Surya Brasil - Henna Cream for Gray Coverage, Semi Permanent Natural Henna Deep Conditioning Hair Color Treatment, Black, 2.37 oz / 70 ml

This is a great product for my hair. The black color is not so black, but it covers the white hair roots well. Henna color does fade faster, leaving a somewhat reddish color. The trick, though, is to reaply the product every two weeks, instead of four or six weeks. This way, besides reviving the color it keeps the hair nourished, too.

I don't like to use powdered henna due to the dust and mess, but I developed a severe allergy to both box and professional hair dye after overdying my hair in high school. I usually develop red, itchy, painful allergic reactions on my scalp, neck, and ears for up to 2 weeks. I was using Arctic Fox's "Transylvania" as my primary dye and Keracolor Clenditioner in "Onyx" for touch ups because they're the only dyes I found that covered whites/ greys. Arctic Fox bleeds like crazy, so I wanted to try something else for my primary dye. As mentioned, I don't like the production and mess of powdered henna. This is premixed and ready to use. My ONLY issue is how drippy this is. Make sure you have at least one extra towel on hand during application and while you leave it on. Bottom line, this has great coverage, works on white and grey hair, gives a natural tone, and conditions, leaving my hair it's natural dark brown/ almost black hair shiny and restores its natural auburn tone in the sun.

The color did not cover gray or my regular color. I left it on for an hour and 15 mins just to make sure Is washing away everytime I wet my hair and after 4 washes is completely gone now.

VITILIGO: I've had vitiligo for many years. This is an auto-immune "disease" that affects skin cells that produce melanin. Melanin is what is produced by cells to give color to your skin. (It can be very troubling for those with darker skin tones, not so bad for those who are light-skinned to begin with.) I am caucasion, so it has not been a serious issue and often goes unnoticed in winter/spring. If I stay out of strong sun in the summer the discoloration is minimized. But I learned to simply ignore it. It does not bother me, but I try to keep out of strong sun for long periods of time. It can affect large or small patches anywhere on your body, and it is best to stay out of strong sun. Lack of pigment allows sun's UV rays to cause skin cancer, sunburn, etc. So, it can result in serious health issues if you don't pay attention. But, if you have vitiligo, you are greatly restricted in choice of hair coloring products. I didn't know this until I had been thinking about coloring the grey/silver hairs in my beard. My beard was originally black (my hair is dark brown), and I saw that my beard hair had turned silver/grey/black over the years, while my hair remained dark brown. So, about 15 years ago I looked at beard colorants for men. In small type on the boxes, the products always cautioned against using if you have vitiligo. That was weird -- but, ALL of the products have this caution. I looked it up, and it seems that the chemicals used in most hair colorants can increase the vitiligo if you already have the condition. So, I did not bother coloring my beard. POLIOSIS: Anyway, recently, I developed poliosis. I had never heard of this before, and I only learned about it after googling my symptoms. Poliosis is very similar to vitiligo -- except that it affects your hair follicles. The cells that produce melanin become disabled or die, and your original hair color disappears in the affected areas. Typically, this is just a patch of hair, or several patches, and results in a streak of white (or maybe grey) growing in your hair. This certainly is not a great problem -- especially in today's world where many people purposely put streaks of color in their hair. Many even might find the poliosis streak (or streaks) to be cool , interesting, or stylish. It really can't be distinguished from purposeful color streaks. But, poliosis can spread beyond a patch or two. In my case, the poliosis arrived quite suddenly. The entire rear portion of my head is affected. So, I have dark brown hair (with some greys) looking head-on. But, from the side or rear, I have white (yes, white) hair that appeared over the course of about two months. VERY FAST! The other thing about this failure of the melainin-producing cells is that the white hair becomes course/wiry -- not at all like the original fairly straight hair. Nobody knows what causes vitiligo or poliosis. Both are auto-immune "diseases". An overactive immune system, apparently. Those who have vitiligo are more likely to also have poliosis. Another factor that appears to be related to poliosis is low thyroid hormone -- something that i was recently diagnosed with. So, all of this makes sense: vitiligo, poliosis, low thyroid hormone are all related to my apparent auto-immune issues. OK, now that I've introduced you to these melanin issues: I once again searched for a hair colorant to deal with my poliosis (taking into account that I also have vitiligo). I wouldn't really care if it involved a few patches of white (yielding white streaks in my hair). But, in my case, it involved the back half of my head -- and I wanted to subdue the "freakshow" quality of my poliosis. I narrowed it down to just a few hair-coloring products, having investigated Amazon and all the internet. Upon further investigation, all of the products (except for henna) proved to be unacceptable for those who have poliosis. Many adverise that they are safe, etc, -- but, upon reading the actual chemical contents, I came to realize that you MUST do your own investigation that goes beyond the hype. I did not even know what henna is (and I still don't quite know). But, I found a few products that are henna and which you must mix with some other chemical/product before use. And, you can mix in varying ratios, etc. This seemed way too complicated for me. I was not interested in mixing anything. Surya Brazil Henna Creme was the last "survivor" on my list of colorant products. It does not involve any mixing. Just apply to wet hair, let it sit awhile, and rinse with water. That fits into my level of time that I want to devote. Does it work? Yes. I am able to "disappear" the white hair from the back of my head. I don't care if there is still some "grey" showing. I have a little bit of grey in the rest of my "normal" hair. So, having a bit of grey in the back of my head looks perfectly normal. This product successfully eliminates the "freakshow" quality of my poliosis. If all of my hair turned white, I probably wouldn't use this product (or any product). How long does it last? I wash my hair daily. The Surya Henna Creme, I have found, has to be re-applied after about 2 weeks. At the end of two weeks, the colored section has faded largely to a grey -- but, still, not white. It is not a permanent dye, and I wish it would last longer. But, it's pretty good.

Fell in LOVE with this product. Already mixed and EASY to apply. After 50 years, I may have just found the Perfect Hair Color product. The only downside that I could possibly find is that you have to let it stay on your head for a couple of hours. BUT, for the Wonderful Results, easy to use, and Safe product, this is not even a slight annoyance.

It use to color my gray, lately it’s made my hair reddish brown not black it doesn’t last. I reluctant to try another brand because I’ve been using this with such a long time it doesn’t break my hair off or damage it. Thus far 2 bottles use to last 6 weeks, it barely last 2.5 weeks. The product boxes are alway damaged. Why can’t the product be shipped in cardboard packaging. I’ve requested that several times. I would have to use a half a tank of gas to the nearest store that carries the product. I’m a senior on a budget

I am extremely allergic to just about all hair color products, except for pure henna powders and this amazing creme! I understand that this is not quick and easy and full color as the other products out there, but unfortunately I've become horribly allergic to all of the other non pure henna products on the market. Naturally I have dark brown hair, but as I've gotten older the gray has taken over. If I use this product regularly (the black Surya Brasil Henna Cream), say every couple of weeks, it looks quite natural. I've got a generic short haircut, so one bottle can last me two or three uses. The box recommends that you leave it on for 45 mins, but for it to work on my gray hairs, I keep it in for three or four hours. You have to be careful and not get it on your hairline skin because it you do and keep it in for hours, you'll actually kind of color your skin and it looks odd. But even if you do, after a couple of days, that skin coloring disappears, as does the the color on your hair, albeit slower (which is why you have to do it every few weeks). Yes, I agree that this sounds like a lot of work, but hey, I've go no other options other than go gray, which I'm not ready to do! Also, the reason I choose this product over the henna powders (which are so much cheaper) is that there is no odor to this creme. Another thing, be very careful about any other "creme henna" products out there because they most likely contain whatever ingredient that causes my allergic reaction!

Good results .very good item Hair is healthy and giving shine Pl issue this item. Surya brasil black henna cream Thanks.

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Ok I have A LOT of grey hair. Light mountain henna was taking way too long and not working well. This stuff is a miracle!!!!! Full coverage and I use it on unwashed lightly damp hair that I spritzed and I my leave on for 1.5hrs.....this is not following the directions but it's far easier and no running down my face. I get 3 uses out of one bottle too!!!!

When I say it has been a hell of a ride getting a nice rich black colour without the horrible chemical burns, welts and cuts that happened slowly over a year when I would dye my hair. I was desperate but nothing worked. This is what I’ve been looking for. It doesn’t leak down your face if you sweat either! I did a spin class and it was fine, and that’s the best test aside from rain. No chemical burns, just all over amazing shine and grey coverage. Anyone that had greys left likely washed it off too soon, or didn’t part your hair and apply enough colour! So not to worry, as you can see my naturally very dark almost black hair looks almost light brown and white before I dyed it. Leave it on for a long time. I left mine for 4 hours after watching a bunch of YouTube reviews. I used the entire bottle to do my roots. Def would need 2 to go for my whole head. I have waist length, fine hair but alot of it. This made my hair so soft and silky feeling too. Like a treatment. And for reference what I’ve tried before is Arctic fox Transylvania, runs blue down your face if it’s wet and gets on your sheets, doesn’t cover grey really. Same goes for Kenra True Black. DpHue black is bomb, for a refresh but not aggressive grey coverage, acts as a black gloss so ur not embarrassed to leave the house with bad hair lol. Bumble and bumble colour stick crayon in black, good but expensive af if you use it more than a few times a month, it wont last. However its a bandaid solution between dyes in a pinch, but it will always be in my bag anyways. I tried Olia like it suggested in many articles too, burnt my head very very badly, so patch test is key. Update 3 weeks later: colour is starting to wash out, but for the amount of wash out its not bad and wont be embarrassing to leave the house or anything. It actually washes out with each wash, the water has a bit of brownish in it, but it’s not too bad. You do need to make sure your wet hair isn’t on your light things, it can stain it. I do spin classes and don’t find any colour transfer from sweating.

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