What is the significance of henna. Why should I get henna?
• Why henna is called tattoo? Q: What is Henna? Answer: At the simplest, Henna is a paste made out of crushed leaves and twigs of henna plant. The paste can also be made from dried leaves of the plant by mixing it with hot water. When this paste is applied in skin (just like writing from a marker) and left for few hours, it leaves orange to dark maroon stain in the skin which fades away in 6 to 20 days. In detail: Henna is a plant (bionomial name – Lawsonia inermis) found and grown in South Asian and North African countries. It is used since ancient time to color skin, hair, fingernails, leather, and wool. The name Henna is also used for dye or paste derived from the leaves of the plant, and for the art of temporary tattooing from those paste. The English name “henna” comes from the Arabic حــنــا, pronounced ħinnā.
