Another Karishma Herbal Henna User...Best Henna I've Ever Used

[luvmesumhair]

I received my Karishma Henna today! My question is that how much are you using? My came in packs. It says: NETT. WT. 5-25. My hari is past my shoulders. Do you think that one pack is enough for my hair? Or should I use 2 packs?

 

[cookie1]

I received my Karishma Henna today! My question is that how much are you using? My came in packs. It says: NETT. WT. 5-25. My hari is past my shoulders. Do you think that one pack is enough for my hair? Or should I use 2 packs?

The OP, has long full hair like yours and she told me 1 pk was enough for her.

 

[Cassandra1975]

The OP, has long full hair like yours and she told me 1 pk was enough for her.

Ooops...well, more confirmation that I am way too heavy handed with product, LOL! I used one whole pack on my hair. I was trying to make sure my pesky grays went down for the count!

 

[cookie1]

Ooops...well, more confirmation that I am way too heavy handed with product, LOL! I used one whole pack on my hair. I was trying to make sure my pesky grays went down for the count!

I'm hoping the one pack I bought is enough because I'm so heavy handed...

 

[Muse]

I use 2 packs (my hair is shoulder length) because I read on hennaforhair.com that you want to spread it on thickly. I just don't feel like I'm covering all of the hair properly with one pack. I also make a pretty thick mix.

 

[luvmesumhair]

The OP, has long full hair like yours and she told me 1 pk was enough for her.

Thanks Cookie1.

 

[luvmesumhair]

I use 2 packs (my hair is shoulder length) because I read on hennaforhair.com that you want to spread it on thickly. I just don't feel like I'm covering all of the hair properly with one pack. I also make a pretty thick mix.

Really?erplexed

Did you have any left over afterwards?

 

[tnorenberg]

Does anyone order this particular Henna from anywhere else other than Ruchita? I ordered it from them over a week ago. Also in my order I specified the address for them to ship it to and I received a paypal (which I didn't use) confirmation with a totally different shipping address on it. It has not been received at either address. I emailed Ruchita about this concern and have not heard anything back from them at all. If you ladies can suggest a different vendor, I will cancel my Ruchita order and make it elsewhere.

 

[Aggie]

Does anyone order this particular Henna from anywhere else other than Ruchita? I ordered it from them over a week ago. Also in my order I specified the address for them to ship it to and I received a paypal (which I didn't use) confirmation with a totally different shipping address on it. It has not been received at either address. I emailed Ruchita about this concern and have not heard anything back from them at all. If you ladies can suggest a different vendor, I will cancel my Ruchita order and make it elsewhere.

I want to know too.

 

[Aggie]

Does anyone order this particular Henna from anywhere else other than Ruchita? I ordered it from them over a week ago. Also in my order I specified the address for them to ship it to and I received a paypal (which I didn't use) confirmation with a totally different shipping address on it. It has not been received at either address. I emailed Ruchita about this concern and have not heard anything back from them at all. If you ladies can suggest a different vendor, I will cancel my Ruchita order and make it elsewhere.

Okay, just did a search and here is what I found:

http://ayurnaturalbeauty.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=4908022. They sell a few other ayurveda products as well. Check it out. I just saved the site in favorites.

Here's a link to their product page:
http://ayurnaturalbeauty.ecrater.com/filter.php

 

[djanae]

I guess I'm just chiming in as a happy user.

i did a henna treatment for the FIRST time this weekend - and I'm sooo glad I found the LHCF threads on henna. I used the Karishma brand (bought it for about $3 at an Indian grocer on my block) and it really is THE BOMB. lol

I think it took a few days for me to really notice the change in my hair...prob b/c I had it straightened the next day- but my mix did great.

I used some sugar, lemon juice, coconut oil and clarified my hair beforehand w/ some ACV and water in a spritz bottle.
Next time I think I'll just try it with coconut oil and water though.

My hair feels straight SILKY. feels like a different head of hair....the treatment did loosen up my curls though...but i may begin to use Alma w/ my treatments in the future.

 

[cookie1]

Does anyone order this particular Henna from anywhere else other than Ruchita? I ordered it from them over a week ago. Also in my order I specified the address for them to ship it to and I received a paypal (which I didn't use) confirmation with a totally different shipping address on it. It has not been received at either address. I emailed Ruchita about this concern and have not heard anything back from them at all. If you ladies can suggest a different vendor, I will cancel my Ruchita order and make it elsewhere.

I ordered my on July 13th and just got it yesterday. I saw on their site (after I ordered) that they were moving and that orders would take longer to be shipped. I emailed them because I had waited already 2 weeks and thought I would have it before last week. Well she did respond 2 days later saying she was shipping it. Maybe things are messed up because of the move. Maybe, email her again because, it could be that there's alot of people emailing about their stuff.

 

[cookie1]

After finally getting mine yesterday, here's what I did:
I had washed and clarified the day before the Henna arrived. Last night mixed my Henna w/ water and let it sit (covered air tight w/saran wrap) overnight. I also did a prepoo on dry hair (Inecto coconut oil conditioner and vatika frosting) and covered my hair w/ a plastic cap. This morning I rinsed out the prepoo and towel dried my hair. I put the Henna in about 11:15 (as thick as I can) and saran wrapped my head. It's sitting and at about 3:15 I plan to rinse it out, cowash, and DC. It feels pretty soft under the plastic and the Henna is looking brownish-orange. I'll be sure to update you.

Question: If I don't care for the color of the Henna I plan to do an Indigo in a couple of days (giving the true color of the Henna time to come out), will the Indigo take?

 

[Muse]

Really?erplexed

Did you have any left over afterwards?

Nope. But the pic I saw in the henna pdf that I downloaded from that site the girl had globs of henna on hair. It was spread on really thick. I know that most of us are on a budget(especially if you have to order online) and using that much is just not economical. Since I like to spread it on thick I have decided to space out my treatments to stretch what I have.

Does anyone order this particular Henna from anywhere else other than Ruchita? I ordered it from them over a week ago. Also in my order I specified the address for them to ship it to and I received a paypal (which I didn't use) confirmation with a totally different shipping address on it. It has not been received at either address. I emailed Ruchita about this concern and have not heard anything back from them at all. If you ladies can suggest a different vendor, I will cancel my Ruchita order and make it elsewhere.

I got a bunch from a lady on ebay, but she's a rip off. She ripped me in shipping charges and I live in the same state as her! I would check out the place Aggie found.

 

[morehairplease]

I guess I'm just chiming in as a happy user.

i did a henna treatment for the FIRST time this weekend - and I'm sooo glad I found the LHCF threads on henna. I used the Karishma brand (bought it for about $3 at an Indian grocer on my block) and it really is THE BOMB. lol

I think it took a few days for me to really notice the change in my hair...prob b/c I had it straightened the next day- but my mix did great.

I used some sugar, lemon juice, coconut oil and clarified my hair beforehand w/ some ACV and water in a spritz bottle.
Next time I think I'll just try it with coconut oil and water though.

My hair feels straight SILKY. feels like a different head of hair....the treatment did loosen up my curls though...but i may begin to use Alma w/ my treatments in the future.

thanks for sharing....btw, your hair is beautiful! I have yet to try henna(trying to be consistent with what works and then slowly adding to it) but this is the brand of henna I plan on using.

 

[joytimes10]

I henna'd with Karishma again on Sat. 1st I prepooed with coconut and EVOO from Friday night to Sat night. I mix 1/2 the pouch of henna with filtered water and let it sit for 10 hours. Then Sat. night I poo'd w/ Hairveda alma 1st then diluted castille soap, then wrap my hair in a towel to soak up the excess water.

Applying the henna mix was much easier this time because I made sure to add enough water. With my hair saturated, I wrap the edges in cotton to catch the drips, put on a plastic cap, then a scarf and finally a sleeping cap. Hubby was so intrigued by this process, LOL. Anyway went to bed and rinsed the flowing am. Time lapse about 12 hours.

Rinsing was really easy. I used VO5 moisture milks to help the rinsing process. My hair felt so amazing I was tempted to skipp the DC'ing but I didn't (Applause for the lazy girl ) So, I DC'd w/ AO HSR and WC mixed w/ heat for about 45 mins. Today my hair is so soft and strong and moisturized, I feel like I may make it through the long transition I have planned w/ out losing my mind. I love henna!

 

[djanae]

thanks for sharing....btw, your hair is beautiful! I have yet to try henna(trying to be consistent with what works and then slowly adding to it) but this is the brand of henna I plan on using.

Thanks girl! My hair has come a lonnnnng way from how it used to look - broke, battered and abused! lol

but yeah, I decided to henna b/c I was hoping to take my hair to the next level...and add a dash of color if possible

I will def be using henna again!

*good luck with your treatment

 

[luvmesumhair]

Does anyone order this particular Henna from anywhere else other than Ruchita? I ordered it from them over a week ago. Also in my order I specified the address for them to ship it to and I received a paypal (which I didn't use) confirmation with a totally different shipping address on it. It has not been received at either address. I emailed Ruchita about this concern and have not heard anything back from them at all. If you ladies can suggest a different vendor, I will cancel my Ruchita order and make it elsewhere.

Same thing happened to me too. I kept emailing them over and over until I got a response. They responded sayint that they were in the process of moving that is why they have not gotten back to me faster and also why my order is taking a little longer. Then after that I got a confirmation email from them that my order was in route. I went to work the next day and it was there. So don't cancel your order. I think everything should be ok. It took 3 weeks to get to me though.erplexed

 

[djanae]

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[tnorenberg]

Same thing happened to me too. I kept emailing them over and over until I got a response. They responded sayint that they were in the process of moving that is why they have not gotten back to me faster and also why my order is taking a little longer. Then after that I got a confirmation email from them that my order was in route. I went to work the next day and it was there. So don't cancel your order. I think everything should be ok. It took 3 weeks to get to me though.erplexed

I hope they have finished their move. I was hoping to use this henna to help me through my relaxer stretch. My NG is kicking it bad. I may have to succumb to the creamy crack if they don't hurry.

 

[cookie1]

After letting the henna sit on for 4 hours I rinsed it out w/ water and then I did a cowash w/ Avocado Rinse (Shescentit), which got the rest out. Then I deep conditioned with Kissi Cond.(Afroveda), blowdried, and flatironed. My hair looks so much fuller and I'm so glad I used the Karishma Henna. It wasn't as soft as I wanted it but, it was the first time and I have no complaints. The only thing I'll change next time is by using a more moisturizing conditioner to DC with. Any suggestions?????? Thanks for all the suggestions, and advice ladies.

 

[Ltown]

Hi everyone BostonMaria posted this in the vendor thread for those who maybe looking for this henna. I've never ordered but it looks like the prices are cheap for henna and ayurveda products. here is her post.

I ordered Amla, Aritha and Maka from Ayurnatural Beauty last week
http://ayurnaturalbeauty.ecrater.com/index.php
and I received my order in 2 days. The shipping was inexpensive and my package was delivered right away. The owner is African American and she ships internationally as well.

 

[Aggie]

I don't think I will be using Karishma henna anymore. I will stick with where I can get easier access to products from now on like www.mehndiskinart.com, www.fromnaturewithlove.com, and www.amazon.com. Between these 3 sites, they have everything I want in ayurveda products.

The henna from www.fromnaturewithlove.com is fantastic, very sifted, colors and conditions my hair wonderfully and it's smooth, let alone, very inexpensive. I believe JustKiya gets hers from there as well.

 

[Aggie]

Hi everyone BostonMaria posted this in the vendor thread for those who maybe looking for this henna. I've never ordered but it looks like the prices are cheap for henna and ayurveda products. here is her post.

I ordered Amla, Aritha and Maka from Ayurnatural Beauty last week
http://ayurnaturalbeauty.ecrater.com/index.php
and I received my order in 2 days. The shipping was inexpensive and my package was delivered right away. The owner is African American and she ships internationally as well.

Thanks for posting this in here ltown. Yesterday they had the Karishma henna and today I just checked the site again, and they are out of it. I can't deal with this anymore. Ruchita took 2 months to send my package and now this with this other site - I need easier access, not constant frustration. Good luck ladies.

 

[Ltown]

Thanks for posting this in here ltown. Yesterday they had the Karishma henna and today I just checked the site again, and they are out of it. I can't deal with this anymore. Ruchita took 2 months to send my package and now this with this other site - I need easier access, not constant frustration. Good luck ladies.

Aggie, I'm sorry you did not get anything I actually ordered some this morning did not get a backorder yet. I've never used this henna but wanted to start trying natural colors. I understand now with you being in the Bahamas why you order in bulk when you get a good vendor!

 

[Muse]

After letting the henna sit on for 4 hours I rinsed it out w/ water and then I did a cowash w/ Avocado Rinse (Shescentit), which got the rest out. Then I deep conditioned with Kissi Cond.(Afroveda), blowdried, and flatironed. My hair looks so much fuller and I'm so glad I used the Karishma Henna. It wasn't as soft as I wanted it but, it was the first time and I have no complaints. The only thing I'll change next time is by using a more moisturizing conditioner to DC with. Any suggestions?????? Thanks for all the suggestions, and advice ladies.

Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose

 

[Doll]

I ordered my on July 13th and just got it yesterday. I saw on their site (after I ordered) that they were moving and that orders would take longer to be shipped. I emailed them because I had waited already 2 weeks and thought I would have it before last week. Well she did respond 2 days later saying she was shipping it. Maybe things are messed up because of the move. Maybe, email her again because, it could be that there's alot of people emailing about their stuff.

Same thing happened to me too. I kept emailing them over and over until I got a response. They responded sayint that they were in the process of moving that is why they have not gotten back to me faster and also why my order is taking a little longer. Then after that I got a confirmation email from them that my order was in route. I went to work the next day and it was there. So don't cancel your order. I think everything should be ok. It took 3 weeks to get to me though.erplexed

I had the same issue with my Ruchita order from early July which was before the moving announcement was displayed! I received mine around the same time as cookie1. The Henna mixed up very smooth and was easy to rinse out with water after letting it sit in my hair for 5 hours (I give it a thumbs up ). The Indigo on the other hand was the worse I have ever come across! It was so gritty that it felt like course sand no matter how long I attempted to mix it and was a messy nightmare to apply! I have never experienced this before. Due to the delay in shipment without advance warning along with the low grade Indigo (IMO) I will shop around for another vendor.

 

[luvmesumhair]

I had the same issue with my Ruchita order from early July which was before the moving announcement was displayed! I received mine around the same time as cookie1. The Henna mixed up very smooth and was easy to rinse out with water after letting it sit in my hair for 5 hours (I give it a thumbs up ). The Indigo on the other hand was the worse I have ever come across! It was so gritty that it felt like course sand no matter how long I attempted to mix it and was a messy nightmare to apply! I have never experienced this before. Due to the delay in shipment without advance warning along with the low grade Indigo (IMO) I will shop around for another vendor.

I have the same experience with Indigo. I HATE INDIGO!!! But love the color it gives me!

Last night I did my Karishma Henna (which I liked a lot) and used a half pack of Indigo (I EVEN HATE THE WAY THAT MESS SMELLS!!!erplexed) and decided to only do the perimeter of my head. I am able to do this because the rest of my hair "after" in the middle is already black from a previous black hair color. You are not going to see the middle of my head so I am not worried about that. Doing that saved me have the time of doing my whole head and dealing with that darn Indigo. Oh, and the color came out nice as always!

 

[AllieCat0817]

I just did a Karishma yesterday (left in for 7 hours). AWESOME results as always! BANGIN color, excellent gray coverage (NOT orange, but beautiful rich auburn). All of my hair has a beautiful hue to it. Karishma is IT!

 

[Coffee]

Since I was finally able to find this, I hope to be on the love train with it. I am going to henna on Wednesday.