Henna and basma are the first paints that young girls have been familiar with for quite a long time. Today on sale you can find compositions for hair coloring from a variety of manufacturers, in most foreign ones, and therefore the offspring of domestic concerns have faded into the background.

However, the fashion for all natural has also affected the sphere of beauty, but how else, because the fair sex wants to be outwardly attractive without compromising their health, which means that the notorious and well-known henna has many fans around the world. Brown henna is especially popular.

Product composition and staining result

The composition of the product includes cocoa butter, indigo, henna, ground coffee, algae powder, clove bud oil, ground nettle, citral, geraniol, eugenol, limonene, linalool and aromatic additives. Brown henna for hair does not contain synthetic additives, preservatives, etc. This is a completely natural product. In this regard, it does not provide a choice of color: the hair for the most part acquires a reddish tint and shine. However, much depends on the original hair color, their structure and the time of dyeing.

Experienced users have learned to achieve other shades that are somewhat different from the usual reddish-red. In particular, to obtain a light golden hue, it is recommended to dilute henna not with water, but with a decoction of chamomile. Indian brown henna dyes hair a shade close to the color of chocolate, so those who have purchased regular dye can enhance its effect with indigo powder, coffee or black tea. A stronger reddish tint can be obtained by increasing the concentration of natural henna. Most cold shade will provide the paint with amla powder.

Staining steps

How to dye your hair brown with henna?

The amount of the drug will depend on the initial length of the hair. If you have a bob haircut, then maybe
one cube is enough. Break off as many cubes from a whole tile as you need and pour very hot water, almost boiling water. Mix thoroughly. The consistency should be similar to sour cream. After 10 minutes, apply to pre-washed and dried hair.

Cover your hair with plastic and tie a towel or hat on top.

The exposure time is from 2 to 4 hours. The final hair color will depend on the length of time the paint is on the head. The longer you keep the composition on your hair, the darker and richer the color will turn out. Then rinse your hair with warm water and try not to wash it for 3 days, as this is the time it takes for the color to fully deepen and settle.

Mehendi - a fashionable modern trend

Mehendi is an ancient art of decorating the body with special paints and, in particular, henna. In ancient India, specially invited women decorated a girl preparing for a wedding with intricate patterns and ornaments, applying them mainly on her hands and feet. Today, both stars and ordinary people adorn themselves with such temporary tattoos.

After all, this opens up wide opportunities for self-expression and each time you can come up with something new without worrying about where the next pattern will be applied, because the mehendi lasts only about a month.

Indian, Iranian or any other henna can be used not only to dye hair, but also to apply a pattern to the body. Bracelets on the arms and legs, ornaments on the palms and feet, shoulders, etc. are especially popular. At the same time, you can choose a pattern that suits the style of your outfit in Indian, African, Indonesian or Oriental themes - there are simply no limits to fantasy.

How to make mehendi with acquired brown henna:

• the place where you plan to get a biotattoo should be clean and smooth. Respectively,
  if there is hair on it, they must be removed, and then the skin should be washed with soap and dried;
• to prepare mehendi, sift henna in the amount of a cup. Add to it the juice of one medium lemon, a cup of strong brewed tea, 3-4 tsp. sugar and a couple of drops of vegetable oil;
• rub into dry area on skin olive oil and start creating a pattern by placing the composition in a syringe or a special cone for applying paint. If you are not strong in drawing, buy special stencils: they greatly facilitate the work and exclude damage to the drawing.

While working, periodically moisten the drawing with lemon juice or special tool for painting. After 8 hours, when the paint is completely dry, you can wash it off and enjoy the effect produced on others.

While bathing, try not to rub the tattoo with a washcloth, otherwise it will not last on the skin for too long.

We paint eyebrows

Brown henna is also used for eyebrows. Their painting is a popular salon procedure. Natural blondes are in a hurry to make their eyebrows more expressive by dyeing them one or two shades darker than the original hair color. And unnatural blondes are forced to lighten their eyebrows first, and then dye them in a more natural color, because black eyebrows in combination with a white shade of hair look too theatrical.

Henna is a safe and effective way to give your eyebrows the right shade - beautiful and lasting. To paint at home, you do not need to have seven spans in your forehead. Get paint, dilute it with water to the consistency of porridge and apply to washed eyebrows.

Selected 100% natural dark brown Henna from the plantations of Rajasthan, India, enriched with Ayurvedic herbs, is used to color and restore hair. This is a high quality organic product that gives a beautiful dark brown color and healthy hair. It nourishes and strengthens them along the entire length, making them thick and lush, and the hairstyle - voluminous. Already after 2-3 applications of henna with Ayurvedic herbs, the hair becomes strong, smooth, silky, shiny, acquires a bright saturated color. It is best to choose a shade that is as close as possible to your hair color. For variation colors You can additionally use natural paint Indigo (Basma), Henna and other vegetable dyes.

To deepen the color and condition the hair, use colorless henna (Cassia obovata) after coloring and between colorings.
Please note that this is a completely natural product, so the resulting color of your hair cannot be accurately determined. It depends on the original color of your hair, its structure and the time of dyeing.

Mode of application: Depending on the length of the hair, it will take from 50 to 500 ghenna.
Pour the required amount of henna with hot water at least 90 degrees. Mix thoroughly until creamy. Let it brew for 10 minutes and apply evenly to pre-washed and dried hair. Cover your hair with a plastic cap and wrap your head in a towel. Keep the paint on your hair for 2 to 4 hours. The longer you keep the dye on your hair, the richer and darker the color will turn out. Then rinse your hair thoroughly with warm running water.
The color of henna deepens and is fully established on the 3rd day after staining. It is not recommended to wash your hair during this time.

Be sure to use enclosed gloves and a cap, as the skin is stained from henna and does not wash off for a long time!
After using henna, you should not dye your hair with chemical dyes and expose them to chemical procedures(curling or straightening).

Method of preparation and use of natural paint
Wash, dry your hair, comb your hair so that you can then easily divide it into sections.
Dilute dark brown henna with boiling water (90 degrees) to a creamy consistency. Let her sit for 10 minutes. Don't wait for her to color.
Part your hair and apply the mixture generously all the way to the scalp. Massage the mixture into your hair up to the roots.

Put on a plastic cap, clean your ears and hairline from the mixture, wrap your head with a towel. You need to leave the mixture on your hair for 2-4 hours so that it begins to give color.
Then rinse the mixture from your hair with running warm water. The color will be set in 3 days. It is not recommended to wash your hair during this time.
After dyeing with henna, apply a paste of Cassia powder to clean, dried hair. It will soften the hair after dyeing and deepen the resulting hair color.

Received shades of henna and with additives from various herbs
- If you want a lighter golden color, then mix the dark brown henna powder with a decoction of chamomile, not with water.
- If you want to get reddish shades, then add natural henna to the dark brown henna powder.
- If you want to get even darker brown shades, then add indigo powder to the dark brown henna powder. Or dilute dark brown henna with coffee or black tea brews rather than water.
- If you want to get a cooler shade, then add amla powder to the dark brown henna.
Dark brown henna is a completely natural product, so the resulting color of your hair cannot be precisely determined. It depends on the original color of your hair, its structure and the time of dyeing.

Compound:Lawsonia Inermis (henna), Indigifera Tinctoria (Indigofera dye), Coffea Arabica (Arabian a coffee tree), Camellia sinensis (Chinese camellia-tea), Acacia Catechu (catechu acacia).

The weight: 100 g.

Welcome to my post!
I tried brown Kajal henna after I dyed it with red henna from the same company. I really liked the quality of this henna, so I decided to continue my experiments.

This time I was more economical and did not dare to brew 100 grams of henna at once. I divided the henna into 2 times and I made two successive stainings. Why didn't the result satisfy me the first time?! Now let's discuss.

Training

Brown henna will look more bright on light brown and light brown hair. On dark brown hair, she will give tone-on-tone coloring, which is also not bad, given the beneficial properties of herbal dyeing (hair thickening, increasing the thickness of the hair due to the sticking of henna and basma on the cuticle, leveling the structure, crazy shine). I washed off the red henna as much as possible when stained with henna and I literally returned to my native color.

On Kajal henna, even the instructions say to apply "Wash and dry your hair." But again, words can be interpreted in different ways. "Dry" can also mean to slightly damp hair, not completely dried. I think that dry hair will accumulate pigment better, excess water will not interfere. And I can see better where to apply henna. One thing I know for sure is that if the manufacturer says “dry”, it means that it is definitely not to be applied to wet or even wrung out with a towel. Because wrung out with a towel, they are still very wet, although the towel has absorbed excess moisture. It may also be that there is no time to wait until the hair is dry and therefore applied to wet hair. I stock up on patience and wait for complete drying from roots to ends.

Kajal henna has a powdery grind.

Before dyeing, I put on gloves, remembering my husband's orange hands. Now I didn’t even need his help, I painted everything myself.

She poured brown henna not with boiling water, but with hot enough water. Mixed without lumps.

But you need to interfere very intensively and quickly, apply force. I get it for a long time and with lumps, so I ask my husband to stir it. He comes out perfect.

I'll tell you how the first coloring went. I came from the night shift, poured 50g of henna with hot water without oil, covered, washed her hair and threw back her hair to dry on the pillow went to bed. Henna was infused for 3 hours. I woke up and started to paint on already dry ones, withstood 40 minutes, well, I think henna without oil, I won’t risk it longer, I should paint well. There is an opinion that oil prevents the pigment from gaining a foothold. Well, in the end, washed off, the hair dried up and the color was not saturated, there was no shine, the hair was tangled! The result did not suit me and I decided to dilute the second portion and add 15 ml of sesame oil. I do not insist and do not cover.

I apply the mixture immediately while it is warm. But you can always "warm up" the mixture before applying. The only thing, despite the convenience, I would not do this in the microwave. You will laugh, but I am not satisfied with the radiation of the microwave oven, which will be distributed to my henna. Therefore, I heat it up in a water bath in the old fashioned way. I also do not dare to freeze and store ready-made henna / henna residues, I try to determine by eye how much is needed. If there is a little left, I just smear the hair “inside”, distribute the henna between the strands.

And already now, in full confidence that nothing will dry out and I won’t get confused, I walk for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Still, I think that it is necessary to add oil so that you can keep the mixture on your hair longer and the hair will not get tangled, and the color will only get richer from this. I base my personal experience. If you don't like butter, don't add it.
When washing off, the water flowed dark green, and only at the end, when I washed my hair with running water, light yellow water flowed. I don’t wash my hair with shampoo that day, I have to let the color show. I spent a whole day on all these manipulations, but it was worth it.
This is how the color turned out:

Very rich and dark. Under electric light, the color is closer to chocolate:

Brown henna, diluted with oil, gave me smoothness and shine, gave gloss to my hair. I think this is a good alternative to paint for those who wear makeup. dark color. Shade without redness. My hair became dense and voluminous, I was braided with delightful braids:

And now a question for hairmaniac readers, should I continue to write more about henna staining? After all, there are more experienced girls on the site. Thank you for your opinion!

Every girl periodically tries to change her image. One of the most simple ways is hair coloring. If you want to give your curls a red tint, but are afraid to harm them, henna for hair will help. This natural dye allows you to change the image in a matter of minutes and give the strands a beautiful appearance.

What is henna

This is a herbal powder product. It is made from the leaves of the Lawsonia Inermis shrub, which grows in eastern countries - Syria, Egypt, Iran. If this product is dried and ground, a green substance with a coloring ability will be obtained.

It contains green chlorophyll and lawson (hennotaninic acid) of a yellowish-red hue. The product also contains substances such as:

• resins;
• fatty components;
• vitamins C and K;
• polysaccharides;
• organic acids;
• essential oils.

The maximum amount of coloring components is present in the lower leaves of henna, and they accumulate during flowering.

Henna staining is carried out due to the accumulation of pigment in the upper layers of the hair. The dye does not get into their structure, but gives the hair color for a long time. In terms of color stability, henna can be compared with chemicals.

After dyeing with this product, the hair may take on a reddish-red or reddish-brown tone. An orange tint may also be added. If you mix this substance with other ingredients, you can get a wider palette of colors.

Types of henna for hair

By origin, the following types of henna are distinguished:

As for the color schemes that henna allows you to get, copper and fiery red tones are traditional options. Similar options can be obtained when staining fair-haired or dark blond hair. If you apply the remedy on blonde hair, it will be possible to achieve an orange hue. For dark curls, this product will give a chestnut tint.

Among the most popular tones that Indian henna allows you to get, it is worth highlighting the following:

• golden is obtained by adding cinnamon or turmeric to henna and is ideal for girls with light brown or light strands;
• swallowtail is a great option for girls with brown hair, it allows you to get a copper color with a reddish tint;

brown - perfect solution for fashionistas with light brown and light chestnut strands, when turmeric is added to henna, it is possible to obtain a milky chocolate tone;

• burgundy - when henna is combined with beetroot extract, it is possible to obtain a tone of ripe cherries, which has a certain proportion of sun glare;
• black - the darkest tone of henna, which allows you to get a dark brown shade that has hints of bitter chocolate.

The special substance is colorless henna. This tool is also a dried lavsonia. However, in this case, the stems are treated, and not the leaves of the plant. This part of the shrub does not contain a coloring pigment, but includes many useful components.

Colorless henna is actively used in cosmetology to strengthen hair. Literally after 2-3 applications, the product will make the curls voluminous, smooth and silky. That is why the hair mask from colorless henna enjoys great popularity. The systematic use of this product helps to restore the structure of the strands.

Using colorless henna for hair care - video

Useful properties of henna

In addition to a persistent coloring effect, henna improves the structure of the strands. The essence of the action of this product is superficial penetration into the hair. It does not get inside them, therefore it has pronounced protective properties. However, the benefits of henna do not end there. Thanks to its application, you can get the following results:

• improve blood circulation in the scalp;
• activate the growth processes of curls;
• strengthen hair follicles;

prevent the process of strands falling out;

The therapeutic effect of henna can be explained as follows:

• it does not violate the structure of the hair, but envelops them from the outside, at the same time providing the hairstyle with additional volume;
• the protective layer formed by it prevents the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation;
• the resulting shade does not fade in the sun, it is washed off and fades rather slowly;
• henna has a strengthening effect due to the presence of tannins in it, which tighten the scaly layer of hair;
• the remedy restores normal water-fat metabolism in the scalp;

helps to strengthen the hair roots and ensures the growth of their rods;

• deal with dandruff.

In order not to regret the results after applying henna, it is very important to take into account certain nuances.

Henna staining technology

Changing the shade of hair with henna is a very simple process that allows you to get great results. To achieve the desired effect, important features should be taken into account.

Contraindications

The use of henna for coloring curls has certain contraindications that must be taken into account. These include the following:

• dyeing hair with chemical dyes;
• a large number of gray hair(more than 30–40%);
• pre-permed perm;
• damaged hair.

If in the near future you are not ready to abandon the use of chemical paints with ammonia, henna is not recommended.

Particular care should be taken by fair-haired girls. The use of henna can lead to too intense shade.

Effective henna masks

To make your hair more beautiful, you can do useful masks using henna:

Henna is a very useful remedy for hair. It helps to restore their structure, making the strands healthier and stronger. In addition, thanks to the use of henna, you can change your image beyond recognition in a matter of seconds without causing any harm to the curls.

Natural henna for hair is a source of health and beautiful color. To get multifaceted shades, you can add to the mixture, but there is also colored henna, the palette of which includes, depending on the manufacturer, from 7 or more colors. You can also control the result by adding certain components to the coloring mixture, or simply treat the hair without changing the tone, colorless henna will help with this.

Colored henna: types and applications

Lavsonia plant powder, in general, stains curls with copper shades in the range of the original color, regardless of the region in which the raw materials for making the paint were collected. But Indian manufacturers, in particular the most famous brands "Lash" and "Aasha", decided to make it easier for women who tried by trial and error to diversify the effect of staining. With the use of various natural additives, the color range of henna has been enriched, the assortment range is presented from light golden hues to blue-black. As a result, a tinted henna was obtained, with the help of which it is possible, albeit not radically, but still noticeably enough to change the image. Let's take a closer look at the main shades.

black henna becomes such due to the addition of indigo (or basma). We note right away that black henna for hair is unlikely to give an instant result, especially for a mane of light brown or wheaten tones. According to reviews, usually the hair becomes a rich dark chestnut color, and to get the desired black, it will take repeated use, and a repetition of several sessions.

Brown henna- the result of combining red and black henna. Turmeric, ground coffee, indigo can also be mixed with Lavsonia powder. As a result, the hair acquires a beautiful chestnut color or is dyed in dark chocolate. You can dilute brown henna with the addition of chamomile, tea leaves or coffee, this will achieve a lighter or darker tone.

red henna- in fact, this is crushed lavsonia, where lemon juice can be added to enhance the copper tint (if you buy henna in briquettes). If red henna is enriched with beetroot juice at the production stage, a mahogany or burgundy color powder is obtained.

white henna- a chemical substance that is used to lighten hair. It is clear that real henna does not smell here, because it cannot deprive strands of pigment, usually strong chemical compounds play its role. For clarification this remedy really capable, but the curls can noticeably deteriorate, but it is great for removing body hair. The formula of the remedy includes walnut partitions (more precisely, their ash), maize or rice flour, and additional “vitamins”. In general, white henna is a product harmful to hair.

colorless henna, which is used to restore damaged hair or to maintain a healthy hairstyle.

The most popular among women all over the world is tinted henna from the Indian manufacturer Lush. Domestic companies are also not far behind, offering enough wide selection colored henna: "Rocolor" and "Phytocosmetics" produce high-quality and inexpensive products.

We treat hair with colorless henna

Colorless henna is a product that is made from lavsonia stems, they do not have a coloring effect. Reading the reviews of hairdressers, you begin to really believe in the miracles that colorless henna for hair is capable of. Indications for the use of colorless henna are the following factors:

• dryness and brittle hair;
• excessive fat content of the root zone;
• dandruff and seborrhea;
• devoid of shine, dull hairstyle;
• hair loss.

In principle, tinted henna has the same properties as colorless henna, but it colors the mane in any case, and not everyone wants this. Moderate use of a colorless powder makes each hair stronger, more elastic, protected from external influences. The scalp is moisturized, hair growth from “sleeping” follicles is activated, and metabolism is accelerated. Colorless henna gives a noticeable volume, strengthens the roots and helps to accelerate the growth of healthy hair.

A very pleasant price in a pharmacy makes this tool available for any wallet. True, some sources claim that colorless henna will bring both benefit and harm to the hair. Unpleasant moments can happen if you purchase a low-quality product or ignore the conditions that the instructions describe. Also, you should not use colorless or tinted henna too often: this can cause the opposite effect, that is, dry out the curls. Remember that colorless henna should not be used more than twice a month with normal hair, and even less often with dry type.

By the way, colorless henna for hair is an excellent addition to masks, here are a few recipes:

1. Mask for damaged dull, weakened curls. Add 2 tbsp to colorless henna. pomegranate juice and yolk, mix, distribute over clean strands and walk up to an hour, rinse with water. The tool nourishes the hair well and gives it shine.
2. Oily hair can be refreshed like this: colorless henna is diluted with water, honey (1 tsp) and a little lemon juice. Apply the paste on a wet mane, hold for about half an hour, rinse without shampoo.
3. To moisturize dry strands, you should dilute the product (2 tablespoons) with 50 ml of kefir, add literally 2-3 drops there orange oil, spread over curls and rinse after 30 minutes.

The invaluable benefits of colorless henna are visible in the photo, which shows the condition of the curls before and after its application.

We adjust the color with natural additives

To obtain a beautiful shade, not only colored henna for hair can be used, ordinary products from pharmacies or stores, with the help of certain tricks, can give the desired color. See how easy it is to achieve the effect of red, brown or black henna:

1. The brightness of the shade is given by ground ginger, which is mixed with a coloring powder. Red henna, under the influence of ginger, enhances its coloring properties, turning hair into a bright red mop (with the original color not darker than light brown). Approximately the same effect on the mixture will have a decoction of orange or tangerine peels, giving an orange tint.
2. In order for tint henna to give a rich color of dark copper, you should add 1-2 tsp to it. cloves, and to mitigate the impact - a couple of tablespoons of liquid honey. Depending on the desired depth and saturation of tone, leave the paste on your head for up to 2 hours.
3. Red henna gives a noble “warm chestnut” tone if diluted with a decoction of oak bark, tinted henna acquires a darker color if a little strongly brewed tea or coffee is added to the gruel.
4. Red or brown henna, when adding beetroot or cranberry juice, appears on the curls with an expensive “burgundy” color. A lighter reddish tint will result from the interaction of the powder with red wine, which is also added to the mixture in a small amount.
5. Cherry color can be achieved by flavoring the paste with the juice of ripe elderberries.
6. Softer shades are obtained as follows: light golden - with the help of chicory, turmeric, chamomile decoction, saffron, honey; ocher - by adding onion peel.
7. Henna tint gives a light brightening effect in combination with white wine, essential oils Florentine iris or regular parsley. You can also dilute lavsonia powder with a decoction based on dandelion roots, horseradish, chamomile.

In conclusion, I would like to dwell once again on some points:

1. Do not expect your original hair color to change dramatically, even brown or black henna works within certain limits. Some components and decoctions give a darkening effect, but in order to turn from a light blond to a dark brown-haired woman, up to 5 staining procedures may be needed.
2. Do not neglect the rules of use natural dye: even if you get a lighter tone than you would like, the interval between repeated sessions should be at least 2 weeks, otherwise the hair may become brittle, dry. A moderate frequency should also be maintained if colorless henna is used for curl therapy.
3. Any colored henna firmly binds to the top layer of the hair, making the mane thicker and stronger. But this fact negates attempts to repaint with chemical paint in a different color, especially light. If you are thinking about such staining, you should either use the salon henna wash procedure first, or wait a few months.
4. Remember that tinted and colorless henna straighten curled curls, so medical procedures with its use are not recommended after a perm.

Nature has given us an amazingly effective and easy-to-use herbal remedy. Use it and become even more beautiful!