Henna Thread, take two

**Shatam1** · March 20th, 2014, 07:56 PM

OMG Rohirrrims..... Your color is to die for

reallllllllly, absolutely stunning

**rohirrrims** · March 21st, 2014, 05:01 AM

Aww, thank you! Unfortunately it's henna over bleached hair (and very very faded ginger dye) and when my light brown roots grow in, well I think my natural hair is light brown but honestly no idea now, it's going to be a lot darker D:
I'm doing another henna/cassia right now to deepen the colour in anticipation of blending my dark roots in. I have always been so jealous of natural redheads, and now I'm also jealous of blondes who can get this shade with henna on natural hair!

**Melbo** · March 21st, 2014, 06:36 AM

Hi girls! I'm new to all this Henna and I need some advice or clarification on what neutral henna is. I heard it was great for conditioning hair and making it shiny, but I'd also like to know if there are any cons to this treatment. I live in the States so if I decide to test, would anyone recommend a site or ebay seller? I have black hair and do not dye at all, by my sister in law wanted to try it as well, but she dyes her hair every couple months. Thank you all!

**Isilme** · March 21st, 2014, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by Melbo

Hi girls! I'm new to all this Henna and I need some advice or clarification on what neutral henna is. I heard it was great for conditioning hair and making it shiny, but I'd also like to know if there are any cons to this treatment. I live in the States so if I decide to test, would anyone recommend a site or ebay seller? I have black hair and do not dye at all, by my sister in law wanted to try it as well, but she dyes her hair every couple months. Thank you all!

Take a look here. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...read.php?t=406
If you want to buy cassia t can be bought at mehandi.com

**oatmealpie** · March 21st, 2014, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by rohirrrims

Unfortunately it's henna over bleached hair (and very very faded ginger dye) and when my light brown roots grow in, well I think my natural hair is light brown but honestly no idea now, it's going to be a lot darker D:

I'm in the same boat. You might want to check out Nightshade's thread on lightening henna with Sun-In. She did it on her ends, but I've been doing it on my roots. So far it's helped to minimize the demarcation line. I do an overnight coconut oil treatment that I leave in to Sun-In, and so far I haven't noticed any damage.

**JS09** · March 22nd, 2014, 04:21 PM

Hey ladies!
A question: I've been eyeing up henna for a while now- my brown hair goes a gorgeous fiery red/mahogany under direct sunlight, and I'd love to be able to bring it out more! I don't want my hair to necessarily be that colour, but I would love to have it show when I'm in any lighting. Would henna be the right thing to use to achieve this?

**JodiAaby** · March 22nd, 2014, 07:27 PM

Hey guys!
I tested some henna on excess hair from my brush and it seems to have evenly dyed all of the hair. My concern is that the hair I tested the henna on was basically just a clump of hair from my brush. lol My roots are darker than my previously chemically dyed hair and I'm wondering if there's any way to know if the henna will unevenly dye my hair. There's a pretty obvious demarcation right now between the roots and the dyed hair. Any thoughts?

Recent photo of my roots:

**Shatam1** · March 22nd, 2014, 07:34 PM

Henna works like water colors. It will be dark on the dark areas of your hair and lighter or orangeyer on the highlighted hair. If you are looking for an even color then you should color all of your hair very close to your natural color, wait a few weeks then use henna. It is supposed to be even then

**Number 3** · March 23rd, 2014, 11:46 AM

Something is not right.

I made 3 batches to test the color outcome.
#1 mixed pure henna with chamomile room temperature.
#2 mixed pure henna with water room temperature.
#3 mixed pure henna with pure lemon juice and water room temperature.

after 12 hours:
1st batch gave strong color release
2nd batch gave almost the same degree, but 1st batch is still stronger in dye.
3rd batch, no release at all, even after 24 hours!

What's up????

**GRU** · March 23rd, 2014, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by JodiAaby

Hey guys!
I tested some henna on excess hair from my brush and it seems to have evenly dyed all of the hair. My concern is that the hair I tested the henna on was basically just a clump of hair from my brush. lol My roots are darker than my previously chemically dyed hair and I'm wondering if there's any way to know if the henna will unevenly dye my hair. There's a pretty obvious demarcation right now between the roots and the dyed hair. Any thoughts?

I agree with the suggestion to use a deposit-only dye to make your lighter strands match your roots. Happy henna-ing!

Originally Posted by Number 3

Something is not right.

I made 3 batches to test the color outcome.
#1 mixed pure henna with chamomile room temperature.
#2 mixed pure henna with water room temperature.
#3 mixed pure henna with pure lemon juice and water room temperature.

after 12 hours:
1st batch gave strong color release
2nd batch gave almost the same degree, but 1st batch is still stronger in dye.
3rd batch, no release at all, even after 24 hours!

What's up????

Acid inhibits the dye release.