MsKinkycurl
Well-Known Member
I tried a henna tea application last weekend and I must say I really liked it! The results were a color deposit which was about 1/4- 1/3 as intense has my normal full henna application but the process took 1/10 of the work and is doable as a weekly/ biweekly treatment.
There have been a couple posts about henna tea leave ins on youtube such as this one:
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However, I didn't want to risk staining my hats and clothes so I modified the method by turning the tea into a more traditional henna application which I rinsed out.
Essentially I made a tea concoction over 6+ hours using only Nupur henna and near boiling water. I added the henna to a reusable tea bag, also called spice bags, so there was no straining required. Then I sprayed the tea onto dry, recently cleansed hair.
I covered my hair with plastic caps and a cloth band to collect drips overnight, spraying more tea periodically to keep hair moist. My hair absorbed all of the henna tea and partially dried while I slept. In the morning I sprayed the tea one last time to finish the batch and rinsed my hair. It only took 30 seconds to rinse! I then sealed my hair with vatika oil for good measure.
This method is essentially mess free, skin staining free, and water saving compared to the traditional henna paste method. I just finished cleansing my hair again and the hair stain did not lift and has become a bit more apparent as the week has progressed.
I hope this might help someone who may have had to stop hennaing because of some of the reasons mentioned above!
There have been a couple posts about henna tea leave ins on youtube such as this one:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
However, I didn't want to risk staining my hats and clothes so I modified the method by turning the tea into a more traditional henna application which I rinsed out.
Essentially I made a tea concoction over 6+ hours using only Nupur henna and near boiling water. I added the henna to a reusable tea bag, also called spice bags, so there was no straining required. Then I sprayed the tea onto dry, recently cleansed hair.
I covered my hair with plastic caps and a cloth band to collect drips overnight, spraying more tea periodically to keep hair moist. My hair absorbed all of the henna tea and partially dried while I slept. In the morning I sprayed the tea one last time to finish the batch and rinsed my hair. It only took 30 seconds to rinse! I then sealed my hair with vatika oil for good measure.
This method is essentially mess free, skin staining free, and water saving compared to the traditional henna paste method. I just finished cleansing my hair again and the hair stain did not lift and has become a bit more apparent as the week has progressed.
I hope this might help someone who may have had to stop hennaing because of some of the reasons mentioned above!