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Mehndi is not only made on hands. Some people also apply it on the hair. But mehndi is an enemy of hair. This should avoid coloring hair.
Do the patch test before applying henna in hair (image-canva)
Highlights
- Mehndi can make hair dry and lifeless.
- This can cause skin allergies and itching.
- Hair color and hair treatment are not done by applying henna.
Hair is dry and lifeless
Beauty expert Sabrina Khan She says that mehndi contains a chemical called tannins, which is not good for hair. This causes hair moisture to decrease and when their moisturizes starts to end, the hair starts becoming dry and lifeless. The scalp starts getting dry. These things increase the problem of hair fall. People who have already dry hair, they have more problems. Applying henna continuously reduces the elasticity of hair, so they start falling and their natural shine also disappears.
Nowadays, the mehndi which is being sold in the market, all of them have chemical. On the other hand, if you apply natural mehndi and your skin is sensitive, it can still do harm. This causes the skin to become allergic. Itching, irritation or scalp may be red in the head. Some people also get contact dermatitis from it. This is a skin problem in which swelling can occur.
Do not soak mehndi in an iron pot (image-canva)
Cuffs may increase
Healthline According to, the effect of mehndi is cold. People who have phlegm tendency to their body, if they apply mehndi on the hair, they can fall ill. Actually, mehndi has to be kept on the head for several hours. Some people keep it overnight. This can cause them cough and cold. There may also be pain in the neck and shoulder.
If you have to do hair color of your choice and you have already applied mehndi, then that hair color will never climb in hair. Actually, mehndi itself is a strong dye which is so colorful in the hair that no shed can climb on it. On the other hand, if you want to get keratin treatment or do hair smoothing, then mehndi blocks such treatment on the hair and they have no effect on the hair.
Who can apply mehndi
Mehndi is not necessarily harmful to everyone, but most people should avoid applying it. Apply mehndi in the hair whose hair color is dark. Apart from this, their hair will not shine orange color. Those whose hair is oily, they benefit from applying mehndi. Extra oil of hair is removed. Whose scalp is very dirty, he can also apply mehndi. To make hair stronger, applying henna is better to apply a hair pack of Amla, Brahmi, Bhringraj, Aloe vera or curd.
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