Rainbow ResearchHenna Hair Color and Conditioner, Persian Marigold Blonde/Golden Blonde, 4 Ounce

I have dark ash blonde (well, really it looks more gray) hair with about 10% grays in it. However, I’m really not fond of the gray tone, and was looking to cover my grays and eliminate the cool tones in my hair. I was hoping for a nice warm brown with golden or caramel highlights.I had colored my hair light blonde for decades, but decided I wanted to use something more natural and less damaging to my hair. I chose the light brown henna thinking it would be closest in depth of color to my own. After washing my hair and rinsing it with apple cider vinegar, I mixed the henna with boiling water and 1 1/2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, and applied it. I have short hair, and it wasn’t too difficult. I covered it with a plastic cap, and went out in the sun for several minutes to heat it up, then wrapped it with a towel and left it on my hair for a total of one hour.The result was perfectly colored, warm brown hair with beautiful coppery highlights. It has turned out a bit darker than my natural color, but I’m thrilled with the results, and definitely will continue to use this henna!!

I had a thematic hair event a few months ago. I accidentally used aPotent toning shampoo while visiting family and the shampoo/condition stripped my natural ginger hair. I always use a tinted shampoo to give my hair a bit deeper red so I am not sure if this had something to do with why it did such a harsh color pull but it has been a pain. For the past few months I have been trying to get the bottom of my hair back toMatching my roots & have been unsuccessful. But this henna has done the trick.Firstly my package did not come with a cap or gloves like other people said that theirs did so be prepared to have those at home. I was super excited to try my henna as soon as I got in the mail and I was frantically looking for gloves in my house because I didn't want to have to go to the store but I still wanted to do my hair the day I got it.I used the strawberry blonde color- 4oz with 2 cups water, 1 egg, 2 tbsp olive oil & 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar. I left the mixture on about 45 minutes and the color turned out great. Almost a perfect match to the top layers on my hair.The process of henna is SO DIFFERENT than boxed dyes so if this is your first time using henna do you research. I know how messy and time consuming it is so I prepared.Adding henna to your hair event is like trying to pull sand mixed with mud through your hair. It is goopy and hard and take some work. I'd say about 20 minutes just to get an even application. Before I wrapped my hair up I immediately started wiping splatters and threw everything I used like towels, wash clothes, the sure I was wearing and the rug I was setting on and hot water in the washer. I wanted to avoid as much training as possible and believe me this stuff will stain your countertops quick. The photos I show posted about 10 minutes after I had put the mixture in my hair and then after I put cellophane on excuse the fact that I only had pink clean wrap.DO NOT TRY TO LEAN UNDER THE FAUCET TOGET THIS OUT, ITWILL TAKE SO LONG AND YOU WILL HURT YOUR NECK. Washing out the henna is even more work. I knew that this could take a long time so I made sure my husband was home to watch the kids so I could stay I. The shower for a while. I washed just with water first as much of mixture as I could- then a 2in1 shampoo and condition (let it set about 5 minutes and rinsed)- then just a shampoo (let it set about 5 minutes and rinsed)- then a hair conditioning mask (let it set about 5 minutes and rinsed)- then a shampoo again and my regular conditioner again. It is a job! And while in the shower I always was prepared with some cleaning products to clean up as my shampoo and condition set because this gets messy!I am super pleased with the color and henna is awesome if you are prepared for extra work. To me saving my hair from the damage of a regular dye is worth it.

Used this because I wanted to switch to something non toxic. Commercial hair color is horrible for you and this just seemed better. I mixed mine with Alma powder to cancel out the red orange tones and it worked pretty well. I got a nice brown and it blended my previous color seamlessly. I’m happy with it and can’t wait to color my hair now.

Love this stuff! I will never box dye my hair or pay $$$ at salon again! Used it without adding any of the other suggestions. Left on for 2 hrs. Turned out amazing. Perfect color, shiney and soft. To get a deeper red will try adding beet juice next time. I only used half the bottle and I have thick long hair to middle of my back.

This is the best product of its kind I have ever used. It is 100% botanical, it does not stink or burn the way so many hair dyes do, even the health food brands. However, the best part is that it is the only thing I have found that does not damage my hair in any way. Anything that contains "developer" or uses a two part process makes my hair fall out, and I mean really fall out in clumps. This does not hurt my hair at all, and it even seems to have a slight conditioning effect. Or am I just imagining that because I love that my hair is not gray anymore?? The color charts do not show how the colors come out on gray or white hair, but it does work on my hair which is really quite gray. This is not called a permanent dye, but temporary dye makes you think it is going to wash out the first time you shampoo, and it doesn't. I have to recolor it about once a month. However it isn't difficult to do. I like the fact that the color washes out slowly because after the first or second shampoo my hair starts to look more natural because it does not wash out evenly, but leaves the strands slightly variegated, like my natural color was. It looks so believable that sometimes almost forget that my hair is dyed. However, because it washes out so slowly it is easy to be like the frog in the kettle that doesn't notice the water getting hotter and hotter. I tend to not notice as the dye diminishes by small degrees, and I have to watch carefully or I let it get too gray