Collection: Henna (Lawsonia Inermis) – Bulk Leaf, Powder, Extracts & Oils

Wholesale Henna in every format your formulation needs — sourced, processed, and shipped to Canada by TheWholesalerCo.

Henna (Lawsonia inermis), known across India as Mehndi, across the Middle East and North Africa as Hina and Al-Henna, and in Ayurveda as Madayantika, is one of the most universally recognized plant-based colorants on Earth — used for over five thousand years to dye hair, adorn skin with intricate body art, and serve as a cooling, conditioning, and scalp-therapeutic botanical in traditional medicine. The small, unassuming leaves of this thorny shrub carry lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone), the molecule responsible for henna's signature orange-to-red-brown stain on hair and skin — and the only natural hair dye molecule that bonds permanently to keratin without synthetic chemicals. Beyond its dominant role in the global natural hair-color market, henna has a rich classical profile in Ayurvedic scalp health, cooling therapies, and traditional skin care. Whether you're developing a natural hair-color system, a mehndi body-art paste, a conditioning hair mask, a classical Ayurvedic scalp formulation, or a lawsone-standardized cosmetic ingredient, TheWholesalerCo offers Henna in every format the modern formulator needs — from whole dried leaves to supercritical CO2 extracts.

Not sure which form fits your product? Here's a quick guide to help you choose.

Shop Henna by Form

Whole Henna (Dried Leaf)

Cleaned, shade-dried Lawsonia inermis leaves — small, oval, and deep green, harvested at peak lawsone content for maximum dye release. The preferred raw material for buyers who want to process in-house, run their own milling operations to control fineness and freshness, prepare classical Ayurvedic formulations, or maintain full supply-chain control. Ideal for henna powder manufacturers, contract millers, Ayurvedic formulators, and exporters working directly from source material.

Henna Leaf Powder (Hair-Grade / BAQ)

Finely milled, triple-sifted, shade-dried leaf powder — the global workhorse ingredient for natural hair coloring. "Body Art Quality" (BAQ) henna is the industry benchmark: sifted to a smooth, lump-free consistency that mixes into a silky paste, optimized for high lawsone release, and free of metallic salts, PPD, and chemical additives. Delivers the signature orange-to-deep-auburn-to-burgundy range depending on application time, acidity, and pre-treatment. Available in multiple lawsone-content grades and mesh specifications on request.

Henna Leaf Powder (Body Art / Mehndi Grade)

The premium sift — ultra-fine, triple-or-quadruple-sifted for the smoothest possible paste consistency required for intricate mehndi body art. Optimized for cone flow, fine-line definition, and deep, long-lasting skin stain. The specialty form for professional mehndi artists, bridal henna suppliers, and body-art brands.

Henna Herbal Powder (Ayurvedic Grade)

Finely milled Lawsonia inermis leaf powder graded and documented for use in classical Ayurvedic formulations — scalp therapies, cooling hair packs, conditioning treatments, and traditional skin-cooling applications. Henna is a classical Pitta-pacifying herb in Ayurveda, used both internally (in specific traditional formulations) and externally as one of the most recognized cooling botanicals for hair and scalp.

Neutral Henna (Cassia obovata)

Not true henna — this is Cassia obovata (Senna italica), a completely different species that conditions and adds shine without depositing color. Marketed globally as "neutral henna" or "colorless henna" for consumers who want the conditioning and volumizing benefits of a plant hair mask without the red-orange stain. Available as a separate product line; please specify when ordering.

Henna Solvent-Based Extract

Concentrated powdered extract produced with food-grade solvents. Available in standardized ratios and, on request, standardized to lawsone content — the industry-standard marker for dye potency and cosmetic efficacy. The go-to form for cosmetic formulators, natural hair-color R&D teams, and specialty brands where assay values and lawsone consistency matter.

Henna CO2 Extract

Supercritical CO2 extraction delivers a solvent-free, highly concentrated extract that preserves the full spectrum of lawsone, flavonoids, tannins, and the leaf's native phytochemistry. A specialty form for premium cosmetics, clean-label hair-care actives, and brands marketing "green extraction" on the front of the pack.

Henna Oil (Classical Mehndi Taila)

Prepared in line with Ayurvedic and Unani methodology — henna leaf decoction cooked into a base oil until the water phase evaporates. Mehndi Oil is one of the most recognized traditional hair preparations in South Asia — used for cooling, conditioning, dandruff control, and premature-greying support. Ideal for premium Ayurvedic and Unani brands building on traditional Mehndi taila therapies.

Henna Infused Oil

Whole leaves slowly infused into a carrier oil (sesame, coconut, amla oil, or custom base on request). A label-friendly option for brands building "infused in" narratives without the complexity of solvent extraction. Popular in conditioning hair oils, cooling scalp blends, and specialty traditional formulations.

Henna Oil-Soluble Extract

A lipophilic, lawsone-rich extract designed to disperse cleanly into oils, balms, butters, and anhydrous cosmetic systems. If you're formulating a hair-conditioning serum, a scalp balm, or an anhydrous system where you want henna's actives in a controlled, ready-to-blend format, this is the form to choose.

Henna PG Extract (Propylene Glycol)

A liquid extract in a propylene glycol base — pre-solubilized and ready to blend into shampoos, conditioners, hair masks, scalp tonics, and water-based cosmetic systems. Saves formulation time and delivers uniform lawsone and tannin distribution across aqueous and surfactant phases.

Henna Glycerine Extract

A liquid extract in vegetable glycerine — the clean-label, paraben-free, PG-free alternative. Perfect for natural and organic hair-care brands, gentle scalp and conditioning formulations, and water-based products where a soothing humectant carrier is a formulation bonus rather than a compromise.

Which Henna Form Is Right for You?

Why Source Henna from TheWholesalerCo

Every batch of Henna we supply is backed by full documentation — CoA, MSDS, heavy metals and microbial reports, lawsone content assay (the industry-standard marker for dye potency), PPD-free, metallic-salt-free, and chemical-additive-free declarations for hair and body-art grades, species authentication (critical for distinguishing genuine Lawsonia inermis from "neutral henna" Cassia obovata and from adulterated products), allergen and GMO declarations, and specification sheets on request. We source directly from Rajasthan's Sojat region — the world capital of henna production — and other premium Indian growing clusters, and offer custom specifications including mesh size, sift level (single, double, triple, quadruple), lawsone content grade, and packaging for retail or bulk. Orders ship to Canada from our facility with lead times and MOQs designed for both established brands and emerging formulators.

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