Very few dyes have henna in them. In fact, it is much more difficult to find henna for dying your hair. Pretty much any grocery store, pharmacy, or beauty supply place.
Henna is the best and the safest natural henna to cover your gray hair. It leaves a reddish-orange tint on the hair strands after drying. However, the results depend on the natural color of your hair. Henna gradually fades out over time. It has near-permanent results on gray hair. When you have applied henna more than once, it takes really long time to fade. You have to wait till the hair grows and the color fades out.
You can use vegetable dyes to color hair naturally. All of the bright pinks, oranges, greens, blues, purples, reds, etc. that you see people dye their hair are all natural vegetable dyes. Vegetable dyes deposit color on top of, but do not alter the natural color of your hair. You can only darken your hair or change the tone of your hair with vegetable dyes, you can not lighten your hair this way. The "punk" colors are made by brands such as Manic Panic and Special Effects. If you are going for a more natural color, there are a few options. Henna is a red/orange pigment, cassia is a beige/blonde pigment, and indigo is a blue/black pigment. The three can be mixed in different quantities to create a number of very natural looking colors. If you choose to use henna, cassia, or indigo, please be careful. I suggest visiting www.hennaforhair.com for more information, pictures, and for where to buy good henna products. There are a lot of "henna" dyes out there that contain chemical dyes as well as henna, and are not very good for hair. I wish you luck!
Yes, it gives more of a brown color and cuts down on the brassy tones.
Depends what color you are dying your hair. The lighter the more damage. So dying your hair darker with natural instincts brand is your safest bet.
Yes, extremely. I dyed mine and didn't like the redness, so I used an indigo to dye it more brown. Then the indigo (for some reason) started to wash out, and I have not yet found a solution for removing all of the henna. It will last up to 9 months, so I recommend going to a hair salon OR using chemicals. Be warned: You HAVE to do a strand test with the chemicals. It may have bad reactions with the henna already in your hair!
The chemical compound responsible for the dye in mehendi, also known as henna, is lawsone. Lawsone is a reddish-orange pigment found in the leaves of the henna plant and is responsible for the staining properties when it comes into contact with skin.
It works on all types of hair but the results will vary according to your hair type. Your hair could look very frizzy or damaged after the chemical straightening if your hair is quite curly. A stronger chemical is used the more curlier your hair is which results in more damage in the end. Rather use a hair straightener whenever you want straight hair and let your curls work for you.
The Henna plant is an evergreen shrub. It is medium in size and grows 3' to 5' or more. Henna is a slow-growing shurb with dainty, bright green dense foliage.
The longer the henna is in contact with the skin the more lawsone will stay. making the henna paste sticky with sugar will keep it on the skin longer so more color will take.
The Henna plant is an evergreen shrub. It is medium in size and grows 3' to 5' or more. Henna is a slow-growing shurb with dainty, bright green dense foliage.
Applying Henna is known to be a good option for giving more volume to hair. You must also pay attention to the conditioners you are using and make sure its right for your hair type and actually promotes thickening. Hot oil massages for your scalp can also promote circulation and help towards your goal.