Zenia 100% Pure & Natural Henna Powder (Lawsonia Inermis) | 100 grams (3.5 oz) | Orange-Red Hair Color | Triple Sifted | Fresh from Rajasthan | No Chemicals, No Additives

This was my go to henna brand for 4+ years. Began using it when the gray hair began stand out. I have 2b/c curly hair and it worked great to tame the frizz and condition it, not affecting my curl pattern at all. I also have some slight red to my hair so it blended well. I loved that after dying it no one asked me if I dyed my hair. It just had a natural look to it and with my grays, it almost looked like highlights after the color settled.My process was to just using hot water, mix the entire package in a glass pie pan, cover it in plastic wrap, and set on top of the fridge overnight. I then divided up it, using 1/3rd the mix for root touch up and freezing the remaining in 2 1/3rd sectioned ziplock bags. Freezing never damaged the product for me and made it easy to use the next time I needed a touch up.I found the easiest application was to use one of the tube brush applicator from a commerical root touch up dye kit that I re used. It does stink, best I can relate it to is wet hay or alfalfa. The smell lasts 2-3 washes, about as long as it takes for the color to fully settle, but is only noticeable when the hair is wet. The color was a little orange the first few days, esp on the gray hairs. I always dyed with that in mind, doing it on a Friday night or a week or two before big events.I would leave it on for 6-9 hours depending on my day and do a mermaid rinse in a bucket to wash out the majority of it. This helped to break down any grit and to really get it soaked for rinsing in the shower.I only stopped using it when I wanted to be able to dye my hair bright colors again. I spent over a year growing my hair out and cutting over a foot of hair off. Using dye with developer to hold me over on gray coverage. The henna hair didn't react to the dye as predictably as my natural hair, often turning darker than expected. I also used olive and coconut oil, vitamin c, and dandruff shampoo in rotation to pull the henna out as much as possible. Because so many henna product can contain metals I was worried about bleaching over it, since I've heard horror stories of hair breakage and smoking hair. However, after a test strip and no concerning reactions I felt safe to bleach. I've done 3 bleach baths on it but with no extreme change compared to how my natural hair responded but also no damage to make me question the authenticity of this product. I can't speak to what a full strength and timed bleaching process would do as I haven't tried it.If your looking to henna your hair, I fully recommend this product, just be aware that there is a commitment to it that lasts much longer than any other type of dye, basically as long as you still have that section of hair. If I ever decided to go back to henna this is the product I will be purchasing again!

Good product

Mix the whole thing with 60 mg hot coffee or tea mix until smooth and add the liquid until it is necessary, not too dry and not too watery! Add your favorite oil such as almond or olive or castor, mix again, traditionally they used to add raw egg yolk, mix in glass bowl with not a metal spoon pay attention not metal or aluminum! Then cover the bowl and double cover it with a towel to stay warm, better stay there for few hours before use, after applying cover your hair and leave it for at least a couple of hours for the best results, rinse off in a kitchen sink if you don’t want your shower turn red and the rest of your body, Don’t used shampoo at all for three days, you can use conditioner but not on your scalp, be ready for the hair to smell like earth, you’ll have more hair and healthier hair after a while using henna it’s just a lot of routine.

My hair started as a very golden, orange-y blonde, that was unevenly pigmented and very damaged from an impromptu at-home bleach job I'd done a few months prior. I was interested in henna for several reasons - for one thing, it's much cheaper than other semipermanent dye, which is good because I'm a broke college student; for another, I had heard and read that it repairs your hair (which is good, because I'm not sure my hair could have handled another round of dye after how much I've processed it); and I know a woman who's mentioned that she dyes her hair with henna and I loved the color.I was perfectly happy with the price point and quality of this product - it smelled pretty strongly, but like a pumpkin, so I didn't mind. The dye itself was very messy, but had a nice consistency, so it wasn't unpleasant to put onto my hair, and washed out fairly easily. I'm also very happy with how much softer and shinier it's made my hair. The dye made my slightly darker roots look intentional (they're trendy right now) and well-blended, while mostly evening out the light/dark/orange areas that were in my hair when it was blonde. I've received tons of compliments on the color, even from people randomly passing me on the street. The dye seems to be lasting a while, I dyed my hair about a month ago with no touch-ups and there has been only a small amount of fading.There are two things that give me reservations about henna dye:Foremost, it is a very involved dying process. I set aside an entire afternoon, which was about right - I started at noonish and I got out of the shower at 5:30pm. I mixed the dye with tea, which took about 40 minutes to brew and cool properly. Then I mixed the henna powder into the tea, blended well, and let the mixture sit for another hour. I then put all of the concoction on my shoulder-length hair (which was probably more than I needed), making sure to saturate every section (tip: wear gloves if you don't want orange hands for about a week, and orange fingernails until they grow out). I then cleaned my skin (so as to avoid dying it) and put a plastic bag on my head and allowed it to sit for another 2 hours, regularly checking to make sure none had dripped out onto my face or my neck. After that time had passed, I washed out the dye with conditioner. I then did not use shampoo on my head for about 3 days, to make sure the color had time to properly develop.To a lesser extent, I was not expecting the color result that I ended up getting with this dye. Most literature online shows what it looks like to dye brown hair with henna, which results in a true red with copper tones in light brown hair, and a conditioning treatment with a reddish sheen in darker brown hair. The henna/tea mixture turned my natural dirty blonde roots into a very nice coppery brown, and my warm blonde bleached ends into a very vibrant copper. When I initially rinsed the dye out, the copper was a very bright and unflattering shade of orange, which was nerve-wracking. After about 48 hours, however, it had settled into a much more wearable color. I don't know if my results have to do with the level of my hair (I was about a 7 or 8), with the tone (very warm), or with the actual chemistry of the dye (in that my hair was bleached, which affects the cuticle that henna binds to); but I would advise other blondes to use a more reliable form of dye if they're looking for an exact shade (because henna adds color to the hair, it doesn't replace the color that already exists) or if they're looking for true, cool, or burgundy red.Overall, I'm very happy with this product and the results I got from it. Shipping was cheap and much faster than they reported; the dye itself seemed to be quality; and the color payoff has been good, albeit unexpected and after a time commitment unlike other forms of hair dye. I would definitely buy this product again if I wanted to return to this color.

Hermoso color!!!