henna
Henna is a red-pigmented tree, used in coloring hair and hands especially in East Asia and its southern countries. It has also been used extensively by ancient Egyptians. Henna is generally very useful for hair. It has several types: henna is one of the most expensive species, Shamya, Yemenite, thorny, and henna of all kinds. However, the women used it to change the color of their hair to the dark red color since ancient times. Despite the many benefits of henna on hair, it has some disadvantages that limit the woman’s freedom to act with her hair after dyeing it with henna.
Benefits of henna on hair
Henna has many benefits for hair reflected in:
- Purify the scalp from parasites and microbes.
- Relieves the temperature of the scalp.
- Scald the scalp of excess fat that is caused by the crust.
- Treatment for scalp infections.
- Reduce the amount of sweat secreted from the scalp.
- Helps to nourish the hair well, increase the vitality and strength of the hair, and strengthen and reduce the fall.
- It is used as a natural hair dye, as it encapsulates the hair for a long period of time.
- Protect hair from harmful sun rays, because it contains a protein that works on hair packaging.
Warnings of using henna
- For dyeing the hair with a chemical dye, it is necessary to wait for at least five months after the henna dye, because the chemical dyes will not penetrate the henna coated material for the hair.
- When deciding on dyeing hair with henna, this decision must be confirmed as stemming from deep thought, because henna completely encapsulates the hair, and then it is difficult to remove it from the hair, and disappear in one way, namely hair growth and cut.
- If the color of the henna dye is the only solution to change the color is to dye the hair with dark brown henna.
- Henna reacts with chemical substances if the chemical dye is modern, and with hyalate dyes, producing an undesirable color. Therefore, henna should be avoided after dyeing the hair with chemicals.
- It is recommended to use moisturizing oil after henna, especially for dry and normal hair, as it may cause dryness of hair.
Tips before using henna
- Wash and clean the hair well before using henna.
- Beware of leaving henna all night so as not to dry your hair completely.
When you dye your hair, you should be careful about the negatives of henna. It is best to start coloring your hair with dark colors, such as copper and brown. After a while you can dye the color you want.