Do you know what is Henna Tattoo?
Actually, I might not know.
But, because of my friend...
Hehe...
She help me drawn some of flower on my hand as we call henna tatto.
In the progress....
Done!!!!
Henna Tattoo!!!!
♥ it =)
Henna Tatto is a temporary tatto.
It can longer for a week.
It is India traditional too.
Why say so?
Henna Tatto will apply to brides before wedding ceremonies.
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About Henna Tatto
Mehndi (
Hindi:मेहँदी) or menhdi (
Hindi:मेंहदी) (
Urdu:مہندی) (
Bengali:মেহন্দী) is the application of
henna as a temporary form of
skin decoration in
Pakistan and
India, as well as by
expatriate communities from the country. The word
mehndi is derived from the
Sanskrit word mendhikā.
The use of mehndi and turmeric is described in the earliest
Vedic ritual books. Haldi(Staining oneself with turmeric paste) as well as mehndi are important Vedic customs as a symbolic representation of the Outer and the Inner Sun. Vedic customs are meant to awaken the "inner light
and so the gold of the inner Sun has an important symbolic function.
Traditional mehndi designs draw the sun on the palm, which in this context represents the mind. Mehndi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called
henna tattoos. Henna is typically applied during special occasions like
weddings and
Hindu festivals like
Karva Chauth,
Diwali,
Bhaidooj and
Teej. In some
Hindu festivals, every woman tries to have Henna done on her hands and feet. It is usually drawn on the palms and feet, where the color will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of
keratin which binds temporarily to
lawsone, the colorant of henna. Henna was originally used as a form of decoration mainly for brides.
In the modern age, usually people buy readymade Henna cones, which are ready to use and make painting easy. However, in rural areas in India, women grind fresh henna leaves on
sil (grinding stone) with added oil, which though not as refined as professionally prepared henna cones, brings much darker colors.
The term
henna tattoo is figurative, because true
tattoos are permanent surgical insertions of
pigments underneath the skin, as opposed to pigments resting on the surface as is the case with mehndi.
Likely due to the desire for a "tattoo-black" appearance, many people have started adding the synthetic
dye p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) to henna to give it a black colour. PPD is extremely harmful to the skin and can cause severe allergic reactions resulting in permanent injury or death.
Alata (Mahur) is a flower-based dye used to paint the feet of the brides in some regions of India. It is still used in
Bengal.
(Retrieved From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi)
