Lush Henna On Black Hair

Henna is not one size fits all color.

Lush henna on black hair. As with regular chemical hair dye it s difficult to get black to take to blonde grey or white hair it needs a bit of red in it for the dye to work. The more product that you use the more that the color intensifies and the indigo infused persian henna really starts to come through. This is the dark horse of the lush henna family.

It was recommended that if i want to cover the greys i should apply caca rouge henna first which tends to cover light shaded hair better and then apply the brun or noir which are the brown and black. It s the same with henna. After that you ll apply it straight to your head i used my hands making sure not to miss any pieces of hair and really working it into the strands.

Those with dark hair will notice a rich blue black tint throughout and the more you use it the more the color intensifies. When the henna is comfortably hot apply it evenly. It turned out that lush offers samples of henna before one decides to buy an entire block.

Henna sits on top of the hair instead of depositing pigment into the strand like other dyes. I decided not to go with that approach because if i had to dye my hair twice every time the roots needed touching up i d be stuck at home for 2 days. The result depends entirely on the original color of the hair before application.

It lasted five days on my hair even with. Smooth a protective balm like ultrabland around the hairline to ensure your skin isn t accidentally tinted. Unlike many henna dyes lush s doesn t contain any heavy metals.

The lush henna hair dye. Break your henna block into chunks and place into a bain marie or heatproof bowl over a pot of hot water. But best of all was the incredible creamy jasmine scent.