Henna Challenge Anyone?

GhanaUKGirl wrote: I need to get me some amla powder.. Where on earth can i get it in London and I wanted to put some braids in my hair but i dont want to do it if i cant henna at the same time ( is that excessive hmmm?) I am working on thickness esp since i lost some hair due to my last weave on

I started a thread around here not too long ago with links to Indian markets all over the world pretty much. It shouldn't be too many pages back, you should be able to find it. That should help you.

Nigerian queen hennas her hair with braids/twists in, as does tru. So you shouldn't have a problem.

rumebra wrote: GhanaUKGirl wrote: I need to get me some amla powder.. Where on earth can i get it in London and I wanted to put some braids in my hair but i dont want to do it if i cant henna at the same time ( is that excessive hmmm?) I am working on thickness esp since i lost some hair due to my last weave on I know that tru-blu and Nigerian Queen henna with braids in there hair. But they do a henna gloss not regular hennas. If you are braiding your own hair then glosses should be fine.

Thank you I think i will do braids then. I want my hair to be thicker but i touch it too much when i take my braids/weaves out..

GhanaUKGirl wrote: So Im guessing a gloss just means its runnier?  Also Side note: Onmyjourney I went to your blog and saw the length of your daugthers hair.. KUDOS!!!!! Its absolutely lovely hair and that length is just ridiculous :)

I bumped the thread with the locator in it for you. And, no that's not my baby. I'ts a lady on NP that I met and we share similar passions regarding our girls hair. My dd's hair isn't quite that long...but she's gaining on her!

rumebra wrote: [QUOTE=R2D2]   I indigo my hair in a two step process and I did not have any matting issues. Maybe, you got a bad batch of indigo.

Thanks for sharing that info.  It's good to know that I might be able to eliminate the problem by trying a different type of indigo or batch.  I loved the end result colour though.  The powder looked as it should (deep earthy green) and is 100% organic so I suspect that quality isn't an issue but rather the particular brand of indigo itself. I might experiment with adding coconut milk if the problem persists and hope that doesn't affect the deposit of colour.

Good luck!  Tell us how you went.

What do the bananas do?  I've never heard of that in a henna mix.