My experience with henna hair dyeing

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Posted by Angela Faye Oon on July 9, 2001 at 19:17:06:

Hi everyone! I would like to share my experience with dyeing my
fiance's hair with henna last Sunday, and also ask a few questions.

Firstly, my recipe:

henna powder
lemon juice
strongly brewed "Boh" tea
a teaspoon of rosemary EO

Notice that there are no amounts given. I just did it by "feel"
(you'll hear the result of that soon...haha). I let the mixture sit
overnight and in the morning, I cut my fiance's hair and then began
the dyeing process. I know that Catherine says on her webpage that
the henna mixture should be about the consistency of yoghurt, but I
must eat thicker yoghurt than everyone else, because the first
spoonful felt like glue as I tried to comb it through my fiance's
hair!!

I thought that my mistake was not sifting the powder beforehand
(although is there a need to?) and soon abandoned the comb because it
was just getting all the gunk out of his hair. It was a mess. I had
to manually add lemon juice to his hair and henna was just getting
everywhere. Finally I abandoned the plastic gloves I was wearing and
used my bare hands to work the henna into his hair and scalp...and
finally I rolled his hair up with saran wrap and wiped off the henna
that had glopped onto his ears, neck, and forehead.

He complained that the part of his scalp where I had just shaved (the
back hairline) stung. Point to note: Don't henna when you've just
shaved your hair.

My palms are now a bright orange from the henna dye, and the skin
seems dry. I thought henna was supposed to be conditioning? But
definitely noticed a dryness.

Anyway, finally, the hair dyeing actually turned out pretty well -
there's a nice golden sheen to my fiance's hair, and where there were
white hairs they are now golden brown. Beautiful.

Would love to hear some of the experiences of other people on this
list and also some tips on what to do next time!!

Angela

Follow Ups

Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Anne Manning 12:07:28 7/10/2001 (2)
- Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Angela Faye Oon 08:11:17 7/11/2001 (1)
  - no, adding egg won't alter the colour Anne Manning 01:30:59 7/12/2001 (0)
Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Jolynn 04:50:02 7/10/2001 (1)
- Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Angela Faye Oon 09:44:29 7/10/2001 (0)
Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Darlahood 22:20:17 7/9/2001 (1)
- Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Angela Faye Oon 09:14:22 7/10/2001 (0)
Re: My experience with henna hair dyeing Tykey 21:00:52 7/9/2001 (0)

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: Hi everyone! I would like to share my experience with dyeing my : fiance's hair with henna last Sunday, and also ask a few questions. : : Firstly, my recipe: : : henna powder : lemon juice : strongly brewed "Boh" tea : a teaspoon of rosemary EO : : Notice that there are no amounts given. I just did it by "feel" : (you'll hear the result of that soon...haha). I let the mixture sit : overnight and in the morning, I cut my fiance's hair and then began : the dyeing process. I know that Catherine says on her webpage that : the henna mixture should be about the consistency of yoghurt, but I : must eat thicker yoghurt than everyone else, because the first : spoonful felt like glue as I tried to comb it through my fiance's : hair!! : : I thought that my mistake was not sifting the powder beforehand : (although is there a need to?) and soon abandoned the comb because it : was just getting all the gunk out of his hair. It was a mess. I had : to manually add lemon juice to his hair and henna was just getting : everywhere. Finally I abandoned the plastic gloves I was wearing and : used my bare hands to work the henna into his hair and scalp...and : finally I rolled his hair up with saran wrap and wiped off the henna : that had glopped onto his ears, neck, and forehead. : : He complained that the part of his scalp where I had just shaved (the : back hairline) stung. Point to note: Don't henna when you've just : shaved your hair. : : My palms are now a bright orange from the henna dye, and the skin : seems dry. I thought henna was supposed to be conditioning? But : definitely noticed a dryness. : : Anyway, finally, the hair dyeing actually turned out pretty well - : there's a nice golden sheen to my fiance's hair, and where there were : white hairs they are now golden brown. Beautiful. : : Would love to hear some of the experiences of other people on this : list and also some tips on what to do next time!! : : Angela
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