You’ve bought your beautiful henna and used a little of it, but now you need to store it for use later on. Here’s all the information you need to ensure your henna stays fresh! Unopened Henna Henna powder that is still sealed should be stored in a cool dry place away from light and out of reach of children. The refrigerator is fine, but not necessary. For long term storage (3 months or more) you can tightly wrap the henna…
There are so many different recipes for mixing henna for hair and I am often asked “what is the right recipe?”. This blog post covers my favourite, and the simplest recipe for hair, henna and tea. Henna covers all hair beautifully, giving colour, shine and health, but what is the right recipe for you? To some extent, the answer to this depends on: The colour you want to acheive The ingredients you have to hand and are prepared to use…
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is whether henna will cover grey hair, and yes it does! This blog post covers how to cover grey with henna and get beautiful natural multi-toned hennaed hair. Henna covers grey hair beautifully but there are a ten key things to remember with grey hair to ensure that the application is a success. Use clarifying shampoo Use a very slightly ‘wetter’ henna mix Use a large cone / piping bag to…
How to draw a rose in henna Would you like to learn how to draw a rose in henna? This technique will help you draw a simple double petalled rose for henna, doodling or any other purpose. Follow the steps below and have a simple rose, or you can embellish the rose in different ways! There are so many different varieties and sizes of roses, and many different colour combinations so when you have cracked this simple rose, you’ll be…
Introduction Rachel runs the spinster net facebook page, and has been dying her hair with henna and indigo for some time, and she gets a great blue / black colour. I’m delighted that Rachel has agreed to share her recipe here, and it is outlined below. If you are inspired to try henna and indigo on your hair check out the pack available at hennacat (always do a strand test). Henna will dye hair red with tones from auburn to mahogany…
What – Lemon Sugar Syrup Who uses it? – Henna artists and practitioners who want to get a deep dark henna stain, or who find that their henna paste is drying and peeling off the skin too quickly. Why does it work? – The lemon sugar syrup keeps the henna paste moist and in place for several hours. The henna dye molecule (called ‘Lawsone’) can move around moist paste, but it can’t move around dry paste, so the longer the…
Free E-Book – The hennakitten years! This has been such a fun project. I found the original sketches for my hand drawn pattern books back when I started doing henna – when I was a little hennakitten! I decide to archive them and then realised I could pull them together into a little henna book for you guys! This 24 page document is just under 6MB and you can download it here: The Hennakitten Years The Hennakitten years comprises some…
This is the recipe that I used to get the good henna colour shown below in a larger size than elsewhere on the website: Dot number 1 (top dot), central spiral and first circle of small petals in the centre of the flower = Hennacat Bohemian Blend Henna (coming soon) Dot number 2 (second dot down), and two outer circles of smaller petals in the centre of the flower = Hennacat Organic Rajasthani Henna…