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HENNA is commonly knows as mehendi in Indian language and has its botanical name as lawsonia inermis. Its leaves are green in color & grow on a small traditional Indian shrub amid the tropical climate of the deserts of Rajasthan, India.

Common Name : Henna
Botanical Name : Lawsonia Intermis
Synonyms : Henna, Al-Henna, Mehendi, Kina, Jamaica Mignoctte.
Habitat : India, Egypt, Sudan.
Parts Used : Leaf Powder.
Industrial Classifications : Natural Orange 6 / C.I. 75480
CAS No. : 83-72-7.

HENNA is commonly knows as mehendi in Indian language and has its botanical name as lawsonia inermis. Its leaves are green in color & grow on a small traditional Indian shrub amid the tropical climate of the deserts of Rajasthan, India.

Common Name : Henna
Botanical Name : Lawsonia Intermis
Synonyms : Henna, Al-Henna, Mehendi, Kina, Jamaica Mignoctte.
Habitat : India, Egypt, Sudan.
Parts Used : Leaf Powder.
Industrial Classifications : Natural Orange 6 / C.I. 75480
CAS No. : 83-72-7

Henna grows through most of India, though it is a major commercial crop only in the northwestern states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & Punjab, where the climate is relatively hot and dry and the rains are scanty. The most intensive Henna cultivation area in India is Sojat and the surrounding areas in the Pali district of Rajasthan where up to 90 percent of India’s commercial Henna production is produced. Much of this area is hilly, with small creeks and some rivers. Henna requires little or no fertilizer, survives on rainwater and requires little skilled labor. Henna will survive a drought season that would ruin other crops, and is therefore highly attractive to farmers. Farmers in this region have produced henna for generations and regard it as a part of their heritage. Both men and women work in the fields.

The pre-monsoon season, during the month of June, is the hottest season, with temperatures from 40 to 48° or even more. Henna is harvested twice a year, the best Henna being harvested after the monsoon with the crop ready by the months of Septemebr & October while the February & March crop is a side crop..

Henna contains a red-orange pigment, lawsone, which stains the hair & skin. The molecular structure of the lawsone molecule 2-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone. When Henna powder is applied to hair or skin in a paste form, the lawsone molecule migrates to the outermost layer of the hair ( cuticle ) or skin ( epidermis ) and stains it.

HENNA PLANT is a traditional herb which has been used variably worldwide since it was discovered and now in the modern era has been transformed into various forms to suit our hair care & coloring and body decoration needs. Use of Henna began thousands of years ago in some parts of the world, but today Henna products have made their presence worldwide.

HENNA LEAVES have a very pleasant fragrance and has medicinal properties. The leaves are picked, dried and pulverized into a fine power.

Henna prevents premature graying of hair and is used for hair nourishment, making the hair shiny and smooth. Henna plates and protects the hair shaft while acting as a cooling agent for head.

HENNA POWDER is a natural base for hair coloring & conditioning and body decoration products. It is being used extensively as a raw material to make a variety of Henna products for use on Hair, Face & Body, in an easy to use form so that we can induce the natural properties of Henna in our daily life