Henna lush

The Lush company (England) differs from other cosmetic companies in the naturalness of its products and the use of handwork in the manufacture of cosmetics. One of the directions of products: hair care products, among which henna occupies a special place.

In the company, the entire production process is organized manually: the collection and processing of the original natural components, packaging, labeling the manufacturer's label, which indicates the expiration date and even the name of the employee who made the Lush tool. This is one of the few companies that does not test their products on animals, which is an important positive factor for the prestige of the company of the European level.

Henna is obtained from the dried and milled leaves of a plant called Lawsonia that grows in the tropics. The upper leaves of the plant are used for dye for painting textiles and leather, and the bottom - for the preparation of dye for hair. Colorless henna is obtained from the stem. The younger the shrub, the richer the tint. In addition to the coloring properties, henna has a number of advantages: it restores the cellular composition of the skin, cures dandruff, relieves irritation, strengthens the hair, is an excellent conditioner, making hair thicker.

Henna Lush has the appearance of pressed bars, resembling chocolate bars, with various natural additives (coffee, cocoa and others), which allow you to diversify its shades (from light red to black).

This natural dye is not very big shelf life - up to 12 months. Freshness can be identified by color: fresh - green. At the same time, storage conditions also affect shelf life. It is stored in a tight, well-closed package, as it begins to oxidize when opened. The powder becomes darker, gathers into lumps and loses activity. Overdue henna cannot inflict harm, the only thing is that the saturation of the coloring result will be weaker. Users of henna pay attention to the fact that as the expiration date in it decreases the amount of oil, the smell weakens. This is a positive factor for the owners of acute sense of smell.

Lush henna consists of henna directly (ground leaves of laksonia), cocoa butter, pearl (Irish) moss algae powder, clove oil, various essential oils, and perfume compositions. To impart a different tone, ground coffee beans, nettle powder and other ingredients are added. Colorless henna is found in the Jasmine and Henna hair mask.

Lush henna line is presented 4 color schemes:

• Brown: includes ground coffee beans; it gives hair an intense brown color; nettle powder (one of the ingredients) treats the scalp, makes the hair shine, makes the roots stronger.
• Chestnut: The combination of red and black henna, complemented by ground coffee beans, oils - gives the hair red with fiery tint the color of fresh chestnuts.
• Red: traditional, creates red with an orange tint. It includes rosemary and clove, lemon oil.
• Black: contains cocoa and clove oil, it can give both a blue-black shade, and at the first coloring it can only be shaded with a cold shine of the existing natural color. It depends on the method of application.

All types of henna can be mixed with each other in different ways, achieving an infinite number of shades.

• When using black henna to get black with blue tint It is necessary to give hair with paint to dry in the open air.
• If you want to get brown tint it is necessary to close the hair with food film.
• If you want to achieve red tint It should be when diluting henna to use not water, but red wine.
• Purple, the shimmer shining in the sun is obtained by diluting henna with hot juice of freshly squeezed beets (without using water).
• Honey gold tone will be achieved by diluting henna infusion chamomile.
• Noble shades of dark color get when mixing dye with black coffee.
• It is desirable to add to all these mixtures by a few drops of essential oils This will evenly distribute the paint on the hair.

In the absence of the desire to experiment with natural ingredients, it is better to get colored Lush henna, which without any trouble will give the hair the necessary shade.

To achieve an excellent result, experts advise to follow some rules.

For painting required:

• grater,
• gloves,
• towel (probably after painting it will not be possible to wash it),
• comb, studs,
• paint brush
• breeding tanks (glass, and better porcelain),
• kneading tool (wooden spatula),
• some kind of flooring (so as not to get dirty: film, newspapers).

Very important: it is not recommended to use henna on hair, recently painted with artificial dyes. It is advisable to try to paint initially a small curl to make sure that the desired result is achieved. 30-50 g will be enough for a short hairstyle, for an average length of 100-150 g, for long ones up to 250 g, one cube is about 50 g.

Important rules:

• Crush henna with a fine grater.
• They are poured into a container, filled with hot water (75-80 degrees), thoroughly stirred until the lumps disappear, put into a water bath (up to 3 hours), in winter you can use a warm battery. The hotter the henna, the brighter the color. Microwave oven is not allowed.
• Add 2-3 spoons of butter (avocado, shea, coconut, jojoba).
• Carefully comb hair.
• Wearing gloves until the dye is cold, put on thin strands of clean, washed wet hair (washed with shampoo without the use of masks, balms), carefully spreading out the root line of hair.
• After painting, a dye is applied along the roots along the entire length.
• Hair with henna applied does not comb, but as if slapped to the head so that the henna does not move from the roots to the ends.
• Covered as needed by the package, insulated. If the red shade is not desirable, do not cover the head.
• Withstand the necessary time.
• Rinse with conditioner or hair mask. If necessary, comb the "dust" hairbrush. Perhaps the use of soft shampoo.
• Thorough washing of hair with shampoo is carried out after three days.

If the color is too bright, it can be muted by applying warm vegetable oil for 30 minutes. Chemical clarifiers are not allowed.

For more information on dyeing hair with Lush henna, see the following video.

Keep the dye on the hair from a quarter to an hour to eight hours. Some leave it even for the night and longer. It all depends on the desired result: the longer you hold, the more intense the color will be.

To paint gray hair, applying henna, is quite real. However, you should know that if you apply it in its pure form without additives, you can get a bright red color.In order to get a brown or reddish hue, you need to add dried rhubarb leaves, basma, red wine and other ingredients. If during the first dyeing the gray hair is not sufficiently dyed, it should be re-painted. When using basmy, it is recommended to do the painting in two stages: first paint it separately with henna, and then with basma. The result is a delicious chestnut color.

Consumers believe that Lush henna rightly refers to good cosmetics, because, having only natural ingredients, does not harm the hair in any way, but rather lifeless, dry to the use of henna hair after its use becomes healthy.

Henna heals hair, strengthens it, stimulates growth.

Very effective homemade masks, prepared on its basis. Hair after them becomes strong, soft, elastic, shiny.

The disadvantages of using this coloring agent include the hassle of painting, it takes a long time, must be attentive to the shelf life and storage rules residues. But the effect is worth it.

In the East, henna is considered a love remedy: it gives rise to passion. Argued that men can not deny a woman, painted with henna. This is most pronounced after the first time coloring. Make wishes and enchant. We can not refuse: after all, we have henna Lush!