Henna Mix

Description

Product Description

The leaves of the Organic Henna plant contain a natural and very effective coloring pigment:  Lawsone.

This Orange/Red dye releases as the leaves are crushed. Drying, milling, and sifting the Organic Henna leaves into a fine powder maximizes the pigment (Lawsone) release. The powdered henna will activate with air and water. After mixing to a paste, you can apply directly to your hair or skin for Natural, Super-Effective coloring. Organic Henna temporarily tattoos the body, and permanently colors hair. One of the most popular beauty ingredients in India, henna has been taking care of most of our hair troubles since the times of yore. Women all over the country have been reaping the benefits of their mothers and grandmothers’ advice by applying henna to their hair for years, if not centuries. Apart from being a fabulous ingredient to naturally dye hair, henna is also known to strengthen, condition and nourish the tresses from deep within. Here is all you need to know about henna, and how to use it in your beauty regimen.

What is henna?

Organic Henna is a small flowering shrub that has many uses. The fragrant flowers are used to create perfume, and the leaves are dried and then turned into a fine powder that’s used for dying clothes, hair and temporarily dying the skin, hence henna tattooing. The plant has even been known to treat skin conditions.

Benefits of Organic Henna

Henna Hair Dye: Naturally, Gently Colors Hair. Strengthens the Hair Shaft, Detoxes the follicles, Conditions the Scalp, Fights Dandruff.

Benefits of Organic Henna for hair health:  Apart from being a fabulous ingredient to naturally dye hair, henna is also known to strengthen, condition and nourish the tresses from deep within. While the leaves of this plant were used for hair care traditionally, the modern Indian woman uses henna powder instead to get the same benefits.

Organic Henna boosts hair growth:  The natural properties of Organic henna help promote hair growth exponentially. The powder form of this ingredient can also be used to create an essential oil that nourishes and promotes hair growth.

It can help reduce hair fall:  Organic Henna directly affects the scalp, assisting in improving follicle health. This helps curb hair fall, and also prevents and corrects hair thinning.

It can control scalp itchiness:  Organic Henna has natural antifungal and antimicrobial properties that work to cool and soothe your scalp, controlling scalp itchiness in the process.

It nourishes your scalp and hair:  Organic Henna has naturally nourishing properties, which makes it the perfect ingredient to turn dry, damaged and unhealthy hair into soft, shiny, manageable tresses.

Origin of Mehandi:  It is thought that Mehandi originated in the deserts of India when the people living there discovered that covering their hands and feet with colored paste from the Henna plant helped them to feel cooler. It wasn’t long until a creative individual began making intricate designs with the colored paste instead of just smearing it on. The complexity of designs grew and began to take on meaning. Eventually brides began to decorate their feet and hands with henna as part of their wedding rituals.