Cassia Powder Application as a Replacement for Henna
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Henna paste is a dark brown to red paste obtained from crushing the green leaves of a plant called lawsonia Inermis. The staining properties of henna are caused by a compound 2 hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone or lawsone, or hennotannic acid. The leaves of the plant contain approximately 5% weight of lawsone which is a yellow to orange powder and insoluble in water.
In application, the lawsone dye infuses into the skin, hair and other poro