MERLION NATURALS Organic Henna Leaves Powder by | Lawsonia Inermis | 227 g / 8 OZ / 1/2 lb | USDA NOP Certified 100% Organic | For Natural Hair Color and Conditioning (8 OZ)

This organic henna leaf powder is of good quality. It has a potent, fresh smell and a pleasantly bitter, herbal taste. It contains many nutrients and it's perfect for use as a conditioning hair restorative and dye. Henna leaves have traditionally been used to make a pigment for dying intricate linear patterns on fingers, palms and feet (henna tattoos). They've also been used to dye human hair and the manes and tails of horses. Mummies were wrapped in red henna-dyed cloth in ancient Egypt. Henna leaves are used as a gargle for sore throats and as an infusion (steeped in hot water) or decoction (boiled in water) for diarrhea. The leaves are very astringent; they prevent hemorrhaging and promote menstrual flow. When made into a plaster, henna treats fungal infections, acne and boils. You can really use this henna powder in a variety of ways because of its multiple benefits to the body. I'm looking forward to combining it with indigo leaves powder to create a black hair dye for my mom's grey hairs. It's a much safer, cheaper and natural solution to the chemical dyes that are available today.

I've ordered various other products from Merlion (Neem, Amla, Tulsi etc.) countless times as I've seen their wonderful effects on the overall look and growth of my hair, and Henna is a new addition. I didn't buy it for color though. If you use it as part of a hair mask, which I leave on usually less than 2 hours, it won't make a difference to color but will greatly nourish and condition your hair. The reason I'm writing this review is that I was impressed by what they call the little things: a plastic cap included in the box in case you wanted to color your hair along with a packet of instructions. Note that if you wanted to dye your hair black, you should buy Indigo powder with it. Otherwise, Henna lends a auburn-ish hue. All to say that I'm impressed by the efforts this company has made to provide high-quality, organic products from local sources in India. I'm always looking forward to my next purchase :D

Worked as it should.

I bought two packages of this "henna" (I'm not sure that's even what it is.) because it was available for overnight delivery and I was in a hurry because I was going on vacation and wanted to dye my hair and give myself a henna tattoo. If you've ever worked with henna then you know it often takes 12 or so hours for the dye to release. Upon receiving it I saw that it was brown and not green like it should be. I was skeptical. However, I was in a hurry so I quickly mixed up two batches, one for hair dye and one for mehndi tattoos and hoped for the best. I waited almost 20 hours to check and see if there was any dye release and nothing. No dye release at all. The product was dark and grainy and doesn't even smell like henna. Thankfully, I had enough of another brand that I had bought a year ago that, even though it is old, has excellent dye release and will work for my henna tattoo, but unfortunately there is not enough to dye my hair. I will say that this product comes beautifully packaged, too bad it doesn't work.

This henna is by far better then the others that I have used. I mix the henna at night (with Coffee) and in the morning (I add egg, olive oil, vit E, argan oil and indigo mixed with water) I put it on my hair for 3 hours. Rinse and Rinse and Rinse some more and done. Easy to use, and my hair hasn't looked and felt this good since I was a child. It is amazing the difference in my hair and it also covers the grays!!