Can you add Coffee grounds with Henna to help darken the color?
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Hi, yes you can do this. Adding in coffee will help to darken the color some and bring out more of the brown tones.
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I haven't added coffee grounds but I have added strong tea, coffee, and or red wine. It probably helps a little.
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No, it'll be blue-black, though as with any and all dyes, it depends on how long you leave it on, and if you decide to go that route, remember that you only mix it with water to mashed potato consistency. No lemon juice or anything citric, as you would use with henna.
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Hi, in our experience, you should have no problem using a chemical color after using our henna. Our products are 100% natural with no chemicals or metallic salts. It seems products in the past contained these which is why people still suggest you cannot go back to chemicals.
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It can be used on relaxed hair. Henna turns grey hairs a reddish-orange color. Bleached hair may or may not turn an appealing color. I recommend a strand test before coloring bleached hair. Take a strand of the bleached colored hair, apply the henna mix to it, let it stand for 4 hours, rinse and see what color you get. Let me know I would be interested in knowing the final results.
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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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You might want to use a little wine red if you are looking for some red highlights. Also remember lemon juice or vinegar helps bring out the red in the henna.
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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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I would imaging that you can use tis indigo separate as with other brand indigo. I use it separate for the darker brown to black color. For me it's 3 hours henna and one hour indigo. I mix salt with my indigo mix for a richer darker color. I've also use the indigo in the light blue box. Compare the prices!
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The henna powder turns your hair a coppery reddish brown color after application. The powder once mixed with water looks brown. You should watch some of the Utube videos to see what it looks like before you use it. Also keep in mind that henna can leave hair feeling hard, so you have to moisturize and condition your hair on a regular basis.
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You've bought the wrong product. Henna (lawsonia inermis) ONLY colors hair in various shades of red, depending on your base color. It doesn't come in any other colors, will not lighten hair, and is permanent. On the other hand, you can mix henna with various herbs (i.e. indigo, cassia) to achieve various shades. What color were you going for?
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I used the Dark Brown and my gray hairs did turn green at first, but after a few days they got darker (I did apply some pure henna the next day but only for 10 mins as I didn't have time for more). Apparently the henna takes longer to activate than the indigo in the mix, so that is why the initial green hairs. My greys are still lighter than the rest of my hair, but much less noticeable, and my hair did keep its natural color (dark brown). They do say that the best is to do a two step: first only henna, then the color you want: this is found in the Henna Maiden website.
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From what I understand henna does not do too well with gray hair. Because it does not have its own pigment anymore, it absorbs all of the henna color rather than the henna tinting your actual hair color.
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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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Yes you can put henna on top of dark black hair. I have black hair and I use this once a month. Your hair will not turn red though. It will just strengthen your hair a whole lot. If your hair is light black you may see some amber shine in the light. Henna isn't a "hair dye" it is a natural plant and it bonds to the keritain in your hair staining it. So it's not actually stripping off your color so if your hair is blonde you will see the red. If your hair is dark you may not see it but it is still well worth it. My hair is past my butt because of how strong it makes your hair. Which before henna I was lucky to get past my shoulders because of split ends.
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Yes, it can be used for henna designs on the hand; it can also be used for application on the grey hair to get a dark orange shade.
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My roots didn't respond well to the henna. Gray turned a bit orangey. I loved the conditioning the henna gave to my hair, however, I'd have to maybe get tips on how to get better coloring for my gray
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It would be possible but also troublesome. Using just this product will give you an orange-red shade so you would have to use indigo after. This would require testing to see how long you would have to leave on the henna and then the indigo to get the shade you desire.