– Henna artist shares formula she developed to aid hair problems

NARISSA Shawh, a henna artist and supplier, is perhaps the only person in the country who has developed an organic hair henna formula that helps many people with hair problems, such as dandruff and falling.
The 35-year-old of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, started working professionally with henna about 10 years now, but it all started as a hobby about four years prior. She had no idea how this would have turned into a rewarding business that not only furnished her with an income but also provided great help to people using her products.

She started with body henna designs, doing it on brides and even having the pleasure of having First Lady Arya Ali as one of her clients. “I was self-taught. I had many years of practice, and I always try to improve the quality of my work so people can be happy and feel nice about what I have to offer,” Narissa shared in an interview with Pepperpot Magazine.
At the time, she found that no one was doing henna at a professional level, and he wanted to reach that point.

The hair henna, though, came by the way and would be what brought her the most rewards. When she tried it at first, having been dealing with hair problems, she saw how well it worked.
She’d add different herbs and oils for the hair along with the henna. “So I started mixing that. I wanted to make it available so people can benefit, too. I didn’t have any intention doing this although I knew the benefits. I didn’t really want to get into that, but after I found it was so helpful to me, I was like, I have to share this; I can’t just keep this to myself,” Narissa recalled.

The hair formula has been helping many people because Narissa said there’s nothing quite like it on the market. “There’s no fully natural hair dye out there. There is henna out there with chemicals in them. But I wanted to provide a fully organic product for people because when they use the other brands out there, they would still get the allergic reactions.”
Narissa is working towards developing herbal hair oil and masks as well. “I was always fond of art and designing, and I explored different art forms like cake decorating and stuff but they never caught my attention the way henna did. I loved doing it.”
She has done extensive research to get her formula going and sources herbs from India and other parts of the world.