Zenia 100 grams Pure Henna Powder For Hair Dye Hair Color

I've been using this henna for about 5 months. I have lots of gray and this henna covers it better than any professional or box dye I've ever used, it doesn't damage my hair and doesn't cause irritation. Chemical dyes kept my hair damaged and breaking but I was so insecure about my gray I would use them anyway. Since I've been using henna my hair is being restored to it's natural healthy state, however, it can be very drying so I do a reconstructive mask treatment afterwards followed by hydrating conditioner in combo with sitting under my steamer. I love the auburnish hue it gives my hair. This is officially my go to for color. I let it develop for 3 hours and then let it sit on my hair for 3 hours to process. Letting it develop too long (6 hours max), letting it sit too long on your hair (5 hours max), not using clarifying shampoo before applying and not using distilled water can actually hinder the results- when I made these mistakes it didn't cover my gray as well. Many people say not to wash afterwards but I do my whole wash day routine after rinsing and it doesn't affect my gray coverage or the richness of the color.

This review is for Zenia Pure Natural Henna Powder. The product arrived undamaged and in a timely manner. I purchased this for my wife who's been using henna for the past few years. Her favorite brand was from Pakistan, which is no longer available in the US, so we've been buying henna wherever we could find it. This henna is in a very fine powder, which is a good thing. Other hennas we have purchased have been coarse and are generally not pleasant to apply nor easy to wash off the clumps from my wife's hair. The color is the most unnatural looking deepest red of any she has used over the years. Just for kicks she used some of it for tattoo designs on the back of her hand. Two weeks later the tattoo has not washed off yet. This, and the color, is a sure sign that the product has chemical dyes in it. Note that best quality organic henna, when used on skin, will completely wash off in three to four days of normal hand washing/showering. Our search continues.

The best Henna !

Its get too red. Not sure if its pure or not,

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!