The Quick & Simple: Henna is a flowering plant that’s been used to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, and wool for thousands of years. It’s actually a tall shrub (small tree) and grows natively in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australasia in semi-arid zones. India commercially cultivates the most high-quality henna crops in the world. Henna is also used for temporary body-art tattoos. As a natural hair dye, it dates back over 6000 years: Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and ancient Romans used henna as a hair dye. More about Henna Here…

Yes. The pigments and herbs selected are time-proven and effective on all hair types: Caucasian, African, Asian, Straight, Curly, Frizzy, Beardy, Thick, or Thin Hair. The pigments react to the biological ingredient found in all hair: Keratin (protein).

Pure henna is only red (with variations ranging from red-orange to auburn to deep red depending on source region).
Henna Color Lab™ sells pure henna hair dyes and henna herbal dyes. Henna herbals are a blend of pure henna (as the foundation) and a mix of other natural, time-proven, hard working herbs, fruits, and plant elements. From Amla to Indigo, the additional ingredients allow us to mix and match nature’s plant-based color wheel and get you Natural shades in a spectrum of great, organic, all natural colors.

Safe to Mix: you can mix among the 10+ henna herbals to keep you inspired for a lifetime. Add a Tbsp of Indigo to darken any existing color a shade, or add some additional Henna to bring in more red—completely Safe, Fun, & Awesome.

Note: always speak first to your doctor or healthcare specialist before you apply henna if you have cancer, are being treated for cancer, or are a cancer survivor on cancer-treatment medications. That being said, henna is a great natural alternative for the individual looking to steer clear of nasty chemicals and keep all toxins out of their system. A terrible fact is that many traditional synthetic hair dyes do contain nasty chemicals that have been linked to the development of certain cancers. Our products contain NO irritating, synthetic chemicals. All plant-based, organic, and natural.

Note: always speak first to your doctor or pediatrician before you apply henna if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. That being said, henna has been used for pregnancy body art for thousands of years. The pregnant figure, the rounding, developing bellies, are regularly painted with body art henna in India and the Middle East. And have been for thousands of years. Unless you have specific allergies to henna-based products, dyeing your hair while pregnant will cause zero problems. There are No harsh, noxious chemicals like traditional, conventional hair dyes. All plant-based, organic, and natural.

This depends. The first few showers post application may have some washout, it’s normal until you shampoo for the first time, and that’s similar to retail chemical brands. Other factors are more specific: application process, existing hair health, previous coloring procedures, and so on. Healthy hair will bleed very little after the first washing. Henna, Indigo and the accompanying herbs like to bind to healthy hair proteins, on smooth naturally lubricated shafts of hair. If you have damaged hair, ravaged by chemical processes—prior to your henna treatment, then you may have more color washout vs. a head of healthy hair. Your protein(keratin, etc.) simply require more time to restructure and restore proper pigment retention abilities. Understand: you will still have pigment absorption, but it will take time for max pigment uptake. As you apply additional henna treatments, and as your hair breaks away from the chemical baths of before, your hair will bleed less and peak faster in pigment retention.
Tip: use old dark colored towels for the first few showers (as precaution). Henna & indigo can stain fabric, but most heavy stains will come out in wash. Straight, Pure Henna will have the least amount of washout.

All pre-mixed henna products (paste or liquid) contain chemicals and preservatives. Henna, once in liquid or mixed with liquids, reacts, releases its pigment and can quickly lose color potency. This can be counteracted by adding retarding chemicals and artificial dyes (essentially making it an industry standard, chemical-based hair dyeing product). Fresh henna/henna-herbal powders are the purest, most effective way to naturally dye your hair. They allow great shipping and storing flexibility—without compromising our (or Your) purity standards. After being seasonally grown and harvested, they are ground and immediately placed into an air-tight bag. Then foil packed to keep it from UV light & moisture. Every harvest date and sourced region is labeled, marked, and tracked. Beware of all “pre-mixed” henna coloring products. If they’re “pre-mixed”, then they will, they must, contain potentially harmful chemicals.

Body Art Quality Henna(BAQ) simply refers to the grade/quality and the processing procedure of the henna crop. Like produce (fruit & vegetables) or coffee beans, henna has a selection tier. And BAQ Henna is the first-chosen crop, selected for its hearty growth characteristics: deep red stems and crimson leaf-vein network—both ensure rich lawsone(henna pigment) content.

Fine Powder & Triple-Sifted: Additionally, these crops are milled to a super-fine powder and triple-sifted for best body art tattoo application; the fine powder enables easy passage through tattoo applicator and abundant surface area expresses max lawsone(pigment) release. These two benefits also carry over to Hair Dyeing in similar ways: 1) Finely milled powder increases surface area of pigment and enables max henna hair color release & herbal fusion. 2) Triple-sifted powder ensures clean, uniform, predictable application for pigments & treatment benefits. Our products exclusively use BAQ Henna; it’s the hearty base for all our colors.

Note: Body Art Quality Henna is a trade term that is abused often; there’s no such thing as “Better than BAQ Henna” or similar. These are simply misguided advertising statements that have zero value.

Keep in mind: We don’t add any perfumes, synthetic fragrances, or fragrant essential oils to our Hair or Beard dyes. We kept them out to let you control the experience (many of these additives are known allergens and cause adverse reactions—not what “natural product” customers want).

Henna, indigo, and all the additional herbs, have their own natural scent. All ingredients are green plants and flowers, so they will smell like powdered plants. Hey—they’re a zillion times better than inhaling the chemically strong, noxious scent of traditional retail brands. Many retail brands have warnings about esophagus and lung burn potential if chronically inhaled!—yikes!

HCL™ always recommends to apply without added fragrances. However, if the natural scent disturbs your henna coloring process, then you can try adding some all natural, organic essential oils*; fragrances range from lavender to clove to patchouli. Careful: add just a few drops prior to application as you mix your henna powder.

*some essential oils can react with the lawsone pigment release in henna (make darker stain and/or alter shade) and provide unpredictable results. Go easy and a strand-test is always recommended.

Lets clear the air, henna is red (with slight variations depending on origin source). Neutral henna is actually Cassia Obovata. Potent botanical remedies are harvested from the leaves, pods, and seeds of this flowering Senna legume tree. Cassia conditions the hair, and shares in some of the hair treatment qualities of henna, but it does not dye the hair like henna. It can boost blonde colors* and undertones, or stain gray hair slightly blonde; brunettes and redheads won’t notice a color change. Consider it a conditioning henna clear coat for the hair. Mix and apply to hair just like henna and henna-herbals. It’s excellent for a conditioning and shine boost.*Some gray & blonde hair customers order specifically for the light golden dye results.

Do a simple strand and spot test. Mix a small amount of the product and dye some harvested hair from your comb or brush. And locate a safe place on your skin (behind ear, forearm) to spot test the skin. Remember, make the sample the consistency of ketchup and wait the appropriate transition period to truly see the actual final product (48 hours). Skin problems/irritations rarely occur. If any should occur, do not continue with the hair/beard dye application.

PPD is short for Paraphenylenediamine(PPD); a chemical substance widely used as a permanent hair dye, textile/fur dye, dark colored cosmetic dye, and temporary tattoo dye. It can be chemically engineered in three different ways, but its really one chemical. PPD is primarily used as a component of industrial engineered composites and polymers: printing inks, black rubber, oils, greases and gasoline.

It’s nasty stuff. An industrial-grade additive that should Not be on your skin—ever. In fact, the CDC even lists PPD as a contact allergen. Exposure causes throat irritation, bronchial asthma, and sensitization dermatitis. And it was voted allergen of the year in 2006 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society (um, not a positive trophy). So try to avoid like the plague.

Sulfates are detergents (lather makers) used in many cosmetic products: shampoos and soaps. The main nasty to avoid is Sodium Lauryl Sulfate(SLS). Sulfates can irritate the skin and scalp with regular use. Many blame SLS for the rise in dry skin disorders and dandruff problems. The detergents are just too strong for regular use; they simply yank all natural, protective oils from the skin and hair. These detergents are used often in industrial products, and although they may clean the toilet bowl well at the mall, you don’t want them on your skin, scalp, and hair. Additionally, their harsh cleansing power just strips the color out of your hair well before its natural cycle. Use Only organic, plant-based shampoos (coconut oil, olive oil, & sunflower seed oil detergents) if you want Max color with Zero side effects.

Metallic salts are metallic compounds used in nearly all standard store-bought hair dyes. They’re sold as “progressive” hair dyes that blend and “look more natural over time.” These dyes are metallic-based. The colors are produced by a reaction between metallic salts and the sulfur in your hair protein. The metallic salts interact with the sulfur in the hair protein(keratin) and then turns the protein to the engineered shade.

Here’s the problem: metallic salts, aside from being chemical manipulators, do not mix well with any other chemicals. If you color your hair with a metallic-based dye, you will be limited on changing your color or adding deep treatments. The adverse reactions to other chemicals could result in hair chemically smoking/burning and potentially melting off. And these added bonuses: dry out the hair, damage the follicles, dull the sheen, and make the hair become overall brittle. Just stay away.

No, Henna Color Lab™ sells exclusively online. If we sold in retail chains our products would sell for twice the price. By distributing directly to you, we can cut out many middle men, keep costs lean, and still maintain a stable profit to keep sourcing high-quality, all natural ingredients. Most retail chains strong-arm smaller manufacturers with crippling NO-profit margins (online retailers too). As a result, many manufacturers begin to implement inferior, cheaper ingredients to drive down costs—simply to stay in favor with the big chain retailers. Invariably, the product declines in quality and the customer suffers—happens all the time in this industry.
That business model doesn’t work for us: We’re a hard-working passionate group that enjoys creating great products that we personally use and can be super proud to sell. So, unfortunately you can’t find us in your local retail store, but we strive to make your online experience as swell as possible. Our daily goal is to improve (in ALL aspects of the business) one order at a time.

The Quick & Simple: Henna is a flowering plant that’s been used to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather, and wool for thousands of years. It’s actually a tall shrub (small tree) and grows natively in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australasia in semi-arid zones. India commercially cultivates the most high-quality henna crops in the world. Henna is also used for temporary body-art tattoos. As a natural hair dye, it dates back over 6000 years: Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and ancient Romans used henna as a hair dye. More about Henna Here…

Not really. If you’ve dyed your own hair before at home then this will be very familiar to you. Just read through the included application instructions thoroughly, or review on the website. The Consistency, Scent, and Rinse-out will be the three key differences. (1)Consistency: it will be thicker than your traditional chemical dye (ketchup/pudding consistency). (2)Scent: instead of reeking of noxious chemicals, it will smell like plants and herbs (strong & earthly while mixing, fades as you apply). You can add fragrance essential oil to the mix if desired; we keep it pure since many people have allergies to synthetic perfumes and they’re usually toxic poisons too—yuck. (3)Rinse-Out: our henna based dyes are powders. After mixing with water, they apply as a pudding-like paste. As it dries it will thicken (best consistency to administer all pigment & treatment qualities). So when you rinse, it will take a little longer than the chemical dyes. Use conditioner to make the process easier; just condition twice as you rinse-out. Other than that, it’s very similar—minus all the chemicals & synthetic nasties.

Not really. If you’ve dyed your own hair before at home then this will be very familiar to you. Just read through the included application instructions thoroughly, or review on the website. The Consistency, Scent, and Rinse-out will be the three key differences. (1)Consistency: it will be thicker than your traditional chemical dye (ketchup/pudding consistency). (2)Scent: instead of reeking of noxious chemicals, it will smell like plants and herbs (strong & earthly while mixing, fades as you apply). You can add fragrance essential oil to the mix if desired; we keep it pure since many people have allergies to synthetic perfumes and they’re usually toxic poisons too—yuck. (3)Rinse-Out: our henna based dyes are powders. After mixing with water, they apply as a pudding-like paste. As it dries it will thicken (best consistency to administer all pigment & treatment qualities). So when you rinse, it will take a little longer than the chemical dyes. Use conditioner to make the process easier; just condition twice as you rinse-out. Other than that, it’s very similar—minus all the chemicals & synthetic nasties.

Quick answer—Yep! Gentle, safe, and all natural.
Super-sensitive skin? The best practice is to spot test prior to application—no matter how pure the ingredients. Apply a small amount behind the ear or neck with a cotton swab. Wait 10 minutes. Observe results. Reactions to henna dyes are very rare.

If no adverse reaction, proceed with full application. And have confidence, it will actually nourish and mildly exfoliate the skin while it colors the whiskers—it only contains our proprietary Henna/Indigo/Herbal fusion. You’re in good hands.

We appreciate gents that like it simple & direct. Below is a recommended program to keep your beardy-face proper.
Many guys perform a “Thursday Night Ritual” (keeps you Weekend-Ready).

• come home from work Thursday evening.
• mix up a quick batch of HCL™ beard dye after eating dinner.
• apply to beard, goatee, or mustache (and/or hair).
• watch 30-60* minutes of favorite Sporting Program. *60 min for initial application
• shower before bed (NO soap on face, just warm water).
• wake up Friday morning and resume normal washing routine.

You’re now Weekend-Ready & all set for a full week of Beardy-Awesomeness!

Quick answer—Yep! Gentle, safe, and all natural.
Super-sensitive skin? The best practice is to spot test prior to application—no matter how pure the ingredients. Apply a small amount behind the ear or neck with a cotton swab. Wait 10 minutes. Observe results. Reactions to henna dyes are very rare.

If no adverse reaction, proceed with full application. And have confidence, it will actually nourish and mildly exfoliate the skin while it colors the whiskers—it only contains our proprietary Henna/Indigo/Herbal fusion. You’re in good hands.

We appreciate gents that like it simple & direct. Below is a recommended program to keep your beardy-face proper.
Many guys perform a “Thursday Night Ritual” (keeps you Weekend-Ready).

• come home from work Thursday evening.
• mix up a quick batch of HCL™ beard dye after eating dinner.
• apply to beard, goatee, or mustache (and/or hair).
• watch 30-60* minutes of favorite Sporting Program. *60 min for initial application
• shower before bed (NO soap on face, just warm water).
• wake up Friday morning and resume normal washing routine.

You’re now Weekend-Ready & all set for a full week of Beardy-Awesomeness!

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