No advice on the color mix, but with regard to the protein, when I've hennaed, I've added coconut oil and jojoba into the henna mix so that I'm doing a deep conditioning of my hair while I'm dying it, since I usually leave the henna on for a few hours.
Not that I've seen. The henna dye seems to comes through the oil just fine. I'm usually doing fairly long times with the henna, which might be a factor as well. It might be a different story if I put the coconut oil on my hair first and then applied the henna, but they're mixed together and applied at the same time.
Supposedly the reason that coconut oil makes such a great deep conditioner is that it's able to penetrate the hair shaft, unlike most other oils, so it wouldn't act as a barrier to henna absorption- it would carry the color along with it. I haven't really read up on it though, so take it with a grain of salt.
It seems like a mix of the henna & cassia might give you that strawberry look. I've never tried the cassia myself, though. Is your natural color lighter or darker than your current dyed color? I think even if you went full-strength with the henna, it might not come out as dark as you expect. (Although it might be HELLO ORANGE right after you rinse it out).
Anyway, my philosophy with henna is that you only have so much control over what kind of color you're going to end up with, but since it stains and settles into whatever color/highlights/lowlights you have, it will end up being rich and flattering even if it's not what you expect.
Also I have a spare bottle of one of the H4H's "terps" if you want it. I'm not sure if it really does anything for the stain but it does make it smell nice.
Personally, I like the darker red - especially going into fall. However, it seems like you might be happier with the lighter red and, since it is such a time-commitment, I'd go for that.
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Supposedly the reason that coconut oil makes such a great deep conditioner is that it's able to penetrate the hair shaft, unlike most other oils, so it wouldn't act as a barrier to henna absorption- it would carry the color along with it. I haven't really read up on it though, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Anyway, my philosophy with henna is that you only have so much control over what kind of color you're going to end up with, but since it stains and settles into whatever color/highlights/lowlights you have, it will end up being rich and flattering even if it's not what you expect.
Also I have a spare bottle of one of the H4H's "terps" if you want it. I'm not sure if it really does anything for the stain but it does make it smell nice.
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As for the smell-- I was thinking I might use some Dragon's Blood BPAL!
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I like the darker red more, but I think the lighter red is more you.
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