Do ya'll henna?

[sareca]

Thanks so much! I havent ever done a henna treatment! This is my natural hair color. I cant wait to try this henna out though.

Wow! I started with damaged hair. I can't even imagine starting with your hair. That is going to be awesome.

 

[sareca]

If you don't want any color deposited and just want to try it out for the first time, use some cassia - which just conditions and add shine

When you're ready to go a little darker you can use 2/3 henna and 1/2 indigo (this according to the sheet from Henna for Hair)

ITA. Cassia should give you the henna shine and strength without the color change.

 

[SparklingFlame]

ITA. Cassia should give you the henna shine and strength without the color change.

I dont think I want any coloring but I've read on here that cassia is not as good as plain ol henna. You ever try it?

 

[sareca]

I dont think I want any coloring but I've read on here that cassia is not as hood as plain ol henna. You ever try it?

No, I haven't. But a number of ladies here have. I've noticed people that have never henna'd say good things about cassia. People that use henna regularly say it doesn't compare. So cassia is better than nothing, but henna is better than both cassia and indigo.

 

[SparklingFlame]

No, I haven't. But a number of ladies here have. I've noticed people that have never henna'd say good things about cassia. People that use henna regularly say it doesn't compare. So cassia is better than nothing, but henna is better than both cassia and indigo.

So I guess I'd better add indigo to my henna the. OK thanks!

 

[chicamorena]

How soon can I use henna after using a permanent hair dye?

 

[angellazette]

Did I mention my hair is very soft??



I'm going to do another one this weekend, I'm going to try it without the amla this time to see what I end up with!

 

[Dare~to~Dream]

The first time I used cassia...

What was in your Cassia Obovata mix? Did you just use warm water or did add oil or something else?

 

[LovelyLionessa]

I dont think I want any coloring but I've read on here that cassia is not as good as plain ol henna. You ever try it?

I'm still a babe in the henna woods but I did do a treatment with henna and one with cassia and in my mind there was no comparison between the 2.

When I used the henna immediately upon rinsing I felt that it had completely transformed and revolutionized my hair. It made it feel instantly smoother and stronger. And that was on dirty, silicone coated hair too!

After my cassia treatment I noticed I started developing more shine but it wasn't that same WOW experience in terms of the texture of my hair.

 

[JLove74]

What was in your Cassia Obovata mix? Did you just use warm water or did add oil or something else?

I just added hot water...

 

[Dare~to~Dream]

I just added hot water...

Did you let it sit for 30 minutes after adding it or did you apply it immediately? The reason why I'm asking is that I've seen different instructions on how to apply it...if you saw good results with yours then I would like to know which method you used.

 

[JLove74]

Did you let it sit for 30 minutes after adding it or did you apply it immediately? The reason why I'm asking is that I've seen different instructions on how to apply it...if you saw good results with yours then I would like to know which method you used.

I let it sit for 30 min after adding water. I didn't want to add anything else on my first go-round, so I follwed the instructions included in the package from Hennaforhair..

 

[alexstin]

I just ordered 500g of Jamila from Mendhi Skin art.

Sereca, how much do you have to order to get wholesale pricing?

 

[zora]

I'm still a babe in the henna woods but I did do a treatment with henna and one with cassia and in my mind there was no comparison between the 2.

When I used the henna immediately upon rinsing I felt that it had completely transformed and revolutionized my hair. It made it feel instantly smoother and stronger. And that was on dirty, silicone coated hair too!

After my cassia treatment I noticed I started developing more shine but it wasn't that same WOW experience in terms of the texture of my hair.

I'd have to agree. When I did my first cassia treatment, I was impressed with the shine. It was really pretty. I would also say that it's probably more obvious on straight hair than natural hair.

When I did my second cassia treatment, I wasn't impressed.

Last week I did my henna and indigo, and I LOVED it!!!!!!

 

[sareca]

I just ordered 500g of Jamila from Mendhi Skin art.

Sereca, how much do you have to order to get wholesale pricing?

I think the minimum wholesale order was 1,000g or 10, 100g boxes. It's definitely worth it if you know you're going to continue to henna.

Jamila isn't listed on their wholesale page. You have to request Jamila from here.

 

[sareca]

How soon can I use henna after using a permanent hair dye?

The same day if you want. Make sure you use body art quality henna (ask if it can be used on hair) and strand test. http://journals.fotki.com/Serica/

 

[sareca]

I hennaed for the first time twice in the past week. I must say I love it so far and the color is FIYAH!!! I have old highlights on the tips of my hair (about 1.5") and they are now rich-coppery auburn. My recipe:
100g Jamilla
1 tbsp ground cloves
2 tbsp Red wine vinegar
1 cup dark coffee
1 cup red zinger tea
10-15 drops of EO (orange oil/tea tree/)

All my measurements aside from the Jamilla are approximate.

I just heated the cloves in the coffee and strained excess. Mixed all the liquids into the henna to form a kind of yogurt consistency and left the mix to release overnight. After work the next day, I washed my hair to get rid of oils etc and went for it. I left the henna on 2 hours (no heat)the first time, then 3 days later I left it on for 3 hours with heat for 30 minutes. It was pretty easy to wash out with the help of cheap conditioner (Suave) during the final few rinses. My final step was to DC with an ORS pak.

I can't wait to do this again. My hair is soft and strong, however, it's not that shiny to me yet (not dull either).

Thanks for all the advice ladies.

Congrats! That's a great recipe. The shine will come. Give it a couple of applications.

 

[fancypants007]

I think the minimum wholesale order was 1,000g or 10, 100g boxes. It's definitely worth it if you know you're going to continue to henna.

Jamila isn't listed on their wholesale page. You have to request Jamila from here.

I contacted vendor yesterday and he explained the reason why I had 3 boxes less in my order. It was because of shipping charges. Evidently he charged me $6.95 to ship when it really was about $20.00. He told me that he wasn't trying to rip me off but he said anything over 500gr the shipping cost is more and since I ordered 30 boxes at 100gr and I paid by money order, he took out the shipping costs by giving me 27 boxes instead of 30. I will continue to use this supplier, but shipping charges are outrageous because he said if i ordered 100 boxes at 100gr of jamila henna the shipping charges would be around $35.00-40.00 dollars. Sometimes they offer free shipping so hopefully I'm going to look for that the next time. I have enough henna to last me for awhile. But even if I have to pay the high shipping charges, overall it is still the best deal and I am very pleased.

 

[sareca]

I contacted vendor yesterday and he explained the reason why I had 3 boxes less in my order. It was because of shipping charges. Evidently he charged me $6.95 to ship when it really was about $20.00. He told me that he wasn't trying to rip me off but he said anything over 500gr the shipping cost is more and since I ordered 30 boxes at 100gr and I paid by money order, he took out the shipping costs by giving me 27 boxes instead of 30. I will continue to use this supplier, but shipping charges are outrageous because he said if i ordered 100 boxes at 100gr of jamila henna the shipping charges would be around $35.00-40.00 dollars. Sometimes they offer free shipping so hopefully I'm going to look for that the next time. I have enough henna to last me for awhile. But even if I have to pay the high shipping charges, overall it is still the best deal and I am very pleased.

That's funny. We ordered 10,000 grams and all the boxes came and there was no shipping. I wonder if he just started doing this. It doesn't bother me one bit. It's still such a sweet deal. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[fancypants007]

That's funny. We ordered 10,000 grams and all the boxes came and there was no shipping. I wonder if he just started doing this. It doesn't bother me one bit. It's still such a sweet deal. Thanks for letting us know.

I think you may have been fortunate and got it when he had free shipping. He does offer free shipping, but it was for a limited period of time. I guess when I ordered it was over. He asked me if I used the jamila henna yet. I told him no, but many people have raved about it. When I first placed my order he was trying to sell me the "superior superior" jamila henna he called it that supposed to be more quality than the regular jamila henna. It sells for $7.95 a box instead of the $5.00 a box. I bought only one box of the expensive kind and 3 kilos of the other. I will be using it the end of the month. Anyhow, I don't have to buy any henna for awhile; but I'm happy that I found an inexpensive supplier.

 

[sareca]

I think you may have been fortunate and got it when he had free shipping. He does offer free shipping, but it was for a limited period of time. I guess when I ordered it was over. He asked me if I used the jamila henna yet. I told him no, but many people have raved about it. When I first placed my order he was trying to sell me the "superior superior" jamila henna he called it that supposed to be more quality than the regular jamila henna. It sells for $7.95 a box instead of the $5.00 a box. I bought only one box of the expensive kind and 3 kilos of the other. I will be using it the end of the month. Anyhow, I don't have to buy any henna for awhile; but I'm happy that I found an inexpensive supplier.

He's right. There are two versions of Jamila. One is sifted more than the other, but the product is the same. I have the super sifted one, but from what I can tell the other one rinses out just as easily. In short, Jamila is awesome no matter which one you get. At wholesale both Jamila's are the same price (at least they were when I brought it).

 

[fancypants007]

He's right. There are two versions of Jamila. One is sifted more than the other, but the product is the same. I have the super sifted one, but from what I can tell the other one rinses out just as easily. In short, Jamila is awesome no matter which one you get. At wholesale both Jamila's are the same price (at least they were when I brought it).

If you go to the website under the "henna powder" tab you will see the super sifted jamila priced for $7.95 and then under "henna for hair" tab you will see bulk henna; 1 kilo, 3 kilos and individual boxes, 100gr, 200gr and so forth for $5.00 a box. If I remember Sareca, since they don't have jamila henna in the wholesale products, he told you to choose I believe another brand and then in the comments write down that you wanted the jamila henna. I did not place my order in this way. Anyhow, it seems to me that when I spoke to him before I placed my order, if I understood him correctly he told me that if I ordered 3 kilos of the super sifted jamila it was going to cost more than $80.00. Maybe more people are ordering henna than before which perhaps could be the reasons why he has made some adjustments, I don't know. When I received my order the packaging of both was the same, but one of the boxes was more shiny so i'm assuming that this one had to be the super sifted version. The next time I order I will use the wholesale page but did you request the super sifted brand over the other one? I'm still pleased and I agree that jamila is still the best of the best in henna.

 

[sareca]

If you go to the website under the "henna powder" tab you will see the super sifted jamila priced for $7.95 and then under "henna for hair" tab you will see bulk henna; 1 kilo, 3 kilos and individual boxes, 100gr, 200gr and so forth for $5.00 a box. If I remember Sareca, since they don't have jamila henna in the wholesale products, he told you to choose I believe another brand and then in the comments write down that you wanted the jamila henna. I did not place my order in this way. Anyhow, it seems to me that when I spoke to him before I placed my order, if I understood him correctly he told me that if I ordered 3 kilos of the super sifted jamila it was going to cost more than $80.00. Maybe more people are ordering henna than before which perhaps could be the reasons why he has made some adjustments, I don't know. When I received my order the packaging of both was the same, but one of the boxes was more shiny so i'm assuming that this one had to be the super sifted version. The next time I order I will use the wholesale page but did you request the super sifted brand over the other one? I'm still pleased and I agree that jamila is still the best of the best in henna.

Actually, I ordered from the regular wholesale website (not the special request form). We ordered 10,000g of MDH and a couple of pounds of amla. A guy called and asked if we were using the henna on our hair (the amla tipped him off). We said yes and he said we didn't want to use MDH henna on hair. He said it leaves a green cast. He recommended Jamila and Mumtaz Al-Aroosa Henna. We got half and half. So I still have 2,500g of Mumtaz Al-Aroosa (which is also tripled sifted) that I haven't tried yet. The chick that does my henna tattoos confirmed that some hennas leave a green cast on skin that would not look good on hair. But she also said Jamila (all varieties) was great for hair. My boxes of Jamila say "body art quality" in really tiny writing. Do me a favor and see if yours says that too. I thought that was how they designated the difference between the two.

But it bares repeating... All Jamila's rock!

 

[fancypants007]

Actually, I ordered from the regular wholesale website (not the special request form). We ordered 10,000g of MDH and a couple of pounds of amla. A guy called and asked if we were using the henna on our hair (the amla tipped him off). We said yes and he said we didn't want to use MDH henna on hair. He said it leaves a green cast. He recommended Jamila and Mumtaz Al-Aroosa Henna. We got half and half. So I still have 2,500g of Mumtaz Al-Aroosa (which is also tripled sifted) that I haven't tried yet. The chick that does my henna tattoos confirmed that some hennas leave a green cast on skin that would not look good on hair. But she also said Jamila (all varieties) was great for hair. My boxes of Jamila say "body art quality" in really tiny writing. Do me a favor and see if yours says that too. I thought that was how they designated the difference between the two.

But it bares repeating... All Jamila's rock!

I will let you know on Monday because I don't have it now in front of me. I do believe that both of them had "body art quality" or "superior quality" but I will confirm by letting you know on Monday.

 

[sareca]

I will let you know on Monday because I don't have it now in front of me. I do believe that both of them had "body art quality" or "superior quality" but I will confirm by letting you know on Monday.

Okey-doe-key. Thanks!

 

[JustKiya]

Okay - so I went and got some henna from FNWL - I've only got two premade bags of the Mehendi henna left... (we ain't even going to talk about all the OTHER stuff I got from FNWL).

Tonight, I'm going to be doing my 9th (NINTH!!) henna in as many weeks - my husband is starting to look at me crazy now.

 

[wish4longlocs]

I have no idea how many times I henna so far, I do it at least once a week. Yesterday after my weekly henna treatment, which I did regular jamila henna, warm water and honey, I notice how I had less breakage, and more moisture. I also notice if I go longer than a week , i.e missing a treatment my hair gets mad at me, breakage and more shedding. I am a henna for lifer, I feel all my hair worries are no longer a problem since henna has enter my life.

 

[Brownshugaz]

do any of you think your hair is dependent on henna?

 

[Proudpiscean]

I'm soo excited about trying the henna now! I'm going to order it tomorrow....so let me see if I got this right: to get a dark brown color I should use 1/3 henna and 2/3 indigo? And I can mix them together? And it's ok to henna weekly? sorry I'm full of questons TIA

 

[Wildchild453]

Did my 3rd henna treatment tonigt. I finally got the right amount and consistencey of my mix. I'm so happy!