Mara Henna Powder-120 G

Indulge yourself with our professional grade organic indian henna powder fresh from India's Rajasthani Region where the best henna and Ayurvedic herbs comes from. 

This year's batch yields 2.59% lawsone content. You'll love this henna!

With its triple fine sift and rich red dye content, you'll get a creamy henna paste that will dye your skin and hair beautifully. On skin, this henna powder yield red-brown tones, and on the hair it yields reddish-burgundy tones. 

We love our Organic Indian henna powder because:

• it's our special body art henna powder
• rich red-burgundy tones
• easily washes out of hair
• strengthens weak and limp hair
• loosens curl pattern
• thicker hair
• protects your hair from the elements
• reduces split ends
• gets rid of dandruff
• kills lice

How much henna to use on hair

Total amount of powder you should use:

Above ear length: 50-75 grams

Shoulder length: 100-125 grams

Bra strap or mid-back length: 150-175 grams

Lower back length (above hips): 200 to 225 grams

Hip/Waist length: 250 to 300 grams

 Recommended Liquids:

•   Water
•   Apple Cider Vinegar
•   Green Tea

ü  Note: For coloring treatments do not use heavy liquids such as yoghurt, shea /cocoa butters, conditioners, etc…as they dilute the color and won’t yield best color coverage.

How to mix and use our henna

1.       Mix Mara organics henna powder with one or more of our recommended liquids.

2.       Allow the paste to sit for dye release for 3-4 hours.

3.       Add enough liquid to make a paste into the consistency of pancake batter.

4.       After dye release has been achieved, apply the henna paste to damp hair in sections starting from the front and moving towards the back. Make sure to wear gloves when applying henna, as it will stain your hands.

5.       Wrap your hair and allow henna to stay in hair from 3-4 hours.

6.       Rinse, deep condition or co-wash the paste out, according to what works best for your hair. Your hair’s color will settle over the next 2 days.

Variations

·         For redder tones add our hibiscus petal powder, beet juice, red tea or paprika

·         For browner tones add our organic amla powder, coffee or black tea

·         Create your own henna gloss by adding some henna powder to your conditioner and letting it sit in your hair for 30 minutes as a deep conditioning treatment. This will yield a slight reddish tint.

·         Add our essential oils to your henna to add extra shine and leaving your hair smelling great

·         Too Drying? Add our Organic Aloe Vera powder to your henna, and indigo recipe for added moisture.

Storage

·         Henna paste can be placed in the fridge for up to 24 hours

·         Henna paste can be placed in freezer for up to 12 months

 Get The Color You Desire!

·         Reddish brown tones can be achieved with 70% henna and 30% organic indigo

·         Brown tones are achieved can be 50% organic indigo and 50% henna

·         Dark chocolate brown tones can be achieved with 70% indigo and 30% henna

·         Black tones can be achieved when you use 100% henna first and then a second step of 100% indigo