Light MountainNatural Color The Gray Hair Color & Conditioner, Light Brown, 7 oz (Pack of 2)

This is the “light brown” color.That will mean entirely different things for different hair types. ***DO the hair strand test!*** Even with the test, you won’t know how it really looks till you’ve done your whole head.My natural color is a brown, with lighter tips if it’s sun kissed.I’ve had a lotta grey going on recently (just now hitting my mid forties.)I’m crunchy too, so no nasty chemicals were purposefully going into my body, especially my brain.The first time I used it, I added half lemon juice to step two. The results were much darker than I wanted. All my hair darkened up.Then I tried the two step process with just my roots (same lemon juice in step two). Still, it was darker than I wanted.Then I tried just step one. My roots are more of a ginger color. Lighter. More what I was originally going for.If you zoom in you can see the distinction. I got in my window (henna looks glorious in natural light.)I think next time I’ll try just step one on my whole head. Even step one tends to darken my natural (non-grey) color.If you only do your roots, this product is the most economical thing EVER!Yes, it’s messy. Yes, you smell like a barn for a few days. I’d rather have messy and barn scented than neurotoxins on my scalp every month!

This is the third time I bought this product. I had been using an over the counter hair color and am a former hairdresser. After 20 years of coloring my hair, it was beginning to thin and break. Now that I have a considerable amount of grey, it is also naturally wavy as well. I decided to switch to henna so I wouldn't be putting harsh chemicals on my aging hair, but could still maintain what was left of my youthful appearance.I followed the instructions on the box and did the 2 step process the first 4 times, but I mixed both batches at the same time and left them sit for 3+ hours in their glass measuring cups. I used chamomile tea in the green bowl to add more gold. But I didn't like the thick mud pack, brush on thing so I made both batches about as thick as squeeze bottle mustard and cut the tip of a hair color applicator bottle and squeezed it out like I did with my chemical color. It was still thick enough to not drip and smooshed easily onto the strands of hair. For me, I only left each step on my hair for about 20 - 30 minutes and got a rich reddish-gold light brown.Today, I was too lazy to do both steps. I decided to mix both packets together in a zip bag, adding enough boiling, distilled water to get the right consistency, added 2 tbs. lemon juice and 1 tbs.argon oil at the end, waited 3+ hours for the mixture to "cure", washed my hair, put on the mix and waited 35 minutes with plastic cap on. Worked just as well as the 2 step method for me. If I wanted to make it a little darker or less red, I'd use some coffee in the water.Rinsing takes a while as I have long hair, and after I rinse it out, I condition twice which gets all the residue out. My color looks a little light, but it seems to darken over the next few days all on its own, so I expect it to do the same thing.I have been told that my hair is so beautiful, that I should be the poster girl for henna. Nice huh? My hair is coming back and its not breaking off in handfuls when I brush it anymore. Its shiny and soft. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone.

After 25 years of using the light brown Light Mountain Henna and loving the color with no red tones. Due to product changes in 2017, I have been battling some serious unwanted color of deep purples and red red highlights!!! So now the top 4 inches of my hair is dark with the purple and red tones and the bottom 8 inches is still a nice light brown! I used to leave the light brown color on for about 20 minutes and had great coverage of my partial gray hair. it was light brown, just like the title on the package. Last year in March, I started getting problems with a section of my gray hair and it turned pink, then became bright red. After 4 consultations with the company's colorist, I was told to get the brown color I needed to leave it on for 45 minutes. Well now I have a shade of brown that is closer to chestnut brown that apparently oxidizes into deep purple and bright red highlights!!! So goodbye, never using this product again, too bad. Customer service seems to care, but it took 4 calls to discover they changed the formula, and has not called me back after explaining they were checking a lot number of the product I was using. So if you want light brown hair....... The highlights are very dramatic in sunlight and bright led lights! The 1st photo is 25 years of great color, 2nd photo is my color now!

I have been using Light Mountain Natural Hair Color for years and have given that a 5-star review, but this is the first time I have tried Color the Gray. I have started to get more gray and the product I have been using is not lasting as long as it did, though I was not entirely dissatisfied with it. This is certainly different. I found the two-step process to be tiresome as the original Light Mountain takes long enough with one step. The first step of this process does not seem as gritty and washed out more easily, which is a positive. Another positive is that the product does seem to cover better, and may be more long-lasting. However, since the first step is obviously from a different henna plant than I am used to, I found that I did experience some burning of my scalp with that step and lost more hair in the sink when rinsing than usual. The second step did not burn and hair loss was minimal. Another complaint with this one is that it made my hair a lot redder than usual. I use the light brown on my light brown hair, and it usually just gives me some pleasing red highlights. With this one, I would call my hair color reddish brown. Not what I was aiming for. I did purchase another box, but next time I have to think about it before using the first step and may just stick with what I am used to.UPDATE: It has been just under two weeks since I used the product, and at this point the one-step Light Mountain Natural Henna would have started to lose color at the front where my gray is. This is still perfectly colored. Also, after a couple of days, the color darkened so that it does not appear as red as it did at first. Now I have a dilemma -- do I try it again considering that my scalp burned and perhaps leave it on for a shorter period of time or not? Most likely I will give it another try. Upgrading to 4 stars. I did not give 5 stars as the 2-step process is more time-consuming.

Don't be deterred by the person who hasn't tried this yet. I've used Light Mountain henna for almost 20 years - the last five with the color the gray formulas. You do NOT need distilled water, a ceramic cup or a paint brush or a squirt bottle. Prep takes 5 minutes, not 1-3 hours. One thing, it does stain your skin, so if you don't use a lotion around your hairline, you might see some staining for a day or two.This stuff really does color the gray. The nice thing about henna is it doesn't give you "helmet head" with monochromatic color. The gray will take on the color of the henna more than your brown/black, etc. hair. It looks much more natural than highlighting, and it's actually good for your hair, as opposed to hair dye. It gives hair incredible body.Now, I have to admit my husband rolls his eyes when I henna my hair every 7-8 weeks. It is a mess - like putting mud on your hair. Put the henna in a glass or ceramic bowl, add hot water.I add a teaspoon or so of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg for a little extra color, plus it has a nice aroma that way. Makes your hair smell like a pie instead of the hay smell of the henna. Stir it up with a plastic spoon that you can throw out. I just put on the gloves (plastic surgical gloves are much easier than the ones in the packet), use a comb, and apply the henna with my hands. I rinse my hair out in the utility or kitchen sink where I have a spray nozzle on the faucet.. You have to do it twice - the first one stays on your head for 5 minutes or so before you rinse it out, and the second package for 30-45 minutes. IThe henna smells like hay for a day or so, so don't use it right before you go out on a date!Still, I think that's a small price to pay, and so is the price of the product. Highly recommended!