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sunshine737 said:
I just finished applying a frozen leftover henna mix of henna and coconut milk. I'm not sure what kind of henna it is because it's been sitting in my freezer for quit a while. I applied it after washing with joico curl cleansing sulfate-free shampoo and then selsun blue. I'm going to sleep in it and rinse in out in the morning. Hoping for great results because this is going to be my birthday hair (my birthday is on the 7th) :)
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Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you are feeling better.
 
Goombay_Summer said:
Surprisingly it did and was still relatively potent considering that it sat in the fridge for 2 weeks.. I was actually happy to see my greys transformed to that bright Ronald McDonald red this morning.
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I'll keep this in mind for the future. In the past I threw out a good batch of henna that I left in the fridge for a few days because I thought it lost all potency after 24 hrs if it was not frozen.
 
Hi ladies! Can you tell me how to use henna and indigo to turn my hair black? I don't have any grey hair but I want jet black hair. My hair is naturally brown. Thank you
 
clairdelune said:
Hi ladies! Can you tell me how to use henna and indigo to turn my hair black? I don't have any grey hair but I want jet black hair. My hair is naturally brown. Thank you
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A 2 step treatment should get you black results but sometimes it takes 3 full treatments to get the darkest results depending on what hair color you are starting out with.

Do a henna treatment first. Let it sit on your hair for at least 4 hours covered with Saran Wrap. If you don't have 4 hours to spare, just sit under a hooded dryer for 1 hour.

Rinse. Apply indigo. Same directions as above. Rinse and deep condition.
 
Once I use up the henna in my freezer, I'mma make some henna gloss bars. :drool:

@Aggie inspired me to henna more often with her 2 week schedule so this is how I've been fitting it in my hair schedule. My wash routine goes something like this:

Pre-poo overnight, wash and ponytail rollerset. Wear the rollerset for 2 weeks...give or take a few days depending on how my hair is feeling/lifestyle.

Overnight Ayurvedic treatment on dry hair with henna as the main star. (Posts above will show all other things I add). Rinse and put hair in 2 braids to airdry.

3-4 days later, repeat process above starting with rollerset regimen. My hair has been feeling amazing doing this.
 
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lulu97 said:
A 2 step treatment should get you black results but sometimes it takes 3 full treatments to get the darkest results depending on what hair color you are starting out with.

Do a henna treatment first. Let it sit on your hair for at least 4 hours covered with Saran Wrap. If you don't have 4 hours to spare, just sit under a hooded dryer for 1 hour.

Rinse. Apply indigo. Same directions as above. Rinse and deep condition.
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Ok thanks! I did that last week! So should I apply indigo alone on my hair again? How soon? And do I wash it with shampoo first? Or did you mean to wait for the next time I apply henna to do Indigo like what I did last week?
 
clairdelune said:
Ok thanks! I did that last week! So should I apply indigo alone on my hair again? How soon? And do I wash it with shampoo first? Or did you mean to wait for the next time I apply henna to do Indigo like what I did last week?
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It all just depends on how your hair feels. I personally feel that indigo is very drying whereas henna is not...it's very conditioning to my hair. So for me, I would do the 2 step process once a month to space it out and allow for my hair to bounce back from the drying effects from the indigo.

I have read in past threads where members would do the 2 step process, wait 3 days later, then apply indigo again (alone) to darken the black. If you have time to spare...there is a old thread titled "do y'all henna?" that I binged on with lots of helpful tips. HTH
 
lulu97 said:
Once I use up the henna in my freezer, I'mma make some henna gloss bars. :drool:

@Aggie inspired me to henna more often with her 2 week schedule so this is how I've been fitting it in my hair schedule. My wash routine goes something like this:

Pre-poo overnight, wash and ponytail rollerset. Wear the rollerset for 2 weeks...give or take a few days depending on how my hair is feeling/lifestyle.

Overnight Ayurvedic treatment on dry hair with henna as the main star. (Posts above will show all other things I add). Rinse and put hair in 2 braids to airdry.

3-4 days later, repeat process above starting with rollerset regimen. My hair has been feeling amazing doing this.
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Nice regimen @lulu97 :yep:. I love it. These henna treatments seem to be thickening up my hair and it's shedding a whole lot less now. So yeah, I'm keeping up with them plus some other ayurveda treatments will be incorporated in there.
 
I mixed a batch of henna on Friday and stuck it in the freezer. Saturday, I let it defrost and while I was waiting for it to warm up, I oiled my hair with coconut oil and applied a fenugreek paste. I applied my henna on top and kept it in overnight.

This morning and afternoon, I rinsed, cowashed, DC and clay washed. Just waiting for my hair to dry now.

ETA: Forgot to add that hibiscus powder was also used in this application. I've stopped measuring lol.
 
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I LOVE henna, it has done wonders for my fine naturally high porosity hair. I'm just over the whole process of rinsing it out. So I decided to make a henna tea for the first time. I'm hoping this will give me similar results without having to go through the whole process of a henna gloss/mask. I spritz some into my hair tonight (I'm currently wearing my hair in some chunky twists) and then I sealed with camille rose naturals moisture butter.
 
I've got a head full of henna right now. I used Nupur and Jamila henna, hibiscus tea, neem powder, and lime juice. I'll leave it in for 5 hours.

I usually rinse out with water, but I'm always left with grit in my hair. So, I finally bought a rinse out conditioner to get the job done.
 
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I find Nupur henna harder to rinse out than Jamila (for my hair). Maybe it's all the other herbs added to it? Same with indigo. I rinse forever with that as well, but can't let it go cause I LOVE black hair.

As far as Nupur henna goes, I can give that up though. So until it's all used up, I'll only use Nupur henna to make my Ayurvedic herbal oil. After that, I won't repurchase.

Side note: My henna stash can get me through the next few years. LOL

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lulu97 said:
I find Nupur henna harder to rinse out than Jamila (for my hair). Maybe it's all the other herbs added to it? Same with indigo. I rinse forever with that as well, but can't let it go cause I LOVE black hair.

As far as Nupur henna goes, I can give that up though. So until it's all used up, I'll only use Nupur henna to make my Ayurvedic herbal oil. After that, I won't repurchase.

Side note: My henna stash can get me through the next few years. LOL

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I love both Nupur and Jamila @lulu97 but you are right, the Jamila does wash out more easily than the Nupur. Of course, that does not stop me from buying Nupur because it has so much other goodie powders in there that are awesome for my hair :yep:.
 
I had extra time yesterday so of course I filled that time with henna. LOL

Thawed out the last bit of my ready made Jamila henna out the freezer. Added 2 tablespoons of my Ayurvedic oil, 2 tablespoons of Mahabhringraj Oil, creamed honey and Trader Joes Tea Tree Tingle conditioner. I skipped adding butter since my hair was already full of mango butter. Left the gloss in overnight and rinsed this morning. As always...hair like butter.
 
clairdelune said:
How often do you do a full strength henna treatment vs a henna gloss?
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I really just play it all by ear.

I don't use traditional store bought "deep conditioners"; so when I use henna gloss treatments, I consider these to be my deep treatments. I'm trying to do them once or twice a month. Usually twice if I go by my regimen but you know life and laziness happens.


I only do full strength treatments if I plan to use indigo after. I find the indigo sticks better to my hair if I only use henna and water. Initially I did them once a month, but now since my hair is jet black...I'm reducing that to seasonally. Next one is due at the start of the fall season.

Like I said initially, I play it all by ear. If the glosses leave more color than I'd like, I'll add a few tablespoons of indigo to the next gloss to balance out the color. If gray hair shows up prior to the start of a new season, I'll just do a full strength henna followed by indigo. I try to go by a regimen but just listening and paying attention to how my hair responds always wins.
 
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Tried something different the other day. I've recently started to shampoo my hair in braids to reduce tangles, so after I washed my hair in braids I applied my henna gloss (frozen henna not sure the brand, that was probably mixed with coconut milk and honey) onto my braids. I then wrapped it up with saran wrap and left it on for 2 hours (I probably sat under the dryer for 20mins). While rinsing it out I undid the braids with some silicone free conditioner and proceeded to rinse and then rinse some more.

I enjoyed my results. I saw a great reduction in tangles and application time. I will continue doing my henna glosses this way.
 
Aggie said:
I love both Nupur and Jamila @lulu97 but you are right, the Jamila does wash out more easily than the Nupur. Of course, that does not stop me from buying Nupur because it has so much other goodie powders in there that are awesome for my hair :yep:.
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I prefer Jamila over Nupur, but can't find Jamila on the ground. Until I do, I'll use up the Jamila I have then Nupur will be it.

Maybe sifting the Nupur henna before mixing would work... I used to do that when I bought henna from FNWL back in the day.
 
sunshine737 said:
Tried something different the other day. I've recently started to shampoo my hair in braids to reduce tangles, so after I washed my hair in braids I applied my henna gloss (frozen henna not sure the brand, that was probably mixed with coconut milk and honey) onto my braids. I then wrapped it up with saran wrap and left it on for 2 hours (I probably sat under the dryer for 20mins). While rinsing it out I undid the braids with some silicone free conditioner and proceeded to rinse and then rinse some more.

I enjoyed my results. I saw a great reduction in tangles and application time. I will continue doing my henna glosses this way.
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Hmm....:brainy: Yes, this could definitely work for me on henna wash days and regular wash days. Thanks, Sunshine! :2inlove:
 
Here are my premade Ayurvedic conditioning deep treatments:

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This is the closest I will get to making henna glosses since I'm trying to use up all my DIY products out of my freezer. Gotta make room for freezing breast milk and I simply don't have the room anymore to store products that contain water.

So anyway.

Separated and prepped the powders I use in my treatment. When it's time to do a gloss, I'll simply add all the ingredients and use it all up at the time. I rolled the pre-measured powders in their own ziplock bag so there won't be a need to continuously open and close the same bag. This is enough for around 12 treatments and I only used 3 boxes of Jamila henna and 1/2 box of the other powders.
 
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