Henna tattoos are an ancient custom in India: girls and women are body painted before ceremonies, like marriage. They painted the intricate patterns on their hands and feet to symbolize their fertility.
Henna (or ‘mehndi’, an Indian name) has henna plant (Lawsonia inermis). The leaves of the plant dried and powdered. The powder can be mixed with water and get some sort of green-brown mud. If you put that mud on your skin, and then left to harden off, you will find it has failed to orange.
For henna shop in the eastern or ‘souk’ in many different colors. Not orange, mahogany, brown and black. Orange is a traditional henna. black henna is synthetic. It contains the PDD (P phenylenediamene) and can cause allergic reactions. Although it does not cause irritation, it is still unhealthy. In addition, previously black henna at your
was a shame.Henna Recipe
With a packet of henna, you have enough body paint any football team. Put the henna in a bowl and slowly pour a little lemon juice and boiling water in a bowl. Do not use too much water, the mud has to resemble thick sauce Sat The purpose of the lemon juice is to help the color hold better on your skin.
Your skin should be clean, dry and grease. If you wish to color your nails too, they should not have nail polish on them. Make sure you really want, because your nails will be orange for about 2 months. It does not come out! When the henna is cold, you can get to painting.
If you want to paint your soles, which is a traditional custom in
, make sure you have a cushion of some sort to keep your feet on the ground before you know, the henna mud is everywhere! You can apply henna with all sorts of instruments, what works best is a syringe (no needle of course).
Symmetrical and geometrical forms are most effective. Do not make the lines too thin, the color will not appear on your skin very well. Over the surface, the brighter the color will be.
Now: the annoying part: Waiting …
Let the henna dry in the sun, the sun’s heat to get the deeper color on your skin. You can also use a hair dryer.
If you make a mistake in the image of the painting act fast! If you clean too late, the henna leaves a red stain.
After a while ‘henna starts to explode. Do not pull it out again! Henna is to stay at least two hours. Then you can start removing the crusts of mud.
DO NOT remove the henna with water! Only the principle of crusts on the skin, you can do with a knife in bold. Do not let your body painting to come into contact with water during the first two hours. Immediately after scraping all the scabs, the skin rubbed with olive oil. This will make the color more vivid and help keep the color as long as possible. His painting of henna will survive for a month.
It is also good to know: Swimming, body peeling, washing back and henna tattoo products bodyscrub deteriorate faster.
