How To It's a good idea to use a hair dye on gray hair.
The plant is used as a hair dye.If you want to touch up gray hair or roots, you can use hen.If you're wary of chemicals in mainstream hair dyes, using henna in your hair may be for you.You will have to mix the paste and apply it to your hair using gloves.The process is easy.If you want to dye your hair, you have to test a small strand of it.Make sure your hair responds well to the dye.
Step 1: You can choose red henna.
There are many different colors of Henna.It's best to use red henna on gray hair.When applied to gray hair, it will give you a natural reddish shade with a few hints of orange.
Step 2: It's a good idea to mix a paste with henna.
You'll need to mix the two together.The paste is made with warm water.The number of packs you need depends on your hair type.A single pack is required for shoulder length hair.Go for two packs if your hair goes down.Go for 3 packs if your hair goes down.Put your pack or packs of henna in a quart size bowl.It's important to cover the surface you're working on and wear old clothing.The hot tap water should be 120 F (48.9C).Add water to the mix.There isn't a precise amount of water to use.Use enough to make a paste.
Step 3: You need to wash your hair.
It's important to make sure your hair is clean.No dirt or debris will get trapped in the mixture.Before applying henna, wash your hair.
Step 4: You have to towel dry your hair.
towel dry your hair after you wash it.You don't need to dry your hair completely with a blow dryer.As henna dries out hair, it's a good idea to apply it to damp hair.
Step 5: You need to section your hair.
You will need to divide your hair into equal sections and secure them with clips.The paste will be applied to one section at a time.Depending on your hair length, how many sections you need depends.You can get by with only two sections with shorter hair.Longer hair may need more than one section.It's important to remember that henna can stain.Cheap clips are a good idea when sectioning hair.Plastic hair clips are easy to wash.
Step 6: Gloved hands can be used to apply henna.
Begin to work when you unclip one section.One section at a time, you will apply the henna directly to your hair.If you want to get the best results, put on a pair of plastic gloves.Work the paste into each section of hair.Go from root to tip.Make sure the parts are saturated in the mixture.Re-clip that hair when you're done with that section.Touch up the roots with some paste.If you want to repeat the process, move on to the next section.
Step 7: Leave for a couple of hours.
The mixture should be left in for a couple of hours.If you leave the mixture in for two hours, the color may deepen slightly.Don't leave the hair in longer than two hours because it's unlikely to deepen further.
Step 8: Blow dry your hair.
You should rinse your hair after letting the henna set.Do not wash your hair.It may take a while to get all the mixture out of your hair.Blow drying your hair takes 10 to 15 minutes.There is a noticeable difference in color.
Step 9: Don't wash for 24 hours.
The color set is something you need to let go of.Your color may fade if you wash it too early.Do not wash your hair for at least 24 hours.
Step 10: You can make a paste from a quarter pack of henna.
The gray roots will develop as time goes on.You will need to touch up the rest of your head.You will need to make more paste.You should be able to get by with a quarter of a pack.The hot tap water is roughly 120 degrees.There isn't an exact amount.Simply add tap water to form a paste.
Step 11: You should apply directly to your roots.
Gloves should be used to apply a layer of henna to your roots.Work from the root to the end of the gray hair.It's important to saturate the gray hair.After touching up your roots, you should have some paste left over.
Step 12: Wait one hour and rinse.
Allow the mixture to sit for an hour.You should rinse out your hair with water.Do not wash your hair.It's important to get all the henna out of your head.
Step 13: The paste should be applied to the rest of your hair.
The rest of your hair should be covered with a light covering of the henna powder.Gloves are used to work in the paste.As you're using less paste, you won't have as thick a coverage.You don't change your hair color completely, just darkening the existing color to match the roots.
Step 14: It's over.
Remove your hair once you're done.Do not wash your hair.It's time for your hair to be a reddish shade.It's a good idea to wait until the next day to have your hair done.
Step 15: The first thing to do is to test a small strand.
Before dyeing your hair, it's a good idea to test the paste on a small strand of hair.If you like the color, you'll get a chance to see it.You want to make sure your hair doesn't dry out too much because some hair may react poorly to the dye.Pick a stand from the back of your head that you can cover up with other hair and use the paste to dye it.The paste should be left in for one to two hours.You need to rinse out your hair.
Step 16: Make sure you don't have an allergy.
If you have skin allergies, you want to make sure your skin can tolerate henna.Remove the paste from the small patch of skin.Wait a day.If you notice redness or swelling, it's probably a bad idea to dye your hair with henna.
Step 17: If you've recently used commercial hair dyes, wait a month to use henna.
Commercial dyes can make hen react poorly.If you have recently dyed your hair with a chemical product, you should wait at least a month before using the paste.
Step 18: Don't get henna in your eyes or mouth.
It should not get into your eyes if you ingest it.When dyeing your hair, keep it away from your eyes and mouth.In the event that you see something in your eyes, flush them with cool water.Make an appointment with a physician if irritation continues after you flush your eye.