Is it a dye? I had my hair colored black, but I want to get it lighter again.

Hi Julia, Henna is a natural dye but it does not damage your hair. Henna will not lighten your hair but there are things you can do to help that. Since you have black hair you will need to lighten it prior to using the henna to achieve the light brown color that you want. You will need to do several sessions of naturally lightning your hair with lemon and honey. Maybe 4 to 5. You can use both at with a greater proportion of lemon than honey. Or you can use just lemon or just honey. In your case I think lemon will be most effective. Wash your hair shampoo condition and then do not put anything in it. Leave it to dry, use the 100% lemon juice with a bit of water just a bit and saturate your hair then sit out in the sun for 45 min. to an hour. You will need to do this several times before your hair will lighten to the lighter brown shade. Once you get that shade then you can go ahead and use the light brown henna. Instead of using water to mix the henna use chamomile tea warm, then add lemon about 4 tablespoons and mix it with the henna mix well. Let it sit for 10 minutes and then apply it. This process can leave your hair feeling a bit dry so you can also include a tablespoon of olive oil for conditioning but no more than that. Too much oil will interfere with the henna. Leave it on for at least 2 hours. Then wash it off, do not shampoo just condition. You should not wash your hair for at least 24 hrs after a henna treatment. Henna needs time to do its natural oxidation process so give it time. It will come out light at first and then slowly darken in a day to its base color. Sorry I could not give you a quick fix on lightning your hair , there is no quick fix unless you want to fry it using peroxide or bleach. Not recommended. Over time you will notice you hair if you continue using henna to get stronger, have less split ends and be shinier. This will get you the light brown color you want but if you hair is a dark brown or medium brown you will always need to use the lemon and chamomile to give the henna the boost. Lemon carries hydrogen peroxide naturally and so does honey, lemon also changes the tone of your hair. Chamomile naturally adds golden tones. Where your roots are concerned you might need to do the natural lemon lightning prior to henna treatments to get it to lighten to the point where after you apply the henna it will match your entire color. If you don't put anything in your hair and are active outside you will find that the sun will naturally lighten your hair on its own and you will have light brown hair naturally. Many times styling products have all kinds of gunk that interfere with the natural highlighting process. If your hair is frizzy, you can use a bit of olive oil as a leave in conditioner just a bit and you will find that it will do wonders for your fly aways and over time improve the general condition and feel of your hair. Good luck!

Hello, does the Medium brown henna color cover gray hair?

I have gray hair and have used henna king on it for 4-5 years. My hairdresser advised me 45 minutes because of the gray. That was and has been good. I cannot imagine 3-4 hours!! ARGH

does it cover partly grey hair that is growing out

I am at least 50% gray at hairline and crown. This lasts just as long or longer than conventional hair dye. I apply to my roots first on towel dryed hair (shampooed no conditioner). Add a tbsp of cider vinegar to help cover gray. I leave it on for at least an hour. I rinse out as much as I can without conditioner and then apply again and leave on for two hours. The first step helps the henna to have something to grab on to in the second step. Make sure that the plastic covers everything you want colored. The cap doesn't cover my whole head so I wrap plastic wrap around my entire hairline. I use a turban towel over the plastic. If my temples dry out they don't get great coverage. I add a tbsp of olive oil to the second step for conditioning, and I add several drops of essential oil to both steps for scent. It may seem to be a pain to do two steps, but that is how I get my gray to cover the way I want. In the second step, I do the whole head every other time I color my hair. I naturally have red highlights in my very dark brown hair, so I really like the Awesome Auburn. For some reason, it is also the color that covers my gray the best and grows out nicer compared to some of the other darker colors offered. I have also tried using just the plain red henna for the first step, which is what is usually 1. I would do that if you try using the other dark colors. Something about the Awesome Auburn formulation gives great results using it for both steps on my hair. 3 hrs as opposed to a half an hour (I used to have to leave box color on longer for coverage) seems long, but I have gotten used to it. I had to stop using even low or no ammonia dyes as they also irritated my skin. I really enjoy this product. Good luck, and I hope this helps. :)

Can this product be used over permanent hair color? My daughter has an asymetrical cut and would like to add a dark red for the short part in the back

I have been henna-ing my hair since 2005. The first time I used henna, I waited about 5 months since my last chemical dye and applied the henna- my roots of course were a different color than the rest of my hair but I didn't lose any hair. The thing with henna though is... It's a commitment. You won't be able to use a chemical dye over henna unless you want real damage.

Manufacturer	Henna King
Item model number	HMBlackAA
Product Dimensions	15.24 x 0.64 x 20.96 cm; 100 g
ASIN	B0086XL9DK

Discovery NaturalsHenna Maiden ENVIOUS BLACK Hair Color: 100% & Chemical Free

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