# How do I get Rich Girl Hair? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 8, 2012, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230 "2012-02-08T20:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/81 "2012-02-12T19:49:20Z")
The curly wurly is actually really good. The coconut chunks are a little off putting but I was able to rinse it all out without a problem. Last night I used that, the H’Suan Wen Hua deep treatment sample I got, and R&B when I got out of the shower. I used about a half a dime sized amount of the R&B, and didn’t feel greasy at all. Maybe my hair was just really dry. But it looks and smells amazing, very soft. I’m sold 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/82 "2012-02-13T00:03:57Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > Ah, that makes more sense. I think curly hair must be a lot more complicated to cut than straight hair. > > I did think of something that might be useful for the OP, though. > > What color is your hair? My hair improved a lot when I started using henna. It got straighter, shinier, and stronger. [Pic.](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nHwhA2Yb0f8/StraHH9JvRI/AAAAAAAAJdQ/c8V1sHy1TYo/s512/DSC04598.JPG) (That’s just washed and air dried, no styling. Pre-henna, my hair would not have looked anywhere near that nice with no attention payed to it, I assure you.) If you have dark hair, it won’t even change the color. And it’s cheap, and DIY at home. Just a possibility. I don’t know if this is a hijack or not, but what henna do you use on your hair? Is is just henna powder like you can order online or is it a brand of henna hair color like you can get at a natural foods grocery? ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/83 "2012-02-13T04:50:21Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I don’t know if this is a hijack or not, but what henna do you use on your hair? Is is just henna powder like you can order online or is it a brand of henna hair color like you can get at a natural foods grocery? It’s a powder, body art quality. I get mine on ebay for about $6 for 100 grams, which does two applications on my roots. The color never fades (which is both good and bad) so all I need to do is roots as it grows out. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/84 "2012-02-13T06:37:01Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I don’t know if this is a hijack or not, but what henna do you use on your hair? Is is just henna powder like you can order online or is it a brand of henna hair color like you can get at a natural foods grocery? Lush also sells Hennas 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/85 "2012-02-13T06:57:12Z")
Thanks for the henna suggestions. I have used Light Mountain Naturals henna for a time. It is 100% henna or a combo of henna, cassia and indigo for different colors, but recently it seems to be going down in quality. I have a box of Jamila henna left over from what I bought for body art, but I’ve never thought to use it on my hair. As for Lush, I had not heard of it until this thread, but now I found there is a store in my area. I can’t wait to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/86 "2012-02-13T12:53:42Z")
Henna will not get you rich girl hair if you use a color though. Henna color is distinctive from a chemical color and sort of says “hippie” not “Hamptons.” Well, not sort of, absolutely does. If you want the body henna will give you, use a clear henna. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/87 "2012-02-13T16:28:42Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Henna will not get you rich girl hair if you use a color though. Henna color is distinctive from a chemical color and sort of says “hippie” not “Hamptons.” Well, not sort of, absolutely does. If you want the body henna will give you, use a clear henna. “Clear henna” is actually another plant, Cassia. As for rich girl hair, I dunno, I’ve had tons of compliments on my hennaed hair over years. But maybe shiny, thick and a rich natural red may not be what most people are looking for when they want rich girl hair. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/88 "2012-02-13T18:14:44Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > “Clear henna” is actually another plant, Cassia. As for rich girl hair, I dunno, I’ve had tons of compliments on my hennaed hair over years. But maybe shiny, thick and a rich natural red may not be what most people are looking for when they want rich girl hair. When I’ve hennaed, and I love the color I get, I get compliments, but a lot of people can tell its henna, not color. It’s the difference between carrying a knockoff bag and a designer bag. Not everyone will know the difference, but you arent fooling those in the know. And “rich girls” henna about as much as they carry knockoff bags. So if you mean “rich girl” hair as the type of hair the daughters of the 1% have (or even the 5%), it isn’t henna. Not that henna doesn’t give you a nice look and add bounce and body. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/89 "2012-02-13T18:53:59Z")
Yeah, if you’re trying to literally spend as much as possible on your hair, henna is not the way to go. I took “rich girl hair” to be shorthand for shiny, long, non-frizzy hair, not “I want to convince people I spend hundreds of dollars a month on my hair.” If high maintenance is what you’re going for, don’t henna. 🙂 **Rhiannon8404** , the Jamilla henna is my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/90 "2012-02-13T18:58:26Z")
How is henna a “knock off” of chemical color? I mean, they’re two totally separate things. Anyway, I apologize to the OP for hijacking the thread with all this talk of henna. I should have started a new thread. ETA: **Renee** , that’s what I was thinking was meant by the phrase, too. More about hair quality than hair cost. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/91 "2012-02-13T20:17:14Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > How is henna a “knock off” of chemical color? I mean, they’re two totally separate things. > > Anyway, I apologize to the OP for hijacking the thread with all this talk of henna. I should have started a new thread. > > ETA: **Renee** , that’s what I was thinking was meant by the phrase, too. More about hair quality than hair cost. Exactly, they are two separate things and rich girls don’t usually use henna. That doesn’t mean henna is bad, just if you are going for “how do I get the rich WASP look” and not merely “how do I get healthy looking hair” don’t henna. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/92 "2012-02-13T20:43:18Z")
Well, there you have it, **Sattua**. Do you want to look like a WASP or a hippie? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/93 "2012-02-13T23:01:49Z")
_sigh_ Decisions, decisions… I love how shiny and thick the henna appears to make your hair (though I’ve seen plenty of women with frizzy, flyaway hennaed hair), but I wouldn’t want the color. I’ve got nice warm brown hair that I’m happy with. Does cassia really give the same effect in terms of body and shine? I still haven’t made it to the grocery for different shampoo and conditioner, but I found a bottle of blow-dry lotion in my cabinet and have used that. It definitely helps. So does the Mason Pearson brush. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/94 "2012-02-14T13:37:54Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > _sigh_ Decisions, decisions… > > I love how shiny and thick the henna appears to make your hair (though I’ve seen plenty of women with frizzy, flyaway hennaed hair), but I wouldn’t want the color. I’ve got nice warm brown hair that I’m happy with. Does cassia really give the same effect in terms of body and shine? > > I still haven’t made it to the grocery for different shampoo and conditioner, but I found a bottle of blow-dry lotion in my cabinet and have used that. It definitely helps. So does the Mason Pearson brush. I’ve had good luck with clear henna - although I’m ten years into “covering grey” now. Generally, an additive process helps make hair more manageable if done well - henna or a chemical color - especially if your hair is fine. You can even try a drugstore box color in your own shade. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230/95 "2012-02-19T19:26:32Z")
Wanted to bump and add that I finally tried the new **Tresseme dry shampoo** (they have different ones; I used the one for oily hair). It was, unequivocally, horrible. It was 90% fragrance/hairspray and 10% white powder that clumped and caked terribly. It wouldn’t be good for limp hair, oily hair, human hair of any sort. I smelled like a beauty salon circa 1984. Batiste is still my #1. Will try Big Sexy next. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rich-girl-hair/612230.md?page=4)