Comments | sherylb: Henna Hair Coloring

sherylb

Henna Hair Coloring

Jun 09, 2007 23:34

Thought I would post a bit about dying my hair with henna and indigo and include some pics. Feel free to ask any questions!

I have never had an issue with my hair. It is naturally a medium to dark brown with golden highlights, especially on the top of my head. I have some grays, but not a ton. I have colored my hair in the past, but mainly to have ( Read more... )

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lynnh June 10 2007, 20:44:56 UTC

You're hair looks great! Is it permanent, or will it eventually wash out?

sherylb June 11 2007, 02:43:42 UTC

Thanks! It is permanent. They say it may fade a bit, but for the most part it will still retain the color and it won't get brassy or bronze looking.

lynnh June 10 2007, 20:45:12 UTC

your hair, not you're hair! doh!

mommyx2 June 10 2007, 21:36:43 UTC

Wow it looks so good! I was getting worried looking at that green goop! ;)

sherylb June 11 2007, 02:54:15 UTC

Yep, it was a bit of a leap of faith to trust that my hair wouldn't turn green!

danalc June 11 2007, 01:58:31 UTC

Beautiful sheryl! Great job@

2little1s June 11 2007, 13:10:06 UTC

Looks great!! I actually was starting to look into natural hair colorants and highlighting stuff recently too... MAy I ask for the "recipe" and ingredients or where you found it?

sherylb June 11 2007, 18:03:06 UTC

There is a great website with info on natural hair coloring using henna and indigo. It is www.hennaforhair.com. The woman who runs it also runs a sister site that you can purchase all you need from. The basics I needed was 100g indigo, 100g henna, a large bottle of lemon juice, gloves, plastic wrap (I used a shower cap), and an old towel or shirt. It cost about $15 for the henna and indigo. You have short hair, so you can get away with doing what I did and only using part of each. I will have enough indigo to color again and I still have a bit of henna left over, too.

I would suggest staying away from the henna kits since they tend to contain a lot of stuff other than henna. The indigo that I add makes the hair darker, while the henna makes it red. You can use henna only to go darker brown or even black if you don't want red.

2little1s June 11 2007, 20:50:02 UTC

hmm... I like to lighten,, so I will see what they have for that.... thanks!!!!

2little1s June 11 2007, 21:30:36 UTC

i just ordered some samples, thanks again! I am going to try some henna and tumeric, citric acid and cloves.... :) I found a mix I really like, but of course it's complex LOL