Generations of the 1970-1980s remember experiments with this natural dye well. For the sake of objectivity, we must admit that they did not always end successfully.
Henna for hair, reviews of fashionistas of that time say, was in some way a surprise: you could never be sure of the final color. This product today has not lost its unpredictable qualities. However, if you know how to use henna for hair, the reviews are clear: there will be no unpleasant surprises.
To begin with, let’s say that in our stores henna is sold in two types - color and colorless. The first is for hair coloring, the second is for treatment. But in both cases, in a sachet we buy a dried and shredded lavsonium plant. For coloring, use its leaves, for healing - stems.
Indian henna for hair (by the way, the opportunity to transform your hair in this way came to us from this country) can color your curls in a redhead of different colors. The result depends on factors such as staining time (the longer the product is kept on the head, the more intense the color will be) and the original hair color. However, if you add henna to water diluted with water (this procedure must be carried out at the rate of 100 ml of warm water per 25 grams of product), these or other ingredients can produce a variety of colors.
A golden honey hue will come out if henna is not diluted with water, but with chamomile infusion. To prepare it, you need two tablespoons of flowers to infuse in 100 ml of boiling water for two hours. Dilute a pack of henna with a warm liquid (25 grams) and immediately apply to the head. Metal utensils, as in the case of modern paints, cannot be used, this tool has the property of quickly oxidizing, and as a result, you can get the most unpredictable result.
Henna for hair, women's reviews confirm, can give and bright red, burgundy color. To do this, the product should be diluted not with water, but with red wine, or infusion of hibiscus, or beetroot juice or cocoa. In this case, they must first be heated. But the dark chestnut color is easy to obtain if you dilute henna with heated kefir.
Another story is the exposure time of such a product as henna for hair. Reviews of women who constantly dye their hair in this way contain a recommendation: it should remain on your head for as long as you decide, constantly watching for a change in shade. In this case, you need to “dress” in polyethylene and wrap it with a warm towel.
But colored henna for hair, as mentioned above, is not the only hypostasis of this product. There is also colorless, which in a short time can significantly improve our hair, giving it strength and brilliance. You need to use it in the same way as color - stir in warm water and apply for 20-30 minutes on your head, wrapping it with a warm towel. If you carry out this procedure twice a week for a month, your hair will thank you with a brilliant, in the literal and figurative sense of the word, look.
Such a result can not always give expensive, well-publicized media care products. And henna, which makes its use especially pleasant, is quite inexpensive. Its inconvenient application is somewhat confusing; nevertheless, this powder does not dissolve in water at all. But this can easily be helped by adding a few drops of any vegetable oil or honey to the mixture.