Henna root touch-ups: Why, How and When. The deal on dye release: Testing your henna paste for a more effective stain. My switch to all natural Henna - Part 1. An incredibly detailed guide to dying your hair red with henna. My local Indian store changes its henna brands every so often, but this is what I've been using lately.
If you're reading this, you're probably into the idea of having RED! How to Makeup - Makeup Tips - Makeup Tutorial - Hair Tutorial : Farah Dhukai. Henna Recipes - Hildablue – Beauty Made By You. A couple of weeks back, I wrote about how to dye your hair with henna.
If your ideal is red hair, henna is perfect for you. But I suppose now everyone wants to look like Pippi Longstocking. Dye Your Hair Naturally Using Henna - Hildablue – Beauty Made By You. This is the first post in a three-post mini series on natural hair dyes.
Next post will be on the 2. October. If it isn’t red, it isn’t henna We all know that dying our hair chemically is really bad. Right? Let’s instead get started on what you actually can do to dye your hair without the suffocating in your bathroom . The Fine Art of Dying Your Hair with Henna. This is "black" henna powder, in the unmessy stage.
Henna. It’s such a pretty word, isn’t it? Such a pretty word, for such a mess I made. But we’ll get to that later. If you’re looking for an alternative to chemical-laden hair dyes (in fact, I just read on cancer.gov that over 5000 chemicals are used to produce hair dyes … ugh) – or if you just want shiny, bouncy hair – stop and take a long look at henna. And in lieu of trying to write a fact-filled, informative post, please, please take a look at these two VERY well-written, VERY helpful posts by Hilda Blue.
Common Mistakes and Tips: Henna for Hair. After so many years of doing henna and natural herbs for hair, and getting all sorts of questions, I really felt we could use a good post on common mistakes and errors, when it comes to henna for hair (and herbs).
We’ve included some amazing tips that everyone should know. This list will never be complete, and we’ll need all of you to help add to it. Henna and natural hair care is all about being open, having a good vibe, being natural, and accepting each and every recipe as special, and unique to every person. Fresh Organic Rajasthani Indian Henna Powder - Henna Sooq. Dye release is 3-4 hours for hair use, and 10-12 hours for body art use.
How much you will need depends on your hair length, and thickness. This will give you a generally idea of how much you’ll need for 1 application: Above ear length: 50-75 grams Shoulder length: 100-125 grams Bra strap length or mid-back: 150-175 grams Lower back (above hips): 200 to 225 grams Hip/Waist length: 250 to 300 grams. How to choose the right henna powder. There are so many different henna powders, how do we choose the one that will work best for us?
There are a few things that are a must when choosing any henna powder: -Fresh. You must always buy fresh henna powder. If you want a great stain, don’t just grab henna off the shelf (since who knows how long it may have been sitting there) Even from crop to crop you will notice that the freshest henna powder gives the best stain results. After all, doesn’t a chef use the freshest ingredients in the preparation of our meals? Now that we have the basics down, now comes the individual henna powders.
Hair Types: Which type are you? Many of you have perhaps come across online blogs, and forums that speak about different hair types, or hair classifications.
Ever wonder what type you are? Many of our clients do. Here is your hair type guide. Type 1 hair can be fine, medium or coarse in texture, but typically it is very straight. There is no wave, nor curl pattern. Recommended Henna Sooq Products: Light hair oils such as Organic Golden Jojoba Oil and Organic Camellia Oil. Paprika: Paprikahead's Henna Hair Dye Recipe. In honor of all the charming redheaded Irish boys named Patrick, and old boyfriends who always wanted me to quit the henna habit and revert to dirty blond, here's my latest recipe for red hair.
It's easy, slimy-fun, and very effective. So effective, in fact, that just yesterday I had to listen to somebody extol at great length the beauty and rarity of my natural red hair. He even explained how redheadedness was a recessive gene, which meant that both my mother and father must have redheads in their family. 7 Henna Hair Tips from a Mendhi Artist. Back when I was an undergrad, I had an unusual business.
I was a freelance mendhi artist, adorning people’s skin in complex patterns with a botanical paste made out of henna leaves. I tried a lot of different henna powders and learned a number of tricks to make henna dye darker and last longer. The same advice will help you get the best out of henna when dyeing your hair. Quality and Freshness Matter Shopping around in your local Indian grocery or health food store, you spot a bag of henna marked for hair dyeing. Poorly sifted henna can drive you a bit mad with all the bits and pieces that are left in the mix. Books on Henna and Woading Patterns, Traditions, and History .... and sometimes something entirely different.