Henna hair coloring: features, tips for coloring and removal (33 photos)

In the modern beauty industry, henna is used quite often, starting from creating mehendi (peculiar patterns on the woman’s hands) and tattoos, ending with hair coloring. Henna is a very famous natural coloring matter. in ancient times, women, in addition to the body, painted henna and nails. Currently, the need to paint henna with nails has disappeared, but as a coloring matter for hair, Iranian henna is quite popular. Many women apply it to her in order to strengthen her weakened hair and dry it too greasy. In this article, we will talk about how to dye your hair with henna, who can do it, and who is contraindicated, and also how to wash henna out of your hair if you get the wrong shade that you wanted. But first things first.

Henna staining at home

Iranian henna is a fairly popular natural hair dye for girls who do not want a long-term effect or are afraid of damaging their hair with chemical dyes. The process of dyeing hair with henna should go very quickly so that it does not have time to cool. In addition, it is better to conduct a test first to know what result awaits you. So, a step-by-step instruction for coloring hair with henna at home.

1. First you need to wash your hair and dry it slightly with a towel. After that, comb the hair and apply a greasy cream on the hairline so that the henna does not stain the skin.
2. Now you can proceed to the preparation of a solution for staining. First you need to breed henna in hot water (the water should be very hot, but not boiling). A bag of henna (about 25 grams) is enough to color the hair of medium length and density.
3. The next step is to place the container with henna in hot water for about 10 minutes. Then proceed to staining.
4. Dividing the hair into the same partings, about 1.5 centimeters thick, we begin to gently but quickly (so that the henna does not cool down) by wearing a coloring solution evenly along the entire length of the hair with a brush and comb.
5. After all the hair has been dyed, we wrap it first with a plastic film (or pact) and then with a warm (terry) towel. Paper towels can be laid along the contour so that henna is absorbed into them, rather than flowing out onto the face.
6. If you are the owner of dark hair, then it may take you about two hours for the henna to give at least some effect, but for blond beauties it will be enough for 10-15 minutes. All envy on what shade you want to achieve. Therefore, it is recommended that a test be performed on a small, inconspicuous area of ​​hair before dyeing.
7. Flush henna with warm running water, without shampoo. It is recommended to rinse the hair with a light sour solution (water with the addition of vinegar or citric acid).

And finally, a few more recommendations for henna hair dyeing:

• If, in addition to dyeing, you want to strengthen your hair and speed up the process of applying paint, add a raw egg yolk or a spoonful of kefir to the coloring mixture.
• After dyeing hair with henna, it is not recommended to wash your hair for 48 hours, so that henna is better fixed on the hair.
• If you have thin, weakened hair, then you can dilute the henna with a tablespoon of sour kefir or olive oil or a teaspoon of coffee.

Contraindications for henna hair dyeing

1. Henna should not be dyed if it is dyed with regular hair dye (in whole or in part)
2. It is not recommended to use henna if the gray hair of your hair is more than 40%
3. It is not recommended to dye your hair with henna after perming or when using other chemical components for hair

How to remove henna from hair

There are several basic masks with which you can partially or completely get rid of an unsuccessful shade after dyeing hair with henna.

IMPORTANT! Remember that henna needs to be washed off right after coloring! After a long time, washing the coloring pigment from the hair will be almost impossible.

1. Oil mask. We apply the warmed olive oil to the hair, wrap it with a bag and towel and leave it for 3-4 hours. Wash off with shampoo.
2. Sour cream mask. This mask will help to drown a little the brightness of the henna color. Lubricate the hair with sour cream, wrap it with a bag and a towel and wash it off with hair shampoo an hour later.
3. Alcohol mask. First, gently wet the hair with alcohol. After about 20 minutes, apply olive, vegetable or cosmetic oil to them. Wrap a bag and a towel and periodically heat the hair dryer. wash off the mask after about half an hour.

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