Strengthening The Color of Henna

To make hair shines more natural, some ingredients may be put and mixed together with henna to strengthen the color result. Some of them are :

(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.

Javanese Tamarind (Caesalpiniaceae) The Delicacy and Herbs Plant

Javanese Tamarind (asam jawa in Indonesian) is categorized in Caesalpiniaceae family. It can be found in lowland plain, and sometimes are planted by street as shelter.

Tamarind has sour taste, sometimes used as spices for certain traditional recipes like asem-asem or sayur asem (sour tamarind soup), and prominently used as part of Jamoo ( Javanese traditional medication). Tamarind is developed by seed.

Some disease that can be reduced and healed by tamarind are ulcer, pimple, menstruation pain in girls, dry cough (by drinking with combination of other herbs), while itches and pussy wound can be healed by applying it on the open wound.