HENNA AND MORE
IN THE REALM OF HAIR CARE, THE SHIFT TOWARDS NATURAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS IS NOT JUST A TREND-IT’S A RETURN TO ANCIENT WISDOM. NATURAL HAIR COLORS LIKE HENNA, INDIGO, AND AMLA HAVE BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES TO BEAUTIFY HAIR WHILE MAINTAINING ITS HEALTH. AT NATURALLY WITH NATURE HAIR & SCALP STUDIO IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, WE HONOR THIS TRADITION BY SPECIALIZING IN THESE ORGANIC TREATMENTS, ENSURING THAT OUR METHODS ARE NOT ONLY SAFE AND ECO-FRIENDLY BUT ALSO DEEPLY NOURISHING.
HISTORICAL ROOTS OF HENNA, INDIGO, AND AMLA
HENNA HAS BEEN CELEBRATED FOR ITS DYEING CAPABILITIES FOR OVER 5,000 YEARS, ORIGINATING IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS INDIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND AFRICA. DERIVED FROM THE DRIED LEAVES OF THE LAWSONIA INERMIS PLANT, HENNA HAS BEEN USED BOTH FOR ITS VIBRANT RED COLOR AND ITS CONDITIONING PROPERTIES.
INDIGO, SOURCED FROM THE INDIGOFERA TINCTORIA PLANT, HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN VALUED FOR ITS DEEP BLUE DYE. WHEN COMBINED WITH HENNA, IT ALLOWS FOR A SPECTRUM OF SHADES FROM DEEP AUBURN TO JET BLACK, PROVIDING VERSATILITY FOR PERSONAL EXPRESSION.
AMLA, OR INDIAN GOOSEBERRY, IS REVERED IN AYURVEDIC MEDICINE. IT’S NOT A DYE BUT IS OFTEN USED ALONGSIDE HENNA AND INDIGO TO ENHANCE THE COLOR’S ATTACHMENT TO THE HAIR AND IMPROVE THE FINAL HUE’S VIBRANCY AND LONGEVITY.
SHADES AND MIXTURES
THE COLOR IMPARTED BY HENNA ALONE RANGES FROM REDDISH-BROWN TO DEEP BURGUNDY, DEPENDING ON THE ORIGINAL HAIR COLOR AND THE QUALITY OF THE HENNA USED. BY ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE AND COMBINING HENNA WITH OTHER NATURAL INGREDIENTS LIKE INDIGO, A WIDER PALETTE CAN BE ACHIEVED:
- PURE HENNA: PRODUCES A RICH, FIERY RED OR DEEP ORANGE ON LIGHTER HAIR.
- HENNA WITH INDIGO: OFFERS BROWN TO BLACK SHADES, WHERE THE AMOUNT OF INDIGO ADJUSTS THE DARKNESS OF THE BROWN.
- HENNA WITH AMLA: ENHANCES THE VIBRANCY OF THE DYE AND CAN HELP TONE DOWN THE REDNESS FOR A MORE NATURAL LOOK.
NATURAL VS. CHEMICAL HAIR COLORS
CHOOSING NATURAL HAIR COLORS OVER CHEMICAL ONES IS NOT ONLY SAFER FOR THE USER BUT ALSO BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. CHEMICAL DYES OFTEN CONTAIN HARSH SUBSTANCES LIKE AMMONIA OR PEROXIDE, WHICH CAN DAMAGE THE HAIR AND SCALP OVER TIME. IN CONTRAST, NATURAL COLORS LIKE HENNA TREAT AND CONDITION THE HAIR DURING THE COLORING PROCESS, STRENGTHENING THE HAIR RATHER THAN WEAKENING IT.
BENEFITS AS A DYE AND TREATMENT
NATURAL HAIR COLORS ARE MORE THAN JUST DYES. THEY ARE TREATMENTS THAT NOURISH AND REJUVENATE HAIR. HENNA, FOR INSTANCE, SEALS THE HAIR CUTICLE WITH ITS COLOR, GIVING STRANDS A GLOSSY FINISH AND PREVENTING BREAKAGE. INDIGO CAN ENHANCE HAIR’S VOLUME AND TEXTURE, WHILE AMLA PROMOTES SCALP HEALTH AND HAIR GROWTH. TOGETHER, THEY PROVIDE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HAIR CARE THAT CHEMICAL TREATMENTS SIMPLY CANNOT MATCH.
NATURALLY WITH NATURE HAIR & SCALP STUDIO
AT NATURALLY WITH NATURE HAIR & SCALP STUDIO, WE ARE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN NATURAL HAIR CARE. LOCATED IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, OUR SALON IS A HAVEN FOR THOSE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THEIR HAIR’S BEAUTY THROUGH ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE METHODS. WE USE ONLY NATURAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS, ENSURING THAT EVERY TREATMENT WE OFFER, FROM HAIR COLORING TO SCALP NOURISHING, IS SAFE FOR OUR CLIENTS AND THE PLANET.
WE INVITE YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF NATURAL HAIR COLORS AT OUR STUDIO. EMBRACE THE BEAUTY OF HENNA AND OTHER NATURAL INGREDIENTS WITH US, AND ENJOY A HEALTHIER, MORE VIBRANT HEAD OF HAIR THAT REFLECTS YOUR COMMITMENT TO BOTH BEAUTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. JOIN US IN OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS A MORE NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO HAIR CARE.