Henna Tattoo


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A tattoo-like form of body art (Mehindi) in which the skin—especially the palms and soles—is painted using a paste made from leaves of Lawsonia inermis, a shrub that grows in Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, India, the Arabian peninsula and tropical Africa, popularly known as henna, henne, al-khanna and al-henna. It is applied to women as a temporary skin decoration, often for weddings and festivals for Jews, Hindus and Muslims from the eastern Mediterranean into the Indian subcontinent. Some artists use an illegal synthetic dye, p-phenylenediamine (PPD), also known as black hennam, to strengthen the colour. Prior exposure to PPD may evoke a brisk, even life-threatening, hypersensitivity reaction in response to reexposure, usually in the form of a sharply demarcated contact dermatitis
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After getting her henna tattoo, Middleton slipped into hard hat and vest to visit the Northern Spire bridge over the River Wear, with Prince William.
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While walking along the sea front, she decided to have a temporary, black henna tattoo of a large flower on her left forearm.
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HENNA HELL; woman left with blisters to her hands after reaction to temporary tattoo
Hypopigmentation after non-permanent henna tattoo has been reported with a positive patch test to PPD.
Henna beyond skin arts: Literatures review
uk Rawthorpe youngster Ethan Crosland's agony after henna tattoo he had on family holiday to Egypt comes out in severe blisters when he gets back home There are different types of henna and it looks like they used black henna which burns the skin.
TWEETS & POSTS
Visitors can also try the henna tattoo art during the fair.
Wedding fair opens in Ankara
Sweets and traditional Arabic sweets are being offered at the tents along with henna tattoo hand paint for women.
Mega Mall celebrates Ramadan
TOXIC henna tattoo kits were seized in North East raids.
Fears on toxic tattoo kits outlined after North raids
HENNA tattoo kits seized on Tyneside contained a toxic hair dye which could cause permanent scarring or organ damage, tests have found.
Tattoo kit warnings; Trading Standards team seize dangerous 'black henna' products

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