yea u cant get it exaccccccttttttttt lol. unless u got steady hands.

asalam alaikum wr wb,

LOL! I did it. I said I wouldn't but did it anyway. I put it on my hair

It felt quite nice actually, like cooled and soothed my scalp and my hair smelt like fresh herbs afterwards lol

Oh and my hair didnt go orange, just a chesnuty brown


wa alaikum asalam wr wb.

If you put henna in your hair, and it reaches the roots and skin will ur skin look funny colour? I mean obviously if its on the head the rest of the hair will cover it, but what if you have a small beard and people can see ur skin through it and you put it on, will your skin look differnet?

asalam alaikum wr wb,

I just had to go and double-check to see if my scalp was orange! Thankfully it's not.
I've seen old men with orange beards, but even if the skin underneath was orange you can't notice it as the beard is like so bright orange lololol!


wa alaikum asalam wr wb.

henna has been used in my country especially for arabian and indian descent as a cosmetic purpose (hair, nails, and skin).

usually used by women in wedding... it gives good color and u get the sunnah too...

but, nowadays it's in TV shows everyday, like all women now use it...

asalam alaikum wr wb,

It is still sunnah to use it for decorating your hands and feet, which makes them look attractive to most of the opposite gender?

wa alaikum asalam wr wb.

^^ I cant help but put it on...even if people see it. =/

Lol yeh...

good thing is the Opposite gender DOESNT find henna attractive but rather smelly and stupid

^^That's true sis. Well some still like it, but most from what I've seen, dont like it lol.

asalam alaikum wr wb,

I'm sure most paki men like it

Do any of you put it on your nails?

wa alaikum asalam wr wb

Ok, I had to chime in here since one of my hobbies is doing henna designs on people.

As for colours, no, you cannot have different colours if you are using natural henna. The stain will vary depending on:
a) your skin tone
b) where on the body you put the henna (inside of hands and soles of your feet turn out much darker)
c) where the crop comes from (India, Morocco, etc etc) and the crop year (like all crops, things can change).

All in all, the colours are basically shades of orange/red/brown.

NEVER buy "black henna"! NEVER!!!!! It is not even henna, it is in fact concentrated black hair dye. This is why people tend to have alergic reactions to it (and some even end up with scars due to this). Any time you get henna done, please ask what kind of henna it is. If someone says it is black henna, please just walk away! It is not worth the risk.

The smell of henna: as someone pointed out earlier, there are many things you can do to help change/mask the smell of henna, the most popular being to add essential oils such as lavender (recommended for pregnant women), cajeput, orange blossom, etc.

Chemicals: If you buy good henna, there shouldn't be chemicals in there. It should only be the henna in powder form (or perhaps some people can buy it otherwise), no additives other than the occasional twig from the plant. Now, if you add anythign to the henna, that's when things change. Read the next 2 paragraphs to know what gets added in.

Staining of the skin: I usually just take the powder, add some lemon juice and some glucose (sugar). I let this sit in a warm spot overnight to let the dye start its release. I then add some essential oils (which helps deepen the stain) and let it rest a few more hours. Then I pass is through a stocking and put it into the henna cones and stick them in my freezer. Simply take them out 15-20 minutes to let them thaw out and you are good to go.

Henna for hair: Just add some lemon juice to the powder. Let it sit overnight, add a little more lemon juice or some fragrant tea and you're good to go! You can add clove powder or cinnamon to make things smell better but it may irritate your scalp. Do not add oils. I really do not suggest you buy what they sell at pharmacies as they often have some chemicals thrown in and some strange metals. This is when people run into problems (going to regular hair dye after and getting green/fried hair). I haven't seen anyone walk around with a stained skin from this.

You can use other products to help change the colour of your hair (mix and match with henna to make different colours): indigo, cassia, amla.

I feel as though I just wrote a book...