Henna as Part of Culture and Souvenir
Using henna for coloring has been like tradition. Especially for the Female Muslims of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, and even community from Africa Continent. In addition to its beauty and self-satisfaction, coloring body part with Henna is believed to be concerned with health.
- Henna Painting on Hand
Foot and foot-sole which is colored with henna will not dried during winter, dry season or even during summer. If there’s a wound on skin surface that is hard to heal, it is allowed to use henna powder, and the wound will heal in a few days.
For muslims, wearing henna to color body part like palm, foot, or for coloring hair is allowed. This is because henna will not obstruct sacred water ( or called wudhu) that must be poured onto certain skin’ surface.
In Haj season like now, in sacred land Makkah, henna is sold galore in markets. Henna is sold in form of powder or paste to be used as souvenir after the Haj community going home to their homeland.
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Permanent Hair Colorant
The fact about hair paint or hair colorant in market today, contains chemical. A research which is executed by American Cancer Society and FDA in 1994, found that a woman who choose to use black hair colorant for over twenty years, will have a high risk of having Hodgkin Lymphomo (limfoma Hodgkins) disease, leukemia, and multiple mieloma.
- Hair Coloring
Limfoma Hodgkins is a disease, which appear with severe tumor spreading in body’s bone.
Dr. Samuel Epstein and David Steinman, the writer of “The Safe Shopper’s Bible”, also stated that there is a close relation between using hair colorant ( the permanent or the semi-permanent type) and the level of Limpfoma Hodkins and Leukimia patients.
Harvard School of Public Health and University of Athen Medical School, declared in 1993, that 70% females who use permanent hair colorant for 1-4 times a year, will increase the risk of ovary cancer infection.
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Strengthening The Color of Henna
To make hair shines more natural, some ingredients may be put and mixed together with henna. Some of them are :
- yoghurt
(1) eggs
to get a more shiny hair, add 1 egg into henna paste before apply it on hair piece
(2) plain yoghurt
plain yoghurt is functioned as moisture. You may add 2 spoonful of plain yoghurt to henna paste. Yoghurt is very good to be used in dry and reclace hair.
(3) spices
For extra highlight and fragrant hair, you may add some spices powder into henna paste. 1/2 teaspoon of ginger powder, nutmeg or cinnamon will enrich the red and brownie color of hair, and make your hair grow fragrant.
(4) Vinegar
Goldie and chopper color of hair can be reached by adding 2 teaspoon of vinegar into the henna paste.
(5) Tea
In addition to water, you may mix tea into your henna paste. Use 3 teabags to strengthen the color. You may choose black tea or Ceylon tea for brown hair.
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