I Henna'd!

So I finally henna'd my hair last night. I put it in around 8:30 and only planned to keep it in for about 2 or 3 hours but I fell asleep. SO I washed it out around 7 AM

I can def see a little color difference and my hair is feeling a little stronger.
Here's my problem....well not quite a problem since I pretty much expected it to be dry, but I'm on my 4th conditioner right now trying to restore moisture! LOL. My boyfriend has been to church, clean our cars, started cooking and my simple self is over here conditioning...LMAO AND about to miss the Saints play! SMH

Sorry bout the rant...aside from all of that...I'm SUPER excited and I cant wait to henna again. Happy Sunday!

Hello and congrats on your first treatment, when you condition make sure u use a moisturizing conditioner or a deep conditioner.....what did you use to condition with.

Congrats!!! I am in henna mode as we speak...sitting with it in for 6 hours now, however this is My first time doing a full strength henna.....getting addicted to it slowllllyyy lol.

Naturalchic: what kind of conditioner would u suggest after a henna treatment? The first time i henna'd was a henna gloss afterwards i used aubrey.....honeysuckle rose

After I henna I use a deep conditioner. I use Pantene Pro V Relaxed and Natural Deep Conditioning Mask. I also add olive oil to it.

Cool thanks...looking for a deep conitioner thats pocket friendly... lol

Since henna acts like a protein treatment, it has been recommended to use a conditioner without protein for your DC and any conditioning following a henna treatment, and until your hair returns to normal moisture level. I used a combo of Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose and White Camellia (left on for 3-4 hours), neither of which have protein, with great results. My hair was back to normal after one DC and a co-wash.

HTH

naturalchic, I used ORS Replenishing Conditioner...I'm not sure if it has protein in it and that may have been where I went wrong.

BajanPrincess82, Pantene's Conditionaers have done good things for me. Actually, my hair started to feel normal after I used that one. So I don't know if it was a combo of the ones I used or that one in particular but I'm gonna keep Pantene in my life for a while!

Thanks for the info Ladies! I'll def be getting that Aubrey Organics for next time.

I use the Skala Hair mask but when I am out of that I use HEHH.

Thanks so much for your suggestions ladies! I henna'd again last night and used the Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose and all was good in the world! LOL

I also did my first flexirod set after and the color looked amazing! I think I need more rods for next time though...here's the results

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question how long did you leave ur henna mix....im not seeing any hint of color or color in the sun...nothing

I left in for almost 12 hrs. That was not the goal though, I KEEP falling asleep in the stuff! My hair had been dyed about 6 months prior already sooo I'm guessing that's why it's more visible on me.

BigLipTiff wrote:Thanks so much for your suggestions ladies! I henna'd again last night and used the Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose and all was good in the world! LOL

I also did my first flexirod set after and the color looked amazing! I think I need more rods for next time though...here's the results

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Your hair is beautiful! ;-)

BigLipTiff wrote:Thanks so much for your suggestions ladies! I henna'd again last night and used the Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose and all was good in the world! LOL

I also did my first flexirod set after and the color looked amazing! I think I need more rods for next time though...here's the results

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Your hair looks so pretty. Curious to know where in Louisiana you are from. I am from a suburb of New Orleans.

I JUST PURCHASED 2-100G BOXES OF JAMILA HENNA ONLINE LAST NIGHT AND INTENDING ON TRYING HENNA THIS WEEKEND WITH THE HOPES OF LOOSENING UP MY VERY THICK TYPE 4 PEN SPRING COILS. HOWVER I JUST READ ONE OF CN'S HENNA Q&A FROM LAST YEAR AND SHE SAID THAT HENNA LOOSENS CURLS BY ADDING WEIGHT TO THE HAIR. MY FEAR IS NOW THAT IF I USE THE HENNA THAT MY CURLS/COILS WILL BECOME EVEN TIGHTER! ANY IDEAS? HELP? WHAT SHOULD I DO? MY HAIR IS EXTREMELY THICK.

chocolatediva wrote:I JUST PURCHASED 2-100G BOXES OF JAMILA HENNA ONLINE LAST NIGHT AND INTENDING ON TRYING HENNA THIS WEEKEND WITH THE HOPES OF LOOSENING UP MY VERY THICK TYPE 4 PEN SPRING COILS. HOWVER I JUST READ ONE OF CN'S HENNA Q&A FROM LAST YEAR AND SHE SAID THAT HENNA LOOSENS CURLS BY ADDING WEIGHT TO THE HAIR. MY FEAR IS NOW THAT IF I USE THE HENNA THAT MY CURLS/COILS WILL BECOME EVEN TIGHTER! ANY IDEAS? HELP? WHAT SHOULD I DO? MY HAIR IS EXTREMELY THICK.

Henna adds weight to the hair like a relaxer when applied. Your hair won't become tighter, but your coils/curls will loosen up and stretch a little. Let me try to find the link that breaks down how henna works for you. Hopefully, I can find it or someone else will. It was very informative.

thanks!

soooo which henna will not loosen the curls?

TheRYL1 wrote:
Your hair is beautiful! ;-)

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

naturalnolagirl1900 wrote:

Your hair looks so pretty. Curious to know where in Louisiana you are from. I am from a suburb of New Orleans.

Thanks girlie! I'm from New Orleans too. I lived on the Westbank in Algiers. I live in B.R. now.

envizionj wrote:BigLipTiff, your hair looks lovely. You did a wonderful job. What size flexi-rods did you use and did you apply it to damp or dry hair.

Thanks envizionj! I used the small ones, they were yellow, and I got them off ebay so I'm not sure if they are color coded like the "real" ones. LOL I set them when my hair was only about 30% dry. Which I regret bc my fingtips were wrinkle by the time I finished!


SN: Can ya'll tell I don't know how to do multi quotes?!?!? LMBO

Curlysunshine, it's not really a question of which henna will not loosen curls. Everyone has a different experience with henna. Two people can use the same exact henna recipe and one may experience curl loosening while the other will not. It really is the luck of the draw.

I've done a few henna glosses and the first 2 times, I experienced curl loosening. The next time I decided to add amla to the mix and didn't experience any loosening at all. I hope that helps.

I'm henna'ing tonight!
So excited!

BigLipTiff wrote:naturalchic, I used ORS Replenishing Conditioner...I'm not sure if it has protein in it and that may have been where I went wrong.

BajanPrincess82, Pantene's Conditionaers have done good things for me. Actually, my hair started to feel normal after I used that one. So I don't know if it was a combo of the ones I used or that one in particular but I'm gonna keep Pantene in my life for a while!

Thanks for the info Ladies! I'll def be getting that Aubrey Organics for next time.

Love the results. The color looks great and the curls are too cute!!!!

Just for future reference the Replenishing Conditioner does have protein in it, so this might have been the cause of your initial, persistent dryness. I'm glad you were able to find something that works.