Red henna for hair

Henna is an extremely useful natural substance. After applying ordinary henna, your hair will acquire a red tint - this remedy has a healing effect. If you regularly make a mask of henna (including colorless), the hair will become shiny, healthy and stop splitting.

Natural henna-based paint has many positive properties. It is safe due to its natural origin.

It has healing properties and is able to eliminate dandruff. With this paint, you can forget about fungi and bacteria. In addition, henna is hypoallergenic.

If you are afraid to paint yourself, stop worrying: applying henna is elementary and does not require special skills. In addition, this is a very cheap product: you can always buy it with a margin.

Such paint is able to paint over everything and create any range of shades. People who already have quite a lot of gray hair may not be afraid that they will appear: the degree of painting is very high.

The result will be very durable. Coloring keeps on the hair for at least one and a half months, if you use the paint regularly, then even longer. This complicates the transition to another color: the redhead is almost impossible to wash off.

The composition of henna paint is very simple: directly powder and water. Sometimes additives are added to the composition - to obtain additional effects or shades. Natural ingredients have a positive effect on the condition of the hair and allow pregnant girls and nursing mothers to use this paint.

Henna-based paint does not contain ammonia and peroxide (unlike regular paint), which damage the hair and scalp. Moreover, tannins among the components nourish the skin, improving its condition.

Henna can be bought at almost any cosmetic store, as well as at print kiosks. It is recommended to buy henna produced in India. It colors your hair much brighter, with the least amount of money and time.

Among the well-known manufacturers, there are several: an Indian company Lady Henna produces chestnut henna. The shade is very beautiful: dark chestnut with a red tint. This is due to the fact that basma is added to the henna powder during production.

Another Indian brand Kajal produces classic henna without additives. The consistency of the powder is very pleasant. It is very fine grinding, it has almost no smell. Since there are no additional components, you can mix such a product with other substances without any fear.

Most often, henna is used as a natural hair dye. To get a bright red color, it is enough to apply the usual solution: two sachets of henna and a mug of water heated to 75-80 degrees. All this must be mixed until a homogeneous mixture is formed, and then left to brew for 15-20 minutes.

Then you can add a few drops of any essential oil to the solution. If you have dry hair, you can add vegetable oil. To obtain a rich color, it is necessary to keep the resulting paint on the hair for 2 hours.

After using henna, you can expect any shade of hair, it is impossible to predict exactly. For use for blond hair it is recommended to add the following components to the powder: ginger, saffron, turmeric, cinnamon or chamomile decoction. They will not allow the redhead to fully manifest and will only slightly enhance your natural color, making it more expressive. In addition, in this case, you should keep the composition on your head for no more than 15-20 minutes. So your hair will get a nice light red shade. The same advice is suitable for those ladies who want to apply henna to the blond.

For dark hair there is also a solution. Before applying to dark hair, add cocoa, black tea, coffee or basma to the mixture. Brunettes will appreciate this move: the hair will become incredibly shiny, looking just amazing. If you leave the composition on your hair long enough, you will get a beautiful copper-red color.

Before application for dyed hair wait a few months after the last coloring. Henna can then give an unexpected color - usually greenish. If you have done a perm not so long ago, do not hold the paint for very long, since the color setting speed in this case increases significantly.

Although applying henna paint is an easy task, it is still worth following some rules.

First you need to pour boiling water over the powder, after which the solution will turn orange. The ratio of water and powder can be selected by eye. The mixture should be creamy so that it is easy to apply to the hair - and at the same time it does not drip down.

To ensure that the coloring goes right, as you intended, apply the mixture to the hair before it cools down. Be attentive to this stage, see that it covers absolutely all the strands. Once you are sure that the paint has been completely applied, put a special cap on your head, and then wrap a towel or cap around it to provide additional heat to activate the components.

Many people use henna specifically to get a bright red hair color. So that the result does not disappoint you, it is recommended to keep the composition on the hair for at least 40 minutes for blond hair and at least 50 minutes for dark hair.

The color after staining with henna becomes insanely persistent. It may lighten, fade, but the red undertone will be firmly fixed on your hair and will be visible even through another superimposed color (especially when the new color is washed out of the hair).Thermal stress (straighteners, hair dryers) or shampoos will not be able to overcome this effect.

However, you can recolor henna: you will have to turn into a brunette for a while. Over time, the dark color will wash out, and the redhead will appear, but dark paint can paint over henna for several weeks or a month.

In no case should you bleach your hair after using henna-based paint. This can only be done if you are ready to put up with a dirty green hair color, but there are only 1 in hundreds of thousands of lovers of this. There is a chance that you will be lucky - and you will be left with a bright orange hair color, but for sure this result will not suit you. There is one option: wait 3-4 months, then the probability of successful staining in light colors will increase significantly.

Usually people who use henna speak very positively about the product. Buyers note remarkable changes: hair becomes heavier, denser and shiny. It becomes very pleasant to touch them, and the appearance of such hair is irresistible. When added to the composition of oils, the hair stops splitting.

Many people like it very much With the help of henna, you can achieve completely different shades., which at the same time will look very natural, natural and insanely beautiful. Some of the most popular desired shades are bright red or copper red.

You can see the effect before and after applying natural henna.

To get a shade that is different from the usual red, buyers use additives. With their help, you can get, for example, such colors.

If you want to transform yourself and make your hair healthier at minimal cost, stock up on henna.A product for 10-20 rubles is capable of this, and the cumulative result will delight you for a long time.

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