Henna, my hair and I

I confess, I use henna on my hair!

Actually, my new hairdresser recommended it to me, because, you see, before (meaning before losing a lot of weight over a year and a half ago) I had beautiful hair, with volume, no dandruff, and most importantly, not greasy. But now it's quite the opposite, and since, no lie, I only have 5 white hairs (which I pull out), I don't really see the point of dyeing my hair, especially since I like being a brunette! And especially since dyes, unless you go to an organic hair salon, are full of chemicals.

And henna is perfect in that case. On the one hand, it's natural, it's made from plants, so no chemicals inside. It covers white hair, giving it an orange tint. But most importantly, I use it as a treatment; it cleanses my scalp. It is also recommended for greasy hair and dandruff (my case!). It strengthens the hair, adds volume, and most importantly, shine.

I use henna that gives auburn highlights, specifically Natural Henna, because that one is truly natural and has no other mixtures. Since I'm a brunette, I get lovely red highlights. If I were blonde, I would have turned red!

Otherwise, if you just want the henna treatment, you can choose neutral henna; it doesn't color the hair at all, but it also doesn't cover white hair!

How does it work?

Since I have short hair, it's 50g of powder and 150ml of boiling water (otherwise, for medium-length hair, 100g of natural henna for about 300ml of water, and for long hair, 150g of natural henna for about 450ml of water). It needs to be a paste. Then you cover your head with cling film (i.e., food plastic wrap). You leave it on for between half an hour and an hour.

At the hairdresser, I paid €19.00 just for the henna, and here, 500g of henna costs me €6.65. Yes, I even bought a kilo!

So if you also want to buy henna, it's here

And you, have you ever tried henna?

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