Hi henna/cassia users! My natural hair color is around a level 6, I think (honestly not sure) and I'm contemplating switching to a henna/cassia mix on my roots to get a lighter color near my face than the deep auburn full strength henna I'm working with now (which I love, but is a somewhat intense contrast with my skin tone). Below is a pic of my virgin hair in full sunlight. I'm curious if anyone has hair close to this color that they have henna/cassiaed and would care to share pics of.
Here's one in overcast lighting.
And for reference, this is what it looks like with henna (I've only done one full-head application, the rest has been roots-only):
Overcast lighting w/ henna pic here.
My ultimate goal is to kind of let my natural level 6 shine through a bit more. I'm keeping the auburn lengths for sure, though--if I do switch my mix up, I'll do a gradual transition. Any and all thoughts or pics welcome!
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Alewyn, I don't have pictures handy right now, but when I was using 50:50 mix it came out more coppery looking, less red
Silly question here. I just mixed up some cassia/henna. Once it was smooth, I mixed in a bit of sugar. This is the way I've always prepared it, but I don't remember why I added the sugar! Probably smoother mixing or easier application. Any sugar users here?
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Thanks! Since I use an electric mixer to blend it, I imagine I can skip the sugar in future.
My mix is mostly cassia. Does freezing the cassia hurt it at all? Will freezing it trigger immediate dye release like it does for henna?
When dealing with a huge hair mat, I bought a tube of pure silicone for hair. It worked wonders. It still took some time, but not the multiple hours required with oil or conditioner (even though the conditioner had cones) I wonder if I could add several drops of silicone to my henna/cassia mix? I've often broken some hair off when rinsing out the henna, especially when doing root touchups. I'm somewhat tempted to try it and see if it interferes with the color deposit. I assume it would make it much easier to rinse out the henna without any damage, much like the coconut milk, aloe, etc. I used in my very first application. Alternatively, I could add it to the conditioner I use to wash/rinse it out. Thoughts?
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