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Magic Brew

I'm conducting a hair henna experiment.

There are those that say that adding coffee to your hair henna makes it browner; that chamomile makes it more blonde, that yogurt makes it condition more. We'll see.

Brew_1

My control will be plain henna with lemon juice.

My mixes will be:

  • Henna and coffee (Sarkisan chocolate macadamia, specifically)
  • Henna and chamomile (Stash brand because Whole Foods was out of loose leaf)
  • Henna and yogurt (Horizon whole-fat plain)
  • Henna, lemon juice, and tea tree oil
 

The tea and coffee I brewed double strength. Coffee was made in a french press with 4 tablespoons coffe per 8 oz water. Chamomile was 2 bags per 8 oz. Each batch will be made with 1 tablespoon (about 5 grams) of henna.

I'm off to mix it up. Application is scheduled for tomorrow (on five segments of the under-layer of hair on my head). Photos should be ready by the weekend.

To the lab!

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