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How long does henna stay on your skin?

How long does henna stay on your skin?

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Henna tattoos are the best replacement to traditional permanent tattoos. Although, henna tattoos have several benefits they also require numerous steps and measures to give a pleasing and beautiful decor to your body by achieving its full colour. Along with using a fresh henna cone, ensuring the quality of henna is very important. The colour of henna stains start developing after the removal of henna paste but the darkest colour of henna is developed in 4-5 days. Hence, avoid the use…

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Essential oils

Essential oils

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Using high quality aromatherapy grade essential oils in your henna paste will give you beautiful rich dark stains. The essential oils will also change the texture of the henna paste making it smooth and silky, and not only that they will add a beautiful scent. ‘Terps’ is short for monoterpine, a term commonly used by henna artists when adding essential oils to their freshly made henna paste. Generally you need 10-30mL (1/3-1 ounce) of oil per 100 grams of henna…

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FREE e-book ‘Knuckle tattoos in Henna’

FREE e-book ‘Knuckle tattoos in Henna’

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‘Knuckle tattoos – in Henna’ came about in the Summer of 2011. I noticed a trend of people asking for knuckle tattoos done in henna, some with firm ideas about what they wanted, some without any clue at all. Often young people would ask for nothing more creative than expletives which would get them into trouble with their parents and school. I started to catalogue expressions that contained two four-letter words and eight letter words so that people could be…

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Henna Body Art Frequently Asked Questions

Henna Body Art Frequently Asked Questions

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Here are some of the more frequently asked questions about mixing henna for body art in the hennacat mailbox! Why do I need lemon juice? Lemon juice seems to be the optimum liquid to use. Henna stains seem to last longer if the henna has been mixed with lemon juice. Why do I need essential oil? The essential oils contain substances called ‘terpiniols’ which help the dye molecule, called lawsone, bind to the keratin in your skin, helping to produce…

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Troubleshooting your henna body art mix

Troubleshooting your henna body art mix

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Your henna mix not behaving? Here is a quick guide to to some of the problems I have come across and how I resolved them: 1. My mix is really thick, and I can see clumps of powder? The way in which some henna powders are manufacturered leaves them dryer than others (this isn’t a problem, and doesn’t affect henna powders – even bone dry sand has a moisture residue). This means that your henna powder can seem like it…

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Looking after your henna body art

Looking after your henna body art

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Looking after your henna You can see from the henna stain progression chart that henna applied to skin has a magical darkening property, which if looked after well will keep for between 7 -14 days, and sometimes for longer. The following tips will help you keep your stain fresh and strong. The longer the henna paste is in contact with the skin, the stronger the colour will be. For brides I particularly recommend that you keep your henna paste on…

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Quick guide to applying henna for body art

Quick guide to applying henna for body art

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Applying henna Remove any skin products that you have on your skin such as sunscreen or moisturiser Apply the design using your preferred method – cones, bottles, syringes etc. Don’t smudge the design until it is touch dry! Once it is touch dry you don’t need to worry about smudging it Leave the henna on for as long as possible The warmer you are, and the longer you leave the henna on, the darker the stain will be. The henna…

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Henna for hair: Simple Henna for hair recipe

Henna for hair: Simple Henna for hair recipe

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Good quality henna powder and cooled tea is one of the simplest and most effective henna paste recipes I use. I tried to pad this recipe out to make it look more blog post like, but there wasn’t much to add, it is really simple! Here is the recipe and technique: 100g of henna powder 1 large mug of strong black tea – I use 3 x PG tips – cooled. Plastic gloves Cling film Cotton wool A hat! Mix…

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