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

[Inazina]

I use the angustifolia. It's a closely related subspecies that will give more color and at least as much conditioning as the obovata. It's already been discussed quite a bit on here; searching this thread for senna should bring up a lot more info and personal experiences.

ETA: Based on the info in this pdf (linked below, and see footnote 1,) most (if not all) of the cassia now being sold as obovata is actually cassia auriculata, which gives even less color than obovata. So the angustifolia might now be the only commercially available cassia that will yield any noticeable color by itself, even on white hair. http://www.hennaforhair.com/faq/Clar...auriculata.pdf

Thank you so much for your detailed explanation. I have used it yesterday and I couldn't be happier. The result is a rich copper with beautiful warm golden undertones.

[Velouria]

Today I took my first dip in the cassia pool with a mixture of 2/3 Sarenrae 1/3 Eilistraee from Nightblooming. I let the dye release for about 2-3 hours then left the mud on for about 4. It’s still drying now but my hair feels amazing and the color looks juuust a little brighter and more gold - I’m excited to see it dry whether or not the cassia covers my silvers. There’s not too many of them but I’m still curious.

How're the silvers looking?

[baanoo]

How're the silvers looking?

It looks like it covered them well - they’re now a very light golden blonde, quite pretty in the sun. I was so pleased with the overall effect; a great conditioning treatment and a warm brightening on my whole head.

[ReiHino]

Last week I did cassia for the first time, I used a mix which sadly doesn´t have the percentages but these are the ingredients: Isatis tinctoria leaf powder, indigofera argentea leaf powder, cassia angustifolia leaf powder, camellia sinensis leaf powder, junglans regia leaf powder.
I bought a 150g jar that's... not enough for classic, as you may know.
Anyway, I made a fairly thick mud with 4/5 maybe more of the mix and I made a very watery mud with the remaining mix. I basically used the watery mix for the hair behind my ears and under the crown and after it was all covered I unmade the buns and bunned it all on the top of my head. Touching up again the buns is not really nice (they are cranky) but it was quicker wrapping it up.
First time doing a marmaid soak and this will be the method I will use from now on.
PROS: I like how it turned out, the ends are not so red anymore and my hair seems thicker. Also the smell is not as strong as henna so I didn´t add chamomile.
CONS: my nails are still black, I think it's taking longer than henna to fade.

[Nightshade]

Yikes, the first two ingredients are dyer's woad and indigo, so I'm not surprised your fingernails ended up black.

[ReiHino]

Yikes, the first two ingredients are dyer's woad and indigo, so I'm not surprised your fingernails ended up black.

I sported worse colours
really tho, I cannot work with gloves, I use them sometime in the kitchen but if something is too thick they're not worthy it.

[cestlavie]

The mix I like to use consists of:
80 grams cassia
40 grams ziziphus spina christi
20 grams kapoor kachli
20 grams marshmallow root

It really helps to make my hair fuller and wavier. The kapoor kachli smells almost a bit parfumey/woodsy/hippie like which makes the whole process a lot more doable.

[Liz_H]

I know that henna looses it's dying ability after it sits out for awhile. Is this due to the lawsone degrading? Also, is the same thing true of cassia?

[Illia570]

Hello I cassia-ed my hair a few years ago and as I was still highlighting it I got quite pretty reddish orangish highlights. But I noticed that my virgin hair did not change color. So now I have 100% virgin hair and I would like to try cassia again. I can't remember what it did to my hair, but I think it was stronger. Anyone has done cassia for years and notice a big difference ?

[Priska]

Has anyone tried cassia auriculata? Does it give any dyeing results?