Mabsy: henna question
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enjoys freebies · Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:42 pm Quote

I am 34 and need to colour my hair every 8 weeks b/c of gray. I wanted to check with you to see how you are liking the henna. I just had my hair coloured at a salon last week so how long do I need to wait if I want to do a henna? Also did it dry your hair at all? I love the smooth, silky feeling I get from the colour at the hairdresser but hate having to go in so often. Plus if it doesn't work it would be a nightmare to go without colouring for a year!!!! (Sorry for all the questions!)

enjoys freebies · Mon Nov 08, 2004 2:27 am Quote

I know this was for Mabsy but I use the Henna from Lush on a regular basis (if someone has other recommendations let me know).

If you have a high % of grey or recently coloured hair I would strongly suggest a strand test. Just take some hair from your brush and dye that.

If you are looking for red/auburn the grey could come out a very vibrant orange Confused

For me to cover my grey which is round my hair line I do this more frequently than my whole head which seems to hold the pigment better.

I've not found that it dries my hair but leaves it with a lovely shine.

There is another brand that is not chemically based which I can't remember the name of right now! that was good I'll try and find out the name.

enjoys freebies · Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:53 am Quote

Thanks for the reply. I would really appreciate it if you could find the name of the one you use.

I went to the health food store here and they had 2 brands. No one in the store used the product themselves and both have them had heard (the same as I have) that hennas dry out your hair as the moisture can't get through.

I would really like to try it though. I don't have that much gray but still need to colour every 6-8 weeks. I don't like using the chemical stuff and am not ready to just let my gray be yet.

Henna seems like a better alternative although the thought of not being able to colour with a chemical colour for a year if the henna doesn't work out is a bit daunting.

enjoys freebies · Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:25 am Quote

lily wrote:

Thanks for the reply. I would really appreciate it if you could find the name of the one you use.

I think the one that Eve uses from Lush is called Les Caca and can be found at www.lush.com. click on usa They have the following;

Caca Marron, the shiny chestnut one
Caca Brun, the subtle coffee coloured one
Caca Noir, The deep blue black-burgundy one
Caca Rouge, The really red one.

I just did my friend hair with the caca marron and it turned out beautiful, but it is very very messy. So if you decide to use it don't go near carpet or anything else that you don't want stained while applying it. If you want to see pictures of peoples hair that have been "cacaed" you can go to the lush (click)forum at the top of the lush home page (I tried to put a link but it won't work) and look under product questions. It's posted as a "sticky" that says "Happy Caca Heads". There you can ask questions all about the product and look at before and after pictures.

enjoys freebies · Tue Nov 09, 2004 4:52 pm Quote

Thanks for the info. We have a Lush here in town so I'm going to go and check it out.
How long have you been using hennas for?

enjoys freebies · Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:00 pm Quote

I have never used it on myself. I did a friends hair last week. You would think that the lush henna would make you hair feel really dry, but it is just the opposite. It is a pain to use and get out of the hair, but the results are great. You have to leave it in for at least 1 hour and they recommend you do a strand test, we didn't. I left it on my friends hair for 1 1/2 hours. The next time I henna her hair I'm going to mix the marron and some rouge to give it some pop. She has medium brown hair. I love red hair but sadly I don't look good in it. I'm a blond.

enjoys freebies · Wed Nov 10, 2004 5:56 am Quote

I've been using henna for a few years must be about 10 off and on. Vegas girl is 100% correct, it is messy and can take ages to shampoo the bits out but like she says shine is lovely. I've been going for the noir because I like the inky black look but this time I added a chunk of brun to warm it up a little - I fancied a change.

If you wrap shrinkwrap/clingfilm round the hair it helps to retain the heat and this tends to bring out the red, left to air dry brings out the darker tone.

enjoys freebies · Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:39 pm Quote

I would highly recommend using cling film or a plastic bag. That way it won't dry out and I think you'll get better results.

enjoys freebies · Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:28 pm Quote

I used to add conditioner when i used to henna my hair...it stops it drying out (cling film or placcy bag essential though!) and stops the splatt a bit as you apply.
I stopped doing it in the end when I became more time-poor Confused

enjoys freebies · Mon Nov 15, 2004 3:33 am Quote

some people add olive oil to the mix.

BTW - I didn't get chance to go in to town and get the name of that dye. Confused

Tue Nov 16, 2004 4:13 am Quote

Sorry, I've been away overseas and just got back. I also use the henna from LUSH, on Eve's recommendation actually I think Smile

I add green tea to it but have also heard that a bit of vinegar brings out the red more (haven't tried this).

From what I recall you have to wait 6 months before or after having henna done if you have had or plan to have a normal chemical hair color. I don't think I waited this long but the one I used prior was an ammonia-free semi-permanent DIY color not a proper hairdresser one.

enjoys freebies · Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:22 am Quote

I use body art henna with excellent results, I have used Lush but the color did not last long. www.hennaforhair.com has lots of useful info. I used to buy from them but I found a local Persian store that has excellent henna powder and is cheaper too. I would never go back to chemical dyes again. After rinsing out all the henna I put on a deep moisturizing treatment for 1/2 hour, it helps to keep my hair very soft. Laughing

enjoys freebies · Thu Nov 18, 2004 8:32 am Quote

wen, you're a very bad person. I've just ordered some indigo from that site so I'll have extra raven hair Laughing

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