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Sunday 4 August 2013

How To Prepare Henna For Hair

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My hair was dry, frizzy, and would not hold color for more than a few weeks at a time. After years of toxic chemicals being dumped on my head in an attempt to dye my hair, my locks were a mess. Worse yet, they were a mess of my natural blonde color - not the tone of choice for this redhead!

So I did what any beauty-focused writer would do - research. I looked into all methods of hair coloring the natural way and finally settled on what has become one of my beauty staples; henna. I found dry, mixable henna from Mountain Rose Herbs which, due to the length and thickness of my hair, I buy a pound at a time. Each half pound dyes my long (about 8 inches below my shoulders), thick hair for about 3 months. So, I get about 6 months of color for around $20, not bad at all.

Metro Beauty also has a range of henna products, sold in 2 ounce packages for about $3.49 each. This would get me about 6 months of color for just under $30 - still a good deal!

But how do you actually use the stuff? Is it difficult? Messy? How long does it take? All these questions, and more will be answered here. Just read on, and prepare to get excited about this natural beauty trend that leaves its chemical competition in the dust!

What you'll need (besides henna and boiling water!):

Bowl (plastic or glass works fine)

Wooden spoon or some other stirring tool

Plastic gloves (if you are concerned with your hands being tinted)

Oil for around the hairline (to protect skin in that area from becoming tinted)

Old clothes or protective salon-type smock

*Enhancing additives (optional)

*Paintbrush or a hair tint brush (optional)

1. Preparing the mixture

The henna that I buy comes in powder form which requires mixing with water until it forms a paste. For my long hair, I use roughly half a pound, whereas my friend with the chine length bob only needs about 1/8 of a pound to tint her locks. It pays to experiment and find the best amount for the length and thickness of your hair. After a while you'll become like a television celebrity chef, dumping in random amounts of ingredients because you know exactly how much your hair will need. Until then, follow the guideline of slowly pouring boiling water into about 4 ounces of henna until the mixture is the right consistency.

Ultimately, you will want your mixture to be like cake batter - thin enough that it applies easily, but not so watered down that it slides off of your tresses. If it is too thick, it will be difficult to apply and will cake easily, also not good. The positive in all of this is that henna is an extremely forgiving mixture. If it is too thick, add water; too thin, add henna. Easy, right?