Henna.

It’s such a pretty word, isn’t it? Such a pretty word, for such a mess I made. But we’ll get to that later.

If you’re looking for an alternative to chemical-laden hair dyes (in fact, I just read on cancer.gov that over 5000 chemicals are used to produce hair dyes … ugh) – or if you just want shiny, bouncy hair – stop and take a long look at henna. Just look at it. (It’s right up there.)

And in lieu of trying to write a fact-filled, informative post, please, please take a look at these two VERY well-written, VERY helpful posts by Hilda Blue.

Dye Your Hair Naturally Using Henna

Henna Recipes

She’s outlined the basics on henna in ways even I can understand.

I just wish I’d have tried to understand them all before experimenting. In the wacky, wonderful ways of the universe, this gives me authority to talk to you today about what mistakes you SHOULDN’T make while trying to dye your hair with henna. Because I now corner the market on making henna mistakes.