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Henna, a dark green shrub classified among the Lawsonia plant family, has been used for thousands of years by women all over the world to add colour, as well as to condition their hair. Since ancient history, women all over the world, including Cleopatra, relied greatly on this natural plant extract to enhance the color and condition of their hair, skin and nails. Henna has been a part of the development of early civilization as its use is depicted in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Early inhabitants of the Middle East believed that henna represented the fire and blood of the earth. Their fondness for this mystical plant led them to discover how it can bring out the deep color and natural lustre of their hair. Henna is also popular in several regions of Africa. For centuries, it has been used by North African brides-to-be in their traditional pre-wedding ritual wherein the bride’s friends and family gather to paint her nails, feet and hands with henna.

Nowadays, henna treatment is used as the best alternative for chemical hair colouring. The henna plant extract's reputation as a safe and gentle hair dye has paved the way for the approval of the FDA. Unlike most caustic colouring agents such as ammonia and peroxide that literally strips, damages and weakens the hair shaft through time, henna is all-natural and proven to be safe. The FDA has, in fact, issued a monograph that approves the use of henna as an effective and safe hair dye.

Henna's natural properties deepen and enhance the hair’s natural colour rather than create dramatic changes. Henna consists of a semi-permanent protein known as the hennatannic acid, which effectively clings to the proteins found in the hair, as well as in the nails and skin. By coating and sealing the hair shaft, henna serves as an added layer of protection from the damaging effects of various elements such as the sun's heat, wind, salt, chlorine and pollution. Henna also fortifies the hair and increases its vitality, which results to lesser hair breakage and split ends. In addition to coating the hair shaft, henna also tightens the hair cuticle, creating a more solid surface that reflects light so that the hair becomes more lustrous and shiny.

In addition to adding more body, shine and vitality to the hair, henna also effectively cleanses the scalp and keeps it healthy. Unlike most chemical-based products, henna does not pose any harm to the scalp’s natural acid mantle.