Henna has traditionally been used for many, many years in places like India and some parts of Africa among Hindu and Arabic Muslim cultures as a body decoration, especially for weddings and other spe
cial occasions.
Henna tattoo pattern, temporary and beautiful
It is now also becoming popular in the west as a modern body art form and fashion and also as an alternative to permanent tattoos which cannot easily be removed.These days you can buy a henna kit which makes application easy. Or you can buy temporary henna-look tattoos which have a ready henna-look design.
Henna powder & Henna (Mehandi) leaves are nature’s gift to mankind. It is a natural product having versatility of its usage for different things such as Tattooing, Hair Coloring, body & hair Conditioning Healing, Medical usage, Ayurvedic Usage etc.
Just like its different uses, Henna is also known by different names in different parts of world such as Al-Khanna, Al-henna, Egyptian Privet, Henne , Jamaica Mignonette, Mehndi Mendee, Smooth Lawsonia.
Henna tattoos, also known as Mehndi, is another interesting way of temporary tattooing . Coming from a south Asia, henna uses marks made by the stains of silver nitrate on the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light of Sun or any other source.
Traditionally henna was drawn in different geometrical patterns on the hands, feet, and face, but modern henna is applied in any given shape or design anywhere on the body . Henna does not allow for a full range of colours but only shades of reds, oranges, browns, and blacks.
This process of applying the tattoo and allowing it to absorb ultra-violet light of Sun, means that henna tattoos once done take minutes or even hours, not seconds to be ready, like other temporary tattoos such as water transfer or sticker tattoos . However, coz of this extended finishing time, comes a long lasting & excellent result. Usually henna tattoos can take up to 10-15 days to fade from the skin. Sunscreen will act as a shield from the sun, making henna tattoo last longer.
Using henna for many women in poor countries was a cheaper way of adorning herself and becoming exotic, to set herself apart from other people. The art of Henna tattooing has been practiced for thousands of years in the countries mentioned above but in the last 5-7 years there has been a flow of interest from Western countries too. It is now widely accepted as an art in self expression and uniqueness.
Note: Be careful when buying henna products not to get the ‘black’ henna variety which contains PPD or para-phenylendiamine, which some people are allergic to and which can be harmful to health if it gets in the bloodstream.
By: Niraj Gera
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