Originally Posted by
tuanyiji
It’s so interesting, henna wasn’t really on my radar until I joined the LHC, and suddenly all the recommendations on youtube pivot toward ayurvedic care after one single henna search.
And I also found out that henna hair is a very common practice in Xinjiang where the altitude and climate is also suitable for the henna plants, and with so many women there dyeing their grey hair with henna, it is actually quite cheap to buy the local products, though many of those dyes also contain other colors (burgundy, brown, hazel…etc) and probably chemicals because when you see a box of henna that says it can dye your hair black without even mentioning indigo, I know there’s probably ppd inside, that’s why I didn’t really dare to place an order. I ended up buying my first bag of Nupur henna from someone living in Nepal.
The Xinjiang people are also known for their thick long black hair, they often attribute this to their Isatis tinctoria, black seed, and peach seed, for hair growth, saying they use this herb combination on their hair and eyebrows from a young age for thick hair. Though many southerners tried it and said there wasn’t any obvious effect, I wonder if that’s a genetic thing within a certain ethnicity and they somehow mix correlation with causation.
These are some of the most common Xinjiang Henna packages. I can’t help but notice their similarity with the lady on the Jamila henna package.
Admittedly, lusciously hair, thick eyebrows, big round eyes, long lashes, high nose are all common attractive features that might lure you to buy their products.
Also, cassia and zizyphus are something I could barely find natively. I’m still looking into it.
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