Okay since my last post I've been doing GHE (as usual
). And I know this is the MHM hangout but I've been lurking
. I ordered up some henna, indigo, cassia, and amla powder on Tuesday last week. It all arrived within 2 days so on Friday night I mixed up a henna treatment, and Saturday, tried something different and new to me.
Before applying the mix, I used baking soda and conditioner to clarify for 15-30 mins. Followed with a cowash. (Sidenote: I initially was going to do a clay rinse but feared this may be too drying coupled with the henna process). Then applied my mix and left it on for about 8hrs (unintentional but I had things to do).
Once washed out, my hair was a little dryer than it has felt for some time, but not much. I noticed the slightest of colour enhancement- to a deeper/richer brown from the as-I-call-it dirty brown I had. The definition hadn't decreased. My hair felt coated/ possibly thicker and was super easy to manage without product but I didn't let it stay that way for too long. To DC I used KCKT and Ouidad's melt-down extreme repair mask (not sure, probably not MHM approved but it smells lovely and was the only heavier conditioner I had that I was prepared to use). I put my hair in the usual 4 canerows and continued baggying for 2 days.
Today I took my hair down and can really notice the enriched brown colour on my hair, although it is not 100% dry and I am yet to see it in daylight
(not really nervous). A camera probably wouldn't pick up the difference. My hair felt relatively tangle free.
I wanted to wash my hair tonight but I think I'll give it a few more conditioning hrs and time for the colour to oxidise and wash in the co-wash in the morning. I'll see 8th my hair dries tomorrow.
All in all I am looking forward to trying henna again and seeing if/how it plays with MHM.