Henna, the natural solution to cover your white hair?
Whether you are young or are starting to age , white hair can appear sooner or later. If they can be relatively little visible initially (low proportion of white hair on the total hair), they jump more and more in the eyes with the time!
If you are not adept at chemical staining , how do you hide your hair naturally? I speak to you more specifically of henna to hide these troublesome hair!
White hair, a particular constitution The structure of white hair is a little different from "normal" hair . Even if I will come back to it in another article, know that the white hair is thicker , and thus becomes more difficult to color and hide.
That's why, when we talk about white hair, we talk a lot about color coverage . The coverage corresponds to the effectiveness of the dyeing to make the pigments take on the hair, and thus cover them. And this is where the question of natural hair coloring, and therefore henna, comes in!
Henna, vegetable coloring for white hair We must first distinguish 2 henna: neutral henna , which will coat the hair fiber, and give some pep to your hair. The second type of henna, natural henna, however , will be coloring thanks to the properties of lawsone.
What color of henna on white hair? We will not reason in the same way according to the density of white hair . From the first white hair up to 50% coverage , you can afford a henna that takes the base color of the hair, or even darker. A related article of this is partial vs full highlights see and learn more.
Warning ! I remind you that henna (and vegetable coloring in general) is not intended to lighten hair , which blondes under the effect of an oxidizer. However, oxidation will not be possible with a natural product to dye the hair; only a work on the reflections may be possible.
Depending on the color you want to obtain, it will potentially mix the henna with other dye powders .
The effects of neutral henna on white hair For a first application of henna, the neutral henna will be able to gain the hair, but also better prepare it to receive the pigments. For a better coverage, I recommend you to first make a neutral henna to leave for about 2 hours , then a natural henna for coloring.
You can also provide a first henna of Rajasthan - natural henna (which will give you an orange-red color). Then you apply the second layer of henna corresponding to the final color you want to get.
Henna on white hair = red hair? Precisely, with a preliminary preparation based on neutral henna or natural henna, the hair will better take the color of the final henna , and avoid faded drifts.
If you find that your hair is a little too red , you can make an application with indigo (to add to the preparation of henna) to darken the hair. In contrast, indigo tends to dry hair.
It is true that you will have a hard time getting a very dark color on white hair thanks to henna . Keep in mind that on brown or brown hair, your white hair may be potentially clearer in a tone .