Henna tattoo

Henna, is a plant that has been known since ancient times and is most often used as a preparation for coloring hair or making temporary tattoos. Henna looks like a bush. First step of making henna is by drying her, chopping and grinding to get the right powder. By mixing other types of plants, various shades are obtained. In addition to dyeing hair, henna was used (although it is still used extensively in these countries today) to dye nails, hands and feet, but also horse heads and tails. The oldest written traces of its use come from ancient Egypt, and in that period it was called the “Egyptian henna”. It is also used in Tunisia, the Arabian Peninsula, Persia, India, as well as in other tropical countries. When it comes to drawing on the skin, important thing to us – Henna is applied at every important event – when it is a wedding, the birth of a child, the beginning of construction or moving in, during spiritual initiations and the like, because it is considered to attract positive and repel negative forces. from the environment. Until the Middle Ages, henna was a favorite in Europe, but its use died out with the change of fashion, and red shades became undesirable, but it is also a consequence of great difficulties in purchasing and importing the plant. The great return to the West, as some called it, was welcomed by henna in the middle of the 19th century, when the Italian singer Adelina Pati reintroduced the use of purple-red shades. Today, we are witnessing that many tourists who visit more exotic countries are strewn with henna, but such tattoos are widespread in our country, especially among the youngest, during the summer season. Also, this plant is gaining momentum as a hair dye, because, in relation to various chemicals that are most often used, henna does not destroy hair and skin, moreover, it has a healing effect – it is recommended for use in various skin diseases, because it cools and soothes , soothes tingling and itching.