There are so many different henna powders, how do we choose the one that will work best for us?
There are a few things that are a must when choosing any henna powder:
–Fresh. You must always buy fresh henna powder. If you want a great stain, don’t just grab henna off the shelf (since who knows how long it may have been sitting there) Even from crop to crop you will notice that the freshest henna powder gives the best stain results. After all, doesn’t a chef use the freshest ingredients in the preparation of our meals?
–Body Art Quality. This means that the henna powder is the best quality since they take the leaves from the top of the plant with the most dye content. It also means that it is 100% pure and natural. This term is usually used to describe henna that is also used for body art.
(Please remember that not EVERY henna powder nor herb is body art quality. Ask yourself this: Is this henna powder or herb used as a body art product or really for hair usage? This term is sometimes only used for marketing purposes. Always be well informed.)
–Finely Sifted. None of that dirt, grit, sand, nor sticks help with getting a great staining henna paste. Even if you try to sift it yourself, you lose most of the henna powder you purchased.
–Pure. Must contain no pesticides or chemicals. No PPD nor any other powders or ingredients. Only get 100% pure henna powder.
Now that we have the basics down, now comes the individual henna powders.
Ultimately the highest dyeing henna powder on the market. For both henna for hair clients, and henna artists, by far the best choice of all henna powders for those wanting gorgeous red tones, grey coverage and long lasting henna body art tattoos. This organically certified henna powder is ready to use within 3-4 hours.
Khadija’s personal favorite: Supreme Blend Henna Powder
This henna powder blend was created by Khadija herself bringing the best henna powders together for a creamy, smooth, yet flowy henna paste. She uses this henna powder on all of her clients. We love this powder especially for body art temporary henna tattoos. Can be used on hair as well. Dye release is only 3-4 hours.
Jamila Henna Powder 
Jamila henna powder yields great stains results and comes conveniently packaged in 100 grams foil packages in sealed boxes (when it is stamped with summer crop for body art usage, and is also used for hair). As of more recently dye release is only 8-12 hours for body art tattoos, and 3-4 hours for use on hair, before ready to use. It is a reliable henna powder, but not great if you need henna quick. It has the ultimate best sift of ANY henna powder. It is very popular amonst professional henna artists, and for hair dyeing. It washes out of the hair very easily, and the texture pf the paste is similar to melted chocolate. It yields deep reddish-brown tones for body art and for hair orange-red tones. This henna comes from Pakistan.
Please read our more detailed article on Jamila henna powder.
Organic Rajasthani Indian Henna Powder
In ever increasing popularity, the organic indian henna powder from the Rajasthani Region, is very well balanced. You get dye release in 8-12 hours for body art. So you can start a batch in the morning and have it ready by the evening. The stains results are some of the darkest I have ever seen. Typically reddish tones (burgundy/mahogany) and sometimes near cherry black on skin. For hair it yields a reddish-burgundy tone. For hair usage, this powder we recommend you allow it to sit from 3-4 hours, and then apply onto your hair. It is triple sifted and through nylon cloth. On lighter hair it may come out more orange-copper toned.
Yemeni Henna Powder
Note: Sadly this has been out of stock for quite some time due to political issues within Yemen. Our yemeni henna powder comes from the Sana’a region. It takes 8-12 hours to achieve dye release for body art. For hair, we recommend you allow this henna powder to sit from 3-4 hours before applying it. It is well known for being one of the stringy hennas. This henna powder is now much better sifted (since the 2009 crop), since the company has upgraded its henna processing facilities. Now many more henna artists are using this henna powder. It is absolutely one of the most popular henna powders for hair dyeing, and covers grey very well. It gives the most gorgeous, deep red tones of any other henna powder currently.
A very popular henna powder for both body art and hair, this henna is found in the Western Sahara. It has the quickest dye release. It is best to let this henna sit at least 2-6 hours for body art. For hair usage, only allow to sit for a maximum of 1 to 2 hours and then apply it. The dye can demise quickly if left out too long. It’s not a good henna to freeze as a henna paste. It is also a stringy henna. It has great color, usually very bright and becomes quite dark suddenly (on skin). We usually recommend this henna powder for achieving brown to black tones along with indigo, when used in hair dyeing because the least amount of red tones will show through on your hair. We recommend it because it has a fast dye release, and alone on hair it gives orange to red tones.
We do hope that this guide has been helpful to you, please let us know if you have any concerns or further questions by contacting us directly at info@hennasooq.com. Please shop with us online at : Henna Sooq
Bonjour Khadija!
Tout d’abord, félicitations pour votre petite fille née le 6 juin et aussi, je vous souhaite un bon temps du Ramadan, beaucoup de paix et de joie.
J’aime beaucoup votre site amélioré.
Je viens de regarder vos recettes et différentes sortes de henné, mais voici ma question ou commentaire : quand vous parlez de mixer le henné et indigo pour des tons de brun, parlez-vous de donner plus de reflet à des cheveux ayant leur couleur normale ou pour le faire su des cheveux blancs? P.c.q. personnellement, j’utilise le henné/indigo pour camoufler mes cheveux blancs (environ 1/3 de mes cheveux). Mes cheveux de couleur naturelle sont brun foncé. Mais si je fais le mélange henné-indigo en une étape, même en mettant plus de indigo, on dirait que ça ne prend pas sur les cheveux blancs, ça fait comme cuivré très pale. Il faut que je fasse henné et indigo en deux étapes, et je laisse le indigo 1/2 heure seulement pour que ça ne fasse pas complètement noir, mais j’aimerais bien trouver une façon de le faire en une étape seulement!…
J’ai essayé le henné indien la dernière fois et je l’aime vraiment beaucoup!
Bonne continuation dans tout et à la prochaine!
Anne-Marie
Merci beaucoup!!!!
Can you please tell me wich tape henna gives the the redest color/not dark/.Thanks!
Can you please tell me wich tape henna gives the the redest color/not dark/.Thanks!
Vesela, you have to let me know, do you want it for body art, or for hair usage?
For hair I’d recommend yemeni for a nice deep red or Jamila henna. For body art the best henna powder are Jamila and Indian henna.
Used your Yemen henna for my grey hair that I chemical dye red and is came out AWESOME…. I love it !!!!
Thanks Khadija
Thank you Gail!
Loved this article– I’ve recently got into doing henna myself after getting a small one at an International festival. I always wondered where the beautiful red-brown color comes from since the paste is green.
Attie, thanks for your post. Yes it is interesting, but there are a lot of herbs that stain other colors from their leaves other then what they look like. Most leaves are green and they create other stains and are used for various things. Such as indigo for example, those are green leaves and they stain jeans blue.
hey khadija! I just came across this website and I was thinking of buying some henna from here. I have a question though, i have dark hair so the henna that I’ve used before never really show up that well(I don’t remeber the names, I’ve tried quite a lot). Is there a henna that you would recommend that would give my hair more visible red tones? Thank you Khadija!
Hi Zainab, for dark hair yemeni and rajasthani indian henna are very good for showing up some red tones. On dark hair it does need to be pushed a bit more, but you’ll get best results from using a fresh henna powder like yemeni and indian henna especially the latest crops. I hope this helps!
Hello,
I am switching back to henna this year after using a semi-permanent for the last year. I’ve used henna for years before I went to chemicals two years ago. I’ve tried all local places and have been getting very dry, older henna that doesn’t work for me. Eventually, I tried Lush which gave me great hair but very poor colour. It was giving me an orange-red colour which I didn’t like. I am looking for a “real” red colour with more of a cherry darkness than copper. Which of the products would you recommend for the dark brown hair to turn redder? Thank you for your time!
Hi Ness,
I’d really recommend rajasthani indian henna or yemeni for that deep red tones, or even Jamila crop 2008, which we have on sale right now. Try those out and you’ll have to let us know how it all came out. Thanks 🙂
I have bought LUSH rouge and my hair is a med/dk brown. It turned it a nice auburn but I am looking for a more vibrant red/orange. Is there one you recommend? Also, is BAQ really that much different? I have seen pics of people in the forums that had no noticeable difference. I have left mine on for 4-8 hours.
Hi Nicole, thanks for your post.
Lush Rouge actually made your hair a brown tone? From the name of the henna, I’d think rouge would mean pure henna and real red tones.
Yes body art quality makes a difference as it means the henna is 100% pure, and no other ingredients are in it and it’s a safe henna powder to use for body art as well. Yemeni and Jamila are very nice henna powders that have a lot of dye content in it. So if you want more red then Yemeni or Jamila is the best choice.
I hope this helps!
I’ve tried the Light Mountain Henna on my hair from a whole foods market and I was a bit upset that it did not really show any color. My hair is a dark brown color but I expected to have at least some burgundy highlights. Now that I’ve seen this website I am planning on orderin some Indian henna in bulk. Hopefully, this one will be more successful.
Thanks for your post Talysia!
Getting 100% pure, and fresh herbs are a better choice. You’ll get better results. I guarantee that!!
I hope you do get yourself some indian henna powder. Ours is from Rajasthan where the best henna powder in India comes from!
Does this henna work on black hair? Thanks!
Lena, yes henna does work on black hair. It will give reddish tints especially in the sun.
hi!
I recently ordered henna, indigo and some samples from another page. (Alma and other tings) This package had to be sent back because of Norwegian laws. They ment it was for illegal medical use.
Do you know if just henna and indigo is legal to import to Norway?
I have long hair, and it is quite grey in the front. I have coloured it with common hair colour, and I wish to use Henna instead.
What kind of mix should i use to get dark brown hair, with little red in it? Moroccan henna for brown hair, or yemeni for the grey?
How much do i need? The longest parts is at my lower back and it is quite thick.
Should I have the mix in my after growth at first for a while, or do everything at once?
Thank you=)
Just answered you Lisa, via email.
But we don’t have any issues with shipping and getting our products through to Norway. We mark it as henna for hair and make it as easy as possible for you to receive your order.
In your situation, the yemeni henna, and indigo will color your hair exactly the way you’d like it. Speak soon
Hi,
I am new to henna, I have curly dark brown to black hair. I would like to use henna not for colour but to gain stronger strands, fuller body and possibly maintain a good growth rate. (would you know if this is true of henna?_:)_)Can u please tell me which henna on your site will not alter my hair colour significantly. Thank you
Thanks for your post.
Do you want any reddish tones at all, or no? If you don’t want ANY color to show on your hair at all, then cassia obovata (also sometimes referred to as neutral henna) would be a better choice for you. To get all the benefits of henna without color.
But if you still rather use henna, as it is longer lasting then cassia (cassia is 2-3 weeks, and henna every 3-4 weeks), then Moroccan should yield you the least deepest red tones.
Hello,
I have heard about your company on the LHCF. I have never used henna and have been researching the best type of henna for my hair type. I have tight (extremely tight pen spring) curls that are 4a hair. My hair is fine and is natural. My ends love to curl back on themselves giving me knots at the ends of my hair. It takes a while for me to fully clean my hair because it is so densely packed at the roots.
I would like to know what type of henna should I use. What’s the difference between Jamila Henna Powder and the Henna for African Hair? What other products to I need to use with my henna? Can I use oils and conditioner to mix with my henna so the acid won’t dry my hair out? As of now, I want to henna my hair for conditioning and the extra strengthening henna is supposed to provide to hair. I don’t really care about coloring my hair. With that said, do I need to purchase the indigo? I am sorry for having so many questions? I am really curious and excited about trying henna. Thank you.
I found out about your site..So many amazing product however I am fairly new in the henna department. I am african american with dark black hair. I would love to have reddish hair or highlights. I have no clue which henna to choose. Please help me find the one I need.
Thank you!
Hi Lyssa, thanks for your message.
For a nice deep red tone, I’d really recommend yemeni henna for your hair. Because since it’s already quite dark, you really want to choose a henna that pushes strong red results. Do with Yemeni from our shop, it’s really well sifted this year, so it’ll be amazing easily to wash out. Also have you checked out Long Hair Care Forum as yet for questions and answers?
Thank you for the information. I am very new at this so I need to know how to do and use it. I will purchase the Yemeni henna. What else would I need to purchase to dye my hair? Also I have another question,I condition and treat my hair a lot. Since henna coats the hair, does it prevent treating products to penetrate the hair? Thank you!I apologize if my questions seem a bit strange:) I am pretty new at this. Thank you
Not a problem. That’s what I’m here for.
For dyeing your hair, the yemeni alone is perfect for what you want to achieve. When you say treat your hair, what treatments are you doing? LIke hot oil etc….But no it doesn’t stop the treatments, or conditioners for your hair, from penetrating at all.
If you want to strengthen and help with overall healthy hair, look at our amazing hair oils, and shampoo bars. We just got in Camellia oil which should be going online soon.
Hi
I have used the henna mix( Moroccan + Indigo) for grey coverage and the results were phenomenal. The First time I used one step process. But i got the best results with two step process. My natural hair color is black so the two step process really covers the greys perfectly. I am so happy with the results. I even suggested the two step process to a friend and now she is a big fan too.Thank you for making available such wonderful products.
My question today is: Can I use the same mix for root touch ups? I have done full hair coverage twice in two months. My grey’s start showing within 3 weeks. I was thinking of doing a root touch up with 75% Indigo + 25% henna mix in a one step process.Or Do you suggest a two step method for root touch up as well? How long should i leave the henna and if you have any other suggestions.
Best Wishes
I’ve been using the Yemeni Henna powder on my gray/strawberry blonde for about a year now with great results. First I switched from chemical hair dyes because henna doesn’t aggravate or cause outbreaks of my psoriasis.
My mix is with a teaspoon of lemon juice and very strong coffee as I want to minimize the orange tones. I get so many compliments and people still think it’s a natural colour even though I’m 60.
Questions: #1) What can I add to the henna to overcome the mild scent of hay?
#2) I was thinking of trying a deeper/darker shade. What results might I get if I added Moroccan Henna with Yemeni?
#3) Would I combine the two hennas in one mix & apply. Or do separate applications?
Thanks.
Hi LT, sorry for our delayed response. We got hit hard with the flu and are recovering.
Amazing to hear regarding the yemeni henna!
Sounds gorgeous! Wish I could see pics.
For your questions:
1. You can add an essential oil. We carry over 10 essential oils and you can choose one that you like.
2. You want it darker, like more towards a brown in a way? If you want a browner tone try adding amla powder.
3. You can mix any two henna powders you’d like if you want to try that, and use all at once. Any herbs can be used in this way too. Only indigo needs to be added seperately.
Hi Ruby, thanks for your post!
Yes you can use the recipe for a root touch up. You can try out the one step process with those percentages and it might take well, but I’m just concerned when it starts to grow out and you want to make sure the color matches the rest of your hair as well.
Did you end up trying it out as yet?
Hi There,
I have very dark brown almost black hair. I was hoping to achieve warm medium chestnut brown tones. I do not like reddish tones. I am new to henna, so would be kind enough to recommend all the products I would need to get started. Thanks so much, by the way great website.
Thanks for the wonderful article. I’m thinking of trying out henna for the first time and was wondering which henna would be best for achieving a deep dark red almost like mahogany. My hair is light brown and I’m worried about getting an orange colour.
Thanks so much!
You’re welcome!
I’d really recommend Yemeni henna. Have you read our other article on Common Mistakes and Tips on Henna for Hair? It’s a must read and linked here as a trackback.
Sometimes you will need 2-3 applications to deepen the red tone of the henna, as henna does give a bit of build up over time with several applications. So that would be your best choice! Happy henna’ing!
Hello! Can anyone please explain two-step process. I am using Moroccan+Indigo+Amla mixture on my dark brown straight hair with some gray hair. My gray hair looks like highlights after dying process. Although I love the result every time I dye my hair, I wish my grays were less visible. I am wondering if two-step process will allow me to achieve the desired result.
Thank you for your message Alma
If you do a two step process it will be black. What color would you like to achieve? Like a dark brown or black tones?
For Moroccan henna and amla, mix those together with your liquid and allow to sit for 2 hours, and then mix your indigo up with warm water and a bit of salt. Like 1 tsp of salt per 100 grams of indigo. Then put the indigo in with your henna after about 10-15 mins. So now you have a henna, amla past mixing with indigo paste. and mix well.
Then apply on your hair and let sit for 3-4 hours. Was your technique similar to this?
Thank you very much for your prompt response. I usually get dark brown hair color which is very close to my original hair with a beautiful gold shine on the sun. After reading all the information on this wonderful website, I though it would be the best combination to achieve dark brown color with as little reddish tone as possible. I mixed henna powder with hot water (lemon juice makes my scalp dry and flaky) and let it sit for 3-4 hours, then I added amla to henna paste and let it sit while I mixed indigo in hot water (no salt). Then I added indigo paste to the henna+amla paste as soon as it was ready and applied immediately after thorough mixing. I loved the result every time I dyed my hair. Could you please explain why I need to add salt to indigo? Also, I have noticed intense hair loss for the last couple of months. It did not bothered me much at the beginning, but now I have started worrying about it. Can you please recommend any other solutions for maintaining healthy hair. I would greatly appreciate any advise. Thank you!
I just found your site while looking to purchase henna online. I am a real redhead and have used henna for over 30 years to give my hair that extra body and deeper tones – while living in Europe I just purchased fresh henna at my local pharmacy and it never ocurred to me that there were so many qualities. Now I live in the US and have not found any fresh henna .. that is why I am looking online. Now – I am confused. For full, dark red with coverage of some grey now, what quality is best? I don’t want yellow but I do want a full tiziano red – what should I use?
Please help. Thanks.
Alma. thanks for your comments! We always try to work really hard at giving a lot of information on our website.
As for salt in indigo, it usually helps it cling better to the hair strand to color better if it hasn’t been or if there are stubborn greys.
Do you have any additional stress or changes going on in your life? Those things play a role, and also a good, healthy diet. As for herbs that help with hair growth I’d recommend you continue to use amla powder as it really helps for hair growth, and try out our Cocoveda Hair Oil as it is very good for hair strengthening and moisturizing the hair and scalp.
https://hennablogspot.com/cocoveda-hair-oil/
Silvana, thank you for your message. You will absolutely fall in love with yemeni henna powder for deep, red rich tones on your hair and cover greys wonderfully! Please give that a try. We have it in our shop at http://www.hennasooq.com
Don’t hesitate to ask any other questions.
I’m new to Henna and usually dye my hair a Blue/Black color with Clairol’s Jazzing in Jet Grape. Is there a way to achieve the same Blue/Black color I get from using a semi-permanent color? What combination should I use to get this result?
One more thing…What color would I get from mixing Cassia and Moroccan Henna on my naturally medium brown hair?
There’s a client of ours whose hair is almost blue-black. She’s also on longhaircareforum.com and her screename is aggie. You can try to see some of her pics if she has them up. I’m having a hard time finding her pics, but she is also on our web page here: (top left corner)
https://hennablogspot.com/start-your-natural-hair-care-regimen-today/
She does a two step process and then a one step process for best coverage. She speaks a lot about it on longhaircareforum.com
I believe she uses indigo and moroccan henna (but I might be wrong about the henna powder, as I can’t remember if she changed that)
Most likely with cassia and moroccan henna you won’t get much color as cassia doesn’t color darker hair tones, and the henna will be not full strength since it has cassia in it so the red tones won’t be that strong.
I was considering trying the Cassia first before doing anything that will alter my natural hair color, and I was wondering if I mixed it with the Moroccan Henna, will this cause the Cassia effects to last longer in my hair, or am I just better off using the Cassia by itself? Thanks again!
Hi Laq
Oh okay I understand now what you are aiming for. Sure adding a bit of moroccan henna would be nice and yes make your own recipe last longer for sure. I’d love to hear how it turns out!
Hi, I’m knew to the whole henna hair dying concept and I’ve been reading up on henna dye for the past few weeks. I’m really starting to fall inlove with the idea of dying my hair with henna… I have light/medium brown hair and I’m looking to get a dark, deep burgandy color. I was just wondering what your tips/what powder is best for acheiving this… I’ll be adding links to pictures of what my hair color looks like and what color I’m trying to get, I would really appreciate your advice, I hop the links work :D…
This is my hair color-
http://www.falkiners.com/ele%20light%20brown%20web.jpg
This is the color I’m trying to get-http://www.lime.com/files/imagecache/body/files/images/prod/1455/henna.jpg
Hi Kayla thanks for your post! With the pictures you’ve sent I feel for sure yemeni will give you that deep red tone you’re looking for. You may have to do a few applications to deepend it up, which is normal, and is needed for a lot of people to get that henna build up, where the color deepends. Make sure you read our directions on how to mix the henna, and then the tips and mistakes on henna for hair post that links on the trackbacks right here on this post below last messages!
I hope this helps!
What is Karishma Henna?? I was checking out 1 of the hair forums and there was a girl that said it’s the only Henna she uses. She also said that there is only 1 kind of Henna. Isn’t she misinformed??