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Strawberry Blonde Hair Kit

Strawberry Blonde Hair Kit

Regular price $28.99 CAD
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Not sure what to do and a kit sounds like a good idea?  I have you covered ;)

Natural hair dyes are translucent, so the final colour will depend on the starting hair colour.
This kit should:
- white hair: create a brassy strawberry blonde
- blonde hair: a more natural copper strawberry blonde
- light brown: may see some copper highlights in the sun
- darker hair: colour won't be visible, but it's a fabulous conditioner!

* Cassia can not lighten hair colour
**I recommend only doing root touch-ups to avoid the length of the hair getting too red over time. As everyone's hair behaves a little differently, this will take experimentation on your part.

Jamila henna or Rajasthani henna?  The difference is explained in the pictures. Let me know in the "Order Special Instructions" (in your shopping cart link) which you want in your kit.

Reminder in case you didn’t read the cassia page information: if you have hard water, cassia can turn your hair greenish – brown – black. If there is a chance you have hard water high in zinc, TEST, TEST, TEST !  Wash hair first with a chelating shampoo, rinse hair with distilled water.

Rajasthani vs Jamila henna:

Raj is very stringy - not suitable for kinky or super thick hair
Jamila is very creamy & easier to rinse out


How much do you need?
How much do you need?
1 kit = shoulder blade length hair
2 kits = waist length hair
** based on average hair & height. You may need more or less depending on the thickness & density of your hair

Materials

Kit Contains:
* 100g Cassia
* 100g Henna - you choose the type!
* 12g cream of tartar as your acid
* piping bag
* latex-free gloves
* instructions

How To

Strawberry Kit Hair Dye Instructions:

Read all instructions before you open your henna

*Follow dye release instruction for a small sample test (1 tsp of powder):

1. Do a test patch on your inner arm with your paste to test for allergies to either the henna or the cream of tartar. Cover paste with a bandage for the day & check for reactions over the next 2 days. Anyone can have an allergy to a plant.
2. Test with some hair harvested from your brush before you henna all of your hair.

TO DYE RELEASE / MAKE HENNA PASTE:

How long it takes depends on the ambient temperature

1. Combine henna, cassia & cream of tartar in a bowl & stir to combine (avoid stainless steel bowls with henna)
2. Add enough distilled or RO water to make a thick paste – like a thick yogurt. Whisk out lumps to make sure all powder is combined.
3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap – making sure the plastic is against the paste. Then cover bowl with a towel to protect from the light & let sit to dye release.
- Depending on ambient temperature, dye release can take anywhere from 8 hours to 24 hours:
* Hotter temperature (30 C) = faster dye release of 6–8 hrs
* Lower temperature (20 C) = 8 – 24 hours.
Pro Tip: if you have an oven with a light bulb, put the paste in there to dye release. It provides a consistent dye release time of 12 hours.

4. TEST FOR DYE RELEASE:
Depending on your temp, estimate when you need to start checking your paste. I suggest at the 12 hours mark. Scrape the top paste aside & dip your finger below. Keep henna paste on your fingertip for 5 minutes. Rinse. If there is an orange stain on your fingertip, your henna is ready! Because of the cassia content, the stain will be a light orange. If there is no stain at all, wait another hour & test again.

If you don’t like the smell of henna, you can add a tsp of ginger powder for 100g of henna powder.

Do NOT add anything else to your paste, no matter what you read on the internet or have been told through folklore. No egg, yogurt, tea, coffee, oils, conditioners, etc… It will only damage the results.

PREPPING HAIR WHEN THE HENNA IS READY:

Shampoo your hair right before applying paste. If you have hard water, use a lot of styling products or swim in chlorinated pools, a chelating clarifying shampoo is best. (or follow my chelating instructions https://www.hennacanada.ca/blogs/instructions/hair-chelation-wash-cassia-hard-water)
If you have dye-resistant non-porous hair, you might even want to wash with something as harsh as dish detergent. Do not use conditioner or any oil product after. Just shampoo & rinse well.

*If you have dye-resistant greys or non-porous hair, you can now use the baking soda trick to help lift your hair cuticle: mix baking soda with enough purified water to make a paste. Apply to dye-resistant hair areas, cover with a plastic cap to keep it moist. Leave it on for 20 minutes. Rinse well.
Towel dry or air dry your hair.
Now you’re ready to apply your paste.

APPLICATION:
1. Wear gloves
2. Section your hair to make it easier for you to apply the paste. If it's your first time and you have long hair, maybe try a few different methods of sectioning your hair before your henna is ready, to make sure you won't miss any spots before you jump into applying the paste - it can be messy your first go!
3. Make the paste is a good consistency to work with. Runny paste is a horror, so be careful to add very small amounts of liquid & stir constantly. What you're looking for is a thick icing consistency – can be smooshed thickly into hair sections & won't drip or run. If you accidentally made it too runny, add a little more henna or cassia powder. It won’t be dye released, so it won’t affect your colour. You can also use zyziphus to thicken if you have bought some for natural hair cleaning.
4. Apply paste to small ¼” segments of hair at a time. Make sure that the paste is being massaged each section so that no hair is missed. Repeat until all hair is coated.
5. Cover head with a plastic shower cap, plastic bag or plastic wrap. Press against the hair – you want it airtight to keep moist & protect from oxygen. If you’re cool, put a towel or knit hat over your head to keep warm. Heat helps the henna bind.
6. If you have dye-resistant or non-porous hair, blasting your head with heat from a hair dryer out side of your plastic cap & hat for 15 minutes will help.
7. Leave the paste on hair for 2 hours minimum. 4 hours+ for greys & non-porous. You can even go to bed with it. Just keep the paste moist & warm.

RINSING:
If you have long, thick or super curly hair, the mermaid method will be the easiest way for you to start rinsing out the henna: soak in a bathtub & massage your scalp, swish your hair until you feel like most of the henna is out. Then you can move to a shower to rinse out the rest. If henna residue is left behind, your scalp will feel itchy & your hair will feel dry, so make sure you rinse until the water runs clear. There’s no need to shampoo. If you used the baking soda paste trick, then you can rinse your hair in the same fruit acid that you used to dye release your henna to help re-acidify your hair. Now you can condition as usual.
*DO NOT blow your hair dry or use heat styling for the next week… just air dry.

THE WAIT & AFTERCARE:
It takes 2 – 5 days for the henna to oxidize (darken) into its final colour. Wait at least 4 days to judge the colour & henna again for touch-ups or to change to a different colour mix. Heat (blow dryer & heat styling) can make the hair darker during the 5 day oxidation period, that’s why you want to just air dry for the first week, until you see the final colour.

If your hair feels dry, don’t worry, the follicles are just a little bumpy from the lawsone dye binding. In a few washes & conditioning sessions, the cuticles will settle back down.

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Nathalie Bokrand
Beautiful, healthy shade

The consistency of the henna is so perfectly creamy with great instructions and support. There are more steps involved with henna hair dying than with a chemical dye, but it's totally worth it.
Fully covered my grays and my hair is so shiny. Highly recommend. The kit comes complete with everything you need and since I have short hair it's enough for a few times.