How Do You Henna?

I am going to apply my first henna treatment today. I have a few questions about how you henna so, here they are:
1. Do you apply henna to wet hair?
2. Do you recommend henna gloss or regular henna applications?
3. What is your recommended henna mix?
4. Do I really have to let henna sit for 8-9 hours?
5. What is the frequency that you should henna (i.e. daily, weekly, monthly, bi-monthly)?
6. How long should I let henna sit on my head?
7. What is the best way to remove the henna?
Thanks in advance for all of your feedback. This site and the people that frequent this site are a great help for natural newbies like me.

Hi there! Here's how I henna

1. I apply to freshly washed and detangled, damp hair.
2. I do regular full henna applications.
3. I mix 100g Duhan henna 2tbs amla powder 1 can of warmed coconut milk and about 2tbs honey (after dye release).
4. No. I use Dulhan henna and it dye releases in 2.5-3 hrs.
5. I started hennaing 1x/wk for a month then moved to every other wk for a month and now I use 1x/month. but you can use henna as much or as little as you like it won't harm your hair.
6. I let it sit for 3-4 hrs and then rinse. Works just fine.
7. I first soak my hair in a bathtub full of lukewarm water to loosen and remove a large part of the henna. Then I turn on the tub and let the faucet power wash my hair till the water runs clear. Then I get in the shower and co-wash about 3-4x to get the rest out.

Hope this helped

1. I apply right after I shampoo my hair and towel dry. Now to save on the time this process cuts into my day, I mix my henna and pre-poo before going to bed ( 100gms Henna to warm Green Tea, cover with plastic wrap and let sit over night) I use Dulhan as well and the box says to let sit 4-6 hours(dye release is a lot sooner than that though). I pre-poo my hair with Vatika or EVOO or EVCO, cover it with a plastic cap and go to sleep. When I wake up , I just pile on some conditioner, section into 4 parts and detangle my hair. Then I shampoo it, rinse it, towel dry and add my henna.
2. I do regular full henna applications, right now once a week and will switch to 2x a month starting in April. I will probably stick to 2x a month after that because I really do enjoy it and for my length it only takes 1 box (100gms) which is $1.99.
3. I mix 100g Duhan henna with as much Green tea as I need to get it to the consistency I want. I brew 3 teabags in 2 cups of water. I used about 1 1/2 cups to mix last time.
4. It depends on the Henna but Dulhan does not. The box says 4-6 hours.
5. Henna is all natural and your hair only benefits from it. It won't harm it but depending on the brand of Henna it can be drying so do it as often or as little as you like.
6. I let it sit for 4-6 hrs and then rinse. I have slept overnight with it on for 8 hours. It was fine each time.....I didn't notice any difference in leaving it on less time but I would not leave it on any less than 4 hours.
7. I filled my kitchen sink up with warm water and leaned over on each side submerging my hair into the water,keeping it out of my ears. It began to just melt off my hair. I used my gloved hand to swish it more and then did the other side. No kidding it only took 2 sink fulls to rinse my hair. If there is any more color to rinse out it will come out when you DC.

Wow, envizionj you always give such thorough instructions. I'm going to make a copy so I can follow to the letter. Didn't get to henna last night but looking forward to it sometime during spring break which starts this Friday.