Natural Hair Dye from the Henna Plant
The Henna Plant -a Truly Natural Hair Dye
The Henna plant or Hina (Lawsonia Inermis) is known by a variety of names: Al-Khanna, Al-henna, Jamaica Mignonette, Mehndi, and Mendee. The lawsone, primarily concentrated in the petioles of the leaves, cause staining or dying. However, they must be crushed in order for the lawsone molecules contained within the leaf o the henna plant, to release (when mixed with a mildly acidic liquid, such as found in lemon juice, strong tea, etc.). Once released, the lawsone gradually bind to the outer layer of the proteins in the skin or hair, thus staining or dying it a bright orange-red hue. Henna must be combined with other natural botanicals, like indigo or coffee beans to achieve darker hues.
Henna Plant Uses in Natural Hair Dye
Fortunately, we don’t have to search for and crush henna ourselves. It is commonly traded as a dried powder from milling and sifting the henna leaf. As a powder, it’s also known as mendhi and is not only used for natural hair dye but hair conditioning as well. Traditionally, the henna mix must be soaked for 6 to 12 hours and rest on the hair for 3 to 4 hours or the lawsone in the henna won’t work.
Thankfully, Lustrous Henna® natural hair dye releases in about an hour. It’s much easier to apply and comes in many hair color shades.
-from a happy customer.
Hi Syed,
I just want to drop you a line to let you know that I have received only excellent and positive feedback from customers concerning the use of the Lustrous Herbal/Henna powders for their hair. As we discussed, I obtained very good results when I tested the various colors. However, the true test is customer satisfaction level. I am pleased to say that my customers are extremely satisfied with the coloring capacity of the herbal/henna powders and the conditioning they obtain as well.
I am always looking for a better product to offer to my customers. So when testing samples of Lustrous Herbal/Henna Powder provided results superior to those obtained with my previous brand of herbal/henna powder, we have switched the brand we offer our customers from our former brand to Lustrous.
Thank you for providing such a reliable and excellent product that will allow men and women to color and condition their hair safely and naturally. While all of the Lustrous colors provide great color coverage, it is the browns and blacks that tend to absolutely outperform the competition in terms of providing true browns and realistic blacks. This is welcome news to people with dark hair who have wanted to use henna products but kept getting red results rather than true browns and black. These are a keeper.
Kindest Regards,
Maureen J.
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Author: L.J. O'Neal, writer and researcher. (L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.)
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