Henna is a natural dye derived from the plant Lawsonia inermis to cover grey hairs and nourishes the hair from root to tip. Henna has nourishing properties that conditions the hair making it softer, shiny and healthy and consequently, aiding in hair growth. Nourishes the hair from root to tip, filling in damages, smoothing out hair strands, and thickening it. Here are some of the benefits of henna:
Benefits of henna
- Henna has cooling properties and when applied to the scalp can soothe and cleanse it.
- Henna is an excellent conditioner for your hair.
- Adds shine and volume to your hair
- Acts as a shield to prevent hair damage.
- Henna helps restore the moisture retention.
- It reduces hair fall, dandruff and other scalp problems.
- It also prevents your hair from thinning, making them healthy and lustrous.
- Effectively covers grey hairs
Although Henna powders come with super beneficial benefit but one can mix other natural ingredients with henna depending on the needs of their individual hair type. Today, I will be sharing a few of the natural ingredients that can be mixed with the hair henna powder. Here is the list and their benefits.
Henna Hair Dye Recipe
- Henna and amla hair pack
This mask is helpful in the growth of hair and in making them long and lustrous. Take organic henna powder and amla powder in a bowl, and add a little bit of water and make a semi- thick paste. Let the mixture soak for an 20-25 minutes. Apply the paste to your hair, starting from the roots to tips. Leave it on for about 45 minutes to an hour. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo under running water. You can try this pack once in a week.
- Henna, orange and hibiscus pack
This hair pack helps in exfoliating dead cells from scalp and maintains scalp health. Hibiscus also efficiently conditions your hair, making it smooth and silky. Henna can also be used as a natural hair conditioner by adding henna powder, hibiscus flower powder, and orange peel powder. Mix all of these in sufficient amount of curd before 1-2 hours of applying it to the hair. Then wash off after 1 hour with plain water.
- Henna And Fenugreek Hair Pack
Mix the fenugreek powder and Bio Organic henna in a bowl, make a smooth paste and leave it to soak for some time. Apply this pack to your scalp and hair. Leave it on for about 45 minutes. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo. Apply this mask once in a week for natural glowing hair.
- Henna with indigo powder
Henna is used to color your hair in a natural way. Henna alone gives red-orange shade. When mixed with indigo, it gives your hair a rich brown color. There are actually two steps to apply indigo with henna:
- Mix the henna and indigo together as that will give you brown or auburn locks.
- To get gorgeous black tresses, you need to first treat your hair with henna and then go in with the indigo.
Take henna and indigo together in a bowl, add water and make a paste. Apply the paste to your hair starting from the front and moving towards the back. Allow to dye your hair for 1hour. Rinse it off under running water. That’s how easy it is to use henna and indigo to color your hair.
Tips for success
- Reduce dandruff by adding henna powder and lemon to the dye paste
- For redder tones you may add our hibiscus petal powder, beet juice, red tea or paprika
- Add essential oils like lavender, chamomile to your henna to leave your hair smelling great, and super shiny.
- Make hair smooth by adding Aloe Vera to henna paste.
- For browner tones you may add coffee, black tea, our organic amla powder
Keep caring for your hair and just look gorgeous always with natural ingredient that works best for you with henna powder.
