Help! I've just boiled my henna - what is likely to happen if I still use it?

[PacificDogwood]

Does anybody know?

I didn't think it was even possible to boil something in a bain maire but there it was, bubbling away - doh!

Darn you children for distracting me!

Ah you lot! Too slow - it's on.
Am now hoping for the best and fearing the worst

It will be fine, mine used to be accidently left to bubble all the time.

Oh thanks. That's reassuring to hear . I was sure I read somewhere that something happens to it when it gets too hot??
I'll see in a couple of hours...

On some of the henna forums they advocate never really heating it at all, just disolving it and waiting for 'dye release' over a period of about 12 hours, all sounded like an enormous faff to me.

I just used lush stuff, boiling water, bain marie, poked it until it was smoothish, then dumped it on my head, always looked great

I do think the 3 1/3 to 4 hours is the best developing time.

I am slightly nostalgic now, I am currently sporting a pixie cut having had all my henna cut out on Thursday.

What you're describing is pretty much exactly what I do too. And with Lush henna
DH and DSs always complain about the smell of my 'pond scum' but I live the colour and what it does for my hair.

It's my midlife crisis - I hennaed as a student and now again in my late 40s

I wonder how long it'll take me to get fed up with it?
I've grown my hair from a really short cut to shoulder length.

Well, my hair is Not Green .

I'm happy. DH will have to put up with the smell until the next wash. Or 3