HOW TO LIGHTEN HENNA HAIR 

My henna job was too dark. I used half red and half brown and it was bummer dark. I put olive oil all over my hair and wore a cap for 12 hours. It was a long long time. I was told olive oil lightens henna. I was totally thrilled when i washed out the oil, that my henna job was lightened and the perfect shade that I was looking for. Super natural. Just one more rescue remedy, for those who's henna job goes too dark. :-)

I am a stylist. The reason stylist get upset about henna is that they are only trained in hair dyes and are told horror stories of how bad henna is without being given many specifics or even correct facts about it. The worst that can actually be said about henna is that it doesn’t play nice with other products. As long as you know that henna is a greater commitment than most other products, it’s fine. That is also true with most sun in products.

I am a stylist we learned henna in school ! It’s great for people who are allergic to hair color !

The stylist's are just mad because you're doing their job in a better, healthier way 🤷

I've never left a salon happy either... I always am happy with my at home results. Yes, I've been to plenty of salons thinking that it would be a better result.

As a henna girl who used to walk out of salons feeling only the burden of disappointment and being broke, I completely understand your plight! I dye(with henna) and bleach my own hair despite all the nasty warnings I got from a couple stylists when I embarked on my self-hair journey 2 years ago. Everyone is so dramatic about henna. As long as it’s pure henna, pretty much everything goes. Thank you for putting this video up btw, it gave me exactly the information I was looking for; its time for my root touch up, but the roots are much darker then I’d like them to be, so I was looking for a lightening solution PRE-root dye. I’d read another success story about a henna head with sun-in, and now I feel confident to try it myself. This is gonna look amazing with my blonde balayage. Thanks so much!!

Thank you for this video! My henna has gotten so freaking dark! I wish I could find a stylist that wouldn't be rude once they find out my color is henna. The worst part is first they compliment my color, then they start telling me I am ruining my hair, that henna is drying and damaging etc. I have thick fine waist length hair. I am gonna try the sun in.

I’m a stylist. I love Lush Caca Rouge on my hair. It works for me. Just do your research and as long as you understand the commitment, then it’s fine. My hairs never been healthier after dyeing.

I was using pure henna in my hair, and it was dark red/auburn. My stylist was able to take me from that to an almost platinum, creamy blonde in ONE 3-hr session, no issues, no breakage. She did have to get creative with the toner because my virgin roots were almost white and my henna'd mids and ends were more peachy after the bleach, but it still came out even. If any stylist gives you grief about henna, RUN.

Former stylist of 18 years here- No stylist is ever trained on henna and just regurgitates the horror stories because yes some henna has metal but its really easy to ensure yours does not. I'm obsessed with Discovery Naturals, check out my video on the wine color. Now I want more copper or even strawberry so this sun in trick is rad and makes perfect sense. Most products we hate on are just being used wrong. Sun in brings out warmth which is why most people hated it because they wanted blonde. TLDR you're rad and beautiful and full of great ideas. Fuck the haters

Henna worths a commitment for life. I had chestnut hair (now going salt&pepper) and as the years went by I tried all the colours available - except black, because I have a rather fair skin. During her lifetime, every woman should try to be a blonde or a red hair or whatever colour is trendy and appeals her.... I was all of that, as I have already said. BUT. Every after each chemical dye I returned to the healing, soothing, nourishing, amazing Henna. Now it can't completely cover my white hair (which I have A LOT), which with Henna becomes copper blonde (I don't like copper blonde, because it makes me look older than I already am) and I'm letting it grow as it is. Because "going grey" is in trend, isn't it? :)) Sadly, I found out that after hair products didn't advance a bit. There's still no shampoo or hair balm or mask which can compete with the "humble" Henna plant properties. And this is why, my dear friends, the stylists and the hair products fabricants hate Henna so much.

Ive been hennaing my hair since I was in middle school. Ive used chamomile teas, lemon juice to mix with henna but I NEVER knew you could do this!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!! You are so clever! How did you even think of this! Just genius

I’ve gotten highlights over my henna three times now at a salon and they said it’s fine. Idk why some stylists are such little haters lol

Ignore stylists. I have henna and I enjoy your experiences. Stylists you need to chill. I used Sun in as a teenager and beyond. I am glad I came across your post. You sure benefitted me. Thank you.

Thank you so much, you don't know how happy you made me! I have really damaged hair and I want to start dong henna but I was scared it would be too dark, cause I want to keep my copper/ginger color. Now I know I have a chance to make it a bit lighter. Thanks!

Your hair is gorgeous, so what your doing is working for you. Rock on, I love it :)

I think its great that you go your own route and research different ways to do stuff to henna!! I dyed my hair with henna after watching your vid and loved it!! you do you gal pal!!

I watched a Brad Mondo video on henna (which is where I first started going down the henna hair rabbit hole), and he was super critical of it. Because (most) stylists aren't trained in it, and also because it can be difficult to get out or lighten, they completely write it off as too much work and not worth it, even though it's a lot healthier than repeatedly bleaching your hair and then dyeing it every few weeks. (When I was dyeing mine red, I'd have to touch up roots about every month and the color would fade so fast at 6 weeks it was pink and I'd have to basically redo the whole head.)

I used to use sun in when I was in high school, and always found that even after I applied it, if I went out in to the sun that it still activated, and my hair went more blonde. I think I used it for a couple of years. Im surprised it is still around to buy. But I never had any problems using it, so I don't know what people are talking about on the forums. lol

Thank you!! This worked for me, although my hair started much darker than yours. It still is, but it is much lighter than it was before the sun-in. I have been henna dyeing my hair for nearly a year. My hair is about 3-4 inches below my shoulders, with 1/3 of the growth only having been dyed with henna and the bottom 2/3 having a history of being dyed with commercial or professional dyes anywhere from gray to bright red to dark purple. I will say this is likely very dependent on your individual hair, but for me I had virtually no damage or change in texture after the sun in - my hair is still very smooth after 2 applications. I'm not saying everyone would have the same luck. But I'm very grateful! I love being a redhead and the look of henna, but it certainly does seem to oxidize and get darker over time. You are fabulous!

Thank you, Court!!! I watch all your videos and appreciate your positive energy and advice on henna! I started using henna about 2 years ago after watching your first Lush henna video. Peace and love to you! ☮️❤️

YOYR HAIR LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

Thank you SO much for making this video!!! I just dyed my hair with henna and It turned out way more red than I expected and I’m not really feeling it :/// tomorrow I’ll definitely be trying this out to lighten it

never pay attention to people who say rude stuff to you girl! I just came on here cause I wanted dye my hair but since its outgrown and I don't wanna bleach again. and my original hair colour is black. and recently I went back to using henna for healthier hair and now wanna dye it. I shall see if I can find this product and try it out in hopes haha and btw I LOVE your hair! the colour looks amazing on you!! :)

I'm going to try this i don't know why I didn't think of this!! I think the result is lovely 😍

LOVE henna! My hair is so much healthier. I've been using it for a year. I make sure to get 100% pure labs-tested henna. My hair has gotten a little darker because I've done too many full-hair applications. I am going to try Sun In today :)

I just did my hair with henna 3 days ago and I'm LOVING it! Thanks for the inspiration❤✌

Hi Courtney do you think you can make a video on haircare? Like hair masks, leave in conditioners, oils, protein treatments ect. I'm getting ready to get my hair done and that would be really helpful!! Thank you!

I just hennaed my hair for the first time and it is way too dark of a red (think Ronald McDonald) so thank you sooo much for this video, your colour is what I'm looking for!

Beautiful results! Thank you for sharing!

I love your hair color! ❤

thank you!! I have been researching sun in and henna, so much scaremongering out there about the combo. excited to try it :)

You have better hair than I’ve ever got done! Screw them! They’re mad you have perfect hair.

I really love this video. You're beautiful, sweet and kind. I've got three year's worth of henna in my hair and am going to try Sun-In to remove it. Thank you for sharing your experience.

I’m never going to a salon again. I’ve only ever left happy from a barber shop 😂 Last time I went to a salon they charged me 240 dollars to bleach my hair. They didn’t even dye it blonde. I went home with yellow hair and toned and dyed it myself haha What is the point! They never listen and they charge so much. Not worth it to me.

That's a beautiful colour.. it suits you very well.

Thank you so much! I have henna hair as well but way to dark, I've been wanting to lighten it for ages

I love your hair!!😍😍

I like your vibe. Ima henna my hair now.

Thank you so much for this video! This is exactly what I was looking for. I used Lush Caca Rouge over bleached hair and now my roots are growing through much darker. So I will use Sun In on my root area to try blend it a bit better. Thank you!!

Hi Courtney, looks lovely and like you say it is a build up effect. I have henna hair and I cut my own hair too. I am going to give this ago but testing first. I first used sun-in 1976! x

What a gorgeous red hairy. You are a true my inspiration. 💕😋🌸

I had dyed my hair twice in a year with light mountain natural henna, and I wanted it to go much lighter. I was scared about using a lightener but I thought I'd wing it. I've been using Sun Bum's hair lightening spray the past few weeks and it definitely has lightened it. So far I have zero damage to my hair because I followed the directions. If you used pure henna with no metallic salts I recommend sun bum. And follow the directions! Best of luck 🌻

Such a beautiful red colour 🥰🙏🌸

Thank you for the video! I’ve been using Light Mountain Henna in Red. I’ve used it a total of five times and each time I use it the color is darker than the last time and I really want a light color. I looked up Sun In on Amazon and the first review was from a Light Mountain Henna user and it worked well on her! I’ll be trying this out 😁😁💕

I love your hair!!!!

I cut and henna my own hair. Always wondered how to lighten it. Thanks.

can you PLEASE please please do a video on how you dyed your extensions. Im the same shade as you and finding this color in extensions is impossible so looks like dying them is the only option. tips, tricks, why you bought them in the first place, the whole shabang

Thanks I'm needing to lighten caca rouge henna hair colour on hair extension as bottom turned out a bit darker my henna is a bit dark on roots though to mid way I think you're tutorial, s are great and most helpful to a henna user savanha Glasgow Scotland x oh and to heck with the means commitment, s ❤️💯👋👍🌹

Love this, I do my own hair the same reason, never happy.

I think that the henna protects one's hair from the damaging effects of the Sun-in... I am just as crazy about henna as you... I use it for EVERYTHAAANG.... Love it... Dont let the haters/stylists get to you... I myself have had thee worst experience with them... Hairstylists have a personality type... just have a look into it... 90% of them are borderline. Thats why so many people complain about them doing their own thing and not worrying about consequences...

I just realized that I’m going to take a hair styling course for my personal use. 😋💕

Your hair has grown so much since your first henna video

Hi Courtney, I just wanted to leave you a big thank you.

Hi , I'm so excited about this. Iv been using red henna for a year now on med/ light brown hair so it's getting pretty dark now. Can anyone reccomend a metal salts free sun in we can get in Europe? Also wanted to say if discovered than when my colour starts to look more washed out plummy or you might call dark mahogany I leave in avocado oil over night and after rinsing out iv got back bright shiny ginger tones.its amazing!!!

I f***** love your hair!! That is my goal!!!

Just used it.... worked perfectly. I just wanted to go to a lighter henna blend and waiting for it to grow out was driving me mental lol My natural hair is blonde with a HINT of strawberry...... it was too much strawberry lol This has solved all my problems... yay!

Im gonna try this for my roots :)

Thank you for this video!!

This is such a lovely colour! I have tried something similar in the UK, you can’t buy sun in but you can buy a blonde lightening spray by John Frieda. I Watched this video to see if there was a different way to do it, but looks like you had the same idea as me 😁. You did a good job of sectioning It and brushing the product through though, so I will definitely try that next time.

Hey , if you lighter it first, and then use henna , would This work? Tfs... really was looking for This!. You give good advice. That is kind. 😄

THANK YOU, VERY HELPFUL

I'm so trying this, since my henna hair has become a bit too dark and auburny for my liking. So, do you not wash your hair once more after your final sun in spray session? Does it continue working after drying it?

Wow it actually lightens

Thank you very much sister and this method helped me and sister I have subscribed the channel

Thank you for your video! Could you tell me the name of the product you used to lighten your hair, please?

Hi Courtney, We used "Sun In" starting in the mid 60s! It was a brand new thing then...giggle!

Loving your hair color!!! 😍😍 i have a question though, what do you think is best, to use a lightener spray on your hair first then do the Henna on « bleached » hair or do the henna then using the spray? Knowing that I have super dark brown hair so the blonde henna will probably won’t work in the beginning.... thank you!!

Do you bleach your hair when your roots grow and have black hair? Or, do you just apply henna directly to your black roots and it changes your color to orange/red color you have now?

I have a question, I use henna maiden, ( I use the natural red color) will this spray work for me?

Love your hair and your tattoos 💚 I've been using henna for years. It always worked well for me, even when I for whatever reason, decided to use chemical hair dye on top of it. However, when I tried to bleach it my roots were yellow and the rest of my hair just as red as before... Henna on top of that = orange gold. Henna again = bright f*cking orange. My hair is legit glowing.

It’s gonna take a while for sun in to actually work and start showing results on your hair in the slightest, for me it’s about a week for it to lighten my hair down by like half a shade, and I have henna in my hair. So I don’t understand how she does it every henna application if it’s not going to lighten it.

Like it. Great job😊

What is sun in? Is it a mild bleach? I have henna and black hair dye. Does it lighten dye? My hair is naturally black

Love all your henna videos! Do you think this would work on henna that is made with Indigo? I have the dark brown henna which isn't just henna. I'd love to brighten it but everyone says bleaching indigo turns green 🤢

Hey I came back to this video because I want to try this method to brighten my henna hair just a touch. I wanted to ask you if you noticed breakage or dryness, or other signs of damage, after using this method? Because going lighter means breaking down pigment, there will always technically be some damage, but this method would be a lot less than using strong bleach etc. Thanks so much for posting the video ❤!

Thanks so much for your vid! I’ve been using lush henna and it gets darker every time. I’ve let my roots grow out about 3cm to eventually do the vitamin c treatment to wash it out, to then get highlights to go lighter, though I think I’m just going to do this!!!! Thanks so so much ❤️

Nice and shiny.

Can anybody tell me how to do this on wavy/curly hair? Will this work with diffusing or do I need to brush it out while drying?

What is your natural hair color? I have naturally blonde hair but it's more on the darker side. I've been dying my hair with henna 3 different times now and have been trying to go for a coppery strawberry blonde shade but since my hair is om the darker side of blonde most the time it comes out a brownish coppery shade. Any advice?

What was your natural hair color before henna? I'm just curious because mine is a dark brown so I'm not sure how well it'd lighten, but I DID think of Sun-In yesterday as I was wondering if it could lighten. :D

I LOVE ORANGY HAIR! I don't understand what people have against it. Your hair looks absolutely amazing and spicy/sexy!

I love your color! Can you tell me how did you manage for your ends to be lighter than the scalp, seeing as henna doesn't wash out and by that logic all the color should be of the same intensity?

I used the same henna as you because I got inspiration from your video. I love your hair colour and like you I wanted more of a copper tone. Unfortunately it never came out quiet as nice as your colour. I don't know if I burnt my henna haha

I have been hennaing my hair for the last year and I love it, I'm happy with my hair health and color, however like you said I'm dealing with the ombre effect, I really like the color my ends are but the top is getting too dark for my liking so that's how I stumbled upon this video, curious if there's anything I can mix with the pure henna powder to have it apply a bit lighter. I know people mention lemon juice but how much? A half a cup?

Can u use also the sun- in tropical beach . Has the same effect ? I have hennasooq in my hair

omg you are adorable.

I know you're naturally blonde but have you used bleach before and then Sun In? I've used Sun In for a little bit last year and this year bleached my hair, nothing bad happened. But I was thinking of using Sun In on the upper part of my hair, towards my roots to lighten it alittle bit. I have dyed my hair red and I'm a henna user too lol

It's lovely, screw them. You know what your doing, I love it 😀

I wonder if this really only works on blonde or bleached hair? Since they say sun-in is really for blondes anyway. Mine is more of a light brown and now I have a pretty deep red from the henna.

I tried this method and didn't see too much of a difference, but it was winter and if I had sun I'm sure it would be much lighter. However, I wanted everyone to know that if you wanted to go blonde like me, to lighten it is already difficult with henna because of what the henna could contain. But if you use the method of lightening your hair in the video just a smidge, your hair will turn sage green like mine. I'm fine with it and have fixed it. However, the ammonia in the product used in the video will stay in your hair and turn green. Just an fyi.

Can I do this and then dye my hair with henna? Or should I waint for a month. I am a little bit scared :D it will go green on something.

Color oops works great to lighten henna. But your method smells better! lol

Sun in can damage be very careful

You're beautiful, f*** the haters.

Can you put henna over pale bleach blonde? Or will it look like Cheetos?

Where is your it’s cool to be kind shirt from??

Lovely

Hey girl! Which henna do you use? :)

Awesome