Henna!

Today I hennaed my hair for the third time. I discovered "body art quality" henna when Hannah was about 4 months old. Before that, I hadn't had my hair colored since the week before I got pregnant. I had looked into henna when I was pregnant, actually, but only came across products that included henna and a mix of lots of harmful chemicals. I made a query on MDC and was directed to the henna for hair website: http://www.hennaforhair.com/
What I learned there is that only henna sold as "body art quality" is pure henna and is completely safe and natural. I loved that I mixed it with orange juice! Then I mixed it with some tea the next day, and drank the tea that I didn't need! (You can't do that with the hair dye from a box!) I also love that I can use my regular kitchen utensils to stir it, and I can wash them in the sink and not worry about getting chemicals on my dishes. So from a non-hazardous perspective, it's great! I also love how it conditions my hair! Whatever I don't use, I just put in the freezer and take it out when I'm ready to do it again.

Putting it on is a completely yummy process, too. The first time I put on way too much, and it started to drip. I learn each time! I love the earthy smell of the henna. I love the way it feels. This time it was pretty cold when I put it on, but at least that way I could tell where I'd applied it. I can see why it is considered a luxury treatment. On the website, the woman who put it together says to relax while letting the henna work its magic on your hair. I don't think those directions were directed at moms of babies!

The first two times I hennaed my hair, I timed it around Hannah's naps. Currently, she only naps when she's on me, so that wasn't going to work this time. I started the process right after she woke up from one of her naps. I let her play with my camera and my cell phone and a bunch of other new things while I put it on. She was fine, and I put it on pretty quickly! We hung out for two hours and then I took a shower. Now my hair is drying, and I can tell I not longer have grey roots! Mmmmmm, I do love the smell!

I bought some indigo, which I haven't used yet. I would like to, one of these days. It's so easy for now to pull out the mix that I already made. Maybe next time I start a new mix I'll add the indigo.

I'm a definite henna convert!