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Henna for Hair “How-To” Henna

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Published by TapDancing Lizard™ LLC

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Stow, Ohio 44224 USA

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Catherine Cartwright-Jones

Henna for Hair “How-To” Henna

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Henna for Hair “How-To” Henna

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Contents:

Chapter 1: What is Henna? .................................................................................................4

Chapter 2: What is compound henna, and why are there packages labeled henna in a

variety of colors? .................................................................................................................7

Chapter 3: A little history of henna and hair dye in the west …………………………….8

Chapter 4: How do you dye your hair with henna? ..........................................................18

Chapter 5: How do you dye your hair brunette with henna and indigo ........................... 28

Chapter 6: Dye your hair black with henna and indigo …………………………………34

Chapter 7: How do henna and indigo dye gray and other hair colors? .............................41

Chapter 8: What is Cassia? ...............................................................................................45

Chapter 9: Things to Remember: ………………………………………………………. 46

Chapter 10: How do you do this in a hair salon? ………………………………………..48

Chapter 11: Quick Mix Reference Chart ………………………………………………..49

Chapter 12: Henna kills head lice, ringworm and dandruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

References: ………………………………………………………………………………51

Supplies: …………………………………………………………………………………52

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Henna for Hair “How-To”

Henna

Chapter 1: What is Henna?

Henna, lawsonia inermis , is a plant. It is a large bush, or small tree, that grows in hot, dry climates. There

is evidence from Egypt that henna was regularly used to dye hair five thousand years ago, and may have

been used in Jericho as early as eight thousand years ago. Henna was used to keep hair healthy and to color

gray hair.

Figure 1: Henna, lawsonia inermis

Henna leaves are harvested, dried, and powdered. When mixed with a mildly acidic liquid, henna will stain

skin, hair, and fingernails reddish-orange.

Figure 2: Henna leaves

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Henna’s leaves have a red-orange dye molecule, lawsone . You can see it in young leaves in the center vein

of the leaf. Henna leaves have 1% to 4% lawsone content, depending on climate and soil conditions.

The lower dye content leaves are harvested, roughly powdered and sifted, and sold to the hair dye industry.

Figure 3: Lawsone, the dye molecule in henna

The highest dye content henna, the best five percent of the crop, is powdered and finely sifted to make

designs on skin, such as are used for celebration in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. This is

“body art quality” henna. Body art quality henna is wonderful for your hair because the fine powdering

and sifting make it rinse out easily, and will dye hair a richer color.

Figure 4: Body art quality henna is used to make reddish-brown patterns on hands and fingernails,

and is considered beautiful and lucky.

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