Henna is a flowering plant, native to northern Africa, western and southern Asia, and northern Australasia. Dried henna leaves will stain the skin if they are mashed into a paste. Because it is difficult to form intricate patterns from coarse crushed leaves, henna is commonly traded as a powder made by drying, milling and sifting the leaves. The dry powder is mixed with one of a number of liquids, including water, lemon juice, or strong tea, and other ingredients, depending on the tradition. Many artists use sugar or molasses in the paste to improve consistency and keep it stuck to the skin better.

The different words for henna in ancient languages imply that it had more than one point of discovery and origin, as well as different pathways of daily and ceremonial use. Henna has been used to adorn young women's bodies as part of social and holiday celebrations.Henna was regarded as having Barakah ("blessings") and was applied for luck as well as joy and beauty. Mehndi customs also intended to be a symbolic representation of the outer and the inner sun and are centered on the idea of "awakening the inner light".

There is popular tradition of Bridal henna nights where during a large wedding, hundreds of guests have henna applied to their body parts.

 

The paste is applied with a cellophane cone. A light stain may be achieved within minutes, but the longer the paste is left on the skin, the darker and longer lasting the stain will be, so it needs to be left on as long as possible. After time the dry paste is simply brushed or scraped away.

Henna stains are orange when the paste is first removed, but darkens over the following three days to a deep reddish brown. Soles and palms have the thickest layer of skin and so take up the most lawsone, and take it to the greatest depth, so that hands and feet will have the darkest and most long-lasting stains. After the stain reaches its peak color, it holds for a few days, then gradually wears off by way of exfoliation.

 

We use only natural ingredients in our henna.

It is not recommended for young children.