Colorless Henna: Benefits for Hair and Home Mask Recipes

Colorless henna - one of the most useful natural ingredients for cooking household waste products. In particular, it is used as masks for strengthening and growth of hair follicles. On the beneficial properties of colorless henna and the most effective recipes for hair health and will be discussed in our article.

The use of colorless henna

Unlike his "red-haired partner", which is extracted from the leaves of Lavonia non-stick, henna colorless is obtained from another medicinal plant - cassia is a tadpole. In fact, it is a green powder from dried leaves. It is the origin of the henna powder that explains its usefulness. The fact is that cassia tuscata is widely known for its medicinal properties. In particular, it is used to treat eczema, itching, rashes, fungal and bacterial skin diseases.

With regard to the benefits of colorless henna for hair, it can be explained by the contents of the following components:

• Crisophanol (fights with pustular skin diseases)
• carotene (restores brittle, split and damaged ringlets)
• betaine (moisturizes fine and dry hair)
• Routine (strengthens the roots)
• fisalen (helps in the fight against dandruff)
• emodin (adds natural shine to hair)

Colorless henna for dyeing hair

Natural colorless henna is not used as an independent coloring agent for curls. Unlike red henna, it does not contain coloring pigments that can radically change the color of the hair. But nevertheless, under the guise of a natural powder, chemical henna is often sold, which can affect the shade of your curls. Especially cautious with the use of this product is to be natural blondes and women with discolored hair. The fact is that colorless henna reveals scales and penetrates deep into the structure of the hair itself. Therefore, although a cardinal green shade, she blondes and does not give, but to spoil the pure color can.

Recipes for hair with colorless henna at home

Classic mask for beautiful curls

Due to their useful properties, colorless henna is often used as a simple two-component mask. To do this, 50 grams of powder is poured into 150 ml of hot water and left to infuse for 10 minutes. Another warm mass is applied to dry hair and roots, and then washed off after 1-2 hours. This mask gives shine, and the curls become obedient and smooth.

On a note! Instead of hot water, colorless henna, you can pour 100 ml of kefir and use it as a classic recipe. This option will help to combat greasiness and fatty roots.

Oil mask with colorless henna for strengthening and growth of hair

The following recipe is suitable for owners of fragile and split tresses, prone to loss.

Necessary ingredients:

• Iranian (Indian) colorless henna - 50 gr.
• castor oil - 1 tbsp. l.
• burdock oil - 2 tbsp. l.
• tea tree oil - 1 tsp.

Stages of preparation:

1. Pour the colorless henna into the container.
   
   
2. Add the burdock oil and mix thoroughly.
   
   

3. In the resulting mixture, add warm castor oil, preheated in a water bath.

4. In conclusion, pour in the tea tree oil and mix everything thoroughly.

Apply the mask to wet hair along the entire length, including rubbing into the roots. Keep the product should be 1-1.5 hours, then rinse with warm water and shampoo. The tremendous effect of applying this recipe can be assessed by comparing the condition of the hair before and after the procedure.