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Here are some simple recipes for mixing your natural hair products. Please visit www.longhaircommunity.com and www.longhaircareforum.com as you will find a wealth of information, along with techniques and various recipes. You can even ask questions on their forum!

 Please remember when using any new hair product it is always recommended that you do hair strand tests first! We also encourage you to add orange blossom water, rose water or essential oils to your pastes and mud, to leave your hair smelling great!
Mixing Cassia Obovata for golden tones:

-Mix powder with warm or hot water and let sit for 3-4 hours. Make sure your mixture is like pancake batter or as desired.

-Apply the cassia paste onto clean hair that is either damp or dry.  Apply mixture in layers starting from the back and moving forward.

-Wrap your hair and leave on for at least 3-4 hours.

-Rinse or wash paste out.


Mixing Cassia Obovata and Henna for marigold blond to strawberry blond tones:

-Mix powders together at a proportion of 25% henna and 75% cassia of total powder needed for your hair.

-Add warm to hot water and let sit for 3-4 hours. Make sure your mixture is like pancake batter or as desired.

-Apply the paste onto clean hair that is either damp or dry. Apply mixture in layers starting from the back and moving forward.

-Wrap your hair and leave on for at least 3-4 hours.

-Rinse or wash paste out.

 
Mixing Cassia Obovata and Henna for copper tones:

-Mix powders together at a proportion of 50% henna and 50% cassia of total powder needed for your hair.

-Add warm to hot water (or strong chamomile tea, its liquid) and let sit for 3-4 hours. Make sure your mixture is like pancake batter or as desired.

-Apply the paste onto clean hair that is either damp or dry. Apply mixture in layers starting from the back and moving forward.

-Wrap your hair and leave on for at least 3-4 hours.

-Rinse or wash paste out.

 
Mixing Henna for red tones:

-Mix henna with warm lemon juice, or warm water, and allow the paste to sit from 2-12 hours (as this depends on the dye release of your henna powder chosen). Add enough liquid to make a paste the consistency of pancake batter.

-Apply the henna paste to your (damp or dry) hair by sections starting from the back and moving forward. Make sure you wear gloves when applying henna, as it will stain your hands.

-Wrap your hair and allow to sit from 1-6 hours.

-Rinse or wash the paste out. 

How to store your powders: fridge or cool dark place.
How to store your pastes: freezer up to six months.