Henna Thread, take two

**Bat** · October 14th, 2023, 10:26 PM

I was going to throw out my henna and grow my natural out so I can go back to my hot pink but it's a waste of money so I'm going to use up all my stash first just to give the red a chance, then if I still want the hot pink I can grow it out then

**Für immer** · October 14th, 2023, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by Bat

I was going to throw out my henna and grow my natural out so I can go back to my hot pink but it's a waste of money so I'm going to use up all my stash first just to give the red a chance, then if I still want the hot pink I can grow it out then

Sounds like a plan.
And how nice, pink suits you.

**Bat** · October 20th, 2023, 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by Für immer

Sounds like a plan.
And how nice, pink suits you.

I really miss it too so it's gonna be torture to wait

**WednesdayAddams** · October 26th, 2023, 08:59 PM

So hey everybody...for root touch-ups, do you cover your hair? How do you make sure the rest of your hair doesn't get henna on it? Thanks!

**Nightshade** · October 27th, 2023, 11:18 PM

I don't do anything, just henna the first inch or so. The little bit of overlap doesn't present a problem (and all I've done are root touchups for like a decade so if it was going to show by now it would have). I'm using a diluted henna blend, YMMV with straight henna.

**shelomit** · October 30th, 2023, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by WednesdayAddams

So hey everybody...for root touch-ups, do you cover your hair? How do you make sure the rest of your hair doesn't get henna on it? Thanks!

My mother ties her hair into a loose ponytail at the top back of the head; that way she can hold the hair up with one hand and apply henna to the roots with the other hand.

**aeryss** · October 31st, 2023, 10:55 AM

For root touchups I use a similar technique - I section into five sections which I prop up with clamps and do one section at a time holding the hair up while mashing the henna into the roots/scalp with the other.