This database of henna brands is intended to be a collection of opinions of different henna brands from HennaTribe artists; it is not intended to be a scientific assessment of any of these brands. We welcome the opinions of anyone on any brand of henna; the more we get the more useful this database will be. Please note that the opinions below do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the HennaTribe staff. Information on submitting your tests can be found at the bottom of this page.

Brand Name	Packaging	Examples	Opinion	Origin/Supplier	Tester
Royal Al Henna			Very good henna, finely sifted powder, deep color	India	Arca
Henne Masria ("egyptian henna" in arabic)			Quite good quality henna, easy to find in supermarket in France, need to be sifted, more a orange-red color	Algeria/French supermarkets	Arca
Sahara Tazarine			Good quality henna, very fine sift, very good color	Morocco/Kenzi	Arca
Henne naturel de marrakech		n/a	Very bad quality, grainy powder impossible to apply and no color The pack was not so fresh.	Morocco	Arca
Laaroussa ("the bride" in arabic)			Good quality, fine powder and good color	Morocco	Arca
Bent Rif ("girl of the Rif" in arabic)			Good henna (may need sifting for some applicators), fast red color on the palm, bright orange elsewhere	Algeria	Arca
Taj Mumtaza ("best crown" in arabic)			Needs to be sifted, good brown color (i need to make another test with a sifted powder and on my palm)	Sudan	Arca
Al Aaroosa ("the bride" in arabic)			Need to be sifted, good brown color (I need to make another test with a sifted powder and on my palm)	Yemen	Arca
No name			in my opinion it's a mix between different kind of herbal for hair, different smell than henna and no stain	India/Ebay	Arca
Al Amirah ("princess" in arabic)			The powder contains streaked remains, very beautiful color red-brownish just after removal the paste.	Pakistan	Arca
Bent El Youm ("girl of the day" in arabic)		n/a	Fine powder, contains some grit, color stays bright orange	Algeria	Arca
Al Indaloos			Fine powder, no problem, good color	Pakistan	Arca
Dahbia			Strong odor, contains some grit	India	Arca
Zagora			Very fine powder, easy to mix and easy to apply, ideal for very fine patterns, excellent color almost black with terp, dark brown without terp. One of my favorite henna powders	Morocco	Arca
Sahraouia Khollala ("black saharan" in arabic)			Very fine powder, easy to mix and easy to apply, ideal for very fine pattern, excellent color almost black with terp, second favorite powder but expensive	Morocco	Arca
Main de Fatma			Need to be sifted, contains bits and pieces, quite good color but not dark (the package says that the henna is "reinforced" which could mean that it contains other ingredients in addition to henna)	Algeria	Arca
Gyma Fatima		n/a	no color, henna for hair i guess	Algeria?	Arca

 

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