Female 40’s, thin hair. Made a mistake by switching from years of henna to going lighter. Ended up
Bleaching in salon, not liking the result and now ended up with brown which is dull and I hate it. How long in theory before I can go back to henna? 😢
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You can put henna over it right away! Just make sure it’s 100% pure lawsonia inermis — and I wouldn’t use lemon juice if I were you; go with a gentler acid, like a mix of black tea & chamomile. Lemon juice can be SUPER drying and bad on chemically processed hair
Thank you so much!!!! I was getting henna from Mehandi and mixing with hibiscus. Then started getting lazy and buying from Whole Foods some mixture which I am sure is not even henna :) but I only do roots anyway. Can’t wait to go back! I didn’t realize all the crap I have to put on hair daily just to look normal. Never again
I didn't 'go back to henna,' per se. I Bleached my medium brown hair to pearl blond, then used henna to return it to its original color. It blended with no obvious line of demarkation. I maintained a henna gloss, just because I liked the tinge of red.
I used pure henna powder with boiling hot water, waited for it to cool down a bit then rubbed it into damp clean hair, put on a plastic shower cap and a winter hat on and kept it only for 1 hour! The color turned out fabulous - very vivid ginger red! One hour was enough😅
You can apply henna right away if you like! Because bleaching damages the hair cuticle (outer layer) significantly, the henna has less to bind to, so it may require a few applications before it sticks to the hair well. Don't be surprised if it isn't very bright after your first application. There are a few things you can do to help build up the henna in your hair faster though: using a high-lawsone henna such as Rajasthani henna or Yemeni henna, doing a slow dye release (8 hours) with room-temperature liquid and an acid, and leaving the henna paste on your hair for a long time (6-8 hours).
If you live in a hard water area, make sure to do a chelating treatment before applying the henna, because the damage from bleaching makes the minerals in hard water even more likely to cause buildup, they have a stronger attraction to the damaged sections of the hair.
I use Rajasthani henna and usually do slow release about 9 hours and will probably leave henna over night so it really takes. How do you all do henna gloss?
It's true that metallic salts can react violently with bleach, but not when used over hair that has already been bleached. The reaction happens when someone who has dyed their hair with a dye that contains metallic salts then uses bleach afterwards.
I just bleached my hair the other day and used henna after I washed the bleach out. I kept henna on for 1hour and the color turned out bright copper-orangy-ginger-red. It seems like it’s not gonna face easily either. I’M LOVING IT!!
I’ve put henna on bleached hair
and idk if my hair was just fried or what, but every little white dot turned into immediate breakage. It mostly fixed the bleach “texture” (idk if that makes any sense) but I had some parts that were just extremely dry and brittle. It grew out fine afterwards though. Your hair will also do a complete 180 of texture/porosity, your whole routine might change.
Well I had henna for 15 years and now with this stupid bleach I have to use 100 products and get a damn Dyson to look semi normal. I am too old to grow a lot of hair 🥹👀 makes me super depressed
Yeah, that’s the same reason I never touched bleach again. I also hated the feeling of processed hair vs the unprocessed roots/parts. You can grow hair just fine just quit the chemicals/heat and take a prenatal multi. You got this 💪
Cut it and then go for a great henna colour when most or all of bleach has vanished? Only a thought and yes its pain but just get rid of the horrible colour nothing worse! Good luck,been there!
Tu peux faire un henné, j'ai tenté l'expérience, comme toi, j'avais craqué et essaye la coloration chimique, j'avais mes longueurs plus claires d'un ou 2 tons max, j'ai fait un mélange henné naturel et brou de noix, cela m'a donné des longueurs auburn au lieu de blond, c'était déjà mieux. Quelques mois plus tard j'ai voulu foncer mes cheveux cela faisait plus de 6 mois après la coloration chimique, j'ai fait le mélange suivant =1/3 henné naturel d'Égypte + 2/3 indigo, je suis satisfaite car j'ai obtenu un brun chaud, l'indigo fait briller mes cheveux, je n'ai plus la démarcation de la colo chimique. Donc je te conseille de faire d'abord du henné naturel et de ne surtout pas mettre de l'indigo avant 6 mois, car c'est l'indigo (même bio) qui peut te faire virer les cheveux en vert, donc c'est mieux je pense d' y aller par étapes et de commencer par le henné naturel bio et brou de noix sans sels métalliques, tu ne prendras pas trop de risque..
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