Godrej Nupur Heena, 150g

This is a great product. I'd like to give it an infinite number of stars!I have used Rainbow Henna consistently (but infrequently) for over 30 years, mainly for conditioning. I switched to Gorej Nupur Mehendi because I was looking for gray coverage. What is so good about Nupur? For one, it is very fine, so that the paste you make is very smooth, easy to apply, and easy to rinse out. For another, it is very powerful...the color is strong so you don't have to wonder if you're going to get pink hair or apricot poodle hair. And finally, the nine additional herbs have left my hair incredibly shiny and soft without the addition of any oils to my mix.Here's my recipe for changing my short, thin, fine brunette hair with about 35% gray into a soft, glossy, deep brunette with glistening auburn highlights and plenty of body and wave.1. Mix up these dry ingredients in a 1 qt. freezer bag, then add water, zip it closed with no air inside, and knead until it has the consistency of a stiff pudding):* 30 grams Godrej Nupur Mehendi* 15 grams Hesh Pharma Amla Hair Powder 3.5oz powder (to tone down the red)* 1 heaping tsp. ground ginger (to neutralize the henna aroma)* 1 heaping tsp. ground cloves (to add a lovely clove scent)Note that it is not necessary to add acid (lemon, etc.) when you are using amla.*****UPDATE: Dec. 17, 2012*****Several friends felt that using indigo made my hair too dark, and so I doubled the amla and skipped the indigo. It has been very successful! My hair is a warm brown with dark copper/auburn highlights where it's gray. People who haven't seen me recently have really complimented it and assure me that it looks wonderful in sunlight as well as indoor light.2. Place the bag into a 2 cup Pyrex filled with water, and nuke it until hot but not boiling. Let it sit for three hours. You will see that the water in the Pyrex shows an orange tint. This means the color has developed.*****UPDATE: Dec. 17, 2012*****I've let the color develop for up to a week and that seems to work very well; it gets less orange with a longer development time.3. Put on an old teeshirt and wet your hair. Comb it away from your hairline the whole way around and smear a generous amount of petroleum jelly around your hairline and onto your ears...wherever you don't want orange skin. Place a plastic grocery store bag handy (so you can throw away your gloves and the empty henna bag) when you're done. Place a roll of cling wrap and a second grocery story bag handy for wrapping up your head after you finish applying.4. Put on some vinyl gloves (I get the Sally Beauty Supply gloves when they're on sale). Put about 1/4" of water in your bathtub. Clip off a lower corner of your plastic bag with a pair of scissors, lean over the tub, and squeeze the henna/amla solution onto sections of your scalp, distributing it evenly and scrubbing it in so that you cover all of your hair from scalp to end. If any plops off, it will fall into the tub instead of onto the tile on your floor, where it could stain the grout. If the porcelain on your tub is old and porous, like mine, the small amount of water will prevent real contact and allow you to rinse the tub out quckly when you are done.5. After all the henna/amla is worked into your hair, sculpt your hair away from your hairline so you can make sure you have good coverage around your hairline, and use a wet paper towel to remove any drips that are where you don't want them. Pull off a length of cling wrap that is long enough to go around your head and overlap. Wrap it around your head, about 1" onto your forehead, over your ears, and 1" below your hairline in back. Then pull off another length and wrap it even lower...2" onto your forehead, over your ears, and below your hairline in back. Using your brow scissors very, very carefully so you don't cut yourself, make a small hole at the center of each ear and gently pull your ear through. Now you can hear! And having the cling wrap below your earlobes will help keep it from riding up. In essence, you've created a cling wrap helmet. Wipe off your neck and any other place where the henna/amla has dripped and tie a grocery store bag on your head to keep the heat in.6. Allow your color to develop for four to six hours. During color development, check periodically to remove drips with a wet wad of toilet paper.7. When you're ready to rinse, put a stock pot in your bathtub and fill it with cold water. Pull off the grocery store bag and the cling wrap. Lean over, dunk your head in the stockpot, and shake your head to loosen the henna/amla. Use a big plastic glass or pitcher to pour cold water over the back of your head, and work on getting the henna/amla to loosen from your hairline as well as the rest of your scalp. When the water runs clear, put a couple of handsful of baking soda on your head, and work it into your scalp. The baking soda will help to neutralize the henna smell, and leave you feeling clean without using shampoo or conditioner. Rinse out the baking soda after a minute or two, and then towel dry your hair. You will be astonished at its beauty, softness, shine, color, and body.I just let my hair air dry, and it looks absolutely stunning. This henna is so powerful that my scalp is a bit orange, but wait to shampoo until the next day, or until several days have passed. Then shampoo and give yourself a coconut oil treatment just for good measure, using Dabur Vatika Coconut Hair Oil 150ml, 2 Count. Thank you, Godrej Nupur Mehendi! Your henna is just incredible, thanks to its purity and quality plus the nine special herbs. Keep up the good work and I'll be your customer for life!

This is the first time that I have ever used henna. I did a lot of research, watched tons of youtube videos on how it's done, and then decided I wanted to give it a try. I am always looking for natural beauty products that don't have harmful chemicals in them. Actually, a lot of the henna powder I looked at had these nasty additives in there. But, I saw this brand and decided to try it because of all the great reviews and also because it's real henna, and no chemicals added. I also like the fact that there are added herbs that contribute to healthy, shiny hair. I actually wanted to start out doing a henna gloss to see how it would look on my brunette hair before doing anything more drastic. I have to say that I am super pleased with the results! All I did to make the gloss was add half a packet of this henna blend and one cup of hot water (from the tap) and mix it in a plastic bowl. I let it sit for about an hour and a half, covered. Then I added some lavender essential oil (a few drops) to help with the smell (it actually wasn't too bad), and about a cup and a half of conditioner. I mixed it up really, really good and then sectioned my hair off, then proceeded to apply. It was a nice consistency- not runny and not too thick either. I did mess up with one thing though. The only gloves I had were the dish-washing gloves, which fit horribly, so I had to take them off in the middle of applying the henna gloss to my hair. So, yes my hands did turn orange, like I had been eating Cheetos all day. :) But, it's already fading pretty good. I did remember to put petroleum jelly around my hair line so that I wouldn't walk around with an orange forehead. I let the mixture sit in my hair (under a shower cap, wrapped in a towel) for almost an hour. It was easy to rinse out. My hair is super soft and so shiny! And I love the red highlights that it brought out in my hair. It's not a drastic color change, but it's still noticeable. I will definitely do this again. As a matter of fact, I am ordering more of this stuff right away!Oh yes, my favorite thing about this product is the price! It's super cheap for a great quality product!I meant to add that usually I don't put conditioner on my scalp or on the top part of my hair, only on the lower ends because my fine hair gets oily fast when I do. But, I did put this henna gloss thru out all of my hair, even on the scalp, and it didn't make my hair greasy at all. I just did this gloss yesterday and my hair is still so soft and shiny, and not a bit oily. I am so happy that I made the decision to purchase this henna!***UPDATE May 31st***I decided to try applying this henna the regular way instead of doing another gloss. I'm glad I did because I love the color. Again, it's not super drastic, but it is definitely more noticeable than doing the gloss. I could see more red in my hair and it's a deeper color. This is the 3rd day after the application, and the color hasn't really changed. All I did was to mix half the bag of henna mixture and enough hot water to make a thick paste (yogurt consistency). I didn't add any acidic ingredient such as lemon juice or anything. I wanted to give it a try without it because I heard that can be drying to your hair. After letting it sit for 2 hours, I applied the paste to my hair, put a shower cap on and then wrapped the towel around my shower capped hair. I let it sit for 4 hours, which seems like it would be a pain, but it wasn't. I had time to give my self a manicure and play around on the computer. After I rinsed my hair (without shampoo or conditioner), I let it dry naturally. The color is so beautiful! And it is still shiny and thick! It turned out very nice without having to add lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. I found out that it's not as messy doing it this way than when I did the gloss. When I did the gloss, since it's more slippery with the conditioner, I made a mess! This time I didn't even splatter any henna anywhere! An added plus, I guess. :) I love it so much and I will continue to use this product!