Henna for Hair: Natural Remedies & Benefits | [Your Brand Name]

View Photos Applying henna to your hair is a time tested remedy for hair problems. Our grandmothers and great-great grandmothers have resorted to putting mehndi on their hair which is a totally herbal hair care recipe. Henna as a hair care substance has many benefits.

Advantages of Henna for Hair :

• Most importantly, henna for hair care is a homemade solution which can be prepared and applied in the privacy of your home. No need to visit fancy salons or shell out indecent amounts of of money for harsh chemical hair treatments.

• Henna strengthens hair from the roots.

• When you apply mehndi to your hair, it gets a soft naturally auburn color.

• Henna is good herbal hair care method for treating dandruff.

• Mehndi smooths hair and gives it a silky feel.

Some Easy Henna Hair Care Recipes:
Your choice of mehndi hair care recipe will depend on which particular benefit of heena hair care you want to avail.
1. For Getting Rid Of Dandruff: Mix 4 tablespoons of henna powder with curd. Do not try to flatten the mixture by adding water. Now boil tea leaves in a separate pan for 5-7 minutes. Strain this solution and add the water to the mixture. Squeeze a lemon into it Keep this mixture overnight in the fridge. Apply it to oiled hair for best results. You must give it sitting time for at least one hour before you wash it.

2. To Get Hair Color Using Heena: Mix 4 tablespoons of henna powder with 4 teaspoons of coffee powder in a bowl. Stir in half a cup of water and leave overnight. Apply it on hair that is not oiled and allow it to settle for 1 hour. Wash it with plain water and oil your hair that night. The next day you can wash your hair with shampoo and admire the beautiful reddish tinge it will give your hair.

3. For Soft Silky Hair: Beat two eggs and mix them with henna powder. Flaten it using minimum water. Apply it immediately and keep for an hour. Wash it using shampoo because the smell of raw eggs can be nauseating. You can also wash your hair with a bottle of beer to make your hair softer and more fluffy.

The Things You Should Not Do while using Henna for Hair Care:

• Henna is a very cold herb that will cool your head. But never keep it applied to your hair for more than 1-2 hours. You may catch a severe cold.

• Use hand gloves while applying henna to hair. The color of of henna is very strong and it will stain for fingers for a week.

• If you want to preserve your hair color and wish to avoid the reddish glow, oil your hair before you use henna. Oil prevents hair from absorbing the color.