Is using henna rather than other types of hair coloring better for the hair?
I used to henna my hair in my 20’s. I had beautiful healthy looking hair. When the red craze started I couldn’t achieve the color I wanted with out dye. So I took the plunge for 15 years. about 5 years ago my hair started to break and the dye was not holding so I had to dye it more often. I decide to return to henna. I stopped dying my hair and let it wear out for about 2 months (never put henna over newly chemical treated hair. It will turn green.) I started with a nice cut (shoulder lenghth) and did the henna myself. I could feel the difference right away. As my damaged hair grew out I just kept trimming it off. It took about 2 years to get rid of all the damamged hair. I get more compliments on my hair color now. Even beauticians ask how I get my streaks so nice. I have to laugh. It is just the way henna covers my gray hairs. I got a lot of my information from this site but take the you have to use skin grade henna with a grain of salt. I use Avigal Auburn prepackaged.
If the product is actually all natural henna, than yes, it is better for your hair because it does not contain chemicals. Henna dye, however, is not permanent, and if it is all natural only comes in a few reddish colors. Here is some info that might be useful: Another form of semi permanent haircolor is the botanical haircolor henna. The henna plant, also known as the LAWSONIA plant, can be a semi permanent haircolor under certain conditions or progressive. You must not have extremely porous hair in order to take advantage of the temporary quality of the plant dyes. The henna plant comes in red tones. To alter the shade of the henna, some companies use a variety of ingredients. These ingredients may vary including: metals, oxidative dyes or other plant pigments such as indigo, madder root, turmeric or walnut. Metals may be extremely toxic to the body. Henna usually comes in a powder form and is mixed with water, coffee or black tea and applied to dry hair as a paste. The processing tim
Henna in conditioners can provide moisture to hair. It is also used as a dye. I believe it is better because it is natural hair dye. Please refer to the following link below. If you use Henna, like most coloring products, you have to do a strand test. Also, do not expect henna to color your hair like most of the products on the market. It is semi-permanent hair dye. www.hennaforhair.
