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Feb 16, 2016

How to: Strengthening Henna Treatment for Natural Afro and Curly hair

How to: Strengthening Henna Treatment for Natural Afro and Curly hair

I finally have a new video for you guys. I decided a while ago to try a Henna treatment on my hair,  mainly for the treatment purpose as it is said to strengthen your hair and make it shiny. I wouldn't have minded more of a red colour to my hair from the Henna, but I also didn't take any steps (such as leaving henna mixture to set to release the dye) to get colour out of it.





Please watch the video for more detailed instructions or just follow this short summary:

  • Purchase natural henna powder. Make sure it is just henna powder and not a mixture of different powders or synthetic dyes. The powder should look green/greyish.
  • Mix according to instructions on the pack if given, otherwise use the same powder to water ratio that I used in the video.
  • Add your favourite conditioner and oil of choice and mix.
  • Apple to hair wearing Gloves and wrap with cling film when done.
  • Leave for a few hours then rinse
My hair definitely had a orangy/copper tone to it afterwards. I was hoping it would help blend my regrowth a bit but I didn't get enough red colour for that. However, for some reason when I put my hair in a bun, the red tone was a lot more visible. The pictures of my hair out are from the next day when I blow dried my hair and the pictures with my hair in a bun is 2-3 days after.

Strengthening Henna Treatment for Natural Afro and Curly hair

Strengthening Henna Treatment for Natural Afro and Curly hair

Strengthening Henna Treatment for Natural Afro and Curly hair

Strengthening Henna Treatment for Natural Afro and Curly hair

If you want your hair to be dyed from the Henna, I would suggest using a high quality natural henna, and leaving the mixture to set over night or at least a couple of hours after you mix it, so that the dye will be released.

I believe I mention this in the video, rinsing the Henna out of my tightly coiled afro hair was an absolute nightmare. I am not sure if it was the henna I was using or maybe the fact that at first I tried to just wash it out with conditioner. If you use Henna I recommend rinsing it with a shampoo multiple times to get all of the Henna out of your hair.


Have you done a henna treatment before? 
If so, what Henna powder did you use and did it dye your hair?

xx

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4 comments:

  1. Sounds good! Your hair has come a long way, it's super long now! Gorgeous as ever :) xxx

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  2. Nice post :). I have been using henna since about 2011 and my hair loves it! I do both henna glosses and full strength henna treatments, I also make henna bars (I am a bit of a DIY Freak). I live in the Middle East at the moment so I get locally grown henna from this little old lady that owns a farm. My hair is naturally brown and I haven't used hair dye in years so you mainly see this reddish/reddish-purple brown tone under light since I have been using it for years so the colour has gotten deeper (I also use amla which helps to give it a darker red/red brown appearance). Welcome to the land of henna :)

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  3. So much hair😊
    Try this henna, so much easier: http://www.rainbowresearch.com

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