cocoberry10
New Member
Hello Ladies:
I'm just wondering if there was anyone that didn't like henna's effects on their hair.
I'm just wondering if there was anyone that didn't like henna's effects on their hair.
Did you mix it up w/ acids? Lemon juice, acv, apple juice, etc...? Acid sitting on your head for hours will of course be drying. That's usually given in henna recipes online, but those were not written w/ African textured hair in mind. Try it w/o the acids and see what happens.
You might try mixing henna w/ a cheapo conditioner (I like the Suave Naturals) and just plain water. The conditioner keeps it moist, gives your hair some extra moisturizer, and makes it very easy to wash out.
Tried it once, it was waaaaaaaaaaay too drying and it took forever to get that stuff out of my darn head, I'll never use it again...
I never mixed mine with acids, and I found it to be drying too. I used it when I was transitioning, and I'm not sure if that was what created the problem (since I had a demarcation line). I am considering trying it again now that I'm natural!
For those that found it drying, did you mix it with
Water?
Conditioner?
Something else?
Please let me know!
ONLY water and conditioner, no other liquids...that's my way.
LOL...Musical Youth, not that's a ways back!
I just did my second Henna tonight and it made my hair SUPREMELY dry again... added EVCO, EVOO and conditioner to my hair and it makes my hair too dry. I thought the first time was a fluke so I used up the rest of my mixture and I think I'm going to lay off henna. I may try cassia or something else in a few months, but no more henna for me. I have to get up tomorrow and DC some more.... yukkk
neither for meThose indian powders didn't work for me either...
What condition is your hair in prior to doing a henna treatment? Maybe a deep conditioning before and another after will do the trick.
I don't add acids to my mix anymore, I just use henna hot water and SAA or a Biolage ceramide vial. I let my henna sit out overnight or a day or two to release the color before I use it. I freeze any leftovers for future use.