Color for natural hair

I've been playing around with the idea of dyeing my hair to spice up my TWA. I was wondering if anyone could give me suggestions on what products I could possibly use to dye my hair. I don't want to use anything that may be damaging.

You may want to try henna. I have dye in my hair now. It has made my hair a little brittle but not really damaged. You have to make sure you pay close attention to your hair in relation to protein and moisture, but overall I love it. Some people's hair are not strong enough for color (making it lighter). Henna is a more natural way of doing so.

I want to dye my twa too. I bought some henna but I'm hesitant to use it because I don't want it to damage or change my hair's texture.

I have colored my hair about 3 times and I only used henna. I've gotten some very good results with Dark and Lovely but this year I'm only using Henna.

Does the henna change your texture at all?

newcurlieque wrote:Does the henna change your texture at all?

Honestly, even though I've tried it 3 times, I'm the wrong person to ask since I still haven't gotten a ny good results. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] It makes my hair very dry and brittle. My hair prefers alma; it really made my curls pop! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

my hair has been every color of the rainbow and i figure if you're gna color ur hair just prepare yourself for a bit of damage.. wether that means dryness or breakage.. cus if u know what to expect then you can take steps to prevent it before it gets outta control..
so i say go for it and condition condition condition ^_^v

thanks sigh, I think I will.

brown would be nice but i think the most important thing is for you to prep your hair for the damage you'll face if you use a commercial dye

I think finding the right kind of color is important. I always want ammonia ( hope I spelled it right) Free color.Why not use a temporary color. Less damage!

My hair is dark brwn/black and after hennaing my hair is dark brwn with a hint of red in the sun. I've only henna'd once, but the mor you do it, the better the color takes. I didn't notice a difference for about a week.

After hennaing my hair was super dry and straw when it wassoo soft before hand and so I said I'd probably never do it again, but I took the recommendation of dcing overnight from another curly and saved it.. yay!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] So, what the heck, I guess I'll give it another go [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

@ naturally nu: really? I've only hennaed once with packs from my indian grocer and my hair is noticably softer. It wasn't so much when I just shampooed and conditioned but when I added olive oil and brushed it I noticed an improvement in softness

What color are you looking for?

krissyc39 wrote:@ naturally nu: really? I've only hennaed once with packs from my indian grocer and my hair is noticably softer. It wasn't so much when I just shampooed and conditioned but when I added olive oil and brushed it I noticed an improvement in softness

Yea, girl! I was so bummed. I heard that has actually happened to a lot of naturals. I added red zinger tea in my mixture which probably made it too acidic. Not to mention I had a WACK brand of henna that no one's ever heard of.. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I'm using Jamila next time..

It did strengthen my hair though which I love..it was already soft, so not a noticeable change there. Chloe and I are happy campers.