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lyssi
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Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:19 am  |
Hello everyone!
My hair story is really long and tiring so I will try to make it short and interesting. 
I have done terrible terrible damage to my hair over the past ten years. Synthetic dyes, PERMS, blowdrying, chlorine in the swimming pool every week, you name it...
about 2 years ago I went all-natural. I went vegetarian and started to work out and everything. A part of that lifestyle was to dye my hair with henna. Obviously the hair grew out to mostly hennaed hair over the two years. But the weird thing is, I didn't notice that much of a difference. It was still really damaged and thin and scrubby. And I did like deep oiling with coconut oil every week and all that, so I was really really working on it.
But of course I was looking for the problem elsewhere 'cause everyone says henna is like the gift from gods that nourishes your hair etc.
So, when I had done basically everything else there is to do, I decided to grow out my natural hair - stop the dying all together and virtually do nothing with my hair other than wash it with a natural shampoo.
And 3 months later my virgin hair that has no henna on it looks great! Much thicker, not fuzzy, little golden threads in it, amazing. The hennaed hair looks dead and dull as it has for a long time.
So could it be that in some cases with a very thin hair strand henna could be too intense or something? Has anyone else had that experience? 'Cause google sure doesn't seem to locate anyone. |
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Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:26 pm |
Henna is very drying to the hair, that's why some people add oils to decrease the dryness but I find that inhibits the color intake. I prefer to treat it afterwards. I get my henna fromwww.hennasooq.ca and use their shampoo bars.
You didn't say how you were hennaing your hair but check out Hennasooq as they are very helpful in helping newbies.
But I love the Trichomania shampoo from LUSH and the Curly Wurly shampoo as well. They really hydrated my hair. I like their henna bars too but I find it didn't give the intense color I wanted but was very good for adding thickness and texture.
The hennaed parts of your hair sound damaged. Are you using virgin coconut oil? I like the brand from Wilderness family, it is quite moisturizing. I tried a cheaper brand and it actually dried my skin out quite badly. |
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lyssi
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Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:28 am |
Hey!
Yes, I was using virgin coconut oil and I hennaed my hair for about two years with body art quality henna, so I think I've got the technique down. 
At first I did henna + indigo to get dark brown but then I noticed it faded out quite fast and it's such a hassle to dye your hair with henna paste, so I discovered that doing it with two steps (first the henna and then the indigo) gave longer lasting results - over time the hair got so used to it that it just does not fade out at all, I am struggling with that fact right now.
So as far as I know (and I really read a lot about it before I got started) I have done everything right. But I have to mention that I do have extremely thin hair genetically (my father's mother and sisters all had very thin hair), so maybe the henna is just too much for it? |
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Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:07 am |
I just tried that but the indigo did not stay. And some of the henna also came off. I mixed henna with Lush Veganese and let it sit for a few hours.
Then a few days later I did the indigo. But over the last few weeks the indigo came off the roots. I also mixed in some henna this time to tone the black down. I've been hennaing for years but used indigo twice in the past year.
I know my hair fell out when I couldn't afford any protein. Have you tried taking silica or biotin? They are supposed to help with hair thinning.
Is your hair a bit thicker when you use henna or is it so dry from henna that it's breaking off? Have you tried a henna gloss? Mixing henna with conditioner so it gives a lot of moisture and some color?
I think on Hennasooq they recommend amla or shikkai for thin hair but I haven't tried them enough to judge whether it helps or not.
You can try making your version of the LUSH henna bars. I find the shea butter really adds thickness to my hair. I don't use any products ever since I went back to henna. |
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:13 am |
Hi, The only thing that is bad about Amla is the smell. If you put too much, it has a very strong smell. I'd rather mix this with some coconut oil, just a drop is more than enough for 1 application...I've used this for years too, but I'd rather use it sparingly because of the smell... I apply Amla (with coconut oil) after Henna application. Also would prefer to use it when I don't have to go out Hope this helps.
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I think on Hennasooq they recommend amla or shikkai for thin hair but I haven't tried them enough to judge whether it helps or not.
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 9:44 pm |
I already feel self conscious about the henna smell! I don't remember how amla smells like. I thought it was an acidic so can help dye release in the henna.
Once I started to drink protein drinks and eat more meat my hair grew back. |
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Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:00 pm |
I have been told that henna coats the hair and safer than hair dies used in the salon.
I was also told that hair dies today are better but still damage the hair. |
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