Light Mountain Henna Hair Color

I have been using Light Mountain Henna for years. It is messy, and can be a hassle to use, but the results on my hair are unbelievably great. I have very thick, coarse, dry hair and my hair soaks up the color like a sponge. It does not fade at all on me, and the conditioning effect lasts about 6 weeks on my hair. I boil filtered water, add 2 tea bags, steep the tea- take the bags out, then add the henna powder. I eyeball it, adding just enough powder to make a runny mud-like consistency- stir it up until all the dry powder is gone- then gloop it on to my dry hair. I wrap plastic around my hair, then let it soak in for a couple of hours. Then, I shower, wash with shampoo twice, and condition afterward. Lovely!! I couldn't live without my henna.

This is not my favorite hair coloring product. It's extrememly messy, takes forever to rinse the glop out, and it leaves your hair dull looking and feeling like straw. Also, for me, the color change was far too subtle, even after an hour. There is, however, a LOT of product for the money--you could easily do two applications from one box for long hair or more for short hair. If you want safe, SUBTLE color/highlights, this might be your thing. Just use a conditioner, especially one that gives shine to the hair. (See my review for the red shade)

I would much rather use a purely natural product like this over chemical based ones, but it wasn't very effective. I have light brown hair and was hoping this would add more warmth to it than it did. Maybe I was just being too cautious in my color choice. I followed the directions exactly and did 3 strand tests. With the 3rd strand test, I added ginger and cayenne because the other 2 tests resulted in no difference at all. I left the product on for an hour, randomly applying heat with a hair dryer. In the end, it added only minimal warmth, which could have been from the cayenne, and that quickly faded. I am not saying this is a bad product, but that if your hair color is similar to the color you choose, perhaps consider choosing the next shade up.