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Great stuff! I bought this for doing my own henna tattoos, and the color is beautiful. This is my first time ever trying to do this myself. So, the photos are just so you can see the color! Not for you to judge my unskilled work! Haha;)
The biggest hand and smallest hand are both on day three. The mid sized hand was done not even 24 hours prior to photo. So, it did get darker. I used a "kiss" recipe that was super simple. As for the essential oil it called for, I used tea tree oil. Hope this helps!
And that cute piece of dog is Stan.
This is the finest ground henna I've used to date! I highly recommend it for all hair types. I have kinky/curly coarse hair (type 4 a/b/c). I used it as a hair mask by mixing 200g with 13.5 oz of coconut milk in a glass bowl with a spoon. Henna can be drying and I already have dry hair naturally so I applied it in dirty hair (as clean hair would be toolstripped of natural oils) and coconut milk, which makes a mixture much more moisturizing than water alone. Once that was mixed well I leveled the paste and poured 3/4 cup of water on top, I did not mix the water in just let it sit on top, then covered the bowl so it's airtight. Let it sit for a day for color release, then uncover and mix in the water that's still sitting on top. You will notice the water is now orange-red. I mixed with the blender using a whisk attachment till creamy smooth, no lumps, and it was the consistency of cake batter or whipped Greek yogurt (not runny). The smoother you get it the easier it will be to rinse in out in the end. Then using gloves and wearing an old t-shirt (as henna stains) I applied the mixture to my hair starting in the center (crown) in sections about 2"x2" (just keep them small) to make sure all strands get coated. As you finish each section add it to a bun on top of your head. In the end there should be one bun on top. After applying I wrapedmyhead with Saran Wrap, two shower caps, and a scarf and went to bed. I left it in 12 hours but 4 is all you need for a great dye job or even 2-3 for great conditioning. I rinsed using only conditioner and did not shampoo. Henna cleanses hair. Once it's as rinsed out as I could get it with cheap conditioner, I deep conditioned with TGIN deep conditioner and sweet almond oil for at least 30 mins under plastic cap. After rinsing, my hair felt amazing, even before the deep conditioning my curls were the best defined I have ever seen them. I usually have a horrid time detangling but even with nothing on my hair it's a noticeable difference. I have dark brown hair, no chemicals or dyes before the henna and the color stain is a very pretty auburn color. The picture I'm including is my hair with henna in (so you can see the bun method) and after henna but still wet with conditioner inside. I highly recommend trying this! It will be a staple every 8-10 weeks for me.
I bought this powder strictly to do tattoos and I really like it! I am a beginner doing henna, but through my experience the powder is very fine so I did not have to sift it, it smelled fresh, and I had no problems with clumping. I followed a kiss recipe that I found online. The picture I have attached shows the paste after it dried(took about 30 mins), after I scraped the paste off about 8 hrs later, the stain after about 12hrs and the darkest one is about 4hrs old.
I ordered this product specifically for doing henna tattoos. It worked great! I followed the recipe on the sellers website for mixing. The powder was very fine, mixed up easily and is the right color green. Those who use henna often know what I mean. Not vibrant green to suggest dying and not brown green to suggest old product. The tattoos turned out very dark even without wrapping them up as is the tradition when doing henna tattoos. The tattoos lasted over 3 weeks on my hands with frequent washes when I took care of them. Will definitely be buying from them in the future! If you are doing henna tattoos I would recommend splitting up the batches and not mixing the total 100g. I made a small batch of 1/4 the package and it did about 10 medium size designs total.
A lot cheaper than henna you would buy at lush, and it works the same in my opinion. I am very happy with the color of my hair, and the color of the tattoo !
Feature Product
- 100% Pure Henna (lawsonia inermis) Powder
- High quality- tripple sifted and gives you the richest red henna color
- High in lawsone content that gives you a dark henna stain
- Preservative free, no chemicals, no parabens, no PPD, no metallic salts
- gluten free, vegan, not tested on animals
Description
The Silk & Stone Henna Powder is a high quality 100% pure henna powder made purely of the leaves of the henna plant to give you the highest lawsone content with a rich red color. It is organically grown without the use of pesticides or other harmful toxins. It is chemical free, preservative free and has nothing but the pure leaves of the henna plant in each box. Our henna dyes the hair as well as deep conditions, strengthens and protects your hair from damage. It will also help rejuvenate dull, dry and lifeless hair. We are very careful in giving our consumers the best and healthiest alternatives to hair care and beauty. Silk & Stone Henna Powder is excellent for dying the hair, beard, mustache and is great for both men and women. TIPS: Use our henna powder with Silk & Stone Indigo Powder to make brown to black hair dye or play with adding Silk & Stone Amla for nourishment, shine and to tone down the red or use Cassia for added conditioning and a variation of color. We encourage questions so please let us know if we can help you. Happy Hennaing!
Wonderful product! I bought it for tattoo, not hair. I like all of the "friendly" aspects of it (Cruelty Free, Vegan, etc). It smells wonderful and is packaged in gold foil. :) The company was nice enough to share information regarding the powder. Included in the photos is henna paste I made with this powder (Recipe is from "Teach yourself Henna Tattoo" by Brenda Abdoyan also sold on Amazon, which I'd highly recommend. I will be buying more from Silk & Stone.
*Please note: the picture of the powder in the bag is half empty because I used it. The bag came full upon delivery; I did not take a picture of it then*.
This brand was easy to rinse out and the color is nice, but other than how well it stained my ears, I don't find it much superiour to the Daiso brand henna I have been using for a while. I think the rinsing wasn't too awful because the powder is so fine, but it also made the preparation dry in my hair faster than I'm used to while I was dying it, so that was very annoying and inconvenient. I don't know if it was worth the money, since I found body art quality henna, which is also a fine grind, from a local Indian grocer for $3. I will update when I use the other stuff.
As for methodology, I mix with rice water and half a lemon, then I freeze it. That way, I don't have to worry about leaving the mix out so long the dye starts to deteriorate. Plus, I think the color comes out better with dye that's been frozen. Do yourself a favor and check out the Henna for Hair website if you'd like to understand how henna works. The woman who runs it did her PhD on henna.
UPDATED 12/26/17: Ok, so this stuff is really nice. Terrible to use in the summer, because the fine grind means it dries too quickly, but I did a full hair treatment last week (normally I only do my roots) using a frozen batch I had forgotten about, and my hair looks great. Rinsing was SUPER easy, which it wasn't with other brands I have purchased. Normally getting henna out of my waist-length hair is a colossal nightmare, but not with this brand. My ears and forehead were orange for a day or two despite the fact that I oil my face to prevent staining, so it is very effective on skin.
I believe that one-star reviews mostly come from people who did not use it properly for the results they expected. If your mixture runs, you used too much water. Your gray hair turned bright orange should have been as expected result as if you had blond hair, all your highlights will turn orange too. The color builds up by keeping the mixture on for more hours and every successive application will further deepen the color. Henna will stain for next two-three shampoos, it is clearly stated in the instruction, so use an old towel as suggested. I believe a stained towel and a longer application time for a deeper shade of color is worth the trouble for a gorgeous naturally looking red color and a thicker healthier hair. I am very satisfied with this product, I wish I started using it years ago instead of poisoning myself with ammonia fumes and pigment chemicals of traditional coloring. Also, for the first time in my life, I am not seeing split ends. Prior my first application of henna by Silk and Stone, I had a horrible mahogany dark red from the earlier coloring with an ammonia free product by Loreal, I mixed dry henna with warm water only (no lemon or anything else) and kept the mixture on for about 5 hours (I used the plastic wrapper). I also applied the henna to my eyebrows and kept it on for about 2 hours (no, no one got scared, I was alone all day). Not only my color did turn a beautiful copper (as desired and hoped), my hair gained more volume too. Since the first try with henna, many people have told me that "something is different about me" (I've always been coppery until the mahogany fail, so cant be that) and I've had two "indecent proposals". Might not be related, but I am totally sold (henna sold). :)
Very pleased with this henna powder!!! After using a simple Kiss recipe for the very first time (have never made henna paste before), I was slightly unsure of the peak of dye release and did a test finger (first pic) 8 hours after mixing. Wrapped my finger with tissue once dry, placed my cone in the freezer, and went to bed. Continued on with my design on my hand after thawing the next morning, and waited a few hours to see the results. My finger stained ok, but the rest of the hand was not as intense after the same amount of time on-- had me a bit disappointed and thinking the powder wasn't good. I jumped the gun though-- tried a slight variation with my next batch 2 days later and paid more attention to the ratios and consistency. Didn't bother sifting this time, and waited until the first sign of dye release (about 4 hours) and started on my foot. Used a lemon juice & sugar mixture to keep it moist (I think this made A LOT of difference), and 6 hours later came out with a nice, deep color! I recommend playing around with recipes and timing for beginners like myself-- I'm purposely doing very small batches to find the sweet spot! For reference, first two pictures are during drying, and in the last I'm on day 3 for the finger and day 1 on the foot!
I followed the directions exactly and had great coverage on my grays and rich dark color. I have had tons of compliments! I have dark brown hair, after using this product the brown was a deep reddish brown, not startling, and the grays are copper colored. 3 weeks later the color still looks great. Left my hair glossy, and added a little bit of volume to my baby fine hair.
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