That’s right! We’re doing it, and we’re doing it right. This is what everyone’s talking about.

Everyone has a chance to win!

What You Could Win:

• 2 tickets and Henna Sooq product gift bag for this Saturday’s National Natural Hair Day Meetup DMV (2 winners)
• Our Online Fans! A chance to win 1 of 5 Gift Certificate Giveaways of $25.00 (5 winners)

How to Win:

• It’s so easy!
• Head to Henna Sooq’s Fan Page
• Tell us what Henna Sooq has done to make a difference in your life/regimen OR
• Tell us what brought you to Henna Sooq and why
• Only one chance to enter, per person, per household. Only 1 entry accepted
• Use your real name/identity, so we can verify
• Valid email required
• Your entry will be null and void if we can’t identify you or contact you. No exceptions
• You can enter only until May 18, 2012 at midnight EST. No exceptions or extensions
• Winners will be announced at Henna Sooq’s fan page, please check back.

Head to Henna Sooq’s Fan Page Now!

This Saturday May 19th for our DMV area Naturals, Henna Sooq will be at National Natural Hair Day Meetup to be held from 12 pm to 5 pm which is hosted by Koils By Nature.

We’re so excited!! There will be hundreds of guests in attendance. Cities across the country are coming together for this amazing event!

We have 2 Tickets to Giveaway!! Please go to: Henna Sooq’s Fan Page. Like Us. Tell us Why You Should Win a Ticket. (one entry per person). You’ll also receive your own exclusive gift bag of products from Henna Sooq.

Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time: 12-5pm
Place: Hampton Inn & Suites Old Town
5821 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA

What You Can Look Forward to: 

• Henna Body Art By Khadija
• Fabulous Henna Sooq products at show prices
• Your Henna and Ayurvedic Hair Care Consultation
• Gifts is every Swag Bag
• Huge Giveaway Basket (see details at our table)
• So much more…

~ Vendors – Swag Bag – Education – Giveaways – Q&A – Hair Demos – MakeUp ~

The National Natural Hair Meetup Day is an annual one-day event. Its purpose is to allow the opportunity for women across the country to meet in their own communities while networking, sharing and meeting (virtually) other women across the country participating in meetups on the same day. Natural hair meetups are events designed to share information, techniques, inspiration and products to aid individuals in their natural hair journey.

We can’t wait to see you there!! Get there early!

Now that’s a really good question. So we put it to the test!

At the Henna Sooq Family we try to use as many natural products as possible, and finding the right natural deodorant was one of the challenges. It took a lot of trial and error.

Just look at all the ones we tried.

So we dropped the Secret, and headed to Amazon and our local MOM‘s organic market. I tried a few and they didn’t work out too well.

For me, Khadija, after a few trials and error I finally found that both the Thai Crystal stone and spray work well and I combine them together. You can still get moisture underneath your pits but this is supposed to be natural and you should sweat. As long as you don’t stink. I try not to get wet personally as I still find that to be a bit embarrassing and would think people might presume you don’t wear deodorant. The worst would be to be stinky. Some of the natural deodorants like the others viewed above, left me smelling not too great.

Since we work with people constantly, we definitely can’t have that!

For hubster Jamal, he also like Thai Crystal as well but he found that sometimes it didn’t always work for him. So he finds himself rotating between the natural deodorants. He also works out a lot, and is a martial arts and Budokon instructor so he does sweat a lot more then I do. (Reminds me, I need to head to the gym more often!)

So we’ve completely ditched Secret deodorant and all harmful deodorants for about maybe 4-5 months now. I could not have been more happy! What makes me even more happy is that now I know this works, and we can pass this down to our children, and they’ll never have to lay a hand on a deodorant or antiperspirant that would be harmful to them. YEAH!!

Are you up for the challenge? Are you willing to ditch your current deodorant/antiperspirant for a natural alternative?

Henna is absolutely gorgeous, and if you haven’t had the chance to have henna body art done as yet, then you must!! 

Khadija has been professional applying henna since 2005, and all of her work is done freehand. No stencils, mom!

Here is a recent collection of Khadija’s work from this past weekend’s events. These events were a Girl’s Night Out, Whole Foods for Team Members, Ladies Party, Jewish Wedding Henna Ceremony. What a fabulous weekend!

We also want to thank everyone for booking Khadija of Henna Sooq to provide you with these one of kind designs for your special event. We appreciate the generous tips received!

Which design is your favorite?

Now let’s be completely honest, let’s talk real and tell us: Is using chemicals on your hair to color it still mean you maintain a natural hair regimen? Are you still truly a Naturalista?

Here’s what some Henna Sooq fan’s and readers said:

• Tira B.: “I wouldn’t think you would still be a naturalist if your using chemicals to color your hair but can you completely avoid using them?”
• Tira B.:“Its the convenience of using chemicals to color hair. Its already premixed and labeled with the color of your choice. should there be different categories of being natural or should it just be your individual preferences; whatever that works for you. The journey for me in becoming natural has been about learning what works for me/reading labels and trying to avoid chemicals that may be harmful to me and my daughter.”
• Bri Woods: “Yeah. I’ve always had real hair. I think most see natural as not having a relaxer. As in natural texture. But women can be natural under weaves and wigs. Natural even if they change their hair color. Does getting a keratin treatment make you not natural? I’m lost.”
• She Natural: ”IMO using a chemical to color is okay. In most cases color doesn’t alter your curl pattern at all. I would just rather use henna because it’s natural and doesn’t wreck the hair.”
• Kissa P.: “I consider the use of chemicals to permanently alter the structure of my hair to be non-natural. Particularly with the harmful nature that the majority of the chemicals in relaxers have. Lye, sodium hydroxide… we used that stuff in chemistry class in college and I shiver to think that I ever put that on my hair. I don’t want to sit here and tell someone that if they lighten their hair with a chemical that they are no longer natural. I don’t believe that is the case and it starts me down that slippery slope to being a Natural Hair Nazi (shiver). LOL
  Do I think that chemical dyes are harmful? Yes, absolutely. But I can’t tell someone what to do with their hair because, well it’s theirs.  There are many personal choices that I’ve made with my hair and I don’t begrudge anyone else making whatever choices they may with their bodies or their hair for that matter. I just hope to educate people on what I know and they can make up their own minds from there. (Shrug)”
• Alexis M.: “I have gone back and forth about coloring my hair I chose not to go with chemical color I just dont want chance it for those who do im not knocking them I use henna once a month I love it and will continue to use it.”
• Tanya K.:“I really appreciate the tone of this thread. Personally I use about 95% organic products on mine and my children’s skin and hair. I believe natural products and food are the best and most healthy way to go. That being said I still decided to have a portion of my hair professionally colored to a color I probably would never achieve with Henna. I got a little more color coverage than I asked for but I like the color. I was immediately afraid that my hair would be damaged came home and did a amla and shea dc. Lol. I love color and am glad that my choice didn’t get me kicked out of the naturalista club. LoL”

Wouldn’t you just love to hang out with Khadija from the Henna Sooq and enjoy winning some freebies??!! Of course you would!

From now and ending at 1 pm May 11th (tomorrow) you have a chance to win:

• Girl’s Night Out. Please note, ladies only.
• Zumba class tomorrow evening, May 11th,  from 7:30 t0 10:00 pm in Columbia, MD with guest instructors: Nefertiti Zumba, Celeste Murray Jeudy, Dionne Zumba Clark and Leilani. 60 minutes of Zumba dance fun with great instructors, followed by non- alcoholic drinks, hors d’oeuvres, games and prizes.
• Henna Body Art design by Khadija of Henna Sooq
• Henna Sooq product gift bag

How to enter and win:

• Place a Facebook Fan Page shout out on our wall, and let us know why you should win!
• Head to Henna Sooq’s Fan Page Now!

It’s takes only 5 seconds to scan our QR Code to Like Us on our Facebook Fan Page, and then get 20% off your next order online.

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Thank you!

What is Organic Amla Powder?
Amla, or Emblica officinalis, is the fruit of the Indian Gooseberry shrub which is a very popular hair conditioning and facial herb in Ayurvedic hair and skin care.  The green fruit is often dried and used either whole or ground finely for use on the hair and skin.  The powder is a tan or sandy colour with a very fine texture. Here at Henna Sooq, we stock high quality Organic Amla Powder which can be used in a number of different ways for hair and skin. Amla is also be found in a number of our products:  Organic Lush Growth Hair Kit, Organic Ayurvedic Strength Hair Kit, Sukesh Ayurveda, Cocoveda Shampoo Bar, Cocoveda Hair Oil, Organic Lush Facial Kit.  We also stock Organic Amla Oil.

What Can Amla Do For Your Hair and Skin?
Amla is a great hair conditioner, skin toner, curl booster, skin scrub, and can also mute down the bright tones of henna and create ashy-browns when used with henna and Indigo.  Regular use of Organic Amla Powder can assist with encouraging growth and thickening the hair strands.

How Does Organic Amla Powder Work?
Organic Amla Powder has astringent qualities which assist in encouraging and boosting lost curls and waves due to henna use, as well as gently cleanse the hair without stripping the natural protective oils.  Also, the high vitamin C content of Organic Amla Powder flattens the cuticle/conditioning (not the same as moisturising) the hair which creates shiny hair and helps to create volume.  The reason why Organic Amla Powder may stain lighter hair is due to the natural tannins, which are weak but fade rapidly when the hair is washed again.  Organic Amla Powder can also be used as a gentle cleanser for hair that is lightly oiled or not oiled at all. For the skin, Organic Amla Powder is an excellent toning facial masque (shrinks the pores back to normal size) and is best used after cleansing to prevent trapping dirt and oils in the pores as well as an excellent facial and body scrub.

How to use Organic Amla Powder for Conditioning and/or Colouring.
Amla can be used in a number of different ways such as:

• With other herbs (such as  Soapnut Powder, Shikakai, Brahmi Powder, Bhringraj, Organic Cassia Obovata)  as the conditioning component. Add 3-4 TBS of Organic Amla Powder for conditioning. Curlies should add 1 TSP of Organic Aloe Vera Powder or 1TBS Flax Seed Gel or Aloe Vera Gel/honey to 100g Organic Amla Powder for easier application.
• As a final acidic rinse (1TBS steeped  in 2.5 cups of hot water until cooled, strained then poured over the hair and left on for up to 5 minutes).
• As a cleansing tea. Add 1-2 TBS of Organic Amla Powder  in 2.5 cups of very hot water left to steep for 30 minutes, strained then poured over the hair for 30 minutes).
• 1 TBS made into a paste and added to conditioner, flax seed gel, Greek yogurt, coconut milk/cream/deep treatment. Do not add the powder directly to a wet paste.
• On its own mixed with tea or water over lightly pre-oiled hair. The amount needed depends on the individuals hair length and thickness. Curlies should add 1 TSP of Organic Aloe Vera Powder or 1 TBS Flax Seed Gel or Aloe Vera Gel/honey/syrup to 100g Organic Amla Powder for easier application.
• As a gravy with other herbs or alone (thicker than the tea/rinse, but thinner than the paste. Use 4 TBS Amla to 2.5 cups of hot water and let cool before use.
• Mixed with henna to boost curl, tone down the redness or to create ashier browns with henna and Indigo (See below).

When Organic Amla Powder is used with henna for the intention of boosting curl and not toning down henna, use only 1TBS per 100g of henna powder and no more to preserve colour.  It is best to pre mix the Organic Amla Powder on it’s own with a little water before before adding it to the henna paste and using it.

If Organic Amla Powder will be used for the purpose of toning down hennas intensity, mix the Organic Amla Powder with the henna powder before adding any liquids at a ratio of at least 20% Amla- 80% Henna and let the powders release together.  There will be no need to add any acidic liquids to the henna as the Organic Amla Powder is already acidic.

Organic Amla Powder can also boost brown tones and create ashy tones when used with henndigo (henna and Indigo one step),  by adding Amla Paste right after the Indigo is mixed in, then applied to  the hair right away. Always strand test before dying the hair to avoid surprises. Start off with a simple mix of equal parts of henna, Organic Amla Powder and Indigo and change the ratios until you reach the desired colour.

Using Organic Alma Powder on Skin.
To use Organic Amla Powder as a facial or body scrub, add enough water to the Organic Amla Powder to create a thick paste and rub gent;y all over the skin in a circular motion after cleansing the skin. This is important as Amla can shrink the pores and trap dirt inside if used before cleansing. Rinse of well and pat dry.   Organic Amla Powder can also be used as a toning facial masque! To make a toning masque, mix the power with a little water and apply to the face for 15 minutes after deep cleansing.  Usually deep cleansing is done with clays such as Rhassoul clay.

Don’t be afraid to experiment and create your own individual recipes.

What better way to celebrate and have a really amazing event, and attraction at your child’s and/or school’s after prom and grad party! Kids will be eagerly lining up for henna body art (temporary tattoos) designs with added glitter bling. These freehand designs last 2-3 weeks.

When booking with Henna Sooq we bring all supplies needed, and our henna paste is handmade and made with natural, and organic ingredients. Being parents ourselves, and with our years of experience we easily go through the smallest groups to crowds of hundreds of students within minutes per person.

Recent Henna Design at local Howard County‘s Atholton High School

Kids can choose from our design books, and select the design that best suits their liking, or choose a unique design of their own creation.

Our rates are $100.00 an hour, minimum 2 hour booking per henna artist. Booking from 12 am and later are subject to after hours rates. We can provide you with as many henna artists as you’ll need for your booking. Please book at least 2-3 weeks in advance to avoid any disappointments as we get fully booked during the spring and summer months.

Recent Henna Design at local Howard County‘s Atholton High School

To book with us please contact Henna Sooq at 410-579-4543 or info@hennasooq.com. We can’t wait to hear from you! Book with us today. 

Everyone desires beautiful healthy skin, and what better way then with natural earthly products. Get everything you’ll need at 15% off! Today Only. 

Head to Henna Sooq’s Sale Page for 15% off. 

Did you know that our organic amla powder is a natural astringent and makes for an amazing facial masque? Read more: Natural Toner and Cleansing Recipes with Amla. 

Our rhassoul clays and mud masques are perfect for deep detoxifying cleansing and won’t leave your skin feeling dried out. It’s makes for a very creamy mud masque, which softens and deep cleanses. Read: The Complete Natural Facial. 

You’ll also love to: Do it Yourself Facial Masques

Last but never least so many of our clients have fallen in love with our Argan Shampoo and Body Bar. This bar cleanses you from head to toe, and we always hear rave reviews on using this to wash your face, and bringing it with you when traveling or heading to the gym. This bar is also great for sensitive skin, and contains no essential oils. Made with our Organic Argan Oil.

Once you’re all finished cleansing now you can add a bit of our Organic Oils to your skin. They easily absorb, and leave your skin feeling soft and rejuvenated. Each of our Organic Golden Jojoba, Organic Camellia, and Organic Argan Oils have healing properties, and will rejuvenate your skin with natural moisture. Please read over each of our oils descriptions to choose the one(s) that would be best for you.

All of these products are also safe to be used on your whole body, and can be used in your hair.

Head to Henna Sooq’s Sale Page right now! SALE ENDS TODAY!

Terms: Only items on sale page are on sale. Discount of 15% off will be applied during checkout automatically. All orders must be paid for immediately. Pay by phone, sorry not eligible. Sorry no exceptions, nor extensions. No local pick ups available or accepted. Sale ends May 4th at 11:59 pm EST.