Rituals, botanicals and the culture behind FAYNAN.

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FAYNAN 50 mL bottle on limestone with black seeds, green leaves and wild pistachio fruits

Middle Eastern Hair Rituals: A Modern Guide to Oil, Sidr, Henna and Mashat

A map of traditional Middle Eastern wash day: pre-wash oils, the Sidr wash, Mashat for scent and henna for color, and how they fit together.

Middle Eastern Hair Rituals: A Modern Guide to Oil, Sidr, Henna and Mashat

A map of traditional Middle Eastern wash day: pre-wash oils, the Sidr wash, Mashat for scent and henna for color, and how they fit together.

A drop of FAYNAN Rosemary Essential Oil being blended into Pure Date Seed Oil

How to Dilute Rosemary Essential Oil for Your Hair Routine

Rosemary essential oil must always be diluted. A simple drops-per-teaspoon guide and how to use your blend before the wash.

How to Dilute Rosemary Essential Oil for Your Hair Routine

Rosemary essential oil must always be diluted. A simple drops-per-teaspoon guide and how to use your blend before the wash.

Drops of FAYNAN Saffron Face Oil on the fingertips in warm evening light

An Evening Face Oil Ritual with Pomegranate and Saffron

Two botanicals familiar across the Middle East, and a simple four-step evening ritual built around them.

An Evening Face Oil Ritual with Pomegranate and Saffron

Two botanicals familiar across the Middle East, and a simple four-step evening ritual built around them.

FAYNAN Pure Date Seed Oil bottle with dates and date seeds on pale limestone

Date Seed Oil for Hair and Skin: How to Use an Overlooked Botanical

What date seed oil is, and how to use it before the wash, as a finish, on the body and on the face.

Date Seed Oil for Hair and Skin: How to Use an Overlooked Botanical

What date seed oil is, and how to use it before the wash, as a finish, on the body and on the face.

FAYNAN Mashat Hair Powder with Sidr, henna, amla and lavender

What Is Mashat? The Scented Hair Tradition of Yemen and the Gulf

Mashat is a traditional blend of botanicals worn in the hair on wash day. What is in it, and how to use it.

What Is Mashat? The Scented Hair Tradition of Yemen and the Gulf

Mashat is a traditional blend of botanicals worn in the hair on wash day. What is in it, and how to use it.

Henna leaf powder mixed with water into a smooth green paste, with gloves ready

How to Use Pure Henna on Hair: What Color to Expect and How to Apply It

What pure henna really gives, how much you need, the two tests to do first, and how to apply it step by step.

How to Use Pure Henna on Hair: What Color to Expect and How to Apply It

What pure henna really gives, how much you need, the two tests to do first, and how to apply it step by step.