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Henna smells like cow dung??

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Post by lumii 5th April 2010, 2:07 pm

I've found a good shop on the internet where I can buy henna and a few other naturals told me the bought their henna from there.
BUT I only heard negative things about henna. This 2 friends of mine were just like: If I were you I'd never try henna.. it stinks like cow dung, you'll never ever get the color out of your hair and so on...
I don't really want to be walking round and be smelling like cow dung!!
I just thought before I buy it I should ask the professionals and know what you think before I make my final decision.
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Post by Karyn 5th April 2010, 2:39 pm

Lol, I don't think it smells THAT bad. It has a really strong smell though, like soil, plants, and some other earthy type smells, but it isn't unbearable. I was preparing for the worst though because I heard so many people talking about the smell of it.
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Post by lumii 5th April 2010, 2:58 pm

Thanks.. guess I'll still try it out though..
By the way I just noticed I've also been natural since 2006 and actually have the same goal as you do [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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Post by cutephantasm 5th April 2010, 5:51 pm

i HATE the smell of henna but it doesnt linger forever! lol it smells very...woodsy...(I wouldnt sazy cow dung!) BUTTT the smell is completely gone after a week or so for me
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Post by R2D2 5th April 2010, 6:19 pm

Yes, very earthy smell but not cow dung!
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Post by tiashaunteé 5th April 2010, 6:24 pm

Smells more like duck poop to me...
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Post by envizionj 5th April 2010, 6:54 pm

You could always add a couple teaspoons of ground cloves to your henna to camouflage the smell. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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Post by DreamMerchant 6th April 2010, 10:59 pm

It smells very grassy green to me but after a rinse and DC it is gone.
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Post by hurjurnee 7th April 2010, 1:30 pm

It definitely doesn't smell like cow anything. Very earthy smell...kind of annoying to me, because you literally walk around smelling your hair all day, and not in a good way. It is definitely gone in a week. I believe the benefits far outweigh the inconvenience of the first week, and my hair is so much stronger because of it.
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Post by Free2Be 11th April 2010, 3:10 am

Not cow dung, but...ugh. It gave me a headache just mixing it up this evening and I'm not ever sensitive to odors. I can't put my finger on what it reminds me of...it's not stinky like relaxer, but there's something slightly sour about it. I kept sniffing it to figure out what it was, but it just made my headache worse. I finally concluded that something about it (to my nose) smells like beer and I'm not a beer drinker, so phew!

I added so much stuff to it, I'm afraid to admit it. Ginger, cloves and cinnamon and I didn't even measure...I just kept mixing and sniffing until I could stand it. And this was mixed with cocoa. But then powdered cocoa is not the most pleasant odor either until you add the milk.

I'll get over it, but I am glad I knew to expect some sort of unpleasant odor.
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Post by DreamMerchant 11th April 2010, 9:56 pm

Free2Be wrote:Not cow dung, but...ugh. It gave me a headache just mixing it up this evening and I'm not ever sensitive to odors. I can't put my finger on what it reminds me of...it's not stinky like relaxer, but there's something slightly sour about it. I kept sniffing it to figure out what it was, but it just made my headache worse. I finally concluded that something about it (to my nose) smells like beer and I'm not a beer drinker, so phew!

I added so much stuff to it, I'm afraid to admit it. Ginger, cloves and cinnamon and I didn't even measure...I just kept mixing and sniffing until I could stand it. And this was mixed with cocoa. But then powdered cocoa is not the most pleasant odor either until you add the milk.

I'll get over it, but I am glad I knew to expect some sort of unpleasant odor.
e too!


Wow, those are alot of odors! I would have had a headach
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Post by TICTACTAN 12th April 2010, 4:44 am

The smell actually reminds me of wet grass but it fades after abt a week or two. Yes Henna is permanent but if your hair is a dark brown to black you will only be able to see the color in the sun anyway it's like using a orange crayon on black construction paper. If you are only going for the conditioning benefits you can add amla or indigo to your mix,
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