MEHNDI OR HENNA and Henna painting has been used for
hundreds of years. The leaves of the henna plant are dried and powdered, then
mixed into a paste which is used to dye the skin, hair and nails.
Henna gives a reddish/brown colour, which lasts between 1-3 weeks. It is completely
natural and painless.
Mehndi is used in many parts of the world from India, Pakistan, and Middle
East to North Africa and now here in the West.
Mehndi is not only seen at weddings but also on religious occasions like Eid,
Diwali and as a blessing on the birth of a child or to bring good fortune
into one's home.