Henna Gloss

I did a henna gloss this weekend -- here is the formula and the results.

I started with the thawed out henna from last week. 100g Mehandi, 100g Dulhan, mixed with 6 oz of strong green tea. This is about 1/4 of that mixture. It's pretty sludgy.

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Gross.

I mixed this with about 2 tbsp of honey, and about 1/2 a bottle of V05 Moisture Milks conditioner.

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I applied it to clean hair, let it sit for an hour and a half, then rinsed.

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I then DC'd with an Olive Oil Pack mixed with about 1/4 cup of olive oil, some shea butter, coconut oil, and some Hello Hydration all mixed together. It was runny, but I slapped it on and put it under a plastic cap for an hour.

When I rinsed it was as smooth as silk. Then I used a dollop of HH for leave in and sealed with olive oil.

I then did a dry braid-out with some shea butter and gel. This is my hair this morning after it dried. It's shinier than it looks in the picture.

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Total time for the henna gloss was 2.5 hours including the DC. I could easily have done the henna for 1 and the DC for a half if I was pressed for time. I am going to keep doing this, alternating henna and henna gloss each week and see how shiny I can get my hair!

bling! lol. awesome results girlie!

Thank you Miss Lady.

I like, I like! I always wondered how to do a henna gloss. Do you find that your hair stays moisturized even with the hunny added? Is it cold up in PA?

(Sidenote: I'm making my first trip to Philly at the end of the month and I'm super excited [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] )

I just discovered Henna and I'm waiting for my first shipment to come. I never heard of henna gloss.... Does it make your hair grow and be soft, other than making it shinny? How many times a week will you be using it? Any color change? Why did you have to mix it with conditioner?

@AfrikanLatina - We're on a day to day basis with the temperature here in Pittsburgh. This weekend it was in the 70s, today the 50s. It's super ridiculous. Philly is so fun, you will have a good time! Yeah, the honey doesn't cause me any probs -- I only have it in there to make it easier to wash out the henna. If I don't I have a horrible time getting it out!

@makeupvixen - A henna gloss is like a half henna treatment. It's just your normal mix diluted with conditioner. It's cool cause you don't have to leave it on as long. It has the same benefits as a regular treatment. Shine, less shedding, stronger hair. I don't know if it's made it grow, but my length retention is better because it doesn't shed as much. It does still leave a little bit of a color deposit. I do a full henna treatment one week, freeze 1/4 of the mix, and then use that to do a henna gloss the following week.

I hope its one of those warm days when we get there. I don't want my son freezing looking like Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer! I think I'll give the henna gloss a try.

Thanks!! This will be my next project! I did a henna gloss with 2 cubes of a lush henna bar (which has cocoa butter in it, therefore I skipped the conditioner). But next time ( weekend) I will try this with some Aubrey organics HSR , khadi henna (super sifted, super quality) and some earl grey tea, perhaps. I really like your hair! So shiny and healthy. Beautiful!