What should I mix it with this heena to make my hairs dark brown, I have started getting grey hairs and using only this will make them red and odd?
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mix with indigo to darken, my hair is primarily grey now I had red hair and with this henna alone it turns my hair a beautiful red almost the original color, this is great henna
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You can mix henna powder with indigo to get shades of auburn/black. I reccomend searching 'henna for hair' and reading the free Ebook about it. There is a lot of good information about using henna and how to mix it with different plants to get different colors. My experience with using only henna is that you can still tell the difference if your hair is multiple colors. My tips are more blonde from previous coloring and they are much more vibrant orange than the rest of my hair. So this alone will probably not blend in your grey hairs.
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There is a natural indigo dye you can use to make it darker. I found a lot of help on Youtube.
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Same here, just a few white hair. Interestingly, although white is turned into red, if the number of white hair is not much, the red is notvisible and it does not look bad at all. I do not mix anything else. A second trick is to not keep it for too long, so the color will not be too much red.
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Same here, just a few white hair. Interestingly, although white is turned into red, if the number of white hair is not much, the red is not visible and it does not look bad at all. I do not mix anything else. A second trick is to not keep it for too long, so the color will not be too much red.
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I just dyed over my henna in the salon and the result was very good. What you need to do if you want an even color is to go with the darkest shade you have on your head right now. Follow the instructions for your boxed dye and all should go well. If you still see Henna then don't, I repeat DO NOT try to lighten your hair. It would be virtually impossible and the result will be a hot mess.
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I tried the brown henna package. My hair is dark, and my roots are gray. For me, it made my roots a reddish/gold tint, which I don't like. I liked the conditioning aspect of it. Hope this helps
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Hello! I put the henna on wet hair.But you must make sure the henna itself is the right consisitency.Not too thick but more like cake batter.Add more warm water if needed.Also I wrapped my head up in plastic wrap and then a towel over that to keep my head moist.I left mine in for over an hour because I have a lot of gray.Hope that helps you.Rachel
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Thanks for contacting us. Sorry to say but you will not get bright red on your dark color hair. Henna is chemical free hair dye which you can only go from lightTo darker color. By using this you will achieve red tints on your dark hair. Thank you and hope we have answered your question.
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My hair is dark brown as well and this henna gives me a beautiful red glow. It enriches my my natural color and any ..... er grays ..... are now red.
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The result was really dark even though I mixed with 40-50% neutral henna (no color). The problem is the indigo color which will go very dark. I am experimenting now with Avigal henna, using their neutral, hazel and champagne colors. Not there yet, but close. I ended up getting salon highlights to lighten up the results from Lively Light Brown. They say to do a strand test, but I did not do that.
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It does if you leave it on 2 to 3 hours and prep your hair first, also I have used either coffee or black tea to mix with the henna instead of water. You prep your hair by making a paste out of baking soda & water, the ratio is approximately 1/2 baking soda and a little less than 1/2 water. After washing your hair, towel dry then apply this paste especially at the roots and where your gray hair is, leave this on for 10 minutes and rinse your hair until it no longer feels grainy. This is a natural way to open the hair cuticle a little so it takes the color better. Dry your hair, now apply the henna and cover your hair with a plastic bag & leave it on for as long as you can. I've also added about 15 minutes of heat toward the end either a hot towel or heat cap. It works great and really conditioned my hair while looking natural with high & low lights and lasts quite a while.
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No. I would use manic panic instead. Henna is a long process and rarely turns out to be the color on the box.
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Pure henna - Lawsonia Inermis - doesn't come in different shades. Because henna releases only one pigment (red!), it cannot lighten your hair and if your natural color is almost black, henna certainly isn't going to give you the same shade on the package. If this DOES happen, you're not using pure henna. And there's nothing wrong with that, if that's what you choose. I just don't want people to make a decision based on bad info. The eventual shade will depend on three things: your natural hair color, the liquid you use to mix your paste, and how long you leave it on your hair. Adding cassia will lighten the eventual shade, and adding indigo will darken your hair. Google is your friend, and it's best to get an idea of how it works and what it can and can't do before you commit. Good luck in your Henna Journey!
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I have no experience with this brand of henna, so not quite sure why Amazon asked if I could answer this question...lol...but my hair is a very dark brown, almost black, and when I use henna my hair never turned a noticeable orange or red color...I could see it, but it toned down after the color oxidized. It still looks dark brown. So, if this brand turned your hair red, and not auburn, I would have to wonder what dyes are being used along with the henna in this mixture. Henna only dyes orange, not red. What you could do is try amla. Amla is used if I remember correctly to cool down the orange in henna, giving a cool brown, as in a not warm brown. Indigo with henna is usually used for a blue-black type shade. But since I'm worried that this isn't pure henna since it gave you a red, maybe you could buy both indigo and amla and test with some hair from your brush or comb and see if there's any odd color reactions before doing your whole head. Or maybe check out some of the darker shades this company offers and do the same with your shed hairs.
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Bleach it first. The colors are henna based and will blend with your original color it may not come out how you expect
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It's been quite a few years since I used it, but I had thick shoulder length hair at the time and used 1 box. Make sure you're ready for permanent hair color. This stuff does not wash out like some other hennas
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Just wanted to add my $0.02, i've always used this henna, because i love the looked and feel of my hair post treatment. I also suffered the same intense annoying breakage and dry hair (despite deep conditioning). I usually mixed mine with just lemon juice (cause i thought it made the color better). However, during my last use, i forgot to mix with LJ, and used distilled water + 1 tbsp of LJ. Although i did not get the luxurious color and soft thick texture, there was absolutely no breakage. My hair turned out great. I also added olive oil to my deep conditioner this time around. Maybe it was the olive oil in deep conditioner or the dash of LJ in the henna mix, i'm not sure. Just wanted to add my $0.02, i've always used this henna, because i love the looked and feel of my hair post treatment. I also suffered the same intense annoying breakage and dry hair (despite deep conditioning). I usually mixed mine with just lemon juice (cause i thought it made the color better). However, during my last use, i forgot to mix with LJ, and used distilled water + 1 tbsp of LJ. Although i did not get the luxurious color and soft thick texture, there was absolutely no breakage. My hair turned out great. I also added olive oil to my deep conditioner this time around. Maybe it... » Read More Just wanted to add my $0.02, i've always used this henna, because i love the looked and feel of my hair post treatment. I also suffered the same intense annoying breakage and dry hair (despite deep conditioning). I usually mixed mine with just lemon juice (cause i thought it made the color better). However, during my last use, i forgot to mix with LJ, and used distilled water + 1 tbsp of LJ. Although i did not get the luxurious color and soft thick texture, there was absolutely no breakage. My hair turned out great. I also added olive oil to my deep conditioner this time around. Maybe it was the olive oil in deep conditioner or the dash of LJ in the henna mix, i'm not sure. « Show Less
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I have natural strawberry blond in the summer. This does nothing for me except make my hair flat - and I think the henna makes it darker and takes out the red, which is what henna is often used for. I just don't think it works, but reviews dramatically vary.
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I'm using light brown color right now, haven't tried blond color yet.. it covers grey but not 100% and has little reddish tone, but benefit of Henna is that, my hair gets stronger and shinier and falls out less and you need to color it every 2 or 3 weeks..
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Hi, you absolutely must use indigo along with this. It's really good, but it's the first step. It will take out all the grey,but it turns hair orange. My hair is darkest brown, almost black. I have a lot of frosty grey. Once I use the Nupur Mehendi, it's bozo the clown orange.Then after the indigo, it's a very pretty dark brown with an auburn highlighted look.