Henna is too ginger for my taste. .. I'd like to tone it however I'm not sure if hair-dye toners work on pure henna. . so I am curious if using very little hendigo (from Light Mountain) mix for very little time will tone effectively? Hair is currently at a level 6-to-7. . .
Hi. Wtf is happening? Isn’t this henna for hands. It looks so black. Should I go and meet any doc?
NSFW- because the images look triggering.
Thanks ❤️
So I have very fine hair that has recently (quickly) been thinning massively. 😢 I started using a henna/indigo combination color just under a year ago before it really started getting bad. I absolutely love it and wish I had found it when I had better, younger hair. I love the brand I have been using - it’s clean and pure. (I use the UK brand, It’s Pure.)
Unfortunately all of the shade choices come out the same on me - a very dark harsh almost black brown. The gray areas of my hair do end up a pretty reddish color, but the rest is very harsh.
With the thinning becoming worse and the harsh color, it really makes the thin areas stand out. (Side note - tried everything for that. Was on Nutrafol for a couple of years, then Viviscal and have used Nutrafol shampoo all this time as well. Tried TryBello and hated it. Going to see a specialist about that soon and hoping for some positive results as it’s truly devastating.)
So back in topic. With all of that said, I think I need to go back to a lighter color, perhaps whatever is natural for me now. How do I accomplish that if my hair is permanently stained dark from the henna indigo mixture I use? Has anyone on here ever gone back to natural? Mine is so drastic having so much gray at the roots now that a full grow out would look awful. I don’t know what to do. Any suggestions?
Thanks for reading my long post and for any ideas or advice anyone can offer! :-)
hello!! i used to know my way around henna, but after a ten-year hiatus, i’m looking for some advice from people with more recent expertise than me.
i’ve purchased the light mountain naturals powder in spicy cinnamon, looking to achieve the second photo (first is my current hair with no color in it). i chose the spicy cinnamon color because i was hoping that the indigo would tone the final color to be a little cooler than the traditional bright, pure hennas i’ve used in the past.
now that i have the henna, though, i’m having cold feet. would henna + cassia give me a better result over my naturally brown hair? am i overthinking this, and i should go full-speed ahead? i’ll of course do a test strand, but i’m wondering if i’m on the right track.
I have applied henna twice now, once with a 40/60 henna/cassia and then next with a 100% henna, this time using bright red from light mountain. I loved the results of the second application at first but now it's faded.
My hair looked beautiful the first week then it fades. I have about a level 5/6 natural hair color with some highlights.
This is my hair right after applying and then a week after. Not sure if I am just doing something wrong or not and I am hesitant to do another application as I've heard it gets darker with every application.
I let my henna sit with orange juice and chamomile tea for about 5-6 hours, then apply and leave on for about 2 hours, then rinse, I have been using shampoo right after maybe that is making it fade? First picture is right after applying, the second and third are about a week after. The last photo is kinda where I want to end up with my hair.
Any tips are appreciated! Thank you!
Hi! I'd love to know how I can mix 100% natural henna powder to achieve the results shown in the photos. The first slide shows my natural, un-dyed hair, and the reference photos are on the second slide.
To be more specific, I'm aiming for a dark red, mahogany, or dark cherry shade, definitely wanting to avoid any orange or bright copper tones.
I'm feeling a bit confused because I see so many conflicting opinions: some people say to use lemon juice, others say definitely don't, and everyone recommends different resting times and mixtures. I also see some people claiming it's impossible to get this shade, while others say it is possible, or that it takes a few applications to build up the color.
With so many different explanations out there, it's a bit overwhelming! I was wondering if there's a specific resource or guide I should look at, or if someone here could explain how I can reach my goal.
Thanks in advance!
(Sorry if this has been asked already, have no idea how to search within a subreddit)
Hi! I live in Saudi Arabia and was talking to a friend about how I wanted to dye my hair red or auburn, when she suggested using henna instead. I’ve been doing my research and it seems my only concern is losing my curls. I have defined curls, but when looking through other peoples experiences and seeing how the curls were weighed down and only looked wavy or frizzy after, I’m starting to have second thoughts on doing this. The henna I was given is pure local henna powder, and said friend suggested that amla powder in the mix helps with curls. Does that really help?
The following pictures are my natural, virgin hair color.
I'm very unsure if my hair is dark brown, middle brown or something in-between.
I'm probably planning to buy henna from Khadi but I'm also open to other sources. I live in Germany.
I saw this little bag of henna hairdye at my local asian store. It says "black henna" but it has a big "100% natural" label on it.
I checked the ingredients and the only listed ingredient was the henna powder itself.
I really wanna buy it because I don't wanna purchase indigo and henna powder online and it would be very convenient to just buy the henna powder from the store, but I'm really curious because henna on its own can't become black right? And if it had indigo in it wouldn't it be listed?
I know I look like ketchup and mustard.
So the main difference I noticed was that it’s way more visible outside of sunlight than before (final two pics being the before). It’s also more red and rich.
Before, my hair wasn’t really noticeable without sunlight, but I like that it’s noticeable in normal light and sunlight.
I used The Henna Guys 100% henna powder with nothing else and let it sit for 4 hours. I didn’t use anything else.
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Hi everyone! I’m completely new to henna and I’d really appreciate some advice before I do anything to my hair.
I have 100% virgin hair , I’ve never dyed it, bleached it, used henna, or put any kind of color treatment on it before. My hair is also in very good condition.
My natural hair is dark/pitch black. I’m South Asian ( if that matters) and I’d describe my hair as genuinely black rather than very dark brown.
I’m trying to achieve the color in my reference picture (I’ll attach it), and I’d actually be totally happy if the result had a little more of a cherry/pinkish-red undertone than the reference. I basically want a rich, noticeable reddish-brown/cherry-brown effect rather than just subtle red highlights.
My questions are:
Is this remotely realistic with henna alone on pitch-black hair? I understand henna can't lighten hair, so I'm wondering how much of the reference color I could realistically get just from red/copper pigment.
Which brands do you recommend? Which are available in Belgium and netherlands?
I’m trying to keep this budget-friendly and as natural as possible, so I’d really prefer not to bleach if there’s any realistic way of getting reasonably close with henna.
I’d love to hear from anyone with naturally Asian hair who has actually used henna and can tell me what kind of result they got!
Thank you!
I am curious if anyone has used color/toning shampoo to tone henna? My hair is dark blonde and I used henna (light mountain red) to dye it ginger at the beginning of the year, and now I’m trying to get back to my roots color by toning the ginger out. I’ve already used a mix of conditioner and blue demi-permanent dye and it worked almost completely except some of my hair turned green 🙈 so I am considering a shampoo now for the rest of it.
thoughts?
I followed Nightblooming's directions. I used distilled water with chamomile tea bags for the liquid. I only left it in my hair for 45 minutes after application was completed. My test strip was perfect with that timing. AND having used Light Mountain Light Red colour 5 years ago, 45 minutes was too long with that one because I ended up with a too bright, unnatural result.
I used the mermaid method to rinse out and then washed with silicone free conditioner to get all that mud out. My hair felt amazing and looked a bit bright but incredible. I washed with shampoo on day 3 and blow-dried, knowing that it could darken a bit. After washing I noticed many of my whites were completely white again. My lengths were faded and didn't/don't look like I used henna at all. Only parts of my roots have retained some colour.
(I'm in Canada, not sure that part matters... But following rules)
I work for a company, and we make our own henna. I don’t know if I’m allowed to share what company I work with online without their permission lol but here’s some recents. :)
Hello.. I have been using the 2-step method to cover my greys for a couple of years now, and I mostly like the results.. The only issue I have is that, when I wash out the indigo step, I notice a lot more shedding than usual, my thoery is that it's because both henna and indigo are extremely drying, and there is probably a lot of hair that get broken and shed during the application and the washing process (i.e. it's more mechanical shedding than anything)..
So, I thought maybe adding aloe vera powder to the mix, in both the 1st henna or the 2nd indigo step, would make the mix more slippery and therefore washes out of the hair more easily, hence reducing the shedding..
Has anyone ever tried this? Does it affect the colour outcome at all?
I get Henna every year while on vacation and maybe one more time on some kind of festival - always black Henna (it's just what they use - I think I've only had brown Henna once) and never had any problems. I also get my hair dyed once a year (even bleach at the tips the last couple of years) and never had a bad reaction to it either.
On Thursday I got black Henna again (a small lizard on my ankle) in a European country while on vacation, today (Saturday, about 48 hours later) I touched the area while out and it kind of burned. I just got home and checked it: It looks like there are a couple of small blisters in the lizard's body (not in the tail though)?!
I googled and it looks like there are other people who've had the same problem and it says that black Henna apparently also isn't safe (didn't know that and, as I said, I've never had any problems). People in other threads recommend getting some cream and oral antihistamines from the pharmacy. The problem is that it's 11pm on Saturday, pharmacies are long closed and urgent care doesn't exist in my country. I could only go to the regular hospital but it would take me about an hour to even get there and there'd probably be a multi-hour wait.
I do have an old tub of Advantan (contains cortisone or something like it) that I use for neurodermatitis flare-ups. I also have an Aloe body lotion that I use for sunburned skin. Would either of those work instead? Definitely going to go to my GP on Monday if it's not gone by then (I currently do not have a dermatologist as my old one sadly retired).
Hi everyone!
I was born with jet black hair that started getting lighter over the years but I still want to achieve the black I had in my childhood because it’s the color I like the most and I feel the prettiest in.
Over the years (starting from january 2022) I have done permanent black dye in the salon about 3-4 times a year, I also tried box dyes in 2024 (I was living in Korea at the time so I used their blue black bubble hair dyes a lot).
By the end of 2024 and throughout 2025 I was using indigo by itself to try to achieve that jet black hair I wanted but it never seemed black enough for me.
I have been using semi-permanent blue black dye ever since, but it’s extremely drying to my ends and makes my hair very tangled.
I want to switch back to the natural way, but I’m wondering if there is a specific recipe to achieve the black color I want. Is indigo truly enough?
Any help would be appreciated!
How can I get rid of 90% of the henna smell, or remove the henna completely since my hair doesn’t need it
Please, guys, the smell is really bothering me and I desperately need help
So i got this henna cone recently without doing research. I know rookie mistake. I've used it twice once for my first design second time to reapply bc after 3 days it started kind of flaking/fading. Then today 3 days after the reapply its flaking fading again. It only happens on my fingers and top of hand. On my inner fore arm i also applied and dont have this problem. So I did research and found this is a chemical henna and they advertised it wrong. Is it really as bad as it sounds now that Ive used it, do I really need to call my GP and take measures. Or can I just let the henna I have on and let it fad away and then find powered henna to make my own? Would love to hear your advise!
I actually like it. I didn’t mind my hair before but it looks a lot less dull now. It’s not too noticeable when it’s not touching the light which makes it feel a bit natural. It’s very visible in the light though.
I didn’t use Amla powder because I was only doing a single application and it didn’t really affect my curls. Let it sit for 4 hours and rinsed with conditioner.
My hair genuinely smells like grass now though.