Your Henna Formula

I would love to know everyones henna formula and what works for you and what doesnt work for you.



The last henna formula i did is as follows:
80% lemon juice to 20% water
1 3/4 pack of punjabi prime henna (mehandi)
a couple of drops of orange oil or spearmint oil when my scalp is crazy itchin
1 1/2 tablespoons honey

Oooohhh recipe for dry as the desert hair with all that lemon juice in it! Gave me great color, but all that lemon juice dried out my hair.

I used:

1 1/2 cups of green tea
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
7 teaspoons of honey
100g of Jamila Henna

I use:

100g Reshma Henna (my FAVORITE!)
about 1 cup green tea
about 5 tablespoons of honey

That's it! Works everytime

I have allergic reactions to henna when it is mixed with acids (orange juice, lemons or apple cider vinegar). I was recently telling 2 Indian ladies about it.

One lady advised me to just use plain water and let sit overnight. The other lady told me to use plain yogurt and let sit overnight.

I recently did a henna treatment with the yogurt. I used a greek plain yogurt. My scalp loved this method. No itching at all! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] The aplication was so easy- no running or drip.

50 grams Henna for African Hair*
Enough lemon juice to moisten henna.
Enough water to make it into a pudding like consistency.
I let it sit overnight

*Thinking about increasing it to 100grams, but I don't have any complaints.

I just bought this henna called Surya from whole foods, I heard about it on iherb.com, it's a cream and no chemicals. is this still okay? i don't have time to do a mixture.

1 box of Jamila Henna
1 1/2 cup Lemon Juice
Let it sit till I get out of shower/apply right after getting out of shower
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NylaCoils wrote:I have allergic reactions to henna when it is mixed with acids (orange juice, lemons or apple cider vinegar). I was recently telling 2 Indian ladies about it.

One lady advised me to just use plain water and let sit overnight. The other lady told me to use plain yogurt and let sit overnight.

I recently did a henna treatment with the yogurt. I used a greek plain yogurt. My scalp loved this method. No itching at all! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] The aplication was so easy- no running or drip.

Sorry bout the allergic reactions, what happened like did u get sores or a flaky scalp?
Wondering did u get nice color?
My problem with yogurt, well.... i love eating it!
I think i will try this method.

1 3/4 cups of henna powder
2 3/4 cups of water
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp sweet almond oil

I apply it immediately after mixing and leave it on for 5 or 6 hours or overnight.

So my Henna just arrived today! YAYYY! Not sure when I will do the process, but I plan on it sometime this week! I ordered the Jamilla Henna from Butters-N-Bars. It came with mixing directions, and I see where it says that you can mix it with lemon juice and says that orange juice or water can also be used. I had planned to just mix it with green tea and honey, which is what most of the people on here have suggested. Was just curious to know does anybody add in the lemon juice?

Also, is it necessary to let the mix sit over night? I was just going to mix it, apply, and let in sit in my hair overnight! Again, this is what I've seen from others...I just wanna make sure Im all good before I do this!

@ Natura83...Thats what i did and it worked fine for me unless someone has a different thought on that

@Natural83

I added a little lemon juice and honey after I had let the mix sit for and hour while I was detangling in the shower. I let the mix sit on my hair overnight (applied henna at 6pm, rinsed at 11am) and the color difference showed along with the shine, strength and dryness.

I used Jamila too! but from Mehandi.com. It was a $1-$2 more expensive, so I think I'm gonna start buying mine from Butters-n-Bars too.

natural83 wrote:So my Henna just arrived today! YAYYY! Not sure when I will do the process, but I plan on it sometime this week! I ordered the Jamilla Henna from Butters-N-Bars. It came with mixing directions, and I see where it says that you can mix it with lemon juice and says that orange juice or water can also be used. I had planned to just mix it with green tea and honey, which is what most of the people on here have suggested. Was just curious to know does anybody add in the lemon juice?

Also, is it necessary to let the mix sit over night? I was just going to mix it, apply, and let in sit in my hair overnight! Again, this is what I've seen from others...I just wanna make sure Im all good before I do this!

1 box of Jamila Henna
1 1/2 cup Lemon Juice
Let it sit till I get out of shower/apply right after getting out of shower

I use just lemon juice....I've always use lemon juice....I've been henna'ing my head since Feb 09...I also keep it overnight..but when i first put my henna on..I do go under the dryer for as many hours I can..(its my spa night)you don't have to use heat..I just do) and just keep it on overnight/rinse out in the morning. You can put whatever in your henna mix....HAve a good time pampering yourself [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

last time I used yogurt, a few tablespoons of acv and orange juice, and some honey. I put way too much acid becausse my hair was hella dry. I also read that yogurt isn't good for your hair because it gives dandruff something to munch on [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] This time im going to try curly nikki's mix. i was wondering if i can sub the green tea with lipton or arizona premixed green tea.

Cherry, I'm loving your hair chica!!! Have you ever henna'ed without the coffee? If so, what was the differences you noticed?

Hi Everyone!!
So now I'm mad where in the world were all of you when I held my first annual 'Henname' contest, lol
Everyone's beautiful, I'd like to share my favorite mix
I use 200 grams of Jamila '09 henna
lemon juice (or citric acid and water)
ohhhh about 30-50 grams of hibiscus flowers
Clove or Lavender EO if I don't want to smell the henna
sometimes when I steep the hibiscus in the lemon juice I toss a few cinnamon sticks in it to liven up the highlights...Paprika kicks it up a notch as well. I always let it to sit in a warm place for dye release (Jameelah is pretty easy, dye release in a couple of hours in a warm enough spot). I experience no drying from this mix whatsoever and if I have a little paste leftover you can always use it for body art [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

OOPS, So I forgot to mention 'Who I Be' LOL
It's Sharika mother of Butters-n-bars(well I also have 6 children who I also mother [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] , henna'er, shea butter lover and curly girl for more than 5 years...I am so looking forward to sharing with you all. Naturally...Believe It!!!

I've finally found my ultimate henna mix:

1 bag (150 g) of henna*
1 box (50 g) of maka
enough herbal tea (usually hibiscus based) to make a pudding like consistency

*Karishma or any other type that includes other herbs such as amla, shikakia, aritha and bhringraj


I leave this overnight to release the dye. I may add a little yogurt or oil before applying the next day. I then sleep in the henna to get the best dye transfer. The maka is the key to supersoft, easy to detangle hair. It's my secret ingredient! I can't recommend it enough!

My grandma gives me always her home made henna, from Morocco. And my mom makes it with olive oil and eggs! And leave this for a whole day! And if you really want to have soft result also a night!
I don't put it in my hair anymore, because I get really red/ orange color of it! But it makes my hair very very shiny and soft! When I was young my did this always in my hair and all the kids made fun of me. Beacause I had a red afro, and a light skin!

I've only done this once so far but my hair seems to like it:

200g BAQ Henna from Yemen
2 cups ReaLemon lemon juice
{I only ended up using maybe 150g; I froze the rest}

I let it sit overnight (from about 8-9pm to about 10am)
Applied....left in from 12:30pm to 5:30pm (saran wrapped and shower capped--I ran my blow dry over the wrap almost every hour b/c I felt my body heat wasnt doing enough lol);
rinsed, washed, detangled, etc

and voila! Super soft auburn tinted tresses lol

i mix my henna (karishma) with lustrasilk aloe conditioner, coconut oil and water. i do more of a gloss then a full on treatment. i let it sit on my hair for about 2 hours and then co-wash with pantene pro v smooth. i'm considering trying this with yogurt or adding honey to the mix.

sewdope you hair looks so pretty!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I like....what is your routine and products you use.


~Nappturall~

I always mix with coffee, tea or indigo for a darker color. I think red is too 'attention' getting with my coloring. I like more quiet looks ..

Thanks for the compliment on my hair. I LOVE yours and have always wanted thick hair. It's why I love my henna. It makes it look so thick.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] I LOVE Jamila Henna

It makes my napptural fur look good!!

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