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Home -> Shop By Store -> HennaHennaWhat is Henna?“Henna” is an ancient and traditional form of body painting that hales from India, and the Middle East. “Henna” is made from the paste of powdered henna leaves and any number of other ingredients. This paste, when applied to any body part stains the skin with beautiful orange or bright auburn color. It is also said to have a cooling therapuetic effect. It is used to create natural, temporary tattoos on a persons body. The Indian name “Henna” designates the process, the dye, and the stain of henna. Henna has many origins and traditions. Henna has been used for up to 9000 years by people in over 60 countries for celebration, well-being, luck, devotion, sexuality and sacrifice. Henna has been part of the the social and folk traditions of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, and many other religions. Henna has been used to ornament and bless women, men, children, animals and objects. Henna has been used to bring luck, to deter evil, to comfort the sick, to celebrate a marriage, to sanctify a blood sacrifice, to celebrate an enemy's defeat, to cast or break a curse, to repel or invite supernatural beings, to bless an infant beginning life and to prepare a person for death and afterlife. Henna comes from the leaves of the plant with the same name. These are crushed into a green powder. To this powder, water is added, so that it becomes a dough that is put to the body. After leaving the dough on the body for some time, up to 2 hours, a deep orange colour is left on the skin that will slowly fade away over a period of 2- 3 weeks. The henna is often arranged to intricate patterns , and it is the hands or the feet that are decorated. Uses of Henna
Henna is used almost only by women, and is in our days used by women that are in the age where beautifying is natural — young women that are ready to get married, or women that have a romantic relationship with their husbands. Henna is considered very sensual by both men and women, even if the henna is applied to the parts of the body that are exposed in public. This also applies to married women.
Henna is also used for dying hair, but is seldom used for colouring other items, like clothes.
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