Mehendi or Henna is not just a natural dye for your hair but it also has many benefits linked with it. For all the people who don't apply henna directly on the hair can make use of it differently. Henna can be used in many ways to treat hair fall issues, split ends and even dandruff. One of the easiest ways to use henna on your hair is by turning it into a hair oil. You only need some henna leaves or powdered henna to make henna oil.
Here's how you make henna hair oil at home:
All you need is henna leaves and 500 ml of coconut oil.
- Wash the henna leaves before you grind them to make a smooth paste. You can add some water to make the paste of a good consistency.
- Make small balls from the paste and let them dry.
- In a pan, add some coconut oil and add these balls and let them boil.
- Once the coconut oil starts to change colour, you can remove it from the pan and transfer it into a container.
- Let the oil cool down and then strain it.
- Your henna oil is all ready to be used.
- Make sure you store it in an airtight container.
Benefits of henna oil:
- Henna has the ability to improve the scalp and follicle health. By nourishing the roots of your hair, henna can reduce hair fall too. Henna oil works magically for women who have thin hair as it adds a natural volume and thickness to your hair.
- When you combine coconut oil and henna leaves, it helps in conditioning your hair. Applying henna oil on a regular basis can help you in achieving smooth and silky hair.
- Henna helps in promoting hair growth. It has natural properties that gives you a quicker hair growth.
- Mehendi takes away the excess oil from your scalp and prevents hair problems like dandruff.
- If you wish on long and thick hair, you can use henna hair oil as it contains tannin that makes your hair stronger.
- It has anti-fungal and antimicrobial properties that cools down the scalp and also reduces itchiness.
- Henna helps in balancing the pH level of your scalp and also reduces the oil production in your scalp which otherwise leads to hair problems.
