I am in my early 40s and decided that I don't want to use chemicals on my hair anymore. I have been maintaining a blonde beliage and highlights for over 15 years and decided to go to a strawberry blonde as I let the highlights grow out.
I tried Lush Henna in my 20s and found it really messy and difficult to use. The experience with Henna Sooq was a total game changer.
When I mixed the Henna Sooq products, I used Red Raj Henna and I also added Amala, Cassia and Aloe. The resources on the website gave me so much confidence, along with Courtney Violetta's videos, who's recipe and results gave me the push I needed. Her hair and complexion are quite similar to mine.
I watched some videos where Khadija said that you can leave the Henna on for less time if you are covering lighter hair, so I focused on the roots first and then did the rest of my hair, and left it for 1.5hrs from thr time I finished, but I was quite slow with the brush doing my roots, so the application time probably took 45 mins. I was slightly nervous, because I am getting a little bit of silver sprinkling and a big silver streak in my fringe that frames my face, and Khadija warned that greys can be tough to cover, but I really didn't want to go too dark. In the end, it looks beautiful! The my silver streak and silver specks have turned into glowy highlights and the roots are a natural copper. The beliage still shows through beautifully and I think I will continue with this method as I grow out my hair!! Everyone keeps telling me how natural it looks, I love it!!
Thank you Khadija for all the online resources, I love your message of inclusion and what you're doing to support all kinds of diversity and beauty using natural non-toxic products and traditional methods! Your website and products are amazing! Thanks again for making something so special!
