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It is a shrub popular for its leaves and is used to adorn the hands, feet and hair of a bride. The fragrance of the perfume prepared from its leaves is very popular and pleasant.

The existence and use of Henna for the last 5000 years can be found in overwhelming archeological evidence: in the books of Charaka and Sushruta, the scientists and physicians of ancient India, in the paintings, sculptures and texts, and in the remains of ancient Egypt.

Although Henna has withstood the test of time, its single source of origin is still shrouded in mystery. In Egypt , vestiges of Henna have been found on the mummified remains in the sarcophagus of the pyramids of Egypt , being the oldest evidence!

Henna is being used for skin in India since Thousands of years has an evidence from famous Ajanta-Ellora Caves .

In the vast region of Sojat in Rajasthan, the traditional source of the Mehandi plant (classified as Lawsonia Inermis or Lawsonia Elba ) the world's best Henna is grown for the last five hundred years.

Henna is popular in India since an era of Mewar Rajput Kings and Mughal Regime .

It is in Sojat where Abhisek ( India ) cultivate the Henna plant by traditional methods, and select the leaves for drying, grinding and filtering to make up the finished product known the world over by the brand name of Hathleva.

About Henna
Henna (Lawsonia alba., Lythraceae) is native to a number of tropical regions in Asia, northern Africa, and Australia. Henna is best known for the ground leaves (also called henna) traditionally used to develop a orange, red, brown or black coloring to hands, feet and hair. The leaves of henna have been used in Asia and the Middle East since ancient times as a hair, nail, and skin dye. The use of henna by the Egyptians to dye skin dates back to about 5000 years ago, who painted the nails of the dead with henna.

Today, although henna decorations are most commonly found in India and Pakistan for decoration of hands and feet by women, henna decorations are now used throughout the world by both men and women. In part this is attributed to its appearance of a tattoo, however removable.

Henna - a dye or medicinal plant
Henna is traditionally used in hair cleansing, conditioning, and occasionally as a temporary dye to color fabrics and textiles. Henna is also used as a medicinal plant, because of its attributed antibacterial, antifungal, astringent, antihemorrhagic, hypotensive, and sedative effects. It has also been used as a folk remedy against headache, jaundice, and leprosy in many world cultures.

Natural Henna is NOT black
Natural Henna gives a dark/ brownish color when applied on the skin. If you carefully prepare the mixture of henna and follow guidelines for its application you will be able to get a very dark shade - but never black.

Black Henna is mixed with chemicals (PPD) to give a lasting black effect. No natural henna can give you the black effect without chemicals - no matter what suppliers claim it all have some amount of PPD. PPD is know to have caused severe BURNS and RASHES.

Henna Black / Blond / Neutral / Red Natural Hair Colour, Powder (Indigo geta tinctoria / Blend / Lyzitus spina christi / Lawsonia inermis)

Properties and Uses: Neutral Natural hair color. Henna (Lawsonia alba) is a dwarf shrub 8-10 feet high with small, white & yellow, heavy, sweet-smelling flowers. A distilled water prepared from this herb is used as a cosmetic, and the powdered leaves have been in use from the most ancient times in Eastern countries for dyeing the hair and the nails a reddish-yellow.

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•Powder

Brown Henna Powder
This is mainly used for applying henna design on hands, feet, body and tatoos. Ideal for turning grey or white hair to a deep rich brown. Brown Henna Powder is in persistent demand by high class beauty clinics and grooming saloons. This is ideal for dark & wheatish complexion.

Red Henna Powder
Sought desperately by henna adherents, Red Henna Powder gives a deep red colour favoured for weddings, without the need to use colour enhancing additives. This is ideal for fair complexion and giving reddish shade to golden hair.

Herbal Henna Powder
The most preferred choice for hair application being made from mixing henna powder and original herbs. This is ideal for hair conditioning and giving strength to hair.

Neutral Henna Powder
This is being made from different types of Henna leaves; also preferred for placing on the tombstones at graves as a benediction

Black Henna Powder
Compounded of henna powders and chemicals, with strong additives to colour grey or white hair to black.