Giving different colors to your hair with henna

Here are a few pointers to help you color gray hair the right way:

• First of all always use Mehendi of a good quality.


• To give your hair a reddish tinge, boil and add grated beet.


• If you want a bronze effect, add coffee powder to mehendi. You can also add oil to the mehendi paste.


• For jet black hair, soak Amla (if you don't know what Amla is, please leave a comment and I'll answer your query) overnight and then add this to the mehendi paste and keep this overnight. Apply it the next day.


• If you do not want to color your hair and only want to use it as a conditioner, then oil your hair before applying it and leave it on only for an hour or so.

Again, remember to wrap a cloth around your shoulders and use gloves to apply mehendi in order to avoid soiling your clothes. Take care that mehendi does not touch your ears or face, or else the color won’t go for some days.

Henna for the hair

I got quite a few questions about henna for the hair. So here's a post on that.

For times galore, henna has been used as a natural conditioner, color enhancer for hair. Just like on the hands or body, if applied correctly to the hair it leaves a beautiful shine and just the right tinge of color on your hair.

How to make the henna paste for hair application:
For the hair, take 100 gms of henna (it doesn't need to be sifted) and mix warm water into it slowly to form a smooth paste. If you would like to get stronger color, let the paste stay in the bowl for half an hour to an hour, otherwise you can apply it directly on your hair. During the application, make sure to wear gloves, else the henna can leave color on your hands. Leave the henna in your hair for anywhere between half an hour to three hours after which you can wash your hair using any regular shampoo.

Some important notes

• The quantity of henna to be used will of course depend on the length and thickness of your hair


• Instead of regular henna, you can also use herbal henna. The color in this case will not be as strong, but the conditioning is better


• The strength of the color or your hair depends on how quickly do your hair take on the color. You may want to test the henna on a small section on your hair before the main application to test the color. Generally, black hair will reflect a shine, brown will show some highlights if the henna is kept for about half an hour whereas blond and gray hair will catch the henna color very quickly, and so I would advise those with blond and gray hair to not keep on henna for more than half an hour, else your hair will appear red


• Be very careful during the application because henna stains clothes (And most stain removers are ineffective).

Have fun!