Here are some simple recipes for mixing your cassia obovata. Please visit www.forums.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!
Important: Please keep in mind that everyone has their own unique hair texture. Herbal treatments can be drying for some, and it is recommended that you add hair oil to your recipe, or deep condition your hair afterwards. We recommend that everyone keep an open mind when using henna and natural herbs on their hair, and use the recipe that works best for you!
Cassia Obovata, also known as senna (neutral henna)
Mixing Cassia Obovata for healthy hair:
-Mix powder with warm or hot water and let sit for 15-30 minutes. Make sure your mixture is like pancake batter.
-Apply the cassia paste onto clean hair that is either dry or damp. Apply mixture in layers starting from the back and moving forward.
-Wrap your hair and leave on for at least an hour.
-Rinse or wash paste out.
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.
-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.
Optional
- There are many recipes for achieving different shades using cassia obovata and henna. From strawberry blond to deeper red copper tones and more. Visit our recommended websites for more recipes.
- There are many recipes for achieving darker rich tones using cassia obovata and indigo. Please visit out recommended websites for more recipes.
How to store your powder: fridge or cool dark place.
How to store your cassia obovata paste: freezer
I have dark brown hair with some grays. Will cassia obovata cause my grays to become light/blondish/red/other?
Thanks!
Thanks for your post.
Cassia obovata actually will color grey hairs and light hairs a yellowish tone. Like a golden blond, but it isn’t long lasting unlike henna. Henna lasts and covers grey much better but will color the hair reddish tones. At this point henna might be a good choice, if you don’t mind reddish tints in your hair, as it will most likely make it look like highlights on the greys.
Is it safe to dye your hair after you’ve used henna on your hair? I used henna to dye my gray now I want to dye the remaining of my hair with creme of nature.
It depends on what type of henna you’ve used Penny. Do you know what type or brand you’ve used? Only pure henna powder can be used along with chemical dyes such as color, perm, etc..
I used the Lush Brown hair kit
My hair is also natural
The Lush Brown Kit is a good choice, but which henna powder is with your kit?
But either way, all of our henna powders are 100% pure and body art quality, so yes you can use creme of nature safely. You can do a strand test just to be 100% sure.
I used the alma, indigo and yemeni mixed to dye my hair
So when you used thos herbs to dye your hair, did you get all of your hair done or not? It would be better if you did a full head treatment for best results. Did the color not catch everywhere? Why would you like to use creme of nature color?
First of all I wanted my hair a warm brown or kind of brown but I was told that henna doesn’t change the color of my hair it would only dye my gray. And yes I did do my entire hair but it only dye my gray. So what are you telling me that the henna will dye my entire brown like I wanted it?
hello there I hope to get an answer to this response soon, I would like to dye my hair if its safe to do so after I’ve put the henna in it.
How do i find my older posts?
Some chemical hair dies do not work on hair that had henna. Read box and instructions very carefully.
Thanks for your post Melanie. Could you give us more details as to what you mean? Do you mean that the chemical dyes did not color the hair, or do you mean it damaged the hair if you used the commercial dye over top henna? What do you mean by it didn’t work?
This also depends on what kind of henna you are using and how pure it is and such.
Hi Ruby, we don’t have a system on our blog that allows commentors to search for posts or comments they made by username and such. But you can search all the comments and see if you come across your older posts on that one. It’ll just take a little while. Let me know if I can help with that in any way, if you let me know what exactly you were looking for.
Hi Penny, henna and herbs can color your hair and it will also dye your grey hair. Would it be possible to email us directly or call us so we can handle your questions directly. I just want to answer you in a quicker and more efficient way. Our email is hennasooq@gmail.com or call us at 905-230-4651
Speak soon and let’s see what we can do to get your situation resolved. Thanks!
Thank you, i did try to search but could not find our discussions. I am looking for your comments for using Moroccan henna and indigo to dye grey hair to a black/brown colour.
I really like the Moroccan henna and have used it once.I did a 60 Indigo & 40 henna mix. I liked the color but my greys still stood out.
This time i am trying the two step process and will let you know if i get a good grey coverage.
Best Wishes
Hi Ruby. We can start over again here, not a problem 🙂
I’d also recommend you try a little touch of salt to the indigo part of your recipe, and also some amla powder to tone down the henna. Did you let the henna sit for about 1-2 hrs at most? Just want to make sure it had good color and good coverage helps so that the indigo will stick well.
Sometimes along the edges the greys can be a little tough too. So really give them a good douse of paste and soak them in it.
Do let us know how it turns out. Keep well!
My hair is really dry and weak so I want to try henna as a way to strengthen, moisturize and add shine to my hair but I don’t want to change the color too much. I’m a brunette but have natural blonde highlights and I was wondering if cassia obovata would change dye my hair.
Hi Alexis
Thanks for your post. Henna would definetely add red tones to your hair and color your blond highlights as well. Cassia in our opinion, would be a better choice for you. You could do it every 3-4 weeks. Also it might add some golden tones to your blond highlights that you may really like. I hope this helps
hi, is cassia good for weak hair/falling hair?
Izy, absolutely. But I’d also recommend you add some amla powder to your cassia recipe so that you can get your new hair to grow in faster as well. Amla powder helps promote hair growth. It’s a great herb!
Hi Admin:
This is first time reading about your products. I;m very much concern about my hair falling out. I take meds for my health. I was reading izy about her hair falling out. My hair is also black with grey coming in. I would like my hair to be golden color. Please help me.
Thanks, Sheila
Hello Sheila, thank you for your message. Your meds might be causing your hair to fall out as well. Please ask your doctor is this is a side effect of your meds to be certain. As we wouldn’t want you to start using henna and herbs and feel that it is this product that was causing your hair to fall.
Henna and herbs will not cause your hair to fall out. This doesn’t usually ever happen, unless a person has a lot of stress, poor diet, and other related issues, etc.
With using natural herbs you cannot color your hair lighter then it already is. So you can’t get golden tones when using henna, and/or herbs. You will have to work with your natural hair color and dye your hair with henna and indigo to make browner to black tones.
Hello – I’m using cassia strictly for a hair conditioner. Can I use it more than once a month?
Yes Tonya, you can. You can use it every 2-3 weeks if you’d like. Just to make sure you moisturize as well if your hair needs it. As herbal hair treatments can be drying for some.
Hi!
Ihave 70% grey hair and the rests are blond.I used 2-3 times Cassia Obovata+ chamomille+ honey+ lemon juice but really nothing happened. I would like to reach gold blond hair but no orange or red. pleae help me,what herbs a products should I use?
Many thanks in advance!
Thank you for your message. Did you try using more cassia in your recipe such as a higer percentage and did you allow the cassia to sit and rest for the dye release?
I just want to see if we can adjust the recipe so that it is stronger. I would eliminate the lemon juice if you can, and use more chamomile (strong) and the water from that. Honey is a good addition but make sure it’s a bit not too much.
Is it cassia obovata from our company? Speak soon!
I sent an email about a week ago and haven’t heard back. I sent a picture with my hair for confirmation about buying Cassia Obovata, also known as senna (neutral henna).
I have brown hair with a little grey by the temples. I don’t wish to change the color rather moisturize. I am a swimmer and would like to keep my hair healthy.
I would like to know if the Cassia Obovata, also known as senna (neutral henna) will help? I still would like to send a picture of my hair for confirmation. thanks Angel
Hi Angelica, thanks for posting here. Please check your junk mail folder as I believe some of our emails may have gone there, but we do get your travel notifications/replies back.
Did you see any of our emails in your junk folder by any chance? Please check and then let us know. Thanks!
Hi there! I would like to get info on how to dye my hair using henna. I would love to obtain the reddish tones. I currently have very long, thick hair. I am a mixture of korean and black so my hair’s texture is a combination of the two, if you can imagine. Lots of frizz… can you give me some pointers on how I can obtain the color and shine that I have seen in pictures of those who have successfully colored their hair w/ henna paste? Thank you!
hi,
I have recently dyed my hair with perfect 10 reddish blonde and I love the colour as I was a natural strawberry blonde as a kid, which faded to a light brown/dark blonde colour with natural copper highlights. I have waist length wavy hair and treat my hair very kindly apart from dying, I use no heat hardly and use chemical free shampoo bars.
I dont want to continue with chemical hair dyes, but want to have this colour which is identical to the one shown on the dye box, which looks really natural. I would like to use cassia mixed with henna to achieve this, do you have a receipe? and any instructions on how to just do the roots only when I have achieved the colour I am after.
Is it also true henna will prevent split ends and breakage? My hair is getting to the length where it breaks and did do before i dyed it and it was all virgin but I want to grow my hair a lot longer, my hair is medium thickness is thats any help! thank you
Amber thank you for your post. Henna is a great choice and I’d also recommend you use argan oil for the frizziness. Here is our henna recipe for hair that should help:
https://hennablogspot.com/how-to-use-henna-and-indigo-to-naturally-dye-your-hair-reddish-to-brown-to-black-tones/
Thank you for your post Joanna. Here is our link to detailed recipes on using henna and cassia together: https://hennablogspot.com/how-to-use-cassia-obovata-and-henna-together-detailed-recipes/
Yes henna does strengthen your hair and prevent breakage. but moisturizing is also important with a good shampoo bar and hair oil. We do have those products as well which you might like to add to your natural hair regimen.
I hope this helps get you started
Hi there i just had a few questions. I would like to loosen my curls a bit an i really want to make my hair stronger and smoother, the catch is i do not want to change my hair color. Should i use cassia or is henna the only thing that will loosen my curls?
Thank you for your post Valarie.
Cassia would be a good option for you. Absolutely! Just to be certain though, what is your hair color currently and naturally?
Hi,
I have dark ash-blonde hair with 30% grey coming in. Until now I’ve been highlighting to blend the greys in, and last year I henna’d – it didn’t cover the grey!
I went back to highlighting (and chopped the frizzed, dried hair that was damaged from dye/henna/dye), but I don’t want to use chemical dyes. I’ve decided to go for cassia…
My question is: can I do my whole head every time, or will the ends gradually darken?
Thanks!
Thank you for your post Alicia
Which henna powder did you use? Henna would have made your hair red or orangey as well…
Did that happen as well?
Cassia will cover temporarily with golden tones the greys hair but you’ll just have to do it a bit more often as it is similar to a semi-permanent. What color results did you want to achieve?
Cassia may or may not make your hair darker, as it depends on how your hair soaks up the cassia, and we have free samples online as well. But a whole head would be good to get all over consistent results, or root touch ups in between.
We’re heading out of town (Toronto) for a health show, so we might not respond right away or until next week.
Hi, thanks for your response! I used Rainbow henna, which I had used tons in the past… I tried the medium brown which made my hair a dull light reddish brown. I let it grow out for about 6 months, and then I bleached out and chopped the rest of my hair.
What I want is to cover my greys, while leaving my natural color to grow in. I don’t mind doing my roots every 3 – 4 weeks, and then my whole head every 6 – 8 or whatever… I mean, if one is dying one’s hair that’s the routine anyhow!
For color I’d like to achieve a very light blonde over my grey, and shine overall.
I’ve read that over time the hair that’s getting coated over and over again will darken – I just want to avoid dark ends and lighter roots!
Welcome!
I’d really recommend you get a sample of our organic cassia, and then see for sure if it’s giving you the results you want as I just want you to see how long the cassia would last on you. Normally henna is what darkens over time, not always cassia but it can for really light, fine hair.
Ok, I will order a sample!
Eventually I will have white hair, so I’m really only thinking ahead… like 15 years or so, but still…
Absolutely! I hope you enjoy the sample(s)!
Ok, so I bought some cassia, and mixed it up w water to form a pancake-like batter. I let it sit on my counter for over 10 hours, then applied all over my hair. I did the roots first, since I have about an inch of regrowth – dark blonde with greys.
I let it sit on overnight, for over 12 hours… and while my highlights have darkened a bit to become a yellowish hue, my white/grey hairs are basically not touched.
Help! Did I do something wrong? WIll my hair just not take it?
Thank you for your post Alicia. It might be possible you have more resistant greys. Did you try o add any chamomile tea to bring up more golden tones? That might help as well. But perhaps just leave it on for less amount of time and less amount of time out for dye release as it was a bit long, almost 24 hours total time. I’d say try it one more time and see if the adjustments take. But if not, it may be that you greys may be more resistant to taking the color.
Add some honey as well. Let it rest for 3-4 hours out and on your hair from 4-6 hours.
Is it possible that my hairs will never take it?
So leave it out after I mix for 3 – 4 hours, then on hair for 4 – 6? What makes it work better with shorter time – I thought it was the other way around?
That’s 3 questions in total. Thanks!
Alicia, it could be that some of your grey hairs might not take it. No sometimes the longer it sits out the more the dye demises. LIke every henna powder also varies with needed time for dye release. Those timings are good. I hope this helps. Let me know if you get better results with some honey and chamomile flowers/tea added to the recipe
Hi!
I currently die my hair with your yemeni henna powder for bright red tones. I am now using commercial shampoo in my hair but I would prefer to use natural bar. Do you a recommendation on which on I should choose? I would like something that promote curling and stenghten my hair since they are really fragile. I also use amla oil for conditionning
Hello Lyna. Thank you for your post.
The shampoo bars we have depends on your hair type as well. Amla powder is very good for maintaing curls. You should use that herb as well.
For a shampoo bar just let me know more about your hair type so I can recommend one for you.
I’m interested in using the cassia and amla powders, but I’m afraid the Cassia will dye my hair a crazy color. I have black kinky hair by the way.
Will Cassia change the color of my hair dramatically?