Henna (for hair)

[devotchka]

Has anyone on here used henna on their hair before? I think I may have tried it when I was a teenager, doing it myself, w/ sub-par results.

I'm actually considering going to a local Indian salon (that seems to have decent reviews on yelp) to do it... but since it's permanent and so drying, it's quite the commitment. I just have a ton of gray (esp in the front where my bangs are when I wear my hair curly w/ no bangs) and wonder about the upkeep… and cost. And time for processing is 2+ hours so I wonder if at a salon they would just let me go home or if I need to stay there for the ridiculous processing time?

I have dark brown hair and have been letting it grow out so it's pretty much half my natural color (dark brown but pretty neutral tone) and half a richer brown. 

[muppetinma]

Don't do it. You'll need to keep dying it with henna or grow it out. If you try to use regular dye over it, you'll ruin your hair.

[raynes]

My mom let me dye my hair with henna when I was in grade 8. I don't remember much about it, but I do know that Lush sells a few different shades!

[devotchka]

Feb 3, 2016 20:12:10 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

Don't do it. You'll need to keep dying it with henna or grow it out. If you try to use regular dye over it, you'll ruin your hair.

Eep! Has this happened to you?

[thedahliharpa]

Are you trying to avoid regular hair dye to cover the grey? If so, my stylist uses this great line of gloss that's free of "the chemicals" and she says its great for dealing with grey.

[orriskitten]

I've used henna based dyes from the store. Never tried the real deal stuff though. I always loved the henna based colors I got and they smell great! (Compared to other dye, that is.)

[devotchka]

Feb 4, 2016 0:00:11 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Are you trying to avoid regular hair dye to cover the grey? If so, my stylist uses this great line of gloss that's free of "the chemicals" and she says its great for dealing with grey.

yes, exactly. oooh what's it called?

[thedahliharpa]

Feb 4, 2016 11:51:30 GMT -5 devotchka said:

Feb 4, 2016 0:00:11 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Are you trying to avoid regular hair dye to cover the grey? If so, my stylist uses this great line of gloss that's free of "the chemicals" and she says its great for dealing with grey.

yes, exactly. oooh what's it called?

Let me stalk her FB. She's a trainer for the line so she probably has it in her info.

[thedahliharpa]

Feb 4, 2016 11:51:30 GMT -5 devotchka said:

Feb 4, 2016 0:00:11 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Are you trying to avoid regular hair dye to cover the grey? If so, my stylist uses this great line of gloss that's free of "the chemicals" and she says its great for dealing with grey.

yes, exactly. oooh what's it called?

Color Me by Kevin Murphey

[devotchka]

Feb 4, 2016 12:00:24 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Feb 4, 2016 11:51:30 GMT -5 devotchka said:

yes, exactly. oooh what's it called?

Color Me by Kevin Murphey

nice, thank you for stalking!!! <3

[DesertMoon]

My mom did it for me and get when I was like 14, I only did it the once, I don't remember it being that special, but my mom dyed her hair religiously with it and loved it.

[hairballs]

Feb 4, 2016 12:00:24 GMT -5 thedahliharpa said:

Feb 4, 2016 11:51:30 GMT -5 devotchka said:

yes, exactly. oooh what's it called?

Color Me by Kevin Murphey

Thanks for this I'm going to look for this too.