It is also safe for children and to be used during pregnancy. (IF you struggle from any skin problems a test patch must be done upto an hour before)
⦁ Henna is a shrub cultivated in North America, India and Sri Lanka and has been used for 5000 years for art.
⦁ There is no such thing as Black Henna. Only natural brown.
⦁ Henna is made up of three components: The crushed leaves of the henna pla
nt, Lemon juice and eucalyptus oil which is mixed into a mud-like paste which is applied commonly from a henna cone.
⦁ Henna shows up differently on every part of the body and varies in colour on every person's skin, achieving a lovely wild cherry or mahogany colour on thicker skin of the hands and feet and a lighter woodsy colour on the upper arms, shoulders and legs.
⦁ The skin underneath henna does not tan. It is best to exfoliate the skin before applying henna as the henna will stain the fresh skin in that case it is best to get manicures, pedicures, waxing BEFORE henna with the exception of spray tanning which should be done AFTER henna. HENNA PROCESS
One: Select your design. This can be selected from the artists own designs or can be found online. (Pretty much any design can be copied in its own bespoke way)
Two: The Henna design with be applied free hand in the form of a thick mud-like paste from its cone to the skin, this paste takes a minimum of 40-50 minutes to dry properly.
-The longer the paste is left on the skin the deeper the stain will appear. Three: Once dry the henna will begin to flake off leaving in its wake a rusty orange stain, it takes the henna 48 hours to reach its peak colour of woodland brown.
-Water is Henna's enemy. Keep the henna from getting wet for 24 hours for best results. (Yes, This is a good excuse to avoid housework) Naturally, if you wish for the henna to disappear quick take a long soak in a bath and rub dry the henna design. Four: Now it's time to put the design on show! Henna lasts Seven-to-Ten days. All dependent on whereabouts the design is and how often it gets wet.
