Sedr, Senna, and Henna: The Trinity of Herbal Conditioning Sedr, senna, and henna are three of the most common herbs used to condition hair naturally. I’ll break down each of these herbs, by what mechanism they condition, how long it lasts, and debunk a few myths along the way. The short version Sedr-Â The leaves of
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Identifying pure henna and other herbal hair colors vs. potentially dangerous henna compounds is tricky, even for the experienced user. While writing my book Coloring Hair Naturally with Henna & Other Herbs, I wanted to give my customers the tools to identify potentially harmful henna compounds, and illustrate how bargain henna might be bargain-priced for
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Washing Hair with Baking Soda is a Damaging Trend If you’ve been on either Pinterest or checked out a clean living blog in the last couple years, you’ve likely heard of washing hair with baking soda as a natural alternative to shampoo and conditioner. What you often see are a bunch of posts talking about
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NightBlooming offers five herbal hair colors in the gold to red range, and while one of the amazing things about herbal hair colors is how they work with your own hair color to produce a color unique to you, many people want a little more security. (Very wise given the insane permanency of henna!) A
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This past weekend I had kind of a crazy thought: what would happen if I mixed up my Fire Genasi Herbal Hair Color with Selkie Herbal Detangler rather than just water or Sunlit Meadow? Would Selkie Herbal Detangler and henna be it easier to rinse? Make it a little less drying? I had roots that
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One of the things NightBlooming goes through a lot of is oils. You’ll find them in our Signature Blends, Fëathelas Healing Salve, Triple Moon Oil, Selkie Detangler, and Thriae Scalp Scrub. But seeing something simple like “Avocado oil” on the ingredients list doesn’t really tell the whole story, and here is where NightBlooming products stand
When I first started hennaing, now more than 15 years ago, my hair was very, very damaged. I joked that the strengthening proprieties of henna was the only thing holding my hair together. Â It really wasn’t a joke. One thing that wasn’t as well known back then was that henna darkened with each application.
When customers ask, “What is your most moisturizing oil?” what, I find, they’re really asking is, “My hair / scalp is so dry. What is your most moisturizing product?” The Myth about Moisturizing Oil There’s a myth out there that oils are moisturizing, when in reality they aren’t in the most true sense of
The center strand is a control lock of medium blonde, the end of which is dipped in a blend of all the colors. Â Color Swatches top to bottom: Enyo War Goddess Ruby Red, Kitsune Fox Fire Red, Fire Genasi Bright Copper, and Rusalki Strawberry Blonde Red Herbal Hair Color Strand Tests One of our
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