Giv Styrk til dit Afrohår med Henna

Care for your Afro hair with henna! Afro hair is hair with very tight curls that requires a lot of care to keep it beautiful and luscious. If you have Afro hair, you know how much time and energy it takes to maintain it. In this article, we will tell you how henna can help you care for your Afro hair so that you can easily maintain your hair in everyday life.

What is henna?
Henna is a red plant substance extracted from the Lawsonia inermis shrub. Henna has been used for centuries in Africa and Asia for hair coloring and body decoration. It is a 100% natural dye that gives off the color red.

Henna is not only used for hair coloring. It is also a hair conditioner that nourishes the hair and heals the scalp from dandruff and other inflammations.

Use henna as a hair conditioner in your afro hair
If you have natural Afro hair, you can use henna 1-2 times a month to strengthen your hair and give it a shiny look. Your Afro hair will not turn red or orange when you use henna on black Afro hair. However, your Afro hair will have a faint reddish-brown tint. Henna works as a kind of hair conditioner for natural African hair. It makes your Afro hair grow without breaking or drying out. By using henna 1-2 times a month, your black Afro hair will gradually change color to a reddish-brown hue. Your Afro hair will also not tangle, and you can therefore easily comb it every single day.

By regularly using henna over a period of 2 years in your Afro hair, you no longer need to relax/smooth your Afro hair with relaxer products that are full of chemicals that are destructive to your hair.

Your hair will become softer and have detailed curls, so you don't have to spend a lot of time combing and caring for your hair in your everyday life.

Hairstyles and hair are an exciting and different tradition among Africans and people of African descent. There are different types of hairstyles and hair looks. You can use henna on all natural hair and hairstyles such as relaxed/straight, kinky, curly, wavy, dreadlocks, etc.

Read how to use henna on your afro hair

How does henna affect my gray hairs?
When you use henna as a hair conditioner in your afro hair and have gray hair, henna will dye the gray hairs an orange-red color. Your gray hairs will change color. But there is a solution for those of you who want to dye your afro hair with natural plants so that all gray hairs are covered. There is the two-step method, where you first use henna and after a few minutes/hours use the color indigo (Indigofera) which is a strong blue plant dye to dye the hair black.

Natural henna has a reddish tint, but can be combined with other ingredients to give different tones. Therefore, you can use henna to dye your afro hair as well as to cover your gray hair. You can use henna to cover gray hair without the negative side effects of similar chemical products.

This process completely covers gray hair and gives strength and a shiny look to your hair.

Read more about how to dye your gray hair black with henna and indigo

Use henna on your afro hair when you take out braids, weaves and hair extensions.
After a long winter of braiding to protect your afro, we recommend using henna in your hair to soften the hair and make it easier to style. The hair will become more defined, easier to comb and fuller. With this treatment, you will also prevent splitting in your afro.

We give the same recommendation after using hair extensions and weaves.

Henna is a fantastic natural remedy that makes Afro hair grow, gives it a shiny look, heals dandruff, fights lice and strengthens the health of the hair. You will also not experience drying out of your Afro hair and this leads to the hair not breaking.