Light Mountain Henna Hair Color & Conditioner – Dark Brown Hair Dye for Men/Women, Organic Henna Leaf Powder and Botanicals, Chemical-Free, Semi-Permanent Hair Color, 4 Oz

Works great — but read this first!
I’ve been using this for years to cover the grays and give my hair an overall shine. If you have gray hair, and perhaps even if you don’t, you need to start with a straight henna application first. I buy Light Mountain Naturals’ red and use that. If you have gray hair, you’ll have to do this every six weeks or so. Here are detailed directions:1) Mix the henna (the Red box) with hot water and let sit for at least five hours. You can even mix it the day before (or even weeks before), but if you’re not going to use it for a while (say, three days or so), put it in the freezer. It freezes great. If you’ll go more than 5 hours but less than a few days, put it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.2) Wash you hair, but don’t use any conditioner. Comb it through and part it so you can easily apply the color. Put vaseline (or plant-based vaseline-type jelly) on your ears, your neck and your face along the hair line. Prep your area by putting down newspaper and a drop cloth and have some rubber gloves around.3) Use a brush to apply the red (henna) and make sure you have no metal anything touching the color. Add more distilled water if it’s too thick. I like it the consistency of pancake batter to make it easier to apply.4) You’ll want to leave the red on for 10 minutes or so. While it’s on, mix the black (indigo). Use hot water and mix only what you’ll need. Indigo does not keep and should be used within an hour or so of mixing it. I have longish hair (below my shoulders) and I use half a package for each application. I close up the bag with the remaining indigo with tape so it stays fresh.5) Rinse off the red when your hair has visibly turned orange (you can see it on grays for sure). Pat your hair dry, comb it out and part it for the indigo.6) Apply the indigo, beginning at the roots and working your way out to the ends. Cover in the plastic bag they include in the box or use another plastic bag (or shower cap). I leave it on for 75 minutes, but you might need it on for less or more time.7) While the indigo is on, I put away the unused red (henna) by putting it in the freezer. It freezes great. Since I’m only using the red on my roots, I usually get 3 or 4 applications of the red from one box. I also clean up my bathroom by getting rid of the newspaper, washing the brush and comb, and shaking out the drop cloth in the bathtub.8) When it’s time, rinse off the indigo with water, then use a conditioner rinse to get the bulk of the indigo off of your hair and scalp. It won’t all come off, but most of it will.9) Don’t wash your hair with shampoo for at least 24 hours. I try to go 48. Your hair will smell like plants and if you scratch your scalp, you’ll get blue gunk under your fingernails. Hang in there! It will take two shampoos to get it all out, but try to be patient and only wash your hair every other day or so the first week and only after at least 24 hours has passed since you first applied the color.10) I get tons of compliments on my hair when I use this. Truly! It grows out great and looks natural. Just remember to use the red first.

Takes time & patience to achieve a truly black color
This is natural hair color, so don’t expect miracles. The color will not be as deep or long lasting as regular, permanent hair color. However, you will have no harmful chemicals on your scalp, which is worth it to me.My suggestions: dye your hair FIRST with pure, 100% henna from the same or any other company. This conditions your hair and gives it a “base” upon which to layer color. If you have light or gray hair, your hair will turn orange. Do not be alarmed. After leaving henna on hair for several hours, thoroughly covering hair, wash and THEN AND ONLY THEN apply this black natural dye. It will take quite a long time, so be prepared for this 2-step process. Leave the indigo on for 4 to 6 hours—longer is better. Then your hair will be dark. Keep doing this every month or few months and your color will intensify. Also, you may need to touch up roots if gray is an issue.Overall, natural dye takes time and patience, especially black dye. Also, you cannot later color your hair with regular dye because that might cause a reaction and surprising color results. So if you start natural dye, be prepared to stick with it.For reference, I have naturally dark brown hair that I used to highlight sometimes at high-end salons. I’ve also used box color to dye my hair jet black. But for the last 5 years I have been doing WEEKLY henna treatments. Every six months or so I will do the 2-step henna-and-indigo process. My hair is shiny, healthy and has a beautiful natural black color. I lose less hair and the 10 gray hairs I have are all colored. My hair grows faster than before and I get a ton of compliments. I’ve been told that henna will also slow down the graying process. This is all good, but sometimes I have an urge to go lighten my hair or do something crazy. I can’t. I would have to let the henna’d hair grow out completely before applying regular dye.Hope this helps!

Great product!!!

This is the first time I dye my hair in my life, and of course the first time I use henna. I have several comments:- My natural color is dark brown, and I am pleased with the results, it’s a little darker than my natural brown.- I thought I was going to make a huge mess but really after the henna is mixed it is quite easy to manage. I did my roots first and I have very long hair, so I covered the bathtub with plastic bags and after I did my roots I got in the bathtub and did the rest of my hair with my hands and that was easier.- I used henna because I am growing a lot of grays, and it did cover them although they do not look really brown. Next time I will leave the henna for a little longer than 4 hrs, this time I just did 2.5hrs.- I left the henna sitting for 1 hour and I think it does make it work quicker.- I would not recommend going to sleep with the henna on. Some people recommended it but I personally felt really uncomfortable, my head was really humid and I stained the pillow.I think this is a good option because it is natural-based and easy to use. The product does what is advertised, if you have grays do some research on what henna would be best for you.