The beauty of hair adds four moons to the beauty of the face. A very popular method nowadays is used to make hair plump and shiny is “Mehndi”
Young women with dry and pale hair are often frightened by the red color of Mehndi and hesitate to use it, but the fact is that black does not catch any color on it. it can only catch color if hair are white or same. Sure, Mehndi leave light shades of shine and color in the hair and such shades are also in vogue nowadays.
Consumption of Mehndi is increasing day by day as it has proved to be beneficial. Experts have done a lot of research in this regard like when, how, and for how long should Mehndi be applied on hair. Let us now know the correct ways to apply Mehndi.
If the quality of Mehndi is good then good results can be obtained without mixing anything in it. It is also not necessary to buy Mehndi powder from the market and apply it in the hair. You can also apply fresh leaves of Mehndi on the hair by crushing it in a bowl.
What to put in Mehndi: –
When steeping Mehndi, the question arises as to what ingredients should be added to it, so mix what is usually found to be nutritious and beneficial for the hair. Such as eggs, lemon juice, curd, black currant, tea leaf, Java safflower leaves, Brahmi, Amla, Shikakai, fenugreek seeds etc.
It depends on the nature of the hair and what to put in it while steeping the Mehndi. So prepare the Mehndi pack keeping in mind the type of hair whether your hair is dry, white or black. Thus It depends on the individual to individual. Some people apply Mehndi just to shine. If you only want to do conditioning, apply plain Mehndi. Apply Mehndi to the hair and soak it in lukewarm water for an hour or two. Then apply Mehndi by wearing rubber gloves in both hands. If you don’t have rubber gloves, tie plastic bags with both hands and apply Mehndi in a thin layer of hair with a dye brush. Bye not using hand protection you will surely ended up in dirty hands.
How to dry Mehndi? : –
Mehndi can be dried by using hairdryer like in many beauty parlors do. The Mehndi can also be dried by sitting under a fan or in direct light of the sun. But researchers have found that these techniques of drying Mehndi are wrong as color does not perfectly catch by the hairs and does not look good. Also, after drying the Mehndi these ways, hair got stretched and roots may get weakened. In addition, it also gets difficult to wash the hair and may break too much. Hence instead of dong all these wrong practice, Use shower cap and roam around till hair gets dried.
Why shower cap ?: –
After applying Mehndi on the hair, a shower cap should be worn on the head so that the Mehndi retains moisture and the hair roots do not fall out. If you want to work in kitchen, than put a cotton part starting from one ear to other and wear cap on it. By doing this, water with Mehndi will not drip on the face and clothes.
Apply Mehndi for as long as you need according to the nature and need of the hair and then wash the hair with plain water.
If you apply Mehndi properly in the hair, it is really very beneficial for the hair. It does not damage your hair. Mehndi dries the hair, but if you wash the hair with deep conditioning after applying Mehndi, its dryness will go away. And if you put Mehndi in your hair properly, it will help in increasing the growth of hair and removing the problem of dandruff.
