LIGHT MOUNTAINHenna Hair Color & Conditioner - Red Hair Dye for Men/Women, Organic Henna Leaf Powder and Botanicals, Chemical-Free, Semi-Permanent Hair Color, 4 Oz (Pack of 3)USDA Organic

My natural hair color is light brown with a few blonde and red highlights, but I’ve always loved red Irish hair. I would have loved to be born a red hair 🤣To enhance some of my natural red highlights, I used to use henna when a was a teenager. Since it was natural and didn’t really change my natural color but just enhance it, my parents allowed me to use it. However, I remember the process being very messy, the henna I used being very sandy (texture-wise), and my hair feeling dry after.In my 20s, I just decided I really wanted my hair to be a bit more reddish than the results I got from henna so I changed to ammonia-free hair dyes. The dye gave the more red hair look I was looking for, but left my hair very brittle and frizzy.When I turned 30 I decided to stop dyeing my hair because it just looked too weak and I couldn’t stand the feeling of it. It felt coarse and no matter what I used, it looked frizzy.4 years later, my hair was finally free of any dye and was looking healthy and shiny, and best of all, was very soft to the touch. But I started to miss my red-hair-self again (lol). I knew I didn’t want to go back to chemical hair dye (my hair is just too fine for it, plus I hate the whole roots growth thing) so I decided to give henna a chance again.I first did a lot of research, and found a YouTube video of a girl with similar natural hair color as mine that used this product and got a gorgeous red tint. I immediately ordered it, but before actually doing it, I did more research to know how to prepare a perfect mix and if it was good for my hair to add lemon to it. Also to know if I actually had to let it cure for four hours before applying it (I never did that before, and that was a totally new thing for me so I needed to know). I also googled about how to avoid henna drying my hair (since it can really be a consequence of using it and it did happen to me before.)I finally Hennaed my hair last night, and I’m sooooo happy with the results I decided to do my first ever amazon review (I’m usually very lazy to do one).This is what I learnt from my research, and what I actually did:1- Applying henna doesn’t have to be messy, you just need to get the right texture. Last night I didn’t make a mess or had henna drooling down my neck for the 4h I kept it. I prepared my mix and applied it when it had the consistency of Greek yoghurt (not too liquid, not too solid).2- Trust the manufacturer’s instructions, at least if it’s your first time. I read so many different recipes, and how you should leave the mix cure, and add some kind of oil to make it more nourishing, etc, that I was really confused. Plus, everyone has a different opinion on what works best. My head was about to explode with all the info, and I remembered I hadn’t actually read Light Mountain’s instructions. I did and I felt soooo much better. They were very simple and even gave tips on what to if you wanted to nourish your hair, or get more golden highlights, etc. They actually also say NOT TO CURE the mix, but to apply it once it is cold enough to be applied.3- Henna quality is essential! Now that I’ve used this henna, I started thinking the one I used to use when I was younger wasn’t as pure or as good quality. I remembered feeling like I had sand on my hair when I was rinsing it out, but this henna is so fine you don’t even feel it! Rinsing it out was very easy, and I was actually very surprised to feel my hair sooooooo soft even while I was rinsing the henna out. It felt like I had put some conditioner on, but I hadn’t. It was just the henna! :DNow, what did I add to my mix?I prepared my henna with chamomile tea and 1 egg. I left it on for 4h and then rinse it out with warm water. Once I had no more residues, I applied a conditioning mask for 1min. I really didn’t need that since my hair was already very soft, but the instructions did say to use some conditioner and I didn’t have any. I just had the mask so I used a bit of that. I then blow dried it so that I wouldn’t go to bed with wet hair and to see the color I had gotten, and OH MY GOD, I’M SO IN LOVE WITH IT!!! The red shade is gorgeous and looks very natural on me. My hair feels very soft and looks lustrous. I haven’t shampooed it yet. It says to better wait at least 24h before doing so, so I’m doing that 🤓I totally recommend this product to anyone wanting to slightly change your hair color without harming it. Your hair will look amazing, and you’ll feel even more beautiful ❤️

I love this. I’ve bought several of these boxes, and I’ve been using it to dye my hair for the past 3ish years. I don’t plan to switch to a different brand or product.For my hair (naturally a medium brown) this is perfect. It stains over my natural highlights so it still has dimension. It almost never fades, even after months, most of the reason I reapply is to add more to my roots.Price wise this can’t be beat. I have very long hair now (reaches my hips-thighs depending on whether it’s been trimmed or not recently), and one box is enough for my whole head now that it’s been dyed enough that I just need to touch up a thin layer over the parts of my hair that were already dyed previously. At first, it took 1.5-2 boxes just to establish the color.I don’t love the application process, but that’s just the nature of henna. It’s messy, smells a bit grassy for at least a week after application, and I hate leaving it on my head for the 3-4 hours recommended for best color take.Still. Gorgeous. Highly recommend as long as you’re certain you don’t want to change colors, as henna is notoriously difficult to change from.(Pictures show my natural hair, and my hair within a couple of days of freshly dyeing with henna)

I have what they call 'baby fine' hair. At its best its never going to look lush, but when it was thinning and breaking, partly from medication I don't take now, and partly from trying to turn it dark brown with chemicals, it looked awful. I'd tried red before, but chemical dyes produced something between orange and red and purple, depending on the brand. At least purple was different. Worse it was causing severe damage.I decided to try this and let it grow out a few inches over the cold season, and while it grew thicker minus chemicals it wasn't thick. I take biotin and it helps, but it didn't make the hair stronger. The first applicaton of henna was all over, good, grey/tan, damaged or whatever, and I was astonished at the results. Its color is a real red. And over time it doesn't fade to some other odd tones like the chemical dyes do. But most of all not only is my hair growing in thicker, its stronger. Even the chemically dyed ends are not breaking off. I considered trying the clear for an inbetween assist but have seen warnings it may make the red take less evenly.My hair is now below my shoulders for the first time in a long time and its not breaking off like it was. I actually noticed the thickness it early on. I have invisible brows so carefully dye them too. But it's nice to have something visible.As for application, I found it easy. I mixed the powder and let it set for two hours this last time and it worked in one application, where it took two the first. It is messy but then so was every chemical sort and this stuff doesn't make the scalp sting or smell awful. I rinced it out with the handheld showerhead and didn't get all of it out, but it came out when I washed it a couple of days later. The color initially was rather brassy, but within three days had gotten the full color so don't assume it isn't right immediately. Mix less and wait a few days. It didn't run down my face and I just bought a bag of the bonnets from Walmart (with the ethnic hair stuff). I also used my hair dryer to warm it.I am so happy with this since it does give highlights without having to engineer them and about fifteen minutes before rincing put it on the rest of the hair to strength it without over dying. My hair will always be thin and wispy, but its soft and strong and close to my great grandmothers red (have a swath of her hair) and NO more unintended purple experiments... (I picked up my son after and he kept looking around and couldn't find me, then had this utterly mortified 'Mom??? Do you know your hair is purple?')I used one whole package first, then split it in half. I may do thirds on the third box.I wish I'd found this all those years ago instead of destroying my hair before I did. Very very satisfied.Just to add, my hair was breaking off so fast it seemed to get shorter as I tried to grow it longer. The commercial chemicals had made it so brittal that I ended up cutting it off fairly short and starting over. But I am SO delighted now. It's not thicker but with baby fine hair you are never going to get that wish, but my hair is inches longer, and noticably past my shoulders now, and holding. The only thing I've done is use the henna on it which strengthens the hair. I'm even more delighted about this than just the color.