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Posted by yelsel on February 7, 2005 at 22:06:28:

In reply to: Re: has anyone gotten dry hair from henna? posted by Ginny on February 6, 2005 at 20:40:26:

hi ginny!
you asked where i purchased my henna. i got it from a local (reputable) body art
henna artist. the brand is "Jamila" and it is supposed to be excellent. it does seem to
have strong staining power.
i only mixed lemon juice with the henna, but from reading the replies my post has
gotten, i think i'll try something less acidic next time. my hair wasn't particularly dry
or oily to begin with -- just normal. i think the fact that it's very fine may have
something to do with the dryness. incidentally, today i applied some mayonnaise
before washing, and at the moment it looks swell, so i am very encouraged. i am very
committed to the idea of using henna, especially since i too used to chemically treat
my hair (although i stopped about a year ago) -- and now i am 42 and i see women
my age who chemically treat their hair and it looks like straw! so, no thanks -- from
now on, it's going to be henna, or gray!
thanks for your comments.
yelsel

I had exactly the opposite, my hair is extra oily! I used to use
: conditioner EVERYDAY, or my hair looked awful, and could go every
: other day washing my hair without any problems. Now, since I've
: hennaed (I used henna I purchased from Catherine, EXCELLENT product!),
: my hair has to be washed everyday, and I've not used any conditioner
: since I hennaed my hair a week ago. I can't even imagine using
: conditioner, and what kind of mess it would be if I did! And even
: washing everyday hasn't affected my color, it's darkened a bit since
: the first day, but it's rich and a lovely medium red color. And my
: hair WAS chemically processed, VERY processed! I've been using
: commercial dyes for over 25 years, so this is a very pleasant change,
: though will take some getting used to!! I'm used to my oily hair
: being less oily from processing, and now it's back to the way it was
: when I was a teenager! Amazing!!
:
: Not to be nosey, but where did you purchase your henna? I know from
: reading posts on this site, THAT makes a HUGE difference. And did you
: mix anything with it besides the lemon juice? Or maybe the lemon
: juice was too strong for your hair? Was your hair more dry to begin
: with, or more on the oily side? Just curious......
:
: Peace,
: Ginny
:
:
:
: : Has anyone found that henna dried out their hair?
: : I used good body art quality henna, soaked it overnight in lemon
: juice and left it on
: : for 3 hours. The first day, my hair (which has not been chemically
: treated) looked
: : great, but since then, it's definitely gone dull and flyaway.
: : I tried washing it and conditioning it, but still no change. I'm
: about to try mayonnaise
: : (heard it's great for hair), but I've also heard that henna "coats"
: the hair and doesn't
: : "let" any conditioner through. However, there are so many positive
: reports on this site
: : and elsewhere about how great henna is for hair that I can't quite
: believe the negative
: : reports. So any feedback / tips / links on this matter would be much
: appreciated.
: : thanks!

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: hi ginny! : you asked where i purchased my henna. i got it from a local (reputable) body art : henna artist. the brand is "Jamila" and it is supposed to be excellent. it does seem to : have strong staining power. : i only mixed lemon juice with the henna, but from reading the replies my post has : gotten, i think i'll try something less acidic next time. my hair wasn't particularly dry : or oily to begin with -- just normal. i think the fact that it's very fine may have : something to do with the dryness. incidentally, today i applied some mayonnaise : before washing, and at the moment it looks swell, so i am very encouraged. i am very : committed to the idea of using henna, especially since i too used to chemically treat : my hair (although i stopped about a year ago) -- and now i am 42 and i see women : my age who chemically treat their hair and it looks like straw! so, no thanks -- from : now on, it's going to be henna, or gray! : thanks for your comments. : yelsel : : : I had exactly the opposite, my hair is extra oily! I used to use : : conditioner EVERYDAY, or my hair looked awful, and could go every : : other day washing my hair without any problems. Now, since I've : : hennaed (I used henna I purchased from Catherine, EXCELLENT product!), : : my hair has to be washed everyday, and I've not used any conditioner : : since I hennaed my hair a week ago. I can't even imagine using : : conditioner, and what kind of mess it would be if I did! And even : : washing everyday hasn't affected my color, it's darkened a bit since : : the first day, but it's rich and a lovely medium red color. And my : : hair WAS chemically processed, VERY processed! I've been using : : commercial dyes for over 25 years, so this is a very pleasant change, : : though will take some getting used to!! I'm used to my oily hair : : being less oily from processing, and now it's back to the way it was : : when I was a teenager! Amazing!! : : : : Not to be nosey, but where did you purchase your henna? I know from : : reading posts on this site, THAT makes a HUGE difference. And did you : : mix anything with it besides the lemon juice? Or maybe the lemon : : juice was too strong for your hair? Was your hair more dry to begin : : with, or more on the oily side? Just curious...... : : : : Peace, : : Ginny : : : : : : : : : Has anyone found that henna dried out their hair? : : : I used good body art quality henna, soaked it overnight in lemon : : juice and left it on : : : for 3 hours. The first day, my hair (which has not been chemically : : treated) looked : : : great, but since then, it's definitely gone dull and flyaway. : : : I tried washing it and conditioning it, but still no change. I'm : : about to try mayonnaise : : : (heard it's great for hair), but I've also heard that henna "coats" : : the hair and doesn't : : : "let" any conditioner through. However, there are so many positive : : reports on this site : : : and elsewhere about how great henna is for hair that I can't quite : : believe the negative : : : reports. So any feedback / tips / links on this matter would be much : : appreciated. : : : thanks!
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