Henna

Product Description

We offer Henna Powder. Henna (lawsonia inermis) is an open shrub with heavily scented, small cream flowers and blue-black fruit. An essence extracted from the leaves is popular and known as henna. Henna leaves yield the famous red dye used as body paint and to stain hair, nails and cloth. It is an evergreen medium sized shrub 3' to 5' or even more, slow growing and compact with dainty, bright green, dense, foliage. If un-pruned, it grows into a tall shrub 2. 5 m (8') and even a small tree.Origin and general history of discovery and developments: The first recorded user of henna as a hair dye was the egyptian queen ses, mother of king teta (third dynasty). The plant has always popularly been called egyptian henna, although it is found abundantly also in tunis, arabia, persia, india, and other tropical countries. It was commonly used by the inhabitants of all these countries to dye not only human hair but also the nails, the palms and soles of dancers, and the manes and tails of horses. Henna is an ancient art of body decoration, an art practiced as early as the pharoanic civilization of egypt. Evidence suggests that the ancient egyptian pharoes used henna during the mummification process as well as for cosmetic purposes.the word henna has its origin in the arabic word al-hinna. It is known as lawsonia inermis in botanical terms. It is a shrub popular for its leaves and is used to adorn the hands and feet of a bride and is also used to dye hair.