Your Free Ultimate Guide to Understanding Henna

Our curiosity makes us human and humans love to learn. Living in the information age has made it a little uneasy for us to want to ask each other questions. “Google it” is a common response to any question. And while that maybe the easy way to get general information, it’s also sometimes very overwhelming. There’s a lot of conflicting information out there. So who is right? Who do you trust to give you the best answers to your questions?

As a professional henna artist that works many events and parties, I find that guests have so many questions regarding what henna is and what is actually going on their skin.

Here are a few of the most common questions that I hear:

• What is henna?

• What’s so dangerous about buying it online?

• Where do you get it?

• How long does it take to dry?

• What is black henna?

• What is chemical henna?

• Can I wash it off in an hour?

• How long do I need to wear it?

• How do I take care of it?

• How long will the stain last?

• And so much more…

There’s a lot of misleading information available that’s why I wanted to give you a complete guide to help your understanding about what henna really is and how it works so that you can feel that you have something to refer back to should you need it. My main mission is to provide education about henna to the person who is thinking of getting their first henna and it’s also for the person who may have grown up with henna at cultural events but still wants to know the details about it. The reason behind my ‘why’ of providing this information is because your skin’s safety is my first priority.

Unfortunately, there are many different types of henna on the market and even some well-intentioned henna artists out there are not aware of the dangers of buying henna online or other local stores.

So here you go! I hope you enjoy reading and learning all these different topics about henna and feel empowered to keep asking questions and have a guide to refer back to. Please share and spread the word!

XO,

Christine

Henna's The Ultimate Beauty "Pick Me Up"- 8 Reasons Why You Need To Try It.

You definitely don’t need yet another beauty service on your calendar that you have to keep up with. I know this to be true because I also live it. Sometimes we are looking for something more simplified for a quick feel-good experience that doesn’t need an upkeep.

Many people are finding this exact feel in a private henna session.

Gone are the days where you need to be at a festival or at the beach just to get henna designs. Henna is a “go to” for so many reasons without any occasion necessary.

Here’s the top 8 reasons why henna is considered the new beauty “pick me up”.

1. Henna makes you feel confident and energized. If you’ve never had it before, you’ll feel the coolness of the paste on your skin and this physical feeling along with the beauty of it energizes you for the rest of the day. 

2. You’ll look gorgeous! That’s an obvious one but one to not be overlooked.

Henna supplements you as a natural accessory to your unique look and style. From photoshoots, to vacations, to special occasions, or a girl’s night in or out, henna radiates and adds to the natural you.

3. You don’t have to keep it up. Unlike our hair appointments or nails, henna is temporary and fades as your skin naturally exfoliates over 1-2 weeks. It’s not meant to last forever.

4. Variety! Yes, ma’am. You can always get something different. You can also choose where on the body that you’d like your design. Larger designs on the legs, back, arms and chest are becoming more common. Hand or feet designs are always there too. There’s different regional styles of henna too such as South Asian, Khaleeji, Moroccan, fusion, and more.

5. It won’t hurt your skin. Not only that but henna actually feels good when applied to the skin. It has a relaxing effect on the person wearing it. No needles, no burning, no poking- nothing. In addition to this, henna is safe on the skin because I personally make it with all plant-based organic ingredients.

6. It’s an experience. That’s right. An experience can never be lost, broken or stolen like the last thing that you bought on Amazon. No need to collect it, store it, or clean it. Who wouldn’t want that?

7. It’s novel, of course. You can’t get henna services on any corner of town. While there are highly experienced henna artists all over the world and in the US, there aren’t many of us in each city as compared to other types of artists. This makes you stand out from the crowd because it’s different in the best sense of the way.

8. If you love attention, not gonna lie, you’ll get plenty. I learned this the hard way when I started wearing henna. Henna brings people together and it brings people to you. Complete strangers will strike up a conversation with you about your henna and ask you questions about it. Henna is still quite novel outside of larger cities in the US so it’s a big conversation starter.  But if you’re a person that doesn’t like attention from strangers, don’t worry. We can always map out a design on an area of the body that can be covered up (back, legs, shoulders, etc).

There’s so many more reasons that I can come up with but out of respect for your time, these are the top favorites as polled from my past clients. I’d love to see you at one of my locations here in Austin, TX to create something that you’ll love. Locations are in NW Austin and in Central Austin for you’re convenience. Have you ever had henna before? If not, what’s holding you back? If you have questions? Email me: christine@mindbodyhenna.com. Let’s get you decorated beyond something you’ve gotten years ago at a festival.

You can book sessions here by time (15, 30 and 60 minutes or greater)

www.mindbodyhenna.com

XO,

Christine