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henna for hair: henna on african hair

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Uploaded by on Aug 24, 2008

Henna can improve the texture of hair that has been treated with a chemical relaxer as well as add color.

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  • @hennapage is it okay to us 100% lemon juice from concentrate?

  • @SilentDebra Yes...the bottled lemon juice you find at a supermarket should work OK.

  • I have 2 questions: 1) Can you comb your hair with henna in it? I heard you shouldn't do that, but I am not sure. 2) Is it safe to apply indigo after a henna treatment if you are not satisfied with the color results from the henna?

  • @Timisloved It's best to work the henna into your hair by hand and let it sit while the dye acts on the hair. Applying indigo after a henna treatment will darken the color into the deep reddish browns to black.

  • I bought a pack and wanted to do henna but im afraid my hair will be too red! Does it get a bright red?

  • @beautysham The color you get depends partly on the initial color of your hair. If you have brown hair, henna will give it a dark reddish tone. You can darken the color by applying indigo after the henna treatment.

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  • @kaliyuta Anyone who does not alter the texture of their hair has "naturally textured" hair even those with almost straight hair. Also, ethnic hair? I do not like this term. There are various ethnicities and hair texture varies between them but also within them, so why is African hair considered ethnic? Is European hair considered as non-ethnic hair? European is an ethnicity. Ethnicity is supposed to mean one's culture and race. I though everyone had that, not only Africans/ African Americans.

  • OK, so I'm a little skeptic, but I tried the henna with indigo mix (ring of gray around my head). Did the mix with aloe vera juice and a very small amount of vinegar. Did the wash with my homemade black soap and aloe vera juice shampoo. If I didn't know it was my own head, I wouldn't have believed it was my hair! Hair sparkly and 2-stranded twists bouncing all over my head! I'm converted--I'm "henna-head!"

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  • @228evita The mix used in this demo was just henna...no indigo.

  • wait did u use just henna, or was there some indigo in it

  • @BettieMuertos the more time you leave it the more reddish it gets!! :D yes I now all about Henna, trust me Pure Henna is very good for you!! :D

  • @cyndeewi Thank you for the kind words.

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