Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Henna tattoos, origin and characteristics

The custom of making these types of tattoos comes from Morocco. There is a native plant where dust is removed to paint designs on different body parts culturally end.

Making a henna tattoo is not complicated, inclusive, we can do at home.

Henna tattoos usually last about 3-4 weeks, but depends on several factors: how often is that area of the body wet, freshness of henna, skin pH, etc.

The color depends on the area where you place it on the palms of hands and soles of the feet, but dark colors are obtained.

 
Henna tattoos do not require needles, since the dye does not penetrate the skin, so they are not dangerous or painful. This is very important because this type of tattoo is not the risk of transmitting diseases run.

 
If this is your first time going to make a tattoo, it is best to start with a simple design to gaining skill slowly.

 
How to become a henna tattoo

     The first thing to do is prepare the henna. The henna powder is available in most health food stores. We just need to follow the directions on the package exactly, to form dough. When we have prepared and respecting the standing time, we can begin to make the choice for our henna tattoo design.


 
     Also we have a little sugar and lemon.


Before "record" design, wash your hands thoroughly to remove any type of fat or oil that may be on them.

 
To apply the henna paste, make a paper cone and cut the tip making a hole as small as possible, if you have an applicator, even better, but the cone will be helpful. Are also viable options a pen or brush.
Fill the cone with henna paste and begins to fill or draw the design chosen.

 
According to the complexity of the design can take about 15-30 minutes to apply the henna, and you need about 4 or 5 hours to dry completely. You should not touch the tattoo during this time and make the least amount of movement on the part of the body you have you applied.

 
After this time, remove the henna surface very gently, helping with a damp cloth. Do it again Do not wet until you spend at least 24 hours.

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