I dyed my natural hair with HENNA.. I did not expect this 😳 

I've been using 100% henna on my natural black hair for the past 4 years as a substitute for protein treatments (with the benefit that I love the red tint it gives in the sun) since my hair is protein sensitive, so I'm very well versed in the whole process. I wanted to give some tips/advice and hopefully help out anyone else that plans to do this themselves, so sorry in advance for the long comment: There's no such thing as 100% natural black henna. If a company labels or sells you something like that, then they've added chemicals. The closest natural black dye you'll get is indigo, and they do make henna powders with indigo mixed in to give that deep look. According to the ingredients on the package of the one you got, it doesn't seem like it was a natural product. If you're planning on bleaching your hair again before the next 6-12 months, I strongly suggest going to a professional and telling them very clearly that you've dyed your hair with questionable henna. I do hope you eventually try this again, but with more reputable products. Henna as a dye is reddish/copperish, more close to your original colour. If you do plan on doing this again: 1) buy henna powder without any additives and buy indigo powder and mix them together if you want a deeper colour 2) never use metal utensil or objects when mixing your henna; it can sometimes react and make it have little to no effect 3) to help the dye penetrate into your hair deeper, add some acid to it - either acv or some lemon juice works well. if you use boiling water to start the process of extracting the dye, you don't have to leave it overnight. 3-4 hours is all you need before you start applying it to your hair. 4) similar to it on the skin, you want to leave henna on as long as possible so the colour can develop deeply. even better if you don't mind having it dry on your hair, but I know it's a messy process, so 2 hours to overnight will yield the best result - just throw a towel down on your pillow and stuff some paper towels under your shower cap 5) ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS deep condition after henna. it dries your hair out to the bones, so a good deep condish session is always needed. I mix my preferred conditioner with some coconut oil and castor oil and leave it in for as long as I've had the henna in, or at least 1-2 hours minimum. you can apply heat and make it a hot deep conditioner, but it's not really necessary 6) this is optional, but also depends on your mess level - you don't need to coat your whole face/body with vaseline when applying henna - remember that the dye is released over time and it's released very slowly at that. by the time you're done completely covering your hair, any henna that's gotten on your skin can be rinsed off and will leave little to no stains since it hasn't really had time to release the dye yet 7) twist or braid the sections after you've applied your henna. not only does it really squish in the product, but it also helps keep it out of the way so it's much less messy overall

Look. If your bathroom doesn’t look like a murder scene after you dye your hair then you didn’t do it right 😂

Also instead of water you can add coffee…. This is some advice that I got from some Indian and Pakistani friends who have been using Henna all of their life and I definitely saw the difference so I always use coffee in my mixture when doing color.

I used to do the Henna treatments. It really helps to strengthen the hair. Since you had like the reddish undertones. Next time you can add red Raj to it (it comes in the powder form as well. )and it will give you the nice reddish undertones if that’s something you want to keep. And since you did it for color this time, make sure the next time you do a treatment you do a henna mask you add different ingredients to turn it into a treatment just to keep the overall integrity of your hair and to strengthen it.

I recommend putting newspaper on the ground and using a towel or smock you don’t care about for the mess. I have even dyed my hair outside too.

I have a hand mixer just for mixing my henna, so it comes out pretty smooth. Henna can also be very drying, so you have to make sure to use a really moisturizing conditioner after.

I am from Middle East I am so happy🥰 that you try Henna I used henna too the mixture is very heavy sis you must Make the henna consistency medium, neither heavy nor liquid. The softer you make the henna consistency, the more the hair will benefit from the henna

P.S. your henna should be the texture of pancake batter. It’s definitely ok to add more liquids to thin out the paste. ❤

It looks beautiful! Your hair is flourishing!

You will see the benefits from henna❤ it helps the Hair get thicker and protects it.. the colour suits you so well.. you Look beautiful 🌹

Hello amber, your hair looks great after henna treatment, I love my henna treatments, once a month is great for hair

Curls are POPPING!

It turned out beautifully. ❤

There is no such thing as "black henna". Henna is *always* red. Always. Now, there are "boxed" henna powders that are "mixes" with indigo, which would make it brown to black, but there's been tons of news on PPD in "black henna". In which case that is no way natural. Hope I understood it right and it was in fact a mix with indigo powder. And not a PPD henna.

Can you do a video on your experience living in Belgium as a mixed/and or black woman? I’d love to know more about your country/culture. 🥰

The dye took so beautifully! You'll have to check out Henna Sooq here on RU-vid for all things henna related, in particular coloring hair. She is a wealth of knowledge!

Henna is the truth!! The difference I felt on my hair was major. Such healthy results and my hair was moisturized for several days after styling. Some people leave it for 3-4 hours but I only do 1 hour and I still get amazing results.

Love it‼️ I've been looking into coloring my hair, especially for grey coverage, but I don't want the chemicals so I checked out henna but just haven't done it yet. I think I'll do it after looking at this video. Thanks Amber 👍🏽

Great results!

Awww My beautiful Queen 😍❤️ I love the Henna color on your Hair ❤️ it looks sooo damn perfect 🥰 Well done , my Queen ❤

Black hair works great with your coloring.

Wow the result is amazing you look more radiant 🤩🤩🤩

WOW it looks so good, you look younger. It was even satisfying to watch how the henna was changing the color.

That color looks so beautiful on you! I love it! ❤❤

But I've heard you now have to be careful using some hair dyes on the henna treated hair

Gorgeous!😍😍

I’ve noticed that your hair looks kind of straight tip. Use bentonite clay to bring your curls back. Use it for about a month and your curls will be back to normal.

Looks fab!!

Friendly reminder, body art quality is the safest henna.

Don't use metal utensils with henna.

It looks nice on you Amber.

Henna basically impregnates your strands. It's nearly impossible to get rid of and it's hard to dye over it. I've been using it over my grey hair becaus I have 90 percent white/grey hair. Young women should make sure you do your dudiligence before using henna.

I love ve love the hair color it is a really dark brown which honestly looks more natural then black and henna can be very good for hair

Hello 👋🏽 Amber you have returned to your roots 😂😂😂pun intended

What kinda henna is that? In my culture you mix it with black tea or at least hot water. And you leave it on your hair for hoooooours

Hey amber, love your videos. Quick advice, henna should not be mixed with metal or in a metal bowl as it can interact with it. Best to mix your henna with a non metal spoon or spatula

I haven’t nag been using henna for a few years and is better than chemical dyes. I also use the plant based dye shampoo for quick touch ups. However repeated use of henna can relax your curls making it straighter. Plus after using henna use a deep conditioner to stop the hair drying out. My bathroom walls are stained😮😮😮😮

Love the dark hair

I love Henna. I've started using it since 2016 and I love it, but not the process. At first, I wasn't sure how to use it(I got a copper dye) and didn't understand about adding Indigo to get it really dark, but now I do. My hair is dark brown but looks dusty brown when it needs to be washed. I'm about to use it in the morning without the Indigo, because, sometimes I don't mind the copper tone(It's mostly on my resistant greys around the perimeter of my hair). Now I wait up to 24 hours after my rinse, before adding any oils, etc(as advised by Henna professionals) to allow the Henna color to deepen. If I'm not doing just a root touch-up, I put newspapers on my floor and use cold water to clean spots that splash on the tile. Whenever I'm doing a treatment I add rice water to my liquid and apple-cider vinegar along with some essential oils, then I add all of my products right after my rinse.

Hi my dear I love henna the red one it my favorite.

Amazing hair!

I’m going to order some henna now. ❤

Girl👀 I have a naturally dull hair color but I am too scared to dye my hair.... hanna sounds really good 😮

Have a great week 🙂

Really loved this video! But maybe I am a little bit biased. 😂

The way henna does my hair I really wanna mix it with some cornstarch and make gel because cornstarch does juice up and define my curls but henna makes it layy all the way down

I love using henna on my hair.

That product doesn’t seem all natural. There was no indigo (Vasma leaf) which is the herb used to blacken hair /darken henna mixture. The 2nd ingredient is a chemical dye. So you would get the strengthening from the henna, but next time buy pure henna & indigo and make your own mixture to be sure if you don’t want synthetic chemical dye. I henna twice a year, and have bleached my hair in between. So it’s possible but can be damaging. (I have thick dense hair so I’m ok) but see a professional if you want to colour again.

Beautiful 😻

Please just patch test before starting. I am allergic to henna which causes a reaction- skin swelling. Hair looks lovely, Amber - but I recommend pls skin test first!

Yay🎉🎉🎉 I'm first! Wassup Amber

I think you should apply it on wet hair

Hiiiiii Amber❤❤❤❤❤

I've been using the henna packets, but they got expensive and hard to find. So I bought this same brand of henna coloring, and succeeded in wasting hours of my time and money. I followed the directions to the T,. Left it on for over an hour. I still have all the Gray I started with and it actually lightened the roots above the Gray to a light Brown. So I started off with black hair with my silver roots. now I have black hair with light brown hair and silver roots. I'm so disgusted. I've been googling and trying. All different kind of products and indigo and nothing seems to work except those pre measured packets that it just mixed with water. You're good to go and leave on 30 minutes period I just wish they weren't keep getting more expensive and harder to find.

Henna made my hair like hard and needed moisture felt like a string or rubber band I went to the natural hair store I ut apple cider vinegar and let it sit for hours and had to let it sit for a 3 hours in my hair

It's because your hair was like burgundy And that's why I made it cooperish when it fade

Was it super dry later on?

😮Can it dye gray hair too?

I tried Henna but it can be soooooo drying to the hair. I gave up on it to color my gray hair and went back to box color.

i’m extremely allergic to hair dyes but can I use Henna ?? let me know if you have any experience or you are allergic to hair dye like me :(

Does it leave your ends dry like regular dye?

Permanent? You mean 6 weeks?

Please can you tell is it allergy free

Amber, I got some bitly link warning trying to click on the link to buy the henna

How long will it last

I think it's a bad Idea. My hair is dark blonde, and with henna it turned orange. Seriously orange. And even if your result is better, it still dries the hair.

Oh yayyyy I’m first ❤🎉

Hello ❤❤❤🎉

حنتها طبيعيه ؟

This is not henna 😂😂😂😂😂