Henna (Persian) - Med Brown (Chestnut), 4 oz (pack of 2)

This brand and color is exactly the same as my natural color, it's amazing! No hard dye lines. I only have a little bit of white hair, so the other chemical salon color roots products were overkill, bland, and severely damaging to my hair and scalp. Inversely, Henna is wonderful because it works with your real hair color, adding color and diversity to your strands, based on their own natural color, giving an overall natural healthy shiny look. As the hair grows out, there is no noticeable hard line, and it blends so nicely. This henna looks very natural and lasts way longer than chemicals for doing roots. With this, I can go 4-5 weeks without coloring and look fine. With chemicals, I had to redo roots every 2 weeks because the dramatic hard line looked awful. Henna fades a bit, which is good for the natural look. With henna powders, I add a few things. I use 1 spoon of instant coffee mixed in with the hot water and henna powder. I add cinnamon for smell and a spoon of fresh squeezed lime juice for potency and action. I let this brand mix sit for one hour sealed, then put it on my roots for one hour, then I leave it in my hair for 3-4 hours. Rinse out, no shampoo, using a tiny bit of conditioner at the ends to detangle and comb. Do not wash or rinse for two days and sleep with a black towel on your pillow. (A bit itchy and dusty, but worth the longer last!) Then resume shampoo and conditioner about twice a week. Henna hair products can be a bit dirty and crumbly, so there can be extra clean up needs during the process and for those first few days. This two pack lasts me 4-5 months; I do a half jar for roots once a month.

Great Henna!! I love love love the color brown and it comes in a pack of 2. This really is high quality and I am obsessed with Henna.

I've been coloring my hair for years. After going platinum for over a year, my hair was destroyed and I decided to take a break from chemicals. I grew it out for awhile and eventually got most of the fried bleached bits off. I was just going to let it grow for awhile with no color, but had more grey than I would like. (though less than I was expecting lol!) so I decided to give the henna a go. I did a lot of research on different brands since I had never used henna before and decided to go with Rainbow in medium brown. My hair is thick and coarse and I used about half of one tub the first time I tried it. The powder had a light smell, kind of like tea. There are directions on the tub that I basically followed. I added coffee and a little apple cider vinegar. I covered it and let it sit in a bowl for a couple of hours. When I applied it, it smelled HORRIBLE! (though honestly, better than most chemical colors) I applied it to damp hair, covered my head with plastic wrap and left it on for about an hour and a half. I rinsed in the shower which I would recommend because it takes a lot of rinsing. My shower was a mess afterwards, but cleaned up easily. The smell lingered in my hair for a few days, (the dry powder "tea" smell, not wet poo smell). I got so many compliments on my color from my friends. Not mentioning until after what I had used. They just kept telling me how shiny and rich my color was, and I agree. I didn't color again until about 3 months later. The color wasn't as vivid as it was initially, but still looked acceptable. When I mentioned to my mother I was coloring my hair, she proclaimed that I probably didn't even need to, but with it being summer and swimming a lot over the past couple of months it definitely did. This time I applied it to dry hair, and noticed it did not go as far as when my hair was wet. I would absolutely recommend applying to damp hair. Overall I LOVE this product and will continue to use it in the future. Especially for how long it lasts and how far one tub goes.

[I ordered Rainbow Research dark brown henna but was sent the wrong colour. I returned and ended up buying it elsewhere.] In looking for a natural, non-toxic hair dye, I came across henna. After using neutral henna (Cassia obovata) twice which conditions the hair while giving a lovely shine, I was ready to try something with a little colour. Henna (Lawsonia inermis) is a permanent dye that improves your hair. Henna binds the keratin in your hair and cannot be removed so it is a commitment. It 'only' dyes red. In order to get brown, Indigo (Ingiofereae) is used. For best results, a long, full day, two-step process is used for dark brown. You do the henna, rinse out then do indigo. The Rainbow Research henna is a one-step process with the henna and indigo powders mixed together. Mixing with boiling water causes an instant dye release so there is no long dye release period as there is when using just henna. Henna treatments are done full head until you get the desired colour then roots only if you don't want further darkening. Application 1: I mixed one jar of the Rainbow Research henna with boiling strong coffee and two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to form a mud thick enough to not to drip, thin enough to spread. I applied the mud, covered with a disposable shower cap and let sit for 4 hours. I have to tell you, the coffee may have added colour but stunk! Washing out wasn't too bad except for the indigo. There were flecks of indigo everywhere and more came out the second wash. The colour was good, more of a dark yellow on my greys than red. The indigo continued to bleed, coming off on my hands until the third wash. Application 2 (10 days later): I mixed one jar of the Rainbow Research henna with boiling water and two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to form the mud. I applied the mud, covered with a disposable shower cap and a self-warming cap then let sit for 5 hours. Rinsing out was smoother than the first application. The colour was deeper with lots of shine. My greys are more of a mid to deep auburn. The indigo again bled. I really like the end result of the two applications. My hair is shiny, healthy looking and feels stronger. It is a bit thicker, less frizz and my curl pattern (2b/2c) loosed. The colour is a deep brown with reddish, golden, copper highlights where the greys were. This is a nice, all natural henna blend that is easy to use in a one-step, time saving process. There is no PPD or metallic salts that can be problematic. It is sifted but little pieces of stem become apparent when washing out. The main downside is the indigo bleeding which ultimately means it isn't staying on the hair so after a couple of washes, your hair lightens a little especially the greys. I would recommend this henna blend. Be aware that henna is a natural dye, so more than one application is necessary. Henna is permanent as is indigo although indigo when in a blend doesn't stick to the greys hairs as well as it would in a two-step process. Also be aware that henna may loosen your curl pattern and each application will loosen further. I highly recommend reading up on henna on hennaforhair.com.