Comments on: On Henna

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:36:48 +0000

@ Rorita – Yessss! I want to try all of them!

By: Rorita

Rorita — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:27:55 +0000

Well! I can post a couple of recipes on my blog! That sounds like a good idea to try them! Cuscus, Tajine,Brik,Hsai…

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:38:11 +0000

@ Rorita – Well, I didn’t know it was on the Mediterranean! Which of course got me thinking about the food, so I did a bit of research. Now I’m dying to try Tunisian food!

By: Rorita

Rorita — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:00:21 +0000

Tell me what you found out!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:26:40 +0000

@ Rorita – I’ve heard of it but I’m not too familiar with any details. But I’m thrilled to hear from readers all around the world! *runs off to Google Tunisia* =D

By: Rorita

Rorita — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:56:42 +0000

@Sayward: I’m from Tunisia. Ever heard about it?

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:23:27 +0000

@ Rorita – I know what you mean about the smell, but I do love the way it looks! What country are you from?

By: Rorita

Rorita — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:25:14 +0000

I don’t like the smell of Henna, especially if it’s applied to the hands. I know it’s much better than idustrial dye but I just can’t stand it. My man doesn’t stand it either. There is a wedding custom in my country which consists of the bride having henna tattos which I find rather ugly and the smell is just unbearable. Take a look :http://www.taus.it/club/images/henna.jpg I’m not really keen on dying my hair, but if ever I think of doing it I will resort to henna for sure!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:40:04 +0000

Minna! Thank you so much for posting your experience and especially the photos! I’m sure it helps everyone to get a good idea of Cassia, but for me personally I’m just thrilled to finally put a face to the name! YAY! =D =D =D

Oh, and your hair does look so beautiful and healthy!

By: Minna

Minna — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:17:49 +0000

I finally ordered my Cassia Obovata – from that website – http://www.cosmica.com.au. I forgot to take a good “before” photo unfortunately, but I can guarantee that there definitely is a change in the colour of my hair. If I had somehow bleached it before, it would have dyed it golden yellowish blonde, right now it just dyed the lighter parts of my hair a bit. And it definitely feels very healthy, smooth and soft!

I mixed cassia with lemon juice and let it sit for 12 hours. After applying (had my boyfriend do it, hahahahaha) I let it sit in my hair for about 5 hours. It did smell like earth too, haha, but in a positive way! My hair still smells like that, it’s like a nice mixture of earth and the scent of flowers.

All in all I would say that it takes a lot of time and energy to mess around with cassia (it kept melting under the cling wrap on my head and it was sooo annoying!) and the results (at least the colour) aren’t all that amazing. But! I think I’m starting to like how soft and silky my hair is and although I’ve never been into hair care, I might try this again when my hair gets dry and dull.

And now the pictures!
http://xoxo.planet.ee/juuksed.html

(PS – The rash on my face isn’t because of cassia, so no worries.)