What is your favorite brand of henna?

**StarSapphire** · August 13th, 2015, 05:27 PM

Hi all, I am kind of new to henna and if you don't mind my asking, what is your favorite brand of henna and why? I have only used hennasooq fo r a henndigo and liked the quality and customer service, also very fast shipping. But I am looking for an alternative. I am considering Dulhan deluxe. I want something that gives a more reddish dark stain and I could buy in bulk if I wanted without is costing me an arm and a leg. . There are so many brands out there but not a lot of information on them. I found a site called zenia herbal that was selling a kilo of henna powder for $20 buy thrre was zero information about the product. I did find that it had really grrat reviews on Amazon, buy amazon is no longer selling it.

**Anje** · August 14th, 2015, 06:39 AM

Dulhan is a name that gets slapped on a lot of hennas, but the Dulhan henna that I was able to get locally was fantastic stuff. The box looked like this. If you can get your hands on reasonably fresh stuff for a good price, I recommend it.

**hennalonghair** · August 14th, 2015, 04:38 PM

I had a really hard time deciding because there's so many I like but I think I'd have to say Nupur Henna. It's not just BAQ henna but has 9 other beneficial herbs added and my hair did much better with this type. Oddly enough when I first started purchasing it, the price was fairly reasonable. In fact it was cheap. A couple of years later I went to purchase it and the price had increased a lot. This brand is often found in local indian and ethnic grocery stores.

**StarSapphire** · August 14th, 2015, 06:37 PM

Thankyou for the recommendations. My husband surprised me and brought home some of the Dulhan Deluxe Anje suggested so I guess we'll see how that goes. I just have to figure out what way to mix it, lemon or no lemon, oil or no oil, warm water with lemon aahh. It is all very conflicting.

**hennalonghair** · August 14th, 2015, 07:14 PM

NOOOO LEMON!!!!
I'm not sure why henna suppliers suggest using lemon juice but it's not necessary. Maybe just add some warm water or camomile tea, a touch of honey or sugar and a tbsp. of good oil.
You'll be very thankful if you omit the lemon juice.Its extremely drying and can even change your natural hair colour.
It's totally self defeating it.

**StarSapphire** · August 14th, 2015, 07:40 PM

Thanks hennalonghair I will take your word for it, your hair is gorgeous.

**Anje** · August 15th, 2015, 07:34 AM

Just what hennalonghair said. No lemon. (I wish someone had told me that the first time I hennaed!)

I think maybe the lemon helps a strain stick to skin better, so it got carried over to hair? But there's a big difference in having a small design of acidic henna drawn on your skin and having the entire top of your head slathered with it. My head was rashy and itched for a week from my all-lemon henna attempt!

**StarSapphire** · August 15th, 2015, 08:16 AM

So then it is not true that it gives a better stain with lemon juice?

**Anje** · August 15th, 2015, 08:40 AM

Maybe on skin. On hair, warm water seems to give a darker, redder stain whereas lemon juice gives an oranger strain that deepens slowly toward that same red, though maybe not as intense in the end.

**cheeky** · August 15th, 2015, 09:29 AM

I haven't tried a brand I didn't like: Hannah Naturals, Henna Guys, Mehandi, Hennasooq. I try to look for a high lawson content, reviews that attest to a deep red stain, and a reasonably "fresh" crop.

Those aspects are more important to me than the name brand.