Henna Hair Color Natural Hair Dye Conditioning Treatment » Petagadget

Henna: – Maintains scalp growth – Balances oil production and ph levels – Supports hair growth & improves hair texture – Repairs and strengthens hair – Conditions hair – Can be used to naturally color hair You will need: 1) Plastic gloves (to keep hands from staining) 2) An old t-shirt you dont mind staining 3) Shower cap or plastic saran wrap 4) Comb 5) Plastic or glass bowl 6) Plastic spoon or spatula Directions: 1) Make a cup of coffee or black tea and cool to room temperature 2) Place henna mixture in either a plastic or glass bowl. Add coffee a little at a time into the henna, mixing slowly to form a paste. 3) Once henna paste is smooth and there are no lumps, add an egg and a tablespoon of lemon juice. (This is optional, but will help moisturize the hair and add protein. Egg will condition the hair and make it shiny.) 4) Add one tablespoon of melted organic amla oil and stir. (See my listing for Organic Amla Oil) 5) Once the henna is thoroughly mixed and smooth, pour a small amount of water on the top to form a small pool of water. Cover the mixture with saran wrap or a plate and let it sit at room temperature for 12 hours. (You can tell the dye release has occurred when the mixture oxidizes to brown on the top layer.) 6) Stir the henna paste again until smooth again. 7) Take some of the amla oil and rub it around the hair line. This will help protect the henna color from dripping and bleeding past the hair line. (If you do not have Amla, you can use vasaline. 8) Put on gloves, section hair and apply the paste starting at the roots and smoothing down the hair shaft. 7) Once hair is covered, put it up in a bun and cover head with saran wrap or a shower cap. Leave in for 3-6 hours. 8) Rinse hair thoroughly?do not shampooo or condition. (Wait a minimum of 48 hours before using shampoo or conditioner.) Towel dry or blow dry hair and style as normal. Note: If you want to darken the red or brown hues, add tea or coffee to the indigo in a separate bowl until it becomes a paste. Then, place that mixture into the red or brown paste and then stir together. Note: The above recipe is for brown or red henna. For black dye, follow this entire process for brown henna. When hair is rinsed and towel dried, add the indigo mixture to your hair the same way and follow the same process. This two-step process takes a longer time, but will give you the darkest color. Organic Brown: a blend of black and red henna, with some additional items – Organic red lawsonia inermis, organic indigofera tinctoria leaves and organic roasted coffee powder. Paraphenylenediamine (ppd) free. Organic Red: Lawsonia inermis. Paraphenylenediamine (ppd) free. Black Henna: All-natural indigofera tinctoria and does not contain ppd.