Initially, using henna to create body art (also referred to as mehndi) gave desert communities a way to cool down in extreme heat conditions. Applying henna to the palms and the soles of one’s feet in ...

Which henna tattoo kits are best? For over 4,000 years, people have been decorating their skin with a paste made from dried henna leaves. Known as mehndi in India, henna tattooing produces intricate, ...

Temporary, or flash tattoos are no new phenomenon. Any child of the 80s will remember the peel and press tattoos we branded ourselves with after all it was a fun way of exploring body art without any ...

In 1997, when Madonna and Gwen Stefani started sporting henna tattoos, the Western world took notice of these gorgeous and artful techniques. But we were already behind the times. This traditional ...

Two days before her marriage, Anita Judge had a traditional mehendi party at her brother's home in Palo Alto, which was filled with the melody of Indian music and the scent of samosas. Ravie Kattaura ...

Yuck! I hate henna tattoos. Every time I see people, usually teenagers, line up to get some henna tattoos done, I always wonder why they want these things painted on their bodies. For me, they’re ...

If you've ever been to an Indian, Moroccan, or Pakistani wedding ceremony, you've probably seen — or worn — mehndi. Many brides, both abroad and in the United States, wear these henna "tattoos" on ...

I am sending this email to the majority of my address book - please pass this one on. It is so important! We were in Seaside, Florida, 2 weeks ago and decided to allow our children to get "henna ...