Re: What's New at Henna for Hair: Amla (Emblica Officinalis)

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Posted by Cindy on January 16, 2005 at 22:51:30:

In reply to: What's New at Henna for Hair: Amla (Emblica Officinalis) posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on January 16, 2005 at 20:49:28:

The curl enhancing properties sound great! I'm going to experiment
with Turmeric and henna to get more of a Lucile Ball red, I want
lighter golden red rather then the bright auburn I got this time.

I'd love to try some Amla...Catherine, you said it may have cooled
your red, but didn't dye it...do you think it was because you used
it separately from the henna, or do you think it would enhance curl
without going very brown even when mixed with henna? Cooling the
color would work, but I don't wish to go darker...

thanks!

: Got a page up, and tried it myself.
:
: I just put hot water in 100g of Amla, enough to make porridge. I
let
: that sit 15 minutes, and then sectioned my hair and applied it to
the
: roots, then smoothed it down my hair a ways. I rinsed it out after
: about 10 minutes, starting by laying back in the tub to be an Amla
: Swamp Creature, to loosen it up from my hair. It did a wonder for
the
: texture, enhanced the curl and wave like I haven't seen it in
years!
: I think it cooled the color of the hair where I applied it, but it
: sure didn't dye anything. So, it curled up, but didn't dye.
Looked
: right lively!
:
: I was more impressed with what the Amla did for my skin. I took a
: handful and scrubbed my face .... lovely astringent, exfoliant,
: anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant scrub without the usual chemicals,
: colognes, and drying! I don't know how useful Amla is for hair,
but I
: LOVE what it did for my skin!
:
: I've got Amla into the samples now ... I'd really recommend
getting a
: $1 sample and trying it as a facial scrub. NICE!
:
: And I've got it for sale on mehandi.com shop ....
: http://www.mehandi.com/shop/amla/ (yes, its not cheap ... sigh)

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: The curl enhancing properties sound great! I'm going to experiment : with Turmeric and henna to get more of a Lucile Ball red, I want : lighter golden red rather then the bright auburn I got this time. : : I'd love to try some Amla...Catherine, you said it may have cooled : your red, but didn't dye it...do you think it was because you used : it separately from the henna, or do you think it would enhance curl : without going very brown even when mixed with henna? Cooling the : color would work, but I don't wish to go darker... : : thanks! : : : Got a page up, and tried it myself. : : : : I just put hot water in 100g of Amla, enough to make porridge. I : let : : that sit 15 minutes, and then sectioned my hair and applied it to : the : : roots, then smoothed it down my hair a ways. I rinsed it out after : : about 10 minutes, starting by laying back in the tub to be an Amla : : Swamp Creature, to loosen it up from my hair. It did a wonder for : the : : texture, enhanced the curl and wave like I haven't seen it in : years! : : I think it cooled the color of the hair where I applied it, but it : : sure didn't dye anything. So, it curled up, but didn't dye. : Looked : : right lively! : : : : I was more impressed with what the Amla did for my skin. I took a : : handful and scrubbed my face .... lovely astringent, exfoliant, : : anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant scrub without the usual chemicals, : : colognes, and drying! I don't know how useful Amla is for hair, : but I : : LOVE what it did for my skin! : : : : I've got Amla into the samples now ... I'd really recommend : getting a : : $1 sample and trying it as a facial scrub. NICE! : : : : And I've got it for sale on mehandi.com shop .... : : http://www.mehandi.com/shop/amla/ (yes, its not cheap ... sigh)
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