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Diane's Mix
| My natural hair color is black
with considerable amount of gray. I used to use commercial hair
dye to cover the gray. Last summer my sister
introduced henna to me. From then on, I henna my hair once a
month. I got henna from a local Indian store (the brand is Al-Aroosa). My mixes is very simple: with my short but thick hair, I use about 50g henna. I put henna power in a large bowl and add hot water to it to make the paste (a little thick). I cover the bowl and let the paste sit for about 2hrs (if the weather is cold, I leave it a bit longer, up to a day). Before I henna, I add some rose water (also got from Indian store) and the mix is ready. I apply henna paste to my dry hair with a tint brush, (It's less messy, I think, I do have gloves on and plastic cover on my shoulder) section by section, until all hair is covered. Then I put on a shower cap and wrap in a big towel. I wait for about an hour and rinse the henna out. Then apply shampoo and conditioner. Conditioner (lots of them) really helps to get the last bits of henna out.  |
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