The Henna Guys 1 Pack Light Brown Hair & Beard Dye/Color -

This product is not effective at all.

I've been using this hair dye for years to cover my gray hair. I always buy the same shade, a reddish brown. However, this time the color turned out completely black. I still have 10 unopened boxes, and I can even get my money back or return them because I still had some left over from last purchase and I didn't get a chance to use new batches till now. The new batch dye suppose to be reddish brown but it turned black color and won't out. I even bleached my hair twice trying to fit it, and now my hair is badly damaged. I'll have to grow it out and cut if off. I am very unhappy with this color. I ordered the exact same shade I've always purchased, so I believe something is wrong with this batch. Now I don't know what to do with this 10 unopened batches. I threw away $200.00

So I will give you 100% non biased feedback based on my own experience. I have fine hair and have been using box dye in light brown for a while. I used this product because I'm very familiar with henna but never actually used it before now. Here's the outcome. For light brown color, DO NOT use apple cider vinegar in the mix. Stick to black coffee and about 5 or 6 drops of lavender added to the mix. After you blend all these with the henna, let it set for 45 minutes, covered. Once the time is up, apply to your hair starting at the roots. I know the packaging says from tips up but if you have stubborn grays, I suggest you apply from roots down. Just my opinion. Don't worry about being nice and neat in application as you can simply smear it all over your hair and then gently "shampoo it" all over your hair. Once the hair is completely saturated and evenly distributed, pile your hair on your head (use a small clip if you need it) and put the shower cap on. I used the gloves to apply but because the mixture is somewhat thick (like mud) the gloves kept slipping off so I took them off and used my bare hands. You can use tighter gloves too, if you have them. Wait 3 hours to rinse your hair on cool water. You can use conditioner after thoroughly rinsing your hair but not shampoo. Avoid shampooing for 48 hours after application to allow the henna to oxidize and bring out the final color. My color turned out a beautiful garnet reddish brown and although I loved the color, there was too much reddish tone but that's because I added apple cider vinegar to the mixture and because the light brown contains indigo, it reacted; indigo hates apple cider vinegar! If you reapply too soon, it will darken the color and if you need to touch up roots, apply only to roots. If you do an all over application it will be different shades from root to tip. Overall I love the product and color. I will need to reapply simply because I added the apple cider vinegar last time which gave me the reddish tones but this time I will leave that out and just mix black coffee and lavender.

My hair feels so healthy after! Color fades out so well too!

It saved my hair from chemical hair dyes. My hair is light brown, and light brown henna looks like it's my natural hair color.

I've used henna off and on for my hair for a few years now and full-time for my color option for the last year. I have primarily mixed my own and in doing so, have had to mix my henna and indigo separately, so it takes more time. I've tried different kinds of henna brands, but thought I could save myself some time in getting a brand that is ready to mix and use as is, instead of creating my own recipe. Granted, this one is a little lighter than I am used to, but it states that it will darken on hair that has already been treated with henna. It did not darken. It did cover my grays with a nice light brown for about two days, then a few days later, my grays looked light blonde, so it faded very quickly even though I only ran clear water through my hair as the directions indicate, instead of washing it. I thought this brand would work great because it's so much pricier per ounce than mixing my own and had some good reviews. I tried it and it just isn't worth it when I have to retreat my hair less than a week later. When I mix my own, I normally don't have to treat it again for at least three weeks. Maybe a darker color would work better, but this lighter brown color is just not for me. It might be a good segue into henna on naturally lighter hair though; that way you could see if you like the process and turnout.