Yep, the time has come for my periodic henna hair treatment. And I’m pretty much on track because it’s only been about seven weeks since my last treatment and I promised myself to do this at least every six weeks! Oh! So you don’t know how conditioning and strengthening henna can be for the hair? Well, that’s why we’re here…to learn, right?
There’s a lot of information on the world wide web about how beneficial henna is for hair but my favorite site on the subject is: http://www.mehandi.com . Once you reach this site, there’s a VERY informative and FREE book you can download to get all you ever wanted to know about henna…did I say FREE? Yep. You can even order your henna from this site as well; I do. I use the “Body Art Quality Henna for African Hair” because it’s sifted the finest, therefore, it doesn’t take forever to mix and rinse out. And please note: if you decide to try henna, only get the BODY ART QUALITY henna! Other hennas advertised on some of the other sites have some of everything mixed in and trust me, you don’t want to risk messing something up at this point!! So, read through the book, do a little more research, and then make your own decision on whether or not you’re interested. For me? I love the strengthening effects and conditioning properties henna offers and my hair loves it too!
I won’t get into the “how to’s” and all because that free book will explain the process, color results, and so much more, much better than I and why duplicate effort, right? But after my many hours of research and “trial and errors”, I’ve found the best henna mixture for ME is using green tea and apple cider vinegar mixed in with the henna to make the paste.
So, back to MY process… I made my henna mix last night, around 8:00pm, covered the mixture with plastic wrap and let sit overnight until early this morning. This morning, after detangling my hair, I applied the henna mix as instructed and just relaxed. In fact, here I am still relaxing with henna and cling wrap in/on my head!
*Vanity note: This picture was taken with the sunlight shining through the window so those are NOT large veins on my forehead, just sunlight hitting a couple spots! Heehee. Ok, back to our regularly scheduled broadcasting…
In this picture, you can actually see the color of the henna mud…my hair shouldn’t be this strong of a color but there should be an auburn-ish tint to my strands, which in my opinion, is quite lovely, especially in the sunlight. You may not notice it as much in regular settings since my hair was dark to start with.
What normally happens next is, after about 2 hours of wearing my henna mix, I’ll rinse the henna out using a little oil and cheap conditioner to help get all of the henna out. This may take a little bit of effort as the mix is all up in your hair! I will follow the final rinse (water runs clear) with a deep conditioning treatment, to soften the strands a little. And viola! I’m done! I’ll post a picture of the finished results just before I do the deep conditioning treatment to show you the color! Until then…later ya’ll!!
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