it won't lighten hair, but I didn't know if it gave a golden tint in sunlight similar to hennas red tint in the sun for dark hair.

I have been a hendigo head for a few years but am wanting to go back to my natural color but still get the strengthening impact of using henna without the color payoff.