This is powdered Persian Red Henna mixed with water to form a mud like paste. The paste is then applied to the hair. It is nice if you have a friend to help you apply the goop to your hair so that it can be done thoroughly and evenly. If you don't have a buddy just slap the henna paste on as best you can. Rub it in well. When you are done clean off any henna that may be on your forehead, ears, temples, sink, floor as henna is indeed a stain and will stain your skin for a couple of days. It is not a bad idea to wear gloves for the same reason. Allow the henna to remain on your hair for 35 minutes to two hours. The longer you leave it on the brighter the color and the longer it will last. Then rinse and wash. It takes a bit of rinsing to get the henna mud back out of your hair!
This is the result of Henna on brown hair.
In the sun the henna high lights really do shine.
After a red Henna treatment above, Before Henna below. Both photos were take outside on relatively sunny days.
For short hair use 2 to 3 oz of henna. For long hair like this use 6 oz of henna. Henna is a stain, not a dye and it will both wash out and grow out over a period of three months. If the desired effect is not achieved, distilled water and lemon juice mixed and used as a rinse will help strip the henna from hair, so you can start again. Of course The Rosemary House sells henna and is happy to help you learn how to use it!
4 comments:
I love henna and have enjoyed using it in my hair. I once worked with a woman who had the most beautiful hair! The color was shiny and perfect. Her secret was henna --- it was above and beyond --- so pretty!
LaTeaDah
Thanks for sharing! Your hair looks wonderful...I can't wait to give it a shot.
Kellianne
Very nice -- I like the henna look!
can you tell me if that is grey in her before?
Thank you!
~a former redhead who's hair looks like her before!
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