Henna
Henna or Mehendi has adorned the bodies of Egyptian Pharaohs and American Pop Princesses. Henna has been applied by the women of Africa, India, and the Middle East as a form of body art for thousands of years. Henna is a way to celebrate births, weddings and even deaths in communities of all major religions. Christians, Jews, Moslems and Hindus have henna traditions all around the world.More recently Henna has gained growing popularity as a body art. Although Henna body art is sometimes called a Henna tattoo is does not involve needles. Unlike tattooing, Henna art is painless and temporary.
Henna is a plant dye better known in the west for dying hair, but also used in the east for dying skin and nails as well. Leaves from the Lawsonia Inermis plant are crushed and applied to the skin as a wet paste.
Elaborate Henna patterns can take some time to apply but the resulting stain can last up to three weeks on some parts of the body. Hands and feet stain the darkest and the longest. After the paste has been applied the Henna needs time to work. It is best to leave the paste on as long as possible, 4-6 hours or even overnight.
100% Natural Henna
Free-hand designs
Henna stains last between 3-30 days depending on where it is applied.
REMEMBER!
Henna is different on everyone.
Henna colour depends on skin-tone.
Fair Skin-pale gold to copper brown
Olive Skin-red to rusty brown
The henna takes about 48 hours for the colour to reach it depth. Henna can last between 3-40 days depending on where it is applied. The best places for Henna are the hands and feet.
I use high quality body art Henna and make my own paste following traditional methods. This ensures that no unnecessary ingredients are included and I know and can recommend the Henna paste as very unlikely to cause irritation. There is often no way to tell what commercial Henna pastes contain. The results are unreliable and the ingredients list, if any, is questionable. Poor quality Henna paste can contain harmful additives such as green hair dye or kerosene.
Henna is not suitable for children under six years of age. Zardosi and Face painting are suitable alternatives for Henna on children.
My Henna designs are based on traditions of the Middle East, India and Western art. I apply body art designs freehand. You can choose from designs I have available or provide one of your own. Please note that copyright laws apply to Henna art.
100% Natural Henna
I use high quality body art Henna and make my own paste following traditional methods. This ensures that no unnecessary ingredients are included and I know and can recommend the Henna paste as very unlikely to cause irritation. There is often no way to tell what commercial Henna pastes contain. The results are unreliable and the ingredients list, if any, is questionable. Poor quality Henna paste can contain harmful additives such as green hair dye or kerosene.
Henna and Children
Henna is not suitable for children under six years of age. Zardosi and Face painting are suitable alternatives for Henna on children.
My Henna Body Art Designs
My Henna designs are based on traditions of the Middle East, India and Western art. I apply body art designs freehand. You can choose from designs I have available or provide one of your own. Please note that copyright laws apply to Henna art.