Ingredients of Lustrous Henna
Lustrous Henna® is an all-natural hair color for dying hair; includes pure, highly-sifted herbal henna,
indigo leaf powder and other herbal extracts and powders.
Dark hair colors are naturally achieved resulting in excellent black hair color, dark
brown hair color, brown hair color and many more, along with excellent gray
hair coverage.
Henna hair dye is semi-permanent, also works as natural hair
conditioner and helps with hair growth.
All-Natural Lustrous Henna® is a True Echo-Friendly Hair
Dye. A real product of Mother Earth.
The following are the
ingredients of Lustrous Henna. The order in which the ingredients are listed on
each pack varies from one shade to another:
Lawsonia inermis,
Indigofera tinctoria, Isatis tintoria, Coffea arabica, Rubia tinctoria, Bocopa
monniera, Eclipta prostrada,
Acacia concinna, Trigonella foenumgraecum
Description of some of the
Ingredients:
Botanical Name: Lawsonia inermis
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Synonyms
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Henna, Al-Khanna, Al-henna, Jamaica
Mignonette, Mehndi, Mendee.
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Description
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It's an 8-10 feet tall shrub with
white and yellow, Sweet-smelling flowers.
It is widely cultivated in Egypt, India, Pakistan, Kurdistan, Persia, Syria
and Sudan.
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Constituents
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Lawson, tannins mannitol, glucose,
gallic acid, fat, resin and mucilage.
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Usage
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Used as henna powder, it is a
natural hair dye, hair color, also called mendhi, used for hair coloring,
hair dying, hair conditioning, it's known to be a hypoallergenic dye used by
pregnant woman, also by many men and woman, specially who are allergic to
chemical dyes.
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Botanical Name: Indigofera tictoria
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Synonyms
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Indigo, Pigmentum Indicum, Neel,
Neelii
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Description
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3-6 feet tall shrub, having green
leaves and magenta flowers.
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Constituents
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Indican, Indirubin, glycosides and
resin.
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Usage
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This is one of the most ancient
Natural Dyes used by man for dying of hair and textile. Was used before
Christ. This natural vegetable dye, most of the time is used along with henna
to create color shades. It makes hair soft and silky.
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Botanical Name: Acacia catechu
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Synonyms
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Catechu, Cutch, Katha, Khar
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Description
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It's a 15-20 meter tall tree grown
in the forsts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Its bark is used for
extracting color and Katha (used as traditional mouth freshening material)
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Constituents
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Kitechins, Tannins, glycosides and
resin.
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Usage
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Used as traditional mouth
freshening material with beetle leaves, also used as natural dye for hair
coloring and textile.
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Botanical Name: Bacopa monnieri
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Synonyms
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Bhrami, Halneem, Bacopa
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Description
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It's a herb of 1-2 feet tall grown
widely in India and other neighboring countries.
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Constituents
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Bramhine, Glucosides, Resins.
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Usage
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Hair tonic, Hair vitalizer, Hair
nourishment.
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Botanical Name: Acacia concinna
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Synonyms
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Shikakai, Satla
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Description
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It is a small shrub like tree
grown in dry plains of India. It has a pod like fruit.
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Constituents
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Saponin, Malic acid, glucose, gum
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Usage
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Anti-dandruff, anti-lice and hair
vitalizer.
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Botanical Name: Eclipta Alba
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Synonyms
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Bhagra, Bhringraj, Beemraj
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Description
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Found on the foot hills of
Northern India. Green color leaves and flowers.
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Constituents
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Ecliptine, nicotin, glucosides
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Usage
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Prevention of graying of hair,
hair tonic, hair conditioning agent.
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Botanical Name: Rubia cardifolia
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Synonyms
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Manjith, Madder, Manjistha
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Description
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It's a shrub grown in foot hills
of Himalayas in Nepal, India and Bhutan.
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Constituents
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Alizarin, manjistin, perporin,
persudoperporin, anthraquinon.
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Usage
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For dyeing and coloring of hair
and Textile, anti-fungal properties.
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Botanical Name: Embalica officinalis
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Synonyms
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Awla, Amla
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Description
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It's a tree of about 12-18 feet
tall grown in Central and Northern India. Its fruit has multiple uses in
Ayurveda.
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Constituents
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Tannins, Alegic acid, High Content
of Vitamin C.
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Usage
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Hair colorant, Hair tonic, Hair
conditioner.
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About Lustrous Henna®;Available Shades; Benefits; Lustrous Henna® vs. Plain
Henna
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