Re: Submit Your Mix and a Picture

by CurlyLadyButler 22nd January 2010, 1:47 am

Ok so I am sure someone has answered the following questions I am about to ask, so someone else step up and please answer this lost soul...

What exactly is Henna?

Where do you get it from?

How often are you supposed to do it?

And what are the benefits of it?

Also... how do I get my own concoction???

Thanks guys,
Alex

by Jonezy 22nd January 2010, 2:59 am

CurlyLadyButler wrote:Ok so I am sure someone has answered the following questions I am about to ask, so someone else step up and please answer this lost soul...

What exactly is Henna?
http://www.hennaforhair.com/henna/index.html

Where do you get it from?
Online or in your local Indian Grocery

How often are you supposed to do it?
When ever you like

And what are the benefits of it?
http://www.curlynikki.forumotion.com/henna-f1/why-use-henna-what-are-the-benefits-besides-color-t117.htm

Also... how do I get my own concoction???
Research (read through this thread if you haven't already) & make your own mix according to your hairs needs

by Sunflower 22nd January 2010, 1:44 pm

Naturalhonney

Hey girl, I'm gonna try your method....leaving Henna in for three hours then overnight DC. I plan to put the Henna in tonight before 7pm (I'm a night owl!) Will let you know how it worked!
- Sunflower

by angelic7 22nd January 2010, 4:35 pm

Thank you Naturalhonney I will do that, I'll read through and see what I want to use. I'm just going to take my time and hopefully when I am ready to put it in it will turn out great. I don't think I want to use the lemon those since mine has the Amla in it and they say that has the acid component in it already, Lord knows I don't need any scalp issues.

by Maricopa 22nd January 2010, 6:10 pm

@naturalhonney I know that you said this was not the color you were striving for, but it look great just the same. From what I see on my computer your hair looks like a rich dark brown color, which is the same exact color that I am looking to obtain on my hair. Is it a drk brwn or deep blk color?

by naturalhonney 22nd January 2010, 10:25 pm

@Maricopa~ I wouldn't say its a drk brwn, when I pull the front back with my hands I see a burgundy tint very subtle which is the only way I can see any color at all. From a distance I'm sure it looks to be black. I'm doing it over again in 3wks going to tweak it and see if I get different result! Good luck with yours!

by Maricopa 22nd January 2010, 11:15 pm

@naturalhonney thanks much.....this henna thing is trial and error [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

by laleepop14 25th January 2010, 12:28 pm

veggiegirl314 wrote:My mix:

100g Reshma Henna
about 1 cup of green tea
about 5 tablespoons honey

Reshma henna usually releases color quickly, so I apply it right to my hair and leave it in (with a heating cap) for 5 to 6 hours or overnight. The next morning, I rinse, deep condition, and that's it! I LOVE henna!

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WOW!!! Your hair looks great!!!!

by FritterFritter 26th January 2010, 4:21 am

Hello everyone,

I tried Dark of the Moon from Mehandi.com and I absolutely love it. I
have really course thick hair and never get a sheen, naturally. After my application a few days ago (21 jan) it's been shiny and soft. And
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1 Dark of the Moon packet
4 Green tea bags
2 cups of h20
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp honey

Left to sit for a few minutes while I washed my hair, then applied and slept overnight. Got to figure out how to make it leak proof... my poor pillow cases.

by AfrikanLatina 30th January 2010, 1:16 pm

Fritter Fritter I love your results. Very pretty! To control leaking try to add less water. Was it in a pastey consistency? The very first time I henna'd it was too runny and it was leaking all down my neck. There was no way I could sleep in it. lol It would've been all over the place.

by FritterFritter 30th January 2010, 7:32 pm

Thanks AfrikanLatina, that sounds ideal. That's what I'd do on my next application...sensible [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I sometimes get so caught sticking to a regimen that I forget to apply logic...aaaah. Instead of 2 cups i'll start with 1 cup.

by xtremelyperfect 31st January 2010, 3:13 am

I did my first ever henna last night. It was so exciting. I have full pics on my fotki which is located in my signature. I had dyed my hair black about 2 months ago but with constant washing and deep conditioning treatments with honey my hair had lightened to a brownish color. Here my mix and a before, during and after picture:

100 grams of Mashhoor henna
1/4 cup of ground coffee
2 cups of chamomile tea made with filtered water(no green tea in apt)
2 tbs of honey
3 squirts of lemon juice
2 tsp of ground ginger root(for smell)

*before*

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*during*
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*after*
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by natural83 3rd February 2010, 2:48 pm

Okay, Im bored so I decided to post my pics of my henna mix as well as the henna on my head! These are pics of me when I did my very first henna treatment back in November! I've henna'd a total of 3 times now, and I absolutely love this stuff!

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by angelic7 3rd February 2010, 2:57 pm

Ok, I'm doing my first henna application right now as we speak. I used an herbal henna mix I put the name of it on another post. It has amla mixed in with the henna along with some other herbs. Here's my mix:
1 box of herbal henna
1.5 cups of steeped chamomile tea (3 bags..may have been a lil less that 1.5 I just eye balled it)
4 tblsp of honey
3 tblsp of olive oil
2 tsp of paprika

I'll follow up with pictures and an update on how it went a lil later.

by Tiffy2 3rd February 2010, 10:57 pm

I ordered my henna from butters-n-bars and got it today. I couldn't wait until next week to mix my henna up so I did it tonight.I'm going to apply it tomorrow though. I mixed in

coconut milk with hibiscus flowers to make a red dye
green tea
honey
EVOO
and Lavender EO

I'll post the pics tomorrow.....WISH ME LUCK!

by FemmeFox 4th February 2010, 3:49 pm

Tiffy2 wrote:I ordered my henna from butters-n-bars and got it today. I couldn't wait until next week to mix my henna up so I did it tonight.I'm going to apply it tomorrow though. I mixed in

coconut milk with hibiscus flowers to make a red dye
green tea
honey
EVOO
and Lavender EO

I'll post the pics tomorrow.....WISH ME LUCK!

Good luck Tiffy2!
I can't wait to see the pics. Where did you get the idea to mix the hibiscus and coconut milk?

by naturalhonney 4th February 2010, 10:10 pm

naturalhonney wrote:I used

Herbal Henna
Lemon Juice
Honey
One egg
EVOO
Jojoba oil

I kept this on for 3hrs DC overnight and rinsed out in the morning, I then applied my Cantu Shea Butter as my leave in. Didn't get the color I was looking for but will watch for a day or two for changes. My hair is very soft!
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I applied my second henna treatment tonight my mix is minus the egg and I added cinnamon I let it sit longer as well from 5:30pm wednesday until about 6pm thursday. I'm going to leave it on overnight unless I get chicken and wash it out! My fingers are crossed hopeing for a nice honey brown color will post pics this weekend! Oh I used Jamila henna this time as well.

by Tiffy2 4th February 2010, 11:29 pm

@FemmeFox,I heard someone on here say they use coconut milk in their henna so I decided to do it too.but instead of boiling the lemon juice with the hibiscus flowers I just used coconut milk. on the other hand,I just rinsed out my henna and I can tell that it loosen up my curls a little and my hair is soft. but I don't see any color. I wonder when it'll show?????

by angelic7 4th February 2010, 11:41 pm

I did my henna treatment yesterday and it seems like my hair is darker but in the light I can see a red hue so I'll wait a couple days and see how it turns out. I had a hard time getting all the little bits and pieces or herbs out of my hair I assume I should have sifted the dry mix. I deepconditioned it after I cowashed it 4 times, I dp'd for about 3hrs then put cantu shea butter leave-in cond. and sealed that with olive oil.

by Tiffy2 5th February 2010, 1:18 am

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by nulynaturalali 9th February 2010, 7:59 pm

I finally did it! One month of being natural and going strong!! Last week I henna'd for the first time. I henna'd for strengthening and conditioning purposes, but didn't want the color; so I added a raw egg to my mix to prevent the dye release. I got the color anyway, but its still cute, just different. I have brown hair so the color def showed! I applied it immediately after mixing (again not wanting the dye to release), and left it on with a plastic cap for 6hrs. Afterwards; I washed washed washed and conditioned conditioned conditioned; then did a DT. I followed that up with some leave-in conditioner and shea butter.

Here's my mix:
150g Jamila Henna
4 (or so) cups of green tea
2 tbs olive oil
5 tbs of honey
1 egg

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I hope these pics post! I had a great henna experience.I will def henna again. Next time I might try a lil more egg?? I feel like my hair is a lot stronger, I just want it to grow grow grow. Hope this helps someone!

by cdawnlujan 10th February 2010, 3:32 pm

I'm trying to figure out a good mixture for dark dark brown hair...I have indigo, henna and amla, and I'm not sure how to mix it! I've used only henna before and got a reddish brown color, and I want it really dark now...does anyone have any tips?

by naturalhonney 10th February 2010, 3:53 pm

My 2nd time around henna results with cinnamon. I'm slooooowly getting color look reeeal close at the roots lol next I am going to grind some coffee and add it with the cinnamon Yeah that should do it. I GOTTA GET HONEY BROWN HAIR JUST GOTTA HAVE IT!
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by naturalhonney 19th February 2010, 8:18 pm

I just picked up some cinnamon sticks and cloves for my next mix. How do I use it? Do I soak the cinnamon and cloves in the liquid I choose and then mix with the henna or do I mix the cinnamon and cloves together with the henna and let sit that way? Please help!

by xtremelyperfect 3rd March 2010, 5:49 pm

Hey ladies! Last night I did my second henna treatment ever. I also did indigo afterwards. I didn't get the jet black color I was looking for but rather a dark chocolatey brown. Anywhoo I've uploaded pics in my fotki(located in signature) but I noticed my texture did loosen after this second treatment which I hadn't anticipated. I like it though. You can see the waviness in this pic:

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You can check out my fotki for more pictures and description of my process! Smile

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