Health and Henna
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Index of specific topics in this chapter: This chapter discusses the safety and wellness aspects of dyeing your hair with henna: why it is recommended for pregnant and nursing women, how it can enhance your wellness, and who should not dye their hair with henna. Links to specific topics in this chapter Page 3: Henna, Pregnancy, Nursing, and Doctor’s Orders Henna and G6PD Deficiency
Page 4: Health Benefits of Henna Henna and Hair Care
Henna and Head Lice |
Henna
will kill head lice! Henna combined with Fenugreek will kill head
lice in resistant infestations. Henna combined with Artemisia will
completely eradicate head lice, even in severe infestations.
Henna will cure ringworm! Ringworm is a fungal infestation and henna is anti-fungal.
Ringworm at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringworm |
Henna can cure dandruff! Dandruff
is the result of a fungal infestation, psoriasis, dermatitis, or
flaking skin. Henna is anti-fungal, can be effective against
psoriasis, and can strengthen skin. Many people who have itching,
flaking scalps after dying with chemical dyes are developing an allergy
to para-phenylenediamine and other chemicals. Henna can be used
to dye hair instead of chemicals, and can restore healthy hair and
skin.
Wikipedia on Dandruff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandruff Prepare your henna and herbs:
* Prepare henna to eradicate headlice, dandruff, or ringworm the
way you normally prepare henna.
* For difficult infestations, add 25g of artemisia or fenugreek per 100g of henna. * Use body art quality henna (high dye content, with no impurities or adulterants Henna will dye your hair. The
color will be different on blondes, brunettes, and black
hair. Below are before and after pictures of hair dyed with
body art quality henna from mehandi.com. The color is permanent
(though your hair will grow out). If you use henna to cure head
lice, ringworm, or dandruff, your hair color will change, and your hair
will also be sleek, heavy, shiny and silky.
Though you can generally assume that it is safe to henna a healthy female over the age of 12, do not henna a child or infant's hair without first consulting your physician to determine the child has G6PD deficiency. Do
not use henna on any juvenile who has homozygous G6PD deficiency.
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD deficiency) this is
an X-linked recessive hereditary disease featuring abnormally low
levels of the G6PD enzyme, which plays an important role in red blood
cell function. Individuals with the disease may exhibit nonimmune
hemolytic anemia in response to a number of causes, and one of these is
causes is exposure to henna. Males are more likely to be harmed than
females. G6PD deficiency can be determined by a simple blood test
administered by your physician.
Wikipedia article on G6PD deficiency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose-6-phosphate_dehydrogenase_deficiency |