 This stuff is great!!! |
| Review Date: June 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Diane Santiago, Seattle, WA |
| I was really scared to try this . . . my hair dresser told me horror stories of bad henna hair color. But, I am preggers, and did not want the chemicals - but tired of looking at my grey! I followed the directions exactly (NOTHING METAL USED EVEN TO BOIL WATER!) and it turned out nice. Subtle color change, and no more grey. I will use it again for sure! |
It's great - have used it for years
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| Review Date: February 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Nora, Milton-Freewater, OR |
Don't be deterred by the person who hasn't tried this yet. I've used Light Mountain henna for almost 20 years - the last five with the color the gray formulas. You do NOT need distilled water, a ceramic cup or a paint brush or a squirt bottle. Prep takes 5 minutes, not 1-3 hours. One thing, it does stain your skin, so if you don't use a lotion around your hairline, you might see some staining for a day or two.
This stuff really does color the gray. The nice thing about henna is it doesn't give you "helmet head" with monochromatic color. The gray will take on the color of the henna more than your brown/black, etc. hair. It looks much more natural than highlighting, and it's actually good for your hair, as opposed to hair dye. It gives hair incredible body.
Now, I have to admit my husband rolls his eyes when I henna my hair every 7-8 weeks. It is a mess - like putting mud on your hair. Put the henna in a glass or ceramic bowl, add hot water.
I add a teaspoon or so of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg for a little extra color, plus it has a nice aroma that way. Makes your hair smell like a pie instead of the hay smell of the henna. Stir it up with a plastic spoon that you can throw out. I just put on the gloves (plastic surgical gloves are much easier than the ones in the packet), use a comb, and apply the henna with my hands. I rinse my hair out in the utility or kitchen sink where I have a spray nozzle on the faucet.. You have to do it twice - the first one stays on your head for 5 minutes or so before you rinse it out, and the second package for 30-45 minutes. I
The henna smells like hay for a day or so, so don't use it right before you go out on a date!
Still, I think that's a small price to pay, and so is the price of the product. Highly recommended!
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Great stuff
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| Review Date: March 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Uhl, Statesboro, GA |
Easy to prepare, no chemicals and complements every time.
I have been using this product for two years now and still get comments on my great hair color. I was getting worried always coloring my hair at a salon with chemicals sitting on my head for such a long time. Initally, it takes some getting used to preparing the Light Mountain but after the first time, you know what to do. Varying water amounts helps to make it not too runny. I recommend it to everyone! |
IMPORTANT: Chemical Hair Dyes Are Linked to Fatal Diseases
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| Review Date: May 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Geneve Gil, Austin, TX |
I started using this product when I stumbled upon "Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews" at [...]. I was astonished at the number of products I normally use that contain chemicals known to causes serious disease. This database rates products according to their overall health safety. The hair coloring products section is here (starting with the SAFEST): [...]?category=hair+color+and+bleaching
Just to give one random example--Clairol products are given hazard ratings of 4-10 (10 being the most harmful). Ingredients used by this brand have been proven to cause:
--Cancer,
--Developmental/reproductive toxicity, and
--Allergies/immunotoxicity
Other concerns for ingredients used by this brand are:
--Neurotoxicity,
--Endocrine disruption,
--Persistence and bioaccumulation,
--Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive),
--Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs),
--Enhanced skin absorption,
--Contamination concerns,
--Occupational hazards,
--Biochemical or cellular level changes, and others
Ingredients used by this brand are also legally subject to "Violations, restrictions & warnings".
This is NOT to single Clairol out! I chose that brand completely at random. NOTE:
"A 2008 study of over 10,000 people published in the American Journal of Epidemiology (4,461 NHL patients and 5,799 controls) concluded the following:
'In summary, the results from this large InterLymph-based pooled analysis indicate that personal use of hair dye may play a role in the risk of NHL [Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma], particularly for follicular lymphoma and CLL/SLL. Our study also indicates that although the risk associated with personal hair-dye use was observed mainly among women who started using hair dyes before 1980, the risk was not limited to those women. Future studies are needed to examine the risk of NHL by time period of hair-dye use and by genetic susceptibility.'"
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See also:
Nation Institute of Environmental Health Sciences:
"Genetic Connection In Link Between Permanent Hair Dye Use And Bladder Cancer Risk"
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Food and Drug Administration:
"Heading Off Hair-Care Disasters: Use Caution With Relaxers and Dyes"
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THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF. IS IT WORTH YOUR LIFE TO USE A COMMERCIAL HAIR COLORING PRODUCT?
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Haven't decided what I think
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| Review Date: June 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: D. Robinson, Ohio USA |
| I tried this product because it's supposed to be a lot more natural than other haircolors. I agree with some of the other reviewers, this was very time consuming and messy. I think it may get better the next time i use it though. The instructions say it comes with everything you need. Not really, you need the special water and containers that aren't metal. I think they could provide more gloves for each of the steps and the tools to mix up the color. What's included is 1 pair of gloves, 1 cap, and 2 packets of powder color. Also, I read on another website that you need to do the strand test every time, since each batch of henna may have a different color. The color did turn out alright and looked natural, but it is more of a mousy medium brown. I had added nutmeg like the instructions said and I did not find that it warmed the color. |
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