Henna? Hair help needed. - Page 2

[Kidzaplenty]

Isn't that the point of Henna? To be a truely permenant hair color? Or maybe I am just totally out of the loop since I never have found a need to color my hair; I want to Henna it for the conditioning benefits, not really the color, that is just a side benefit.

[waldorfknitmama]

Henna is totally awesome! I encourage anyone out there who wants to try it to try it!!!!!!!! I am an avid userr and have NEVER had any problems with it (infact I posted my application of the process in my blog if you want to see how it's done!) it condintions hair like nothing else, AND my hair has never been thicker!!!!! Its an amazing herb, really!

[LadyCatherine185]

Originally Posted by Kidzaplenty

Isn't that the point of Henna? To be a truely permenant hair color? Or maybe I am just totally out of the loop since I never have found a need to color my hair; I want to Henna it for the conditioning benefits, not really the color, that is just a side benefit.

if that is what the OP wants then, great! She just expressed her dislike for her grownout "roots" and if she uses Henna she will still have to keep up with her roots, and there's no changing/going back.

[foodmachine]

Originally Posted by LadyCatherine185

I would be VERY cautious with Henna. Like a PP said, on bleached hair you can have some very crazy results. Also, once you have Henna on your hair, you cannot color/bleach over it. It stains your hair so nothing else can get in.

My suggestion would be to tone the ends with a semi-permanent (on bleached hair it acts as a permanent color) color that is amonia free, that matches your natural color, or is one shade lighter. It may gradually fade out but it will look very natural.

(disclaimer: I have been a professional hairstylist for 6 years)

I appreciate the caution. Thanks for the advice.

[Kidzaplenty]

I guess that is true, if you like to change your color often or keep a dramatically different color than your natural color it would make a big difference. That is one reason that I never got into coloring my hair, just the thought of having to "touch it up" every two weeks makes me cringe. But since I would Henna for conditioning benefits and have very little to no color changes I don't guess I have to worry about that as much.

But, I have heard "touching up" Henna is different than regular coloring since you don't really need to color all the hair again and again. Although, having no experience, I really don't know that for sure.

[LadyCatherine185]

If it is close to her natural color she won't have to worry about touch-ups as much. And touching up regular color or henna are the same, you just have to color the roots. That is why I suggested using a color that is close to her natural, if her desired result is no more maintenance.