The art of applying henna on hands and feet is known as Mehndi. The first plant of Henna was found in North Africa,from there henna spread all over the world.
In past few years the Henna paste was applied with matchsticks but now a days Henna is available in packet in the market which is called cones, with this it is easy to mold Henna in different type of styles on hands, wrist or feet. After applying Henna darkness of its color depends upon body temperature & many people have their own ways of making its color darker. Below are some of the most common ways used for darkening of Henna color.
· Do not wash Henna paste early.
· Apply lemon juice on Henna when it gets dry.
· Always let the Henna off naturally,never wash to off dry Henna.
· If possible avoid working in water for 24 hour.
In Pakistan Henna is the part of woman's life, especially during wedding and festivals. Pakistani weddings are incomplete without the Henna ceremony which is known as mehndi Night. On mehndi night all the friends and relatives of bride gathers and sings different kind of songs related to a Mehndi Night. There are many stories about dark color of Henna on bride's hand. Some people says that if the color comes dark it means that Bride's groom will love her a lot or she would get a amorous mother in law.
Henna has medicinal value as well. It is considered as an antiseptic. Most of the people in villages use Henna for treatment of head rashes and to cool the body in hot summers. Moreover, Henna is also considered to be good for blood pressure.
Pakistan, India. Morocco, Egypt & Iran are the main exporters of Henna. Bulk quantity is sold in local market and minute quantity of Henna is traded in International markets. Pakistan is looking to raise its production about 20 % in order to full fill the growing demand of foreign countries like U.K, United States & Turkey. United Kingdom is importing more than 5 metric tones & use Henna for cosmetics, Hair dyes & for decorating animal skin for making of drums & giving them some light shades.
Henna is also helping many people in earning handsome amount of money. Henna experts are found in different beauty parlors, they charge a handsome amount of money & make some attractive styles on your hand, wrist & feet so that you could look attractive during wedding nights & festivals like eid.
One main advantage of Henna is that it fade from the body about a week and can apply a new designs, with Henna we can make tattoos on a body.It is also safer, Painless & an inexpensive way to make tattoos.
This was a short peep on the history of Henna & I can tell you one thing no matter what happens Henna would always have distinctive status.
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