I know right, thankfully I have lots of henna!

Hi! Sorry to hear about your experience with this. Plants dyes would be a great option to address some of your concerns, primarily hair loss. These blonde shades are my own recipes that I use on my clients. There are some blonde dyes available online but I don’t know shade they’ll provide. To achieve an ash color, you’ll want to use something with Amla, Cassia, and Indigo. Achieving an ash tone can be challenging though, being that Indigo can end up a green-ish color. I'd have to see your hair and create a custom recipe. A strand test would always be recommended to make sure it’ll turn out a color you like. You can start with a basic blonde recipe: 1 part Cassia, 1 part Amla, 1 part Shikakai, mix it 8-12 hours prior to applying, and leave it on for 3-4 hours. This won't be an ash tone, but will tint grey/white hair a blonde shade. Where are you located? I am in the Austin, TX area if you’d like an appointment. I also offer paid virtual appointments to help you with custom recipes and guide you through the coloring process if you’re comfortable with mixing and applying your own treatment. Email me at [email protected]! Best, Ednita

I am trying to find the lightest blonde since I dyed my hair with what a beauty consultant told me would give me highlights, but it came out red and dissatisfied

Ahh in retrospect, you are totally right. What a waste! Lol.

I'd say the color is pretty darn close. ❤Some clients do really have this hair color though. You can't deny how cool it is that a plant can produce this shade of red. I have black hair and use it to dye my greys, they turn out like red highlights on my dark black hair, without changing the rest of my natural color.

This is fabulous news, so glad to hear this! I’m so happy you found this helpful. Thank you for sharing! 💚🌱

@@Nishaladiestailor-fx3bp Glad you enjoyed. Thank you for watching!

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🌱💚

@@suptarotangel The color prior to applying henna was a pale/platinum-ish blonde. ♥️🌱

Hello! This is the henna that I use: www.herbalhairstylist.com/shop

Isn't amazing how plants can do this! 🌱🤗

Yes, that's how bleach works. It opens up the hair cuticle by swelling up for the lightening properties to diffuse pigment within the strand. Henna, however, bonds to keratin, making it much more difficult to remove from hair with bleach. Under no circumstance do I recommend bleaching hair because of how damaging it is. This video is meant to dispel the myth that using herbal dyes before or after bleach or peroxide-based dyes would melt hair, which is not true. 🌱💚

If the henna contains metallic salts it WILL melt. I've seen videos of hair smoking and slaughing off when bleach & metallic salts are mixed. Indian companies can be very misleading in their labelling of their henna, so it's not always easy for consumers to make informed decisions about it. You didn't prove that henna + bleach doesn't = hair melting. You've demonstrated that the specific henna you used + bleach doesn't.

Hi @fioreli4, great question! I'm wondering if you've already strand tested a section? Depending on how long ago the henna/indigo application was, it might have faded enough to not bleach into a greenish tone. Prior to doing any bleach or chemical dyes, I would first use a clarifying treatment to remove any mineral build-up from your hair, sometimes minerals create green tones, it's not always indigo. If you strand test, and the color has a green hue, I would suggest to use a pinkish/reddish toner to cancel out the green tone. :)

Yes, you can do the 80/20 ratio and leave it in your hair for at least 3 hours to achieve a deep brunette. It all depends on your existing hair color and what result you want. This mannequin had white hair before the henna and the end result was a deep brown, not quite black.💚🌿

@@herbalhairstylist thank you so much for your reply! I have ash, medium blonde hair (natural, non-dyed). Do you think I can achieve a deep brunette?

@@soothingrainydays Hi! Sorry for the delay in response, yes, you can definitely achieve a deep brunette on blonde and lighter hair. The lighter the hair color, the lighter the results, so you might still have to try a 2-step process but I would recommend: 70% Indigo, 20% Henna and 10% Amla (which tones down the warmth a bit). With herbs it sometimes takes a few different mixes to get the ideal color. 🌿🤗 Let me know how that works.

Hi there, this was not an instructional video but happy to answer questions. I will create more videos soon with steps, what would you like to know? 🌿💚🧡

Just mix the powder with water and apply to your hair.

Hi! I recommend warm water so that it's easier to mix. Cold water makes it more difficult for powder to dissolve. 🙂🌱

@@herbalhairstylist ok thank you

True! Some people use lemon in their mixture. It’s probably bcs of that & exposure to sunlight

The hair hasn't lightened though, it's actually darkened as colour has been added to grey hair

I use it regularly and it even gets a little bit darker each time!

True, henna is not meant to lighten hair. It’s a natural way of dyeing hair and blending grays but will not dye any lighter than existing hair color. 🧡❤️🌿

Who said it did though?

Yes use bleach mixed with peroxide (20 or 30 vol) to lift your hair color then use henna a week after the bleach process has been done.

I am vice-versa let's change it together haha

Henna wont lighten hair.

Use 10 vol peroxide to lift your hair 1 level then add henna on top so the henna will appear brighter on your hair.

And mix henna and cassia together to have a more coppery blonde effect a week after using the 10 vol peroxide lightener.

Hello! To reduce the red of henna you can add cassia and/or Amla. Cassia will give you copper tones and Amla cools down the red a bit. If you mean lightening hair after you've applied henna, you'll need to use bleach or let it fade. 🙂💚🌱

Diana, yes you can! Red henna on dark brown hair might not create a noticeable color change if your hair is quite dark but it will add a nice red glow in the sun. It will also strengthen the root and strands!

Where I can buy this henna for hair please

@@mercedesmendoza6449 online shopping

@@mercedesmendoza6449 where are you located?

@jayashree Cassia is an herb known as "neutral or blonde henna" because it gives you most of the benefits of henna without the red color, as it is clear. It provides anti-fungal benefits for the scalp and conditions your hair leaving it shiny and soft. Hope that helps! 🌱💚

Hello Prudhvee, yes, you can definitely mix those 3 together, in fact, it's the best herbal shampoo blend you can use. 😊

@@herbalhairstylist whether we have to keep this mixture in water a full night or we can use instantly

@@prudhveeraju2524 Not if it's powder but if you're using whole dried herbs, then yes. 😊

@@edloves80s thank you

@@edloves80s hi will it remove oil from hair I mean I apply castor oil for hair growth I find it hard to remove it from hair and use shampoo so can you please tell me any natural ways to avoid shampoo and use natural ingredients with just water and soaking no boiling or grinding I stay in hostel. Thanks for understanding