Your Henna Formula

The first time, I used 100 grams of Henna for African Hair.
I mixed lemon juice and water together and tasted it for acidity. When I felt it was right, it tasted like sugarless lemonade, heh. In total it was about 1 1/2 cups. I mashed that together on Saturday morning and did the application on Saturday night. I rinsed Sunday morning.
Fabulous! The first day, my hair was RED. I kinda wish it had stayed like that, but we all know Henna darkens after the first couple of days.

Can somebody tell why everybody use lemon juice with their henna? I've never heard of this!

Mimi wrote:Can somebody tell why everybody use lemon juice with their henna? I've never heard of this!

@Mimi - acidic ingredients (orange juice, lemon juice) prevent the henna from turning your hair bright orange/red...I think, I'm having information overload like those KJB commercials...LOL...I've been doing a lot of research on henna. You can find more info on www.hennaforhair.com

How often do you guys henna your hair? once a month? What would happen if you stopped using henna on a regular basis? Thanks soooo much ladies~

i was using henna weekly, now i use it every two weeks or once a month. nothing happened when i stopped. lol business as usual.

Thanks so much! I always feared that henna was like dying one's hair. I had no idea of the facts behind the benefits! Thanks ladies!

O. and what can I do to keep it from turning my hair red?

sewdope ur hair is fly... love it! i'm going to try this henna thing next saturday... i'm scared, but i'm going to try it.