Henna for the hair

I got quite a few questions about henna for the hair. So here's a post on that.

For times galore, henna has been used as a natural conditioner, color enhancer for hair. Just like on the hands or body, if applied correctly to the hair it leaves a beautiful shine and just the right tinge of color on your hair.

How to make the henna paste for hair application:
For the hair, take 100 gms of henna (it doesn't need to be sifted) and mix warm water into it slowly to form a smooth paste. If you would like to get stronger color, let the paste stay in the bowl for half an hour to an hour, otherwise you can apply it directly on your hair. During the application, make sure to wear gloves, else the henna can leave color on your hands. Leave the henna in your hair for anywhere between half an hour to three hours after which you can wash your hair using any regular shampoo.

Some important notes

• The quantity of henna to be used will of course depend on the length and thickness of your hair


• Instead of regular henna, you can also use herbal henna. The color in this case will not be as strong, but the conditioning is better


• The strength of the color or your hair depends on how quickly do your hair take on the color. You may want to test the henna on a small section on your hair before the main application to test the color. Generally, black hair will reflect a shine, brown will show some highlights if the henna is kept for about half an hour whereas blond and gray hair will catch the henna color very quickly, and so I would advise those with blond and gray hair to not keep on henna for more than half an hour, else your hair will appear red


• Be very careful during the application because henna stains clothes (And most stain removers are ineffective).

Have fun!

Tattoo of the month

This design, perfect as a back or front henna tattoo, shouldn't take more than an hour to do on someone. It can be done quicker by replacing the intricate patterns with bolder ones.

But creating this design took me almost the entire weekend, mostly because I wanted that blend between intricate traditional patterns and the bolder geometric patterns. The mistake on my part though was sketching on a ruled paper .... you can still see the ruled lines in the design. But I managed to remove the surrounding ruled lines so the design is clearer. Hurray for Photoshop!!! :)