Henna

Product Name	: Henna
Catalog	: BBC-DP-2010
Botanical Name	: Lawsonia inermis
Parts Used	: Leaves
Typical Uses	: Textiles, Hair, Fingernails, Leather

The leaves of the Henna plant contain a natural and very effective coloring pigment: Lawsone. Drying, milling, and sifting the Henna leaves into a fine powder maximizes the pigment (Lawsone) release. Henna produces a brown color tending toward a red-orange on and it is used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather and wool.

Dyeing Processes

Pre mordant: Use alum 10% of fabric weight at 80°C for 60 mins.
Dyeing: Use Henna at 10-30% of fabric weight to dye a rich brown shade. Completely dissolve the powdered Henna and add it to dyebath. Add fabric to the dye bath and maintain it can move freely for at least an hour until all the color has been taken up.
Post treatment: Conduct soaping of the dyed material with non-ionic detergent (0.5gpl) for 20-30 mins.
Hot wash and then cold wash.

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