Mixing Henna for hair coloring, part 2

[KinkyBeautiful]

Thats great you wash your hair and let semi dry before you apply the henna. I do the same. I've notice your consistency is much thicker than mines. I get it to a toothpaste or yogurt consistency so it can properly coat my strands.

[8hope5]

henna mixed with brewed tea makes hair really dry

i add honey n yoghurt 4 extra conditioning, n 4 colour i use vimto, it gives a deep rich red colour ( really gooooooooorgeous)

if u want ur hair 2 be brown u can add cocoa or Nescafe

if u want it to have a chestnut colour, u can use chamomile tea

if want ur hair 2 be reddish brown, u can add cinnamon tea

u should avoid tea bcoz i noticed in part 1 vid that ur hair was dry

[bekajoi]

@8hope5 My hair is an ashy color, but it's quite soft and fine, not dry. :)

[8hope5]

@bekajoi ... well, the tips of ur hair looked dry in part 1.. i dont no...any way, hav u ever used hibiscus tea?

it's useful 4 hair growth, stops hair loss n premature greying.

n the colour u'd get is a gorgeous red

[Gldnldy07]

I have the same tension tamer in my desk at work. I agree not much for drinking. Will give it a try in my henna.

[malayilsujan]

very good work........

[mglory67]

I got a little carried away when I made mine. I added triple strength coffee.

[radinishte]

Coffee can get you a horrible headache. The color won't be that different anyway.

[bekajoi]

Eew, stinky coffee henna. Did your head pound for days?

[mglory67]

Yeah, it sure did. My head was splitting and I felt nauseated. I have since altered my recipe.

[mglory67]

Thanks for this. I was pretty wary of using henna before this (especially leaving that goo on my head for so long) but in the end...totally worth it.

[Silverfang797]

it looks like pooop

[dhumash]

Thanks A Looooooot for video....

[omgzdd]

i absolutely love your color and i'm going to try to use your recipe. just one thing, how much tea did you actually pour in to the henna mixture? thanks!

[bekajoi]

I think it ended up being about 3/4c maybe? I didn't use all of it, for sure. I guess I made extra just to be on the safe side. Just make a cup or two and eyeball as you pour. Start small, the goop gets more relaxed as it sits.

I actually need to re-henna my head here! I suppose I should go order more!

[malkien12]

what tea did you use?

[bekajoi]

Tension Tamer by Celestial Seasonings. Mostly, it smelled nice with the henna. Google it to see what the package looks like. :)

[asinnamon]

I henna too, love it! Why are you putting the tea in after you have waited for dye release? I mix mine up w/ acv and a touch of water, cover and leave in my oven overnight w/ JUST the light on. I get great dye release by morning and in it goes...I'm gonna go watch the rest of your videos now and see how your henna came out!

[bekajoi]

I put it in after the release because you are supposed to thin it, according to the site I got mine from. It was WAY too thick to put into hair, after release, the way it was done, here. I had to add something to thin it out so it was workable. :)

[SaltAndHotSauce]

hi. do you know if it matters if you put henna on dry or wet hair, or which way is better? Cause I have a curly hair and it would be easier for me to spread it evenly if I could put it on my hair when wet but I cant find anything saying if that is okay to do.

[bekajoi]

Damp is better than wet or dry, I believe. A little wet, like wait for it to nearly air dry after a shower, or spray down with a water bottle. I think wet would be OK if it was going to stay on for a while. (more than just 2 or 3 hours)

[SaltAndHotSauce]

thanks so much because that really helps to know. Like I said, I couldn't find any info as to what to do and it will be my first time trying so I really needed some help.

[Desaundrea]

I henna and I am wondering: Why didn't you add in an egg and some olive oil (or an oil of your choosing) to keep the hair from over drying during the sitting process? I put 1 egg,3/4 of a cup of apple cider vinegar, 1 cup of warm water, 1 tlbspn of Vitamin E oil, and 3/4 a cup of lemon juice. I know it seems like alot of liquids, but for the 250 rgrams of henna I use it comes out like brownie batter, and I never have had dry hair after this mixture. Just giving a little help :-)

[bekajoi]

I didn't add any oils because I'd read oil can inhibit the uptake of the dye and I wanted a really rich color. I didn't have any issue with drying at all, and I left it on overnight. :) It was blissfully silky in the morning. :D