Henna is a tall shrub or small tree, 26 M high. It is glabrous, multibranched with spine tipped branchlets. Henna, lawsonia inermis, produces a red-orange dye molecule, lawsone, pure natural substance which produces red colour that can be coloured for hair, nails, fingers, palms and soles. The leaves of the henna plants have a very pleasant fragrance and have medicinal properties. It leaves hair shiny and smooth. It acts as a cooling agent for head and body. Henna contains those natural ingredients which are vital for hair nourishment. It is also used for body tattooing, textile dying and tanning. Henna has many traditional and commercial uses, the most common being as a dye for hair, skin and fingernails, a dye and preservative for leather and cloth, and as an anti-fungal.