Reddit mentions of Jamila Henna Powder, 100 grams

WAIT! Be careful. Henna is fucking wonderful, but there's a lot of weird, fake shit out there. You need to make sure it's literally just plants. Unfortunately, that means it has to be red. But henna red is incredibly beautiful and natural-looking.

Here's some legit shit.

Okay. I've been dying my hair with henna for years, but when I first started I used LUSH and had the same experience. So here's what you do.

LUSH henna doesn't take well because the blocks you use are full of butters and other stuff that actually inhibits the henna from taking to your hair. It's really meant more for hydration; you should never use oils in your henna mixture if color is your primary intent.

Order some real henna from mehandi.com or try this variety from Amazon and henna again. Mix the powder with ONLY water and lemon juice and make sure it it allowed to rest for 8 hours once mixed before putting it into your hair. Leave it in for AT LEAST 3 hours before washing it out. Henna builds with each application, so the more applications you do, the more even your color will be (and the healthier your hair).


Taking the henna out now that you have started is seriously hard and it will be much easier to dedicate yourself to it for even color. If you go this route and have any more questions, PLEASE let me know, henna is wonderful but many people have a bad experience the first time (especially with LUSH, ugh).

Dont by the black mystery goo!

If you shop amazon, a safe option is this Jamila Henna Powder, 100 grams https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006K3TZS4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_JPh4Bb8CARVQM

Yay! Here's a question I can answer. Iv'e been dying to tell somebody everything i've learned after losing at least 5 inches of hair to bleaching.

There is absolutely no way to naturally lighten your hair. In fact, you should steer clear of natural lightening because it is harder to control the strength of your mixture. However, there is hope!

Let you hair absorb as much coconut oil as possible beforehand. Buy quality bleach (i'm using Wella and it's great) and mix it 50/50 with shampoo. This makes it easier to spread and gentler; It's called a bleach bath. Leave it on for 10-20 minutes. You can repeat this process until your hair is light enough, don't try to bleach it all in one go. Wash it out with some serious shampoo and do a protein deep conditioning treatment and then a moisturizing deep conditioner. Follow that up with a leave-in moisturizer and an oil seal. Now that your hair is lightened, you can color it with henna.

Henna for Hair is amazing for information on how use henna. Be sure to start with pure henna powder. Henna is a great conditioning treatment, I love using it on my hair and have never had a problem with it interfering with bleach or any other chemicals. Henna would probably be a great conditioner directly after bleach. I'm going to try it when my hair is healthy enough to bleach again.

Cassia is another way to color hair naturally. However, it really only brings out blond tones. You can learn more about it on Henna for Hair.

Henna!! I used to use it, and it's wonderful. People always asked me if it was natural. Sounds like exactly what you're looking for.

I really recommend this brand. Other brands can be fake or have weird chemicals in them. This is the real deal.