Egyptian hair dyes?

I'm doing an eygyptian project about how a woman dressed, acted, looked, basically the whole woman culture. my friend said they used henna to dye hair, and i've been wanting highlights for a while now, so they said i can do it as part of the project. problem is, i can't find anything on who used it. I found that they did use it to dye their hair, but i cant find out why. like if it was to have red highlights, to get rid of grey, or anything like that. so i dont want to dye my hair for extra credit, then find out that only old people or kids did it for w.e reasons.

any information will be helpful

thanks =)

Egyptian hair dyes?

i'm egyptian! ok we dye our hair with henna, but for highlights we also use dye. henna is used because it is all natural and wont damage your hair, but it will only make your hair dark red or black. but when i was in egypt, my mom got highlights and they used regular dye. plus henna is also used henna tatoos. henna tatoos are temporary BTW

Egyptian hair dyes?

Cleopatra and Nefertiti used Henna.

Fatima, the Prophet Muhammed's daughter used Henna.

It's also mentioned in the Bible in the Song of Solomon. (1:14 %26amp; 4:13)

Silent film stars, Theda Bara and Clara Bow colored their hair with Henna to add to their mystery.

Basically, Henna was used like a cosmetic. It can only deposit color, so women primarily used it in their hair to be fashionable and add color, just the same way we use haircolor today. It was used to stain skin for decorative/fashion purposes. Henna doesn't permanently alter your natural hair, it just stains it. Eventually, it fades away and your natural color is restored.

Cleopatra was only a teenager when she reigned as Queen. So, you would be safe to report that teenagers and adults used Henna for fashion, style and cosmetic purposes.

Many theological references to mehndi exist throughout the world. Basically, anywhere that has a period of hot dry weather and a history of goddess worship has utilized henna. This widespread use makes it difficult to establish a date or country of origin for the use of henna and mehndi. Inscriptions place henna in use in Syria as early as 2100 BCE. Evidence exists dating henna閳ユ獨 use in the Greek islands from around 1700 BCE, the Egyptian Dynasties from 1500 BCE and the beautiful cave paintings in Ajanta, India from 400 BCE.