Hair Color and Acacia Catechu, the Ancient Flowering Tree
It’s been called: Catechu, Cutch, Katha, Khair and more, depending on the use of different parts of this flowering tree. The flowering tree is found in the forests of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and other Asian countries. According to, The World Agro Forestry Centre, acacia catechu is a small or medium-sized, thorny tree up to 15 m tall; bark dark grey or greyish-brown, peeling off in long strips, or sometimes in narrow rectangular plates, brown or red inside.
The flowers are long spikes with color of white to pale yellow, numerous stamens. The fruit is contained within a strap-shaped pod tapering at both ends.
There are numerous uses for acacia catechu, so for our purposes, we’ll focus on what’s pertinent. A substance called cutch is extracted from the bark and is used for extracting color and dyeing textiles as well as: hair color. Catechu extract is also used to dye textiles such as silk, cotton, canvas, paper and leather to a dark-brownish color.
An All-Natural Hair Color for Dying Hair
Acacia catechu is just one of the natural botanicals that make up some shades of Lustrous Henna®. Depending on the color shade, Lustrous Henna® contains pure, highly-sifted herbal henna, indigo leaf powder and other herbal extracts and powders. Dark hair colors are achieved naturally, resulting in excellent black hair color, dark brown hair color, brown hair color and many more, along with excellent gray hair coverage.
Ancient ingredients make it semi-permanent, (fading gradually). It also works as natural hair conditioner and helps with hair growth. The following are the ingredients of Lustrous Henna. The order in which the ingredients are listed on each pack varies from one shade to another: Lawsonia inermis, Indigofera tinctoria, Isatis tintoria, Coffea arabica, Rubia tinctoria, Acacia catechu, Bocopa monniera, Eclipta prostrada, Acacia concinna, Trigonella foenumgraecum.
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