LIGHT MOUNTAINHenna Hair Color & Conditioner - Dark Brown Hair Dye for Men/Women, Organic Henna Leaf Powder and Botanicals, Chemical-Free, Semi-Permanent Hair Color, 4 Oz (Pack of 3)

This is my favorite brand and what I have used for years.I use the auburn color and this one doesn't have any metals in it so if you go to get your hair highlighted you can absolutely have the henna hair and it won't hurt your hair at all I do it all the time.Don't tell the hairdressers though they have a fit when they hear the word henna LOL. I have had a lot of hairdressers think that this is my natural color.This is messy like all henna, I put on an old shirt and a towel around my shoulders and get a Walmart bag or something and wrap it around your head and put non-metal hair clips in your hair and to hold the bag on your head. Make sure you only use distilled water to mix it up. I use disposable gloves and warm water and a disposable cup mix it up with a highlighter brush or sometimes I just glob it on my hands and put on my hair, mix it up until it looks like yogurt consistency or so and put it on my hair I even do my roots all the time.I leave this on my hair 2 to 3 hours and then rinse it all out good and then just put conditioner on my hair until the next time I wash my hair. This makes your hair feel super soft and healthy and it's good for you not full of any garbage like the other hair dyes.

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Okay- where to start with this product! I bought this because I refuse to use anything other than an organic product to dye my hair. If you are looking into this product I am sure you are already aware of the chemicals in regular hair dyes. Is this easy to use like other chemical non-organic hair dye? Absolutely not!!!I followed the directions and made sure to not use any metal that would contaminate the color outcome. My hair came out looking exactly as I wanted it to. I have medium brown hair with quite a few greys. This darkened my hair and covered most of the grey hair. It didn't cover all of it, but I think that was more my fault in not spreading it on all my hair appropriately.So yes the product works great, and I will continue to use it. However, lets address the MAJOR ISSUES!!First off, the smell. It smells like manure, spinach and very old pot. It is horrible! The smell did not go away for several days too. So, that's kinda gross. I have read other reviewers talk about adding spices and teas (instead of just plain water.) I plan on trying anything and everything next time to see if I can reduce or eliminate the smell.Secondly, you must be prepared for an epic mess. This is either too runny or too goopy. Finding the right texture to get it on your hair to spread evenly and it remain on your hair will take some experience! I have also read of other people using thickeners. I didn't try that and I might next time. I used a bowl and my hands (with about 10 pairs of plastic gloves.) I was in no way prepared for the mess that this created! My suggestion, is a tarp is a must, a helper would be excellent, and a few tools could be beneficial. I had no shirt on and no tarp and I got this stuff everywhere! I screamed for my husband to help clean up the mess about 10 times so that it wouldn't stain my counters or floors. It did stain my bra- but that doesn't bother me too much. Without his help, it would have been really bad! So for my next encounter I plan on having an old shirt on along with a hairdresser cape, a tarp draped everywhere that this stuff could possibly get, a hair dye bottle, combs, and hair dye brushes. I am hoping next time to tame the mess. I had separated my hair in about 10 sections and did each section and put my hair back in mini buns using all plastic clips. Then I put on a shower cap. The separated hair and shower cap worked last time and I will do the same next time.Thankfully the product didn't stain my skin on my face and what got on my neck came off pretty well. (Okay maybe not the well, but that's because this product bled for the first week. Again, I'm going to try something different next time. Normally I use organic shampoo and vinegar for conditioner. This product might require non-organic products to try to remove it. I think I might try a different product to try and get this stuff out of my hair! Every time I washed my hair it bled blue and dyed my neck blue. Not a true problem for me since I wore my hair down every day and never pulled it up (at least in public.) But it would be nice to not have a neck stain! The product at least did not get on my clothes, pillowcases, etc, so no true harm done.So why use this product? Well there isn't much to choose from in the realm of organic hair dye. I won't use chemical hair dye so it is either have grey hair or use this product. I am 31 and feeling kinda vain about the grey hair issue. So for me it is worth the hassle, but as I said I have plans for the next round and hopefully I will report back with more success. I used it about a month and a half ago and it still looks fantastic. So I don't expect to have to redo my hair for another month or so.Should you try this product? That is entirely up to you. This was my experience- good luck!!!

This brand is amazing. First of all, I have been using henna on my hair for the last 9 months or so once I noticed more than a few grays cropping up. I did not want to go to a box dye because I would be using chemicals for the foreseeable future. The first two brands of henna I tried end up being too red, too grainy, really hard to mix etc and it was not the best experience. I looked online for a while and decided on light mountain due to the glowing reviews. I can say I am really impressed. Mixing was easy and the consistency was smooth and much better (easier to wash out also) than the previous brands. I mixed it to a pudding consistency with distilled water and I let it cure for 10 minutes before applying and I left it on for 2 hours. WOW. The result is pure dark chocolate, no red at all. I am really impressed with this result, it looks like salon quality. Also, it covered up the old red from previous batches. It is almost a shade too dark right now but I think when it fades a bit it will be a perfect match to my natural color. The gray strands are a bit more copper brown, like a highlight, but it covered up the old and new growth perfectly. I like the fact that you get a pair of gloves in the box also, which was handy. I bought an 8 pack of shower caps at dollar tree and that worked out much better than the plastic wrap they give you, but I did put that cap over the shower cap for better coverage in the back. Overall I am really impressed with this brand/color and I won't be buying anything else. Don't be intimidated by henna, this brand takes all the guesswork out of the application and it is really easy. You get the perfect amount in each box, detailed instructions and the gloves. If you are worried about too much red, try this brand you won't be disappointed.UPDATE January 2019: I am still using this product and color because of all the henna I have tried it is the best. I only mix about 1/2 cup of powder for touch up's and just do my roots rather than my entire head. Every 3 or 4 applications I do my whole head again. I find that it gives me a richer brown if I mix it and then immediately apply it. I do not let cure anymore. I have even left it on overnight before and still a rich brown result that left me with super soft conditioned hair. Overall for the quality, results, versatility and price I will never buy another henna product.