Hello ladies,

I wanted to know is it safe for coarse naturals to use henna? Iv used it once and didn't like it because i didn't use it right. Knowing what I know now I have all the steps on what to do, just wanted to give it another go.. any 4a/4b's use henna?

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Hi I'm a coarse 4a/b and I henna. Originally for the color deposit, but when that didn't happen I suspected and confirmed that my hair was resistant. Henna does softens my hair and loosens my curls though, so I continue to use it.

What was your hair's reaction to it?

I am a 4 a-z and I love henna.

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Well from what i remember my first time, my curls loosened beautifully but my hair was a bit dry, but I read after henna your suppose to dc and rise many times. I didn't do that. lol. What kind do you buy and from where?

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Yeah... Making sure all of the henna is rinsed out will take a few times and DCing helps quite a bit, but your hair could still end up dry. I've read in other threads that if you use too much lemon juice or other acidic liquid this will happen. And it does. Is this what you used? If so, I'm sure someone else could probably give you a different recipe to try with a less acidic ingredient. I've bought from two different online stores: Hennasooq and mehandi.

I combined mine with green tea. What else can you use?

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I have been adding alma powder.. hibiscus, ayuverdic teas with marshmallow root, catnip and other herbs.. and i also add alma, bhringraj and bhrami oils to it.. also castor oil..
And i do henna gloss.. where u mix about 3 tbls of henna mix with conditioner

What about... "Godrej Nupur Mehendi Powder 9 Herbs Blend, 150-gram" is that a good henna?

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Hi, I'm not a 4 type but my hair is coarse and I use henna. I mix mine with coconut milk and honey and my hair has NEVER been dried out bc of it. Since I am coarse and low porosity I'm very prone to dryness so much so that I don't use protein anymore. But with this recipe I'm fine. I use Dulhan and I love it (I have also tried Jamila and Reshma but Dulhan is IT 4 me!)

Henna dried my hair out and loosened the curl but the effects were temporary I think it was the brand I forgot the name but it was in a blue box at my bss


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