Faridabad, gifted with soil that favours the growth of henna, hosts the biggest exporters of this herbal plant in the country. However, bigger and better marketed companies are threatening the henna industry of the city.

Henna is a shrub, which is botanically known as Lawsonia Inermis. The flowers of this plant are used in the preparation of cosmetics. It is a 3-4 feet tall plant, which can grow up to 2.5-3 meters in height. Henna grows in hot climatic conditions and is widely grown in India, Sudan, Middle East and North Africa. But Indian Henna is known as the best coloring henna in the world.