I finally did my first henna treatment! I was so hesitant on doing it in the past because I was afraid of the color. But I have to say that I absolutely love it! It has left my hair super soft and shiny. And as for the color, my hair was left with a very slight reddish brown tint in the light, but overall it looks relatively the same color.  

My Henna Mixture:  

1/2 box of Jamila brand Henna 
Jasmine Green Tea (or you can use regular green tea) 
Honey

I followed Curly Nikki's Henna tutorial.   I bought the Jamila Henna from an Indian shop on E. 28th Street and Lexington Ave in NYC for $1.99. However, you can purchase your henna online from Mehandi.

I then followed up with deep conditioning treatment with Neutrogena Triple Moisture Hair Mask, and let that sit for an hour. After I rinsed the deep conditioner out, I did a set of 12 two-stranded twists.

A little note: The henna treatment was extremely time consuming and kind of messy. You pretty much have to dedicate your entire evening and next morning to this, if you choose to leave it in overnight.

However, this will definitely not be my last time!

* Above photo: Second day, fully dried hair. Styled with organic coconut oil.

-Sophia