Light Mountain Natural Hair Color & Conditioner, Black, 4 oz (113 g) (Pack of 3)

If you're looking for something with the ease of your standard drugstore boxed color, or even the stuff from the beauty supply store, this is not for you.

However, this IS a great baby step if you're just looking into using henna on your hair. The product does work well, but it's not particularly convenient, and it smells like frozen peas. That's just part of the henna experience. It's worth it to me not to have to embalm my head in a bunch of crazy chemicals. If you're already a hard-core henna user, this is pretty gritty, nothing like body-art quality henna, but it's a good fix when you're in a pinch.

Here's the secret: I don't follow the package directions. I mix up half in advance, and wait for dye release (par for the course) and when it's ready, I mix in the other half with tepid water or lemon juice or cooled coffee, mix both together, and add it to my hair immediately. Sometimes I add ground cloves to make it smell a little nicer, depending on how I...Read more

This product really frustrates me. Before trying it, I read many reviews (admittedly of different colors of this brand), and was motivated to try it...

I'm pregnant, in my first trimester, and I have black hair with about 1/2 inch of gray here and there, which drives me crazy. My aim was simple: cover the grays.

I spent 7+ hours on this useless project today: I mixed it with boiled distilled water, let it sit for 3 full hours, applied it carefully, let it sit on my head under a shower cap for 3 full hours (and intermittently applied heat with my blow dryer set to "High"), then I spent 30+ minutes washing it out, with no shampoo or conditioner, just a little bit of baking soda. I followed the instructions (which are fairly complicated) to the letter, and erred on the side of maximizing the color. The product doesn't fully wash out without shampoo (which you're cautioned not to use for a day), so I have flaky henna all over my scalp.

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I purchased this based on a few other reviews. I tried it out last night. I think the henna must be old or not a great quality, it didn't make my hair red at all. The indigo is what really stands out, it darkened my medium brown hair to a very dark brown, almost black. I like how it looks, but was hoping for more of a burgundy color. The henna is gritty like others have said, but it isn't unbearable. My hair feels thicker and healthier. I let it sit for about 45 mins before putting it on my hair, which I left on for 4 hours. I bought the 3 pack, so I will be using the rest up, but after that I would like to find a higher quality henna for more red.

I do reccomend if you aren't looking for a strong henna color.

EDIT: I am now doing another session of it(10/13/10). All of the pretty black has faded and I was left with my brown color. Doing more reading I will def NOT purchase this again. They recommend you to wait up to 4 hours before putting it on your hair...Read more