Nyś hated it, Princess was indifferent. it does have a strong scent that not everybody likes... smells like hay! kinda gave me a headache the first time i used it, but after the next wash the scent was mostly gone. (Nyś licked himself like crazy for the first week!)
my opinion is very good. i've hennaed my hair about 5 times so far. it get's pretty rough and dry for the first week (and it's not a good idea to oil it for the first three or so days if you're going for the dye effect; some people actually only use it as a conditioner, so that isn't a problem for them), but later on it's great! it's got wonderful conditioning properties, hair gets more shiny and stronger, tends to fall out less (henna does wonders for the roots and even the skin of the head, and some people report it helping with dandruff, no personal experience here), gets more immune to the sun damage... plus, i love the red shine!
henna only damages hair if it isn't pure. if it's some cheap henna with no label, it *might* have metallic additives (metallic salts, mostly) that can sometimes interact with the leftover products in your hair and reportedly even turn your head green. that never happens with pure henna from a good brand or a trusted dealer, though. my own henna's been 1) bought for me by a friend straight from a farm in egypt, 2) from a market in dubai 3) from a sale at the body shop. the last one was the most expensive (and is mixed with sesamum, so not pure), but totally worth it! i'm planning to go on buying my henna from mehandi.com from now on, they're a bit pricey, but have a great opinion in the longhair community^^
anyway, if you don't have your hair dyed, bleached or permed and you don't use anything other than regular shampoo and/or conditioner, you should be safe to try just about any henna. :)
mehandi.com is actually thr best source of henna knowledge (explaining, for example, that there's no such thing as "black" henna), but i'll be happy to share my own knowledge if you care to find out more! ;)
my opinion is very good. i've hennaed my hair about 5 times so far. it get's pretty rough and dry for the first week (and it's not a good idea to oil it for the first three or so days if you're going for the dye effect; some people actually only use it as a conditioner, so that isn't a problem for them), but later on it's great! it's got wonderful conditioning properties, hair gets more shiny and stronger, tends to fall out less (henna does wonders for the roots and even the skin of the head, and some people report it helping with dandruff, no personal experience here), gets more immune to the sun damage... plus, i love the red shine!
henna only damages hair if it isn't pure. if it's some cheap henna with no label, it *might* have metallic additives (metallic salts, mostly) that can sometimes interact with the leftover products in your hair and reportedly even turn your head green. that never happens with pure henna from a good brand or a trusted dealer, though. my own henna's been 1) bought for me by a friend straight from a farm in egypt, 2) from a market in dubai 3) from a sale at the body shop. the last one was the most expensive (and is mixed with sesamum, so not pure), but totally worth it! i'm planning to go on buying my henna from mehandi.com from now on, they're a bit pricey, but have a great opinion in the longhair community^^
anyway, if you don't have your hair dyed, bleached or permed and you don't use anything other than regular shampoo and/or conditioner, you should be safe to try just about any henna. :)
mehandi.com is actually thr best source of henna knowledge (explaining, for example, that there's no such thing as "black" henna), but i'll be happy to share my own knowledge if you care to find out more! ;)
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