Henna makes your hair strong, healthy and strong

Henna has safely colored and conditioned women's hair for at least six thousand years and it does a lovely job!

Henna has tannin in it and the tannin molecules bind into keratin (hair) molecules and make the fibers physically stronger, like winding threads together to make a stronger string. After you henna hair, it is softer, stronger, it tangles less, and the split ends disappear.

Traditionally, henna was believed to have the quality of "Baraka" meaning "blessedness" or "grace." It was believed to be able to avert the evil eye and thwart demons that caused disease, depression and misbehavior. Your regular hair dye never did that for you!

Henna is good for you and your hair, and you can use it as often as you like!

It covers all the gray and keeps it in great condition. Read on for more info on how to do YOUR hair!

If you henna YOUR hair, what color will it be?

Every woman's hair will come up a bit different with henna, because henna is natural vegetable tannin that stains your hair. Henna is a translucent stain. Hennaing your hair is like coloring with a red-orange crayon on black paper, brown paper, or manila paper. Hennotannin molecules lodge into the keratin of your hair and those molecules are red-orange. The color of the paper shows through the crayon and the result is a blend of the two. Thus, every person's hair will come up differently with henna. The henna tannin molecules are red-orange, and stain pure white hair the same color of a ginger cat's red fur. On dark hair, these molecules catch the light in the sunshine, so hair will be somewhat reddened and will have glossy red highlights with henna.

• If your hair is blonde, henna may make it vibrant red or strawberry blonde.

• If your hair is red, henna will restore vibrant red color and glossiness that you lose to age and sun damage.

• If your hair is mousy brown, henna may make it rich red or copper penny red.

• If your hair is medium brown, your hair may come up the color of an Irish Setter dog.

• If your hair is dark brown, it will be deep chestnut with red highlights in the sunshine.

• If your hair is black, it will be very dark chestnut with red highlights.

• If your hair has gone all gray, henna may make it orange.

• If your hair is brown streaked with grey, it may be rich auburn with red threads.

• Totally gray hair may go tangerine if you don't use the best possible henna! To get a beautiful natural looking red or auburn over gray hair, use body art quality henna from one of the sources linked below! Mix it fresh, and apply it generously, leave it in for two hours or so, and reapply every month. Your hair will gradually become beautifully silky and deep rich natural looking red! Work the henna clear to your scalp-- it will help your hair be stronger and thicker, and it's good for your skin!

Who should NOT use henna in their hair?

You should NOT put COMPOUND HENNA on hair that has been straightened, permed, dyed, or bleached in the previous year. The results can range from peculiar to catastrophic. Goat vomit green and swamp bottom black are the most common color results. If you use BODY ART QUALITY HENNA on your straightened, permed, dyed, or bleached hair, you'll probably do just fine, but test first!

If you have used ANY commercial hair dye in the previous year, harvest your hair from your hairbrush and henna your spare hair to see if you get the infamous green or if enough of the chemical residue has rinsed out that you get nice results!

Compound henna over Synthetically Dyed Hair = DEAD HAIR!

I do mean dead. You can't fix it.

This is "shave your head and join a nunnery" dead hair!

Start over. Grow it again.

If you use body art quality henna on your hair, there won't be any problem.

How do you know if henna will make your hair totally beautiful or completely ruin it? Try some! Mix up a little bit of body art quality henna and try it on hair you've harvested from your hairbrush. Want enough to try twice (once to test and once to be sure)? Avert potential disaster for $1.00!