A chestnut henna to naturally enhance your hair
Rather light, dark, caramel… Chestnut henna can be declined in several shades and offers you perfect coverage of your white hair. How does it work and which henna should you choose? Follow the guide.
Henna coloring, what is it?
You have certainly already heard of it, but you may have never taken the step into henna coloring. Henna is a plant originating from India and Arabia, transformed into powder, which can be “neutral” or “natural”. While neutral henna does not color the hair but rather provides a strengthening and protective treatment, natural henna colors the hair, with shades ranging from copper to red through mahogany. You can therefore obtain a nice light or darker chestnut henna.
To obtain henna powder, the leaves are soaked in water before being left to dry in the sun and then reduced to a very fine powder. All you need to do is mix this powder with boiling water to obtain a paste that is applied to the hair. It can be used alone or mixed with other plant powders to obtain various shades such as chestnut henna. If you want to avoid warm tones or red highlights, this is quite possible by mixing your henna with indigo powder.
Henna can be applied in two stages on your hair. A first application covers the surface of the hair, while the second modifies the color of the hair. The longer the application time, the deeper and darker the color will be. Needless to say, natural henna coloring does not damage the hair, unlike oxidative coloring, as it adheres to the outer layers of the hair fiber and does not destroy the hair’s natural pigments, which inevitably damages it.
By overlapping your natural color, henna offers a unique result, which can range from very subtle highlights to an intense result (even, and especially, on white hair). If you want to hide your silver strands naturally, choose chestnut henna coloring with your eyes closed!
Using your white hair to obtain a natural balayage with chestnut henna
A few white hairs have appeared in your hair over the years, nothing dramatic, but you would like to hide them naturally thanks to a plant-based coloring. Good news: white hair is an asset for henna and natural colorings. You can indeed obtain a natural balayage with a beautiful blended and harmonious result. No root effect either with this technique, the color fades over time naturally for a harmonious look in all circumstances. And, if you prefer to cover them opaquely, this is also entirely possible, you just need the right technique. Your hairdresser will then perform a double application and bye-bye white hair.
If you have dark blonde or chestnut hair, you can therefore go for chestnut henna hair. You then have the choice between a light chestnut henna coloring, a dark chestnut henna coloring, or rather coppery, knowing that the result will be unique to each person. Henna overlaps with the initial hair color, which therefore gives a unique result for each person. And yes, your tailor-made color, just for you!
Which chestnut henna should I choose for my hair?
Far from being a monotonous color, chestnut can be declined in various shades, from the warmest and golden to the coldest, through coppery. You can therefore play on the highlights and ask your hairdresser for advice to obtain the perfect combination.
Among the colors of the Hairborist range, several chestnut pigments exist and, when combined, they offer a multitude of different shade possibilities. You can therefore obtain a very different chestnut henna color depending on your desires.
A light chestnut henna on dark hair, is it possible?
Many of us want to regularly change our look and go from blonde to brown, then to red before trying pale pink because it is “trendy”. With henna, we stay within the so-called natural colors, without bleaching. It is possible to darken your natural color, but not to bleach your hair with a light chestnut henna, for example.
A caramel chestnut henna on dark hair will not work at all like a light chestnut henna on brown hair.
Henna brings beautiful highlights, plays tone on tone to give shine to your hair while strengthening the hair. And, contrary to belief, it allows you to totally change your color and obtain intense shades, the only constraint is that it cannot lighten. Depending on your hair color, you will find among Hairborist products the henna that suits you and that will bring shine and pretty highlights to your hair while hiding your white hair. Say goodbye to bleaching and hello to silky and shiny hair!
A care routine adapted to your henna
Now that you see more clearly about chestnut henna hair color, it is time to look at the care routine associated with a plant-based coloring. It is necessary to choose adapted products to take care of it and keep it intense and shiny for as long as possible.
For a beautiful chestnut henna on light or dark hair that lasts long, we have developed a 3-phase care protocol:
- A pre-shampoo treatment on dry hair, associated or not with a complex of essential oils such as Aromactif Ebène, which enhances dark hair to nourish your hair in depth;
- An organic shampoo that will wash your hair without aggressing it;
- A conditioner that will fix and maintain your coloring over time, such as Natural Color.
You have the choice among the entire Hairborist range to select the most suitable products for your hair. If you hesitate, ask your Hairborist hairdresser who will guide you towards the most recommended treatments for your chestnut henna coloring. For conditioner, however, it is preferable to opt for Natural Color, specifically created for naturally colored hair.
You will have understood, henna is ideal for hiding your white hair and giving pretty highlights to your hair. Chestnut hair is spoiled, with multiple shades available. So, don’t hesitate any longer, take the plunge into henna coloring!
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