Monday, September 13, 2010

Henna the Temporary Tattoo

People are often not sure if they want to have a tattoo or not, especially, if your spouse or parents are not so fund of a tattoo. In that case a Henna Tattoo might be the first step to gently introducing you to the world of body decoration. Henna tattoo is a temporary body art painted on the hands or feet with henna paste. Usually this is a shade of brownish red, but the henna can be mixed with other plant materials to alter its natural coloring

A Henna tattoo is a great alternative to the more mainstream tattooing since it is not permanent.  This ancient art form has become much more mainstream thanks to a revival in Indian and Asian influenced designs.
Another thing that scares people off the tattoo machine is the pain. Many people cannot take pain and the noise just reminds people about the dentist and the pain associated with that experience. Well, with Henna tattoo there is no pain because a needle is not used to apply the tattoo.

Since Henna tattoos are temporary tattoos they can be removed naturally after 2 to 3 weeks without any effects.  Another benefit of the Henna tattoo is that it is a naturally occurring product and made from plants.  As such, you are able to experience the fun of tattoo without having the permanent commitment associated with the mainstream tattoos. If a Henna tattoo is not the way you want it you could only have to wait for few weeks and it will fade away and you can do it over again.

If you are a newbie, one thing you have to be aware of is to stay away from the so called Black Henna. There is nothing as black Henna. Natural Henna is not black. A person who desires to have black tattoo often miss the naturally Henna with hire dye coloration made from Para-phenylenediamine or (PPD). This is very dangerous and has been known to cause serious bodily harm that even result in death. My advice is; no matter what you are doing, please stay away from the so called black henna.

Learn more about Henna Tattoo from these sites:

Henna Tattoo Designs