2 posts tagged “lush”

Tonight, I decided to use Lush's Caca Noir on my hair. I'm not going to look at how to color turned out until the morning since we're talking about the difference between my standard black hair and the nicer black from the indigo and henna. I added some olive oil and lemon juice for good measure (didn't read about adding salt until after the fact).

It was slightly less of a pain in the ass than when I used the Caca Brun on loose hair. It didn't take nearly as long to rinse out - my scalp isn't itching so I am confident that I got all of almost all of the henna out. Although I shampooed 4 times, conditioned with my beloved Oyin Honey Hemp and added some oil afterwards, my hair still feels different (in a good way!) from my usual wash routine. I also brushed my hair and I think that helped.

I still have two block of Caca Brun and 4 blocks of Caca Noir left - a little goes a long way. I will probably try the Noir again even if I don't see a significant color difference. I left too many big chunks when I smashed my henna blocks and I don't think that the mixture was hot enough when I applied it. I also only left it in for 3 hours because I was tired and didn't feel like staying up even later just to make sure that my hair is dry enough to sleep on.

Unfortunately, I haven't been online much, so I never got around to posting the rest of my henna experience.

First of all, it was an enormous pain in the ass to get it all out of my hair. I rinsed and rinsed and rinsed my hair some more in the sink until I gave up and headed to the shower for a through shampooing. After three washes with my clarifying conditioner, I still hadn't gotten al of the grit out, but I stopped caring. My hair felt very dry, so I did a light conditioning (I was too tired at that point to deep condition), towel dried,  added a leave in, braided my damp hair and went to bed.

The next day, I noticed that my hair felt very .. well, thick isn't the word, but maybe stronger? My color did not change significantly, but my hair looked healthier and a more vibrant shade of black, if that makes any sense. I think that the Noir henna would have been a better choice for me, so as soon as it is in stock, I will get some. In the meantime, I will use up the rest of this bar. I think that the henna should have been hotter when I put it on, so I will try to do that next time. Also, I have since read that adding olive oil lessens the color effect, so I will omit that and add something that heightens the effect.

I haven't done anything interesting with my hair since then. I trimmed my hair and I am currently wearing week and a half old twists. This weekend, I plan to at least deep condition although I am thinking about using the henna again. Depends on how much time I have, though.