Henna Wash Day!

I had a henna wash day with a twist when it came to application. I mixed my henna with cold black tea and a teaspoon of white vinegar to aid in dye release then transferred the contents into my applicator bottle and let it sit overnight for the dye to release. Yes you read right I used an applicator bottle to apply my henna and I am beating myself up for not having done it sooner. This was the least messy henna application I have ever had! Win! If you have ever had body art henna applied then you know the manufactured henna paste comes in a tube with a nozzle like tip for application and the homemade mixes are usually transferred into a cone usually plastic or some type of hard paper cone. I used this same theory for my henna hair application and it worked like a charm.

I snipped off the narrow tip to make a wider tip since my henna mix was slightly thick

Anyway application done I let the henna sit for two hours one of which I used to work out and then proceeded to rinse, I love working out while deep conditioning the body heat really does help the conditioner do it’s magic. I rinsed the henna off for what seemed like eons then shampooed twice to get rid of any henna residue left over. As much as henna strengthens my hair it also leaves it dry and feeling like straw, so I applied my ORS replenishing conditioner to bring back the softness and let it sit for about five minutes under a shower cap as I got down on my knees to scrub the bathroom; henna leaves my bathroom looking like a crime scene I tell ya! Bathroom clean I proceeded to rinse off the conditioner which also acted as a detangling conditioner. Towel tried for a few minutes until damp then blow dried on cool, oiled scalp with my castor oil mix, moisturized, sealed and I was done.