Wow, I haven't been on here in AGES! So I missed my 3rd hair length check, so I'm gonna wait till may and do a combined two month one. My hair has grown ALOT. I'm really impressed with my progress i must say. I'm glad I'm keeping this blog so i can look back on the things I've done to get me to where i am now.
I haven't been deep conditioning every weekend, cause i ran out of conditioner while at Uni and there were no affordable black hair stores in the area. I also haven't been washing my hair regularly (everyday like i used to). I've been VERY naughty.
Anyway, i just needed to blog to remind myself of what i'm doing, and to get excited about my hair again. woo hoo. Will update soon with pictures of my length check. I'm still very pleased with my henna results. I'm thinking the next henna I do i'll video record and upload.
- peace and love
April 27, 2009
April 13, 2009
My Henna Hair Treatment
Oh. My. God.
I thought I knew soft hair when I started conditioning regularly... but I clearly didn't know from soft hair.
So I decided to do my first Henna hair treatment last week Wednesday (8th). I had purchased henna online from E-bay from a place in Vancouver (I could avoid international shipping). I was a bit nervous because I had never heard of anyone using their product on the hair care forums etc. So I took the plunge, 'cause the henna was reasonably priced. I bought 3 packs of 250g (each) Atul Herbal Henna.
It claims to be all natural henna and the only thing added to it are Amla, Katha and Shikakai herbs. (I looked them all up and they are all supposedly great for hair... I've also heard of naturals that added the above herbs to their henna separately).
So I boiled some green tea, and added it to the bag of henna. I mixed in a tiny bit of suave strawberry hair conditioner, some olive oil, some coconut oil a bit of sea salt, red wine vinegar (I didn't have apple cider vinegar hee hee) and eventually a bit of brewed coffee (I wanted a chestnut red colour). I let it sit for about 2 hours to allow the dye to release.
I slathered that into my hair and left it on for about 4 hours. I was going to sleep in it, but i was too eager to see what my hair would look like. the process wasn't messy or anything, as I've read that i could be.
The most difficult part of the process is washing the henna out of the hair. I must have been in the shower for about 2 hours. i rinsed for about 30 mins. shampooed about 3 times. rinsed some more. Conditions etc... and there was still a bit of grains in my hair, but i left them in and figured I'd be washing my hair again in a day or two so id wait till then to wash it again properly.
Initially my hair was a reddish orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge brown. And now finally it is a rouge chestnut colour and i LOVE it.
My hair is incredibly soft... i can't keep my hands out of it. It is noticeably thicker (if that's possible), definitely stronger and as mentioned previously... a heck of a lot softer. (and it's shiny too). I am a henna believer, and I can't wait to do my next treatment in a month. I'll post some pics up when I've got a bit more time.
- Thanks.
I thought I knew soft hair when I started conditioning regularly... but I clearly didn't know from soft hair.
So I decided to do my first Henna hair treatment last week Wednesday (8th). I had purchased henna online from E-bay from a place in Vancouver (I could avoid international shipping). I was a bit nervous because I had never heard of anyone using their product on the hair care forums etc. So I took the plunge, 'cause the henna was reasonably priced. I bought 3 packs of 250g (each) Atul Herbal Henna.
It claims to be all natural henna and the only thing added to it are Amla, Katha and Shikakai herbs. (I looked them all up and they are all supposedly great for hair... I've also heard of naturals that added the above herbs to their henna separately).
So I boiled some green tea, and added it to the bag of henna. I mixed in a tiny bit of suave strawberry hair conditioner, some olive oil, some coconut oil a bit of sea salt, red wine vinegar (I didn't have apple cider vinegar hee hee) and eventually a bit of brewed coffee (I wanted a chestnut red colour). I let it sit for about 2 hours to allow the dye to release.
I slathered that into my hair and left it on for about 4 hours. I was going to sleep in it, but i was too eager to see what my hair would look like. the process wasn't messy or anything, as I've read that i could be.
The most difficult part of the process is washing the henna out of the hair. I must have been in the shower for about 2 hours. i rinsed for about 30 mins. shampooed about 3 times. rinsed some more. Conditions etc... and there was still a bit of grains in my hair, but i left them in and figured I'd be washing my hair again in a day or two so id wait till then to wash it again properly.
Initially my hair was a reddish orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge orange brown. Then it deepened to a rouge brown. And now finally it is a rouge chestnut colour and i LOVE it.
My hair is incredibly soft... i can't keep my hands out of it. It is noticeably thicker (if that's possible), definitely stronger and as mentioned previously... a heck of a lot softer. (and it's shiny too). I am a henna believer, and I can't wait to do my next treatment in a month. I'll post some pics up when I've got a bit more time.
- Thanks.
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