Now a days people like to color their hair with different color. Not only the grey hair, young people also like to cover their hair with colors other than their natural hair color.

But the problem of chemical and artificial hair dye is that it damages your hair in the long run. But henna is a natural hair dye that not only gives color but also takes care of your hair. Colors, that we get from Herbal henna varies – red, copper, teak brown, burgundies, auburns and so on.

Four Essential Henna Hair Color Tips

Preparation of Hair

The first and most important thing about henna is that it should be applied on clean and non greasy hair to get the maximum result. So shampoo your hair before applying it.

If you apply it on greasy and dirty hair the henna will not come to the direct contact of the hair and it will fail to penetrate in the hair.  Comb your hair and remove tangle. If you have tangled hair, the color will not enter in the tangle and you will fail to get a uniform look. So preparation of hair is must before the application of henna.

Preparation of Henna Paste

Preparation of henna paste is another important thing to get the color. Soak henna powder in warm liquor of tea in an iron container. Add coffee in it to get a beautiful copper color. Mix them well to make a smooth paste.

If you want to get darker shade to cover your grey hair then do not add amla. Amla being acidic, lighten the color. But amla enhances the natural shine and bring a beautiful hue on color.

If you want to mix it, mix it immediately before the application. Other thing that you may add in your henna is yogurt and egg. You also can add juice of a whole lime. Lime juice helps to bring a beautiful stain.

Keep Henna Pate In Refrigerator

Keep your henna paste in the refrigerator an hour before you want to apply it. This process helps henna paste to get spread on your hair evenly and smoothly. After your application cover your hair with a plastic sheet. Keep it at least two hours before you wash it. It will be better if you can apply the second layer of henna just after an hour of first application.

Washing

Washing process of henna is very important. The color and the longevity of henna depend on how you giving it its first wash. Do not shampoo your hair to remove the henna paste. Just use warm water to wash it.

The color will be more long lasting if you shampoo next day. Massage oil on your hair before going to bed and leave it overnight. Oil helps to make your color long lasting. Shampoo your hair next day and comb the hair.

Now you have already gone through the article and got all the tips. Follow them properly and see the beautiful color you got on your hair. It is really overwhelming. Henna also helps to rejuvenate the health of the hair. Henna is the best thing to color your hair naturally.