Techniques
So, how do you henna your
hair?
Here's the basics!
This is Deb! Click on the pictures and links for bigger pictures and more complete information. | ![]() Deb has dark brown hair that's getting gray streaks. | ![]() The gray is very visible against her dark hair. | ![]() Start at the back, and section the hair. Glop the henna down to the scalp. |
![]() Glop more henna onto the section and smear it all the way down the hair to the ends. | ![]() Keep sectioning the hair, and putting in more henna. | ![]() And more .... | ![]() Keep going until every hair is totally slathered with henna! |
Then,
wrap it up with saran wrap, and keep it there as long as you can manage. Two hours is generally sufficient for henna to saturate the hair, though many people keep it in longer. | ![]() Rinse and shampoo the hair. Here you can see the gray hair is stained red and golden red and the dark brown is stained deep auburn. | ![]() After henna, Deb's hair is thick, glossy, well conditioned, with red highlights.
| Once you have the color you want, you can get by with just doing roots! |