Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Suzanne - I was curious henna. I used it once a long time ago when I still had red hair and don't remember it doing much for my hair, but it was gritty and hard to rinse out. But that was 30 years ago. That's the one big problem with henna. It tends to build up on the hair and eventually makes it brittle and the hair can break off. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Are you sure it was real henna? I've never heard of this happening with pure henna. Suzi...To tell the truth I can't say that one from experience. I haven't used henna. When I was in beauty school we had to learn the properties of all the different types of hair color. The hair products which coat and build up on hair were the over-counter products which deposit metallic salts, and henna, which while being a natural product, can build up on the hair and repeated application can eventually make the hair shaft harden and hair can break off. If it is only applied to the new roots each month (not pulled all the way through the previously colored hair each time), it's probably fine to use. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hmm, in the mid east they've used henna for 100's of years ... very interesting... I've never used it or met anyone who did. I believe they sell henna based hair color in health food stores though. I would be careful about getting a perm with henna on the hair though. I'd have them do a test strand first. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Here is some info on Henna from botannical.com Janet ********** Henna Botanical: Lawsonia alba (LANK.), Lawsonia inermis Family: N.O. Lythraceae Description Constituents Medicinal Action and Uses ---Synonyms---Henne. Al-Khanna. Al-henna. Jamaica Mignonette. Mehndi. Mendee. Egyptian Privet. Smooth Lawsonia. ---Parts Used---Flowers, powdered leaves, fruit. ---Habitat---Egypt, India, Kurdistan, Levant, Persia, Syria. ---Description---The small, white and yellow, heavy, sweet-smelling flowers are borne on dwarf shrubs 8 to 10 feet high. A distilled water prepared from them is used as a cosmetic, and the powdered leaves have been in use from the most ancient times in Eastern countries for dyeing the hair and the nails a reddish-yellow. Since 1890 it has been widely used in Europe for tinting the hair, usually in the form of a shampoo, many shades being obtainable by mixing with the leaves of other plants, such as indigo. As a dye for the skin or nails the powder may be mixed with catechu or lucerne, made into a paste with hot water, and spread on the part to be dyed, being allowed to remain for one night. ---Constituents---There has been found in it a brown substance of a resinoid fracture, having the chemical properties which characterize the tannins, and therefore named hennotannic acid. ---Medicinal Action and Uses---It has been employed both internally and locally in jaundice, leprosy, smallpox, and affections of the skin. The fruit is thought to have emmenagogue properties. The Egyptians are said to have prepared both an oil and an ointment from the flowers for making the limbs supple. ----- Original Message ----- From: MorningGlory113@... health Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 5:30 PM Subject: Re: henna Hmm, in the mid east they've used henna for 100's of years ... very interesting...I've never used it or met anyone who did. I believe they sell henna based hair color in health food stores though. I would be careful about getting a perm with henna on the hair though. I'd have them do a test strand first. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 > > Group, > > I used to get my hair highlighted, but since this change in my diet.. it's permeated it to the rest of my lifestyle. I really don't want to fuss with the heavy metals and have to slide back in my wonderful progression. > > I bought two boxes of medium brown henna (it's henna -- for sure) and don't know how to use it. I've read the instructions, but there is always that ... one thing I didn't know aspect. ==>, there is an article on Henna Hair Dye in our Group's Files (left menu) - it is found after all of the Folders, but use your Edit, Find on this Page, function on your browser with the word Henna to find it. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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