Colorless henna for hair
Without exception, every woman wants to have beautiful and well-groomed hair. Since ancient times, shiny, long and thick strands testified to the health of their owner and were one of the most valuable attributes of true female beauty.
Living in a modern metropolis, we constantly expose our hair to the effects of harmful environmental factors. Dust and dry air, ultraviolet radiation, and car exhaust gases have a bad effect on their health. In addition, they often lack proper nutrition, care and care. Because of all this, over time, the curls become brittle and dull, they can begin to split and fall, irritation and dandruff appear.
Colorless henna can cope with all these problems. This cosmetic product is produced from the leaves and stems of cassia stupid, and it has truly wonderful properties.
What is it for?
Henna, familiar to all, dyeing the hair in a copper-red color is made from the leaves of such a plant as lawsonia is non-prickly. In addition to the pronounced coloring properties used for hair and mehendi body painting, this powder has long been used in medicine as a disinfecting and regenerating agent. From it make masks for nails and skin.
Colorless henna is not very similar to the usual one despite the similarity in the name. The powder of these plants looks almost the same, but acts differently. The product obtained from cassia does not stain, but it has a powerful positive effect on the skin and hair. The plant is rich in rare and extremely useful substances, thanks to which it has been used since time immemorial. And now it is popular when used as a mask for the face, hands and body, and especially for hair. It serves to strengthen, restore and nourish hair and scalp, copes with problems such as excessive fat, dandruff and damage to the structure of the curls.
Colorless henna owes all its useful properties to its unique composition.
Composition
It is surprising that a plant growing in the desert in the harsh conditions of lack of water and nutrients can have such a rich and valuable composition. The following are included in the number of useful ingredients in Cassia:
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Chrysophanol - A natural antiseptic that fights fungi and microbes. Due to its anti-inflammatory action and the effect on harmful microorganisms, it works excellently in the treatment of seborrhea, as well as dandruff as its external manifestation. In addition, it helps cleanse pus and heals the wounds of the epidermis. Due to its color it may have a slight coloring effect.
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Emodin responsible for imparting a natural shine to the curls, after a sufficient exposure time, its effect is similar to lamination of the hair.
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Aloe emodin Excellent effect on the process of hair growth, stimulates the growth of old and the appearance of new hairs.
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Carotene promotes healing of problematic hair, restores the structure of the hair shaft, prevents breaking, falling out, section of the tips.
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Betaine is a popular component of various products for the care of dry, dyed and damaged strands. It has a tremendous moisturizing effect.
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Ceaxanthin is a powerful prevention of hair loss and a means to combat it.
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Rutin helps to strengthen the hair follicles, which increases the life of each hair and prevents them from falling out.
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Physal It is also antimycotic and eliminates one of the causes of seborrhea and skin irritation.
Cosmetic colorless henna does not contain vitamin and mineral complexes that are usual for our usual plants. In addition, each of the available substance is useful and especially. Due to the fact that they are rare in our latitudes, they become even more valuable because it is almost impossible to get them from some other product.
With proper use and completion of the full course of treatment with colorless henna, you can significantly improve the hair, give it shine, strength and thickness.
Benefit and harm
Cassia powder is used to eliminate a huge number of problems with hair and scalp. Here are some of its beneficial properties for curls and epidermis:
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Strengthen hair follicles, which is an excellent means of hair loss.
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Additional food for thin strands and epidermis.
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It is especially useful for fatty curls, regulates sebum production and eliminates fat content and rapid contamination.
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Good for its use and for hair growth. The composition helps not to lose old regrown hairs and stimulates the appearance of new ones.
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Due to the presence of chrysophanol and fizalena powder, it can treat various diseases caused by fungi and bacteria. It is also used in the treatment of dandruff and seborrhea.
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A colorless henna powder mask is useful for hairline thickness. Because of this, it is also extremely favorable for the volume of hair.
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Henna treatment has the ability to improve the immune system of the scalp and protect against the effects of negative environmental factors, sun and wind, as well as mechanical or chemical damage.
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The tool helps to fight against the cross section of the tips of the hairs and does not dry the skin.
We can say that the use of this tool makes the curls more alive and healthy, in a positive way changes the structure of the hair shaft, moisturizing and nourishing it, gives the curls volume, strength, shine and protection from harmful influences.
However, even this useful product has its disadvantages.
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Due to the naturalness of the product, it practically does not cause allergic reactions. Nevertheless, individual manifestations are possible due to intolerance to the substance. If this happened and during the application of the mask you started to feel burning and itching, the procedure should be stopped immediately. Otherwise, you can get irritation of the skin, which then will have to be treated additionally.
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Along with the antiseptic effect, the product can dry hairs and skin. Therefore, with special damage or strong desiccation of hair, it is necessary to apply it carefully. Desirable combination of powder with substances for nutrition and hydration. If you use henna too often and do not combine with moisture, you can bring the hair to the draining and brittleness.
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You should not use colorless henna powder on freshly dyed or bleached hair. First, the components of the tool can enter into a chemical reaction with the dye residues and then the effect will be unpredictable. Secondly, the product can have a dyeing effect on hair that is lightened and pigment-free and dyes it in a yellow-green shade.
Which henna is better?
When buying colorless henna, unfortunately, it is impossible to assess its quality. But still buying the tool and coming home, you can check its properties. In the store you can see where the product was manufactured and make an informed choice.
Indian henna has a good quality, as well as produced in Turkey and Egypt. Iranian natural products are also on sale, but users note that their quality has recently decreased. Perhaps this was due to the addition of other herbs.
It should be noted that if the plant was harvested at the right time, qualitatively dried and crushed, the final cosmetic product will be of quality regardless of where the grass is.
But it should be noted that in India there are no European quality standards and production control, so not all components can be written on the makeup of cosmetics and sometimes there are unnecessary additives.
Opening the bag with the powder first thing sniff it. If the smell is herbal, noticeable and strong - the product will have good healing properties. Also the texture of the powder will tell a lot. If it is small and homogeneous, the production was of high quality, but if it is possible to find unground components, the raw materials most likely were not first-class. The powder should have a greenish-brown color, which can still be called marsh. Especially pronounced color after combining dry matter with water. If there is a shade of yellowness in it - the plant was collected at the wrong time and will not contain the maximum amount of useful substances.
If your hair has not been dyed or bleached, correctly colored henna will not change their color at all. In the case of painting, it can be concluded that the product is fake or contains additional components.
How often can I use?
The use of colorless henna to treat and strengthen hair, as in the cases with any other products should be regular, not episodic. To obtain a visible result, it is necessary to do a full course of masks with cassia powder lasting several months.
For normal or fat-prone locks, such masks can be applied 2 times a week. With a dry type of hair you should not repeat the procedure more than once a month.
In order to reduce the drying effect of the product, you can add a few drops of essential oil to the mask or make a mixture based on kefir.
Can everyone use it?
Apply the powder of cassia can almost all women with any natural hair color. However, there are some contraindications.
Do not make masks from powder colorless henna on dyed or discolored recently curls. This may change their shade to yellowish. For blondes, then this color will be difficult to deduce. Also, it is not necessary to plan the clarification procedure immediately after applying the tool, this can also give an unexpected effect. It is necessary to wait several weeks after the end of the course of treatment, otherwise the paint may lie unevenly or give the wrong shade. Also, do not use the tool on the streaked strands.
The use of funds for light natural hair is completely safe, provided its quality production. Before use it is recommended to carry out the test on an inconspicuous strand that can be easily hidden.
Apply the composition on the gray strands also need to be especially careful. Since they are devoid of pigment, the change in shade on them may be too pronounced. But some ladies actively use this property, insisting on cassia powder and adding lemon, turmeric, chamomile and henna to it. At the same time, light shades of gold and ginger colors are obtained, which help to hide gray hairs in a hairstyle and give it a fresh and pleasant shade.
Colorless henna should be used carefully for dry curls. Firstly, it should be used no more than once a month. Secondly, powder can be applied only on the roots. Also, do not keep the composition on your hair for too long. To soften the effect, you can dilute dry grass with kefir. Its acidic environment will enhance the return of useful substances, and fat content will remove the drying effect.
Colorless henna is great for restoring hair structure, even after keratin straightening. It is still necessary to wait after straightening for some time, and then you can conduct a course of masks with cassia for the recovery of hair.
Application Methods
When using cassia powder for hair, you need to know some subtleties.
Best of all, the efficacy of colorless henna is revealed by temperature or acid. Therefore, it is best to dilute the powder with hot water or kefir. Water is well suited for hair with high fat content, and fatty kefir levels the drying effect on dry strands. The result will also depend on the quality of the water. It is better to use filtered or boiled, and you can also use mineral bottled water.
To achieve the maximum effect, the product should be applied correctly to the curls. If they are dry - the composition should be applied only to the roots, so as not to injure the hairs themselves. With increased secretion of sebum, the composition can be applied to the entire length. This will help not only to strengthen but also to clean the hair and the epidermis. Split tips, if available, also do not cover the composition.
It is best to apply a mixture that has not yet had time to cool, the main thing is not to burn the scalp.
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Make a mask to clean, well-combed, wetted with water strands.
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At the beginning of the composition is abundantly distributed over the scalp and hair roots. Begin the application from the back of the head, gradually dividing the hair into partings and working through the entire surface of the head.
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If necessary, the rest of the composition is distributed over the entire length of the hair or on their bulk, avoiding the tips.
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Using your fingers, gently massage the skin.
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Hair is collected and cleaned under polyethylene or a shower cap.
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From above, it is advisable to wrap the head with a towel or wear a warm hat.
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After some time, the composition is washed off with running water, no need to use shampoo. This should be done very carefully, not allowing the mass to remain on the hair. After washing, you can use the usual balm.
To strengthen and heal the curls, you can use colorless henna without additives. But it will give a particularly good result when enriching the mixture with essential oils.
- For oily skin and anti-dandruff, lemon, pine, cedar, mint, ginger oils, as well as sage, cloves, bergamot are perfect.
- With excessive dryness, orange, tangerine, lavender oils plus chamomile, ylang-ylang and sandalwood have proven themselves well.
- Pine, cedar, mint, cypress or verben oil will help to prevent hair loss.
- Sandalwood, chamomile, rosewood or geranium will help to cope with the section of strands.
With the help of colorless henna, full coloring of curls is impossible. But quite often, when applying for a wellness, various substances are added to it to give the head of hair a pleasant shade and to paint over the existing gray hair. To obtain golden tones, it is combined with lemon juice, chamomile decoction, and a small addition of regular henna. For copper strands turmeric is used, and for chocolate ones they are combined with cocoa or coffee.
After a course of procedures for hair with henna powder, you can achieve the same effect that gives biological lamination. Curls become elastic and dense, gain softness and healthy shine. The tool has components that provide hair protection against negative external factors, enveloping each hair.
But not only for the hair, you can use the beneficial properties of cassia. It is successfully applied to the skin of the face and body, as well as to the hands. Well remedy has proven itself in the following cases:
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aging skin, wrinkles,
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high fat content
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dryness at which the product provides the necessary moisture,
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with normal skin, it will provide proper nutrition,
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dermatological problems, acne, inflammation, pimples.
Masks are used to care for the face and hands. Henna in them is enriched with various additives. For dry epidermis, oil forms of vitamin A are used; for fat epidermis, honey with kefir or yogurt is used. Normal skin may allow the use of aloe, yolk or banana juice. Clay is also used successfully.With increased fat, white or green is recommended, with dryness - red, and with inflammation - blue or black.
For the recovery of the skin of the body is a bath with cassia powder.
How much to keep?
The amount of time it takes to endure a mask of cassia powder on the hair depends on the desired effect.
To improve the appearance of curls, giving them a soft and healthy shine is enough thirty to forty minutes. And to solve the problems of hair loss or split ends, the tool must be sustained for no less than one and a half hours.
Some sources say that you can leave the composition on the hair even at night, the more noticeable and brighter will be the effect of its use. But definitely it is not necessary to do so in the first few applications, as well as when used on light by nature or dry strands.
Is the paint caked?
As we have already noted, you should not use colorless henna on dyed, streaked or previously brightened hair.
But many women are concerned about the question whether it is possible to carry out staining or discoloration after a course of medical procedures using cassia powder. For several days after applying the last mask for curls, coloring can give an unpredictable effect. Due to the content, albeit a small, coloring matter, the color may turn yellowish or even greenish. Paint may also lie unevenly.
It is recommended to paint the curls after the last use of colorless henna no less than a week later. Then the healing effect and the result of staining will not disappoint you.
Reviews
Many modern women prefer natural hair care products, including colorless henna.
Opinions hairdressers about the use of cassia powder is one. With proper selection of related ingredients, it has an excellent positive effect on curls. It is also noted that in many professional hair care products this component is present, and at home it can be used in its pure form.
The reviews of trichologists are also positive. Doctors advise to follow the course of therapy and not to use the tool too often. Emphasize that the use of such a product is not worth on dyed or bleached hair. Careful to be with colorless henna with dry and brittle hairs.
Girls who use henna to care for curls point out the importance of correct procedure. The composition must be used still hot and be sure to wrap your head with plastic and a towel. To remove the film before the end of the session is not worth it, so you can lose the effect of the sauna. For even greater results, some people blow a hot hair dryer during the procedure.
Also, ladies celebrate the positive impact of masks with cassia for the skin of the hands, face and body. Excellent results can be achieved when combined with other beneficial ingredients.
The preparation of hair masks from colorless henna, see the following video