Henna shampoo
For hair care girls use a variety of means. Recently, more and more attention is paid to products with natural ingredients in the composition, which allow reviving curls, without changing their structure. This article focuses on henna shampoos, the advantages and disadvantages of this product.
Features
Henna shampoo is a quality product that is classified as therapeutic and prophylactic. It not only cleans the curls, but also makes them healthier and well-groomed in appearance. In addition, many henna hair shampoos sometimes have a pronounced coloring effect. So, with the help of a simple shampoo, you can give your curls a new interesting shade, without making much effort.
Hair product with henna extract is made from the leaves of Lawsonia. This is a leafy plant, rich in vitamins and beneficial acids. Transparent henna, which does not stain curls, is extracted from cassia leaves. It does not change the color of the curls, but heals them.
Henna, which is obtained by processing leaves of lausonia and is present in the composition of these medicinal shampoos, is divided into two main categories: Iranian and Indian. If you want to get a beautiful interesting shade, then it is better to choose a tool with Iranian henna.
Shampoo with henna has a lot of advantages. First of all, they concern just coloring products. This tint tool can change the tone of hair in several shades. But at the same time, unlike any tonic or commercial dye, the product does not harm your hair, does not make them dull and lifeless.
Quite the contrary: henna is a tool that is able to protect your strands from the negative influence of the environment - from the sun, bad water or sudden changes in temperature.
If you use a good henna-based product, then your hair, in spite of everything, will remain alive and beautiful.
This component actively nourishes both the scalp and hair. This means that the curls become thick, and the main problems with the skin are solved. Using this type of shampoo, you can get rid of dandruff if you had it. The problem with dry scalp and dandruff is solved after a few shampoo uses.
As a rule, in addition to the henna itself, the composition of the shampoo includes other additional components. This may be an extract of ginseng or other useful herbs. All additional components make the base of the shampoo only more useful.
Application features
Henna-based shampoos are used differently, depending on what result you want to get. Thus, the product to give hair a shade is not used more often than a couple of times a month. It should be used only when the color begins to wash out.
As for a simple shampoo to strengthen the hair, it can be used on a regular basis. Use as a simple hair wash, gently foaming and massaging your head with slow movements. Rinse off with warm water.
Staining results
Tint shampoo gives a result that keeps on the hair for several weeks. It all depends on how often you wash your hair, and how quickly your hair grows. As soon as the resulting shade will go, it can be restored using the product again. The only thing that should be taken into account is that this product is not suitable for colored hair.
If you have already used the dye, then in contact with the shampoo, it can give an unpredictable result, and you get green hair, devoid of shine.
How to make at home?
If you wish, you can try to create a henna shampoo even at home. For this you do not need any complicated manipulations. You can simply add dry henna to regular shampoo that you use. This will enrich the product with useful components, without spending a lot of time on preparing a new head wash.
And you can make a full homemade shampoo. In this case, you can add to it only natural ingredients, do not cause you an allergic reaction. So, you will calmly use your homemade hair cleanser and not worry about the composition.
The simplest version of homemade henna shampoo is a solid soap-based product. To make it you need 50 grams of soap. The best option is Castilian. It can be bought in cosmetic stores or ordered online. But you can easily replace this component with regular baby soap or a soap base.
Herbal decoction will help to enrich the shampoo.
For this fit almost all varieties of herbs that are used for rinsing hair. You can also brew a simple tea. For one portion of shampoo you will spend 50 g of broth or strong green tea.
Henna also need quite a bit, only two teaspoons. If you are satisfied with the hair color, and you want a simple healing shampoo that will heal your hair, then take colorless henna. For coloring, select the Iranian with the desired shade. The powder in the composition gives a not so intense shade, as in its pure form, which must always be taken into account. To soften the effect of staining when using Iranian colored henna, you can add a few drops of burdock oil to the shampoo. You can also drop silk proteins and keratin, which are sold in ampoules.
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The process of cooking such a product is quite simple: if you use a piece of soap, then it should be grated.
Then transfer the mixture or soap base into a vessel that can be put in a microwave or heated in a water bath. Heat it so that the product acquires a liquid consistency and add everything you need to it: henna, oils and other additional components. After that, solid shampoo needs to be cooled in special molds for soap or baking. So that the tool is well frozen and infused, it must be put in a dry place. Such a dry shampoo can be safely taken with you on a trip - it is convenient to use and does not take up much space.
Reviews
Products with henna can be purchased at many pharmacies or cosmetic stores. Such hair care products are popular among girls of different ages. Henna in the composition makes the hair stronger, which is noticeable after several procedures of washing the head. So, if you want to carefully color your curls or make them stronger and thicker, you can try to replace your regular shampoo with a product with henna in the composition.