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Health Benefits of Henna

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Health Benefits of Henna Henna grows as a shrub with small, brown, capsule-like fruits. Henna has traditionally been used in festivals and celebrations in many parts of the world and in India since olden times, to apply mehendi on the hands, feet, arms and legs especially during weddings and festivals. Widely known for it�s use in hair dye also, it is popular all over India and is slowly gaining popularity in the West as well. Henna has been used in hair dyes, cosmetic products and hair products to provide a bright red colour to the hair without damaging it as it is a wonderful conditioner for hair, making it thick, shiny and more manageable. It restores the natural acid-alkaline balance of the scalp. Being a natural cleanser it does not alter the chemical structure of the hair. Henna flowers are used to make perfume. Since ancient times henna has also been used to dye wool, silk as well as leather. It is used in the preservartion of cloth and leather. It also repels some insects and m...