Henna is an open shrub with heavily scented, small cream flowers
and blue
black fruit.
Uses
Henna based hair colors leaves yield the famous red dye used as
body paint, and to stain
hair, nails, cloth, and sometimes the manes of white arab horses.
The
cooling, astringent leaves soothe fevers, headaches, stings, aching
joints,
and skin irritations. The leaves are also deodorisers, carried under
the arm
by rabbiis, and recommended in apina's medieval herbals to treat
"evil-smelling
feet". The bark, leaves, and fruit are used in folk medicine. The
flowers scented oil, is an Indian and African perfume and is used in
Arab
religious festivals.
Remark
The flower scent was known as "Camphire" in the bible, and was
the source of Cleopatra's famous seductive perfume, cyprinum, used
to soak
the sails of her barge before her first meeting with Antony.
Henna
Fragrant Henna based hair colors has many facets to its enchanting
side. Apart from being
considered auspicious, it is a symbol of age old Indian traditions.
Henna is
popular for it's natural values, colouring and cooling effect, and
pleasant
fragrance. In homes, the green henna leaves are gathered and then
dried in
the shade. Finely grounded powder is mixed with water to make a
paste. This
paste is applied on hands in beautiful patterns and then left to
dry,
resulting in a deep red colour, which leaves you mesmerised with its
sheer
charm.
Henna in pure form without any additives is known as natural henna.
Natural
henna also has colouring effect, but the colour is not very deep.
Dyeing
with natural henna produces a brownish red hue. It is perfectly safe
and has
no ill effects, which is the main reason for its popularity. India
is one of
the major producers of Henna.
Neutral Henna is an excellent conditioner. Application of henna
invariably
gives a reddish tinge to the hair colour. To avoid this, a special
form of
Henna powder-Neutral Henna is formulated which conditions the hair
and makes
it soft, shiny and also adds volume. Hair treated with henna bounces
with
health. Neutral henna is also used for placing on the tombstones at
graves
as a benediction.
Henna based hair colors with a tint of exciting indigo is the
latest addition to our
exhaustive range of hair colours. This special formulation is
produced by
enhancing its colour properties through natural herbal additives.
Indigo
henna is our most sought after product by the world of today. It is
suitable
for all hair types but gives best results on light brown/brown hair.
An extensive research unit is engaged in testing and formulations
of
different shades of henna based dyes. We are suppliers and exporters
of
vibrant shades which produce exact colour effects on all hair types.
These
dyes are clinically tested for their quality and are 100% safe.
