Wow. I used henna and buxus for the first and last time today. I want brown hair again after years of just straight henna. I tried henna and indigo before but hated the mess indigo made plus it has a strong odor and it's very difficult to work through my hair. Well buxus was worse!

I ordered through mehandi so it's was from a reputable company, but it was so gritty it was harder to mash in my hair than indigo. I used about a 60/40 mix of buxus/henna. The buxus dried out quickly in my hair before I could work it through and my mix was runny! It left dried pieces everywhere! Also it was difficult to wash out and even when I thought I had it all out and I was combing through my hair, dried bits were falling out everywhere!

I'm now wondering if alma and henna would be better.