Color, Shape And Design Of Henna TattoosTattoos have been around for ages and even though, most parents nowadays wrinkle up their nose in disgust at the mention of this particular body art, they cannot help but admit that they have probably wanted to get one themselves at some point in their lifetime. Getting a tattoo is a type of body modification but can be termed as identification and branding of your style on your body. Now it is your choice if you wish to get a permanent tattoo embossed on your body or a temporary one. Permanent tattoos are created by cutting into the skin and rubbing the wound which appears with ink, ashes or some other agents. While, natural ingredients for tattooing such as henna are used as a body decorative tool for thousands of years now. Women all over the world simply love to adorn their body with henna to mark a social or holiday celebration. Henna has also been used in marriage festivities and fertility ceremonies. However today, henna is also being used in another kind of body enhancing feature and is not just confined to being applied on special days or on special body parts such as the hand for brides in Libya and North India. For people who do not want a permanent tattoo, getting a henna tattoo is a good option. Henna tattoos are considered to be a natural form of body art and a safe and temporary alternative to the permanent ones. To make the tattoo, the artists use ink which is obtained from the powder of the henna leaves. The powder is then turned into paste and used to paint a henna tattoo design anywhere on the body. This particular tradition of getting henna tattoos has been around for millions of years and is traditionally called mehndi with traces of the art found on Egyptian pharaoh tombs. Needless to say, the art is just as popular today. However, before application of the henna ink, it would be prudent to test for any allergic reactions that your body might have to it. Though rarely known to cause such reactions, these tests are necessary especially in case of sensitive skin. When it comes to designs in henna, there is a lot to choose form. Henna works by staining layers of skin to create the body art and the most common designs can be devised easily with traditional patterns such as circle, triangles, lines and other geometrical shapes. Combined, they make intricate designs which usually look good. Being completely natural, these tattoos are painless and temporary and are used by both men and women. While patterns and shapes can be many as well as designs and images which are also several in number, the colors unfortunately are limited to dark shades of brown, red, green or black. The colors also depend on the skin type as henna ink usually looks different on different skin tones. In this case, of course, the best thing is to test a little bit of the ink on your flesh first to see how it turns out. Once you have found a color and design you like, you can go ahead with getting yourself one, minus the permanency and pain that comes with tattoos using needles and other skin scraping methods. |