my recent henna & question: problems with henna?

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Posted by mewmew on August 15, 2004 at 22:46:11:

I just hennaed my hair. My hair was previously color-treated (L'Oreal
permanent hair dye in copper red, the peroxide developer, etc. a few
times). I'd been getting progressively drier hair (what a shock) and
my scalp was getting irritated - the dandruff flakes were getting
bigger, too. I did a test with the henna I got from Castle Imports on
harvested hair and everything was fine. I have hard tap water - I'm
about to move out of this house and can't really do much about that.
I had no problems with the henna, but it was extremely difficult to
get it completely out (probably because my hair was dry, and the hard
water and such). I used conditoner several times, soaked my scalp &
hair with coconut oil, rinsed it for 30-45 minutes each time, etc.
I'm still having residual ruboff on my pillow but nothing too bad. I
like the color I got just fine, but I'll need another one in a few
weeks for sure, to deepen the color. Sorry I have no camera or I
would provide pictures.

I've read plenty of success stories (especially interesting are the
ones who have used henna for years). But then again, I've been
reading posts on forums on other websites where people claim it can
wreck your hair, they had horrible experiences, etc. I'm sure some of
this is the result of impure henna powders and beauticians trying to
scare you away (so you'll buy more hair dye that will burn your
scalp). I was wondering if anyone had bad experiences with perfectly
good henna on non-processed hair? I'm not talking about allergic skin
reactions, I'm talking about it damaging your hair (excluding other
possibilities, such as hard water). I don't know why this would
happen, but I'm curious.

Follow Ups

Re: my recent henna & question: problems with henna? Diane 16:24:56 8/17/2004 (1)
- Re: my recent henna & question: problems with henna? mewmew 23:35:21 8/18/2004 (0)
Re: my recent henna & question: problems with henna? Dionne 07:16:25 8/16/2004 (1)
- Re: my recent henna & question: problems with henna? mewmew 13:08:15 8/16/2004 (0)

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: I just hennaed my hair. My hair was previously color-treated (L'Oreal : permanent hair dye in copper red, the peroxide developer, etc. a few : times). I'd been getting progressively drier hair (what a shock) and : my scalp was getting irritated - the dandruff flakes were getting : bigger, too. I did a test with the henna I got from Castle Imports on : harvested hair and everything was fine. I have hard tap water - I'm : about to move out of this house and can't really do much about that. : I had no problems with the henna, but it was extremely difficult to : get it completely out (probably because my hair was dry, and the hard : water and such). I used conditoner several times, soaked my scalp & : hair with coconut oil, rinsed it for 30-45 minutes each time, etc. : I'm still having residual ruboff on my pillow but nothing too bad. I : like the color I got just fine, but I'll need another one in a few : weeks for sure, to deepen the color. Sorry I have no camera or I : would provide pictures. : : I've read plenty of success stories (especially interesting are the : ones who have used henna for years). But then again, I've been : reading posts on forums on other websites where people claim it can : wreck your hair, they had horrible experiences, etc. I'm sure some of : this is the result of impure henna powders and beauticians trying to : scare you away (so you'll buy more hair dye that will burn your : scalp). I was wondering if anyone had bad experiences with perfectly : good henna on non-processed hair? I'm not talking about allergic skin : reactions, I'm talking about it damaging your hair (excluding other : possibilities, such as hard water). I don't know why this would : happen, but I'm curious.
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