Light Mountain Henna Hair Dye - Vibrant Color for Gray Coverage, Vegan & Chemical-Free - 7oz

This is the “light brown” color.That will mean entirely different things for different hair types. ***DO the hair strand test!*** Even with the test, you won’t know how it really looks till you’ve done your whole head.My natural color is a brown, with lighter tips if it’s sun kissed.I’ve had a lotta grey going on recently (just now hitting my mid forties.)I’m crunchy too, so no nasty chemicals were purposefully going into my body, especially my brain.The first time I used it, I added half lemon juice to step two. The results were much darker than I wanted. All my hair darkened up.Then I tried the two step process with just my roots (same lemon juice in step two). Still, it was darker than I wanted.Then I tried just step one. My roots are more of a ginger color. Lighter. More what I was originally going for.If you zoom in you can see the distinction. I got in my window (henna looks glorious in natural light.)I think next time I’ll try just step one on my whole head. Even step one tends to darken my natural (non-grey) color.If you only do your roots, this product is the most economical thing EVER!Yes, it’s messy. Yes, you smell like a barn for a few days. I’d rather have messy and barn scented than neurotoxins on my scalp every month!
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I was quite timid about using henna. Horror stories of my teens came to mind with friends having bright orange hair. I am a natural redhead but with age (nearly 70) my colour has faded so much and the inevitable white hair is taking over bit by bit. I did as much research as I could on the internet about henna and the products available and finally chose this on because of the reviews. I decided one morning that this was going to be the day but I chickened out decided to do a henna gloss first. Henna glosd is a much less colourful result as it a small amount of henna powder is mixed with conditioner (ratio of 1:3 or 1:4) However after spending the whole morning on this enterprise it did nothing, my hair remained just the same. However this was far from upsetting as it gave me courage. If I wasn't bright orange then perhaps this was not going to turn out to be a nightmare after all.So the next morning I determined I would get it done. I followed the instructions with few exceptions, I had no distilled water and I added cinnamon to hide the cut grass smell. The thing about trying the gloss first is that I made all the mistakes possible with that first try. I made SUCH a mess.This time I had already learned to make the paste more like mashed potato and boy did that make a difference. No drips, no mess, easy to apply. I waited 1 hour and rinsed and rinsed. I did not like the dry feel of my hair so I applied a little conditioner and rinsed again.In trepidation I turned to the mirror and oh boy was I surprised. My hair has turned out wonderfully. The beautiful auburn of my youth. No bright orangy bits. I only wish I could post a pic, it is so so natural.Everywhere I go I receive lovely comments about how healthy my hair looks and how glossy it is, not everyone realised I had coloured my hair (goodness knows why) but it just shows how natural the colour turns out.If you are worried about using henna then please try this product first as I am sure you will be as pleased I am.
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This is the third time I bought this product. I had been using an over the counter hair color and am a former hairdresser. After 20 years of coloring my hair, it was beginning to thin and break. Now that I have a considerable amount of grey, it is also naturally wavy as well. I decided to switch to henna so I wouldn't be putting harsh chemicals on my aging hair, but could still maintain what was left of my youthful appearance.I followed the instructions on the box and did the 2 step process the first 4 times, but I mixed both batches at the same time and left them sit for 3+ hours in their glass measuring cups. I used chamomile tea in the green bowl to add more gold. But I didn't like the thick mud pack, brush on thing so I made both batches about as thick as squeeze bottle mustard and cut the tip of a hair color applicator bottle and squeezed it out like I did with my chemical color. It was still thick enough to not drip and smooshed easily onto the strands of hair. For me, I only left each step on my hair for about 20 - 30 minutes and got a rich reddish-gold light brown.Today, I was too lazy to do both steps. I decided to mix both packets together in a zip bag, adding enough boiling, distilled water to get the right consistency, added 2 tbs. lemon juice and 1 tbs.argon oil at the end, waited 3+ hours for the mixture to "cure", washed my hair, put on the mix and waited 35 minutes with plastic cap on. Worked just as well as the 2 step method for me. If I wanted to make it a little darker or less red, I'd use some coffee in the water.Rinsing takes a while as I have long hair, and after I rinse it out, I condition twice which gets all the residue out. My color looks a little light, but it seems to darken over the next few days all on its own, so I expect it to do the same thing.I have been told that my hair is so beautiful, that I should be the poster girl for henna. Nice huh? My hair is coming back and its not breaking off in handfuls when I brush it anymore. Its shiny and soft. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone.
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