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January 28, 2009 Reviews

Temptress…naturally?

Whoever thought hair dye could be tempting, healthy, and even make you into a dark-haired goddess more naturally?
For those of us who have a couple gray hairs peeking through but don’t want to subject ourselves to a cocktail of chemicals, a henna-based hair conditioner is the answer.
And this isn’t your grandma’s henna…no green messy powder and saran wrap.

A company in Brazil, Surya (means the sun) has created a line of henna-based hairdyes that contain a wide variety of botanical Ayurvedic and rainforest ingredients like guarana, acai, jua, aloe vera, brazil nut, amla and much more.
Sometimes what a product doesn’t contain can be just as important: No Ammonia, PPD, peroxide, parabens, resorcinol, gmo’s, heavy metals or animal ingredients.
I don’t think I have seen a hair dye this wholesome and it’s guaranteed to cover white and gray hair on the first application. I know, it works!
And if you dont use it all in one application, you can save the rest for later.

But what struck me most is the packaging. On the front is a sadhu with white beard, but check out his cut arms! In his arms is a celestial nymph with henna colored hair.

What’s this story?
In ancient India, there was a great sage named Visvamrita who was doing great penance and austerities, after a life as a king. This was making Indra, the head of the lesser gods nervous, so he decided to send of the most beautiful apsara to tempt him. Indeed, she was so beautiful and enchanting that she was able to pull Vishvamrita away from his yogic vision and they became lovers. Eventually, Menaka, grows to have true love for him, no longer wanting to be a temptress and the cause of his downfall and they separate, each back to a life of austerities.
She gives birth to Shakuntala, who later marries a king, and has a son named Bharata (which is what people in India recognize as the country’s original name.)
Anyway, I think any woman likes this story because in general, it’s our desire to be beautiful.
So if you have gray strands among your dark hair, get this product. You’ll be an enchantress in 40 minutes!

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  1. Veggie Bytes says

    January 28, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    You can find Surya products online or if you live in Austin, TX, they have it available at Wheastville Coop.

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  2. Erica says

    February 4, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Great! I just started dying my hair again as I have at least 6 gray hairs now that are all on the top and very obvious in the part of my hair! So I will try to find this product. 🙂

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  3. Veggie Bytes says

    April 23, 2009 at 5:11 am

    They have this at Central Market at Westgate now

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