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Here is a photo of a henna tattoo (paste is on the skin - not black henna) for the active woman. You will see that there is a lacy henna pattern on the palm, rather whimsical, yet incorporating traditional components. However, the fingers and thumbs are free of henna paste, so work can continue for the three to six hours necessary to get the darkest henna color. The palm will always show the true beauty of henna.. yielding colors ranging from rose, to red.. and in some cases, with good aftercare, black cherry red. To ensure the darkest color, leave the paste on the skin as long as possible. It is also good to enjoy the outdoors! Heat is good for henna, water is not. If you want your henna color to last as long as possible, no matter where you put it... the once you remove the paste, cover the design with olive oil to seal in the color & some body heat. If you must wash anything.. please remember .. a bit of olive oil over the henna tattoo keeps water out and color in. For more info...

Here is a photo of a full palm henna tattoo. Henna always gives the reddest, richest, darkest stain on the palms of the hands. It is traditional to put henna on the palms. If you have never had the experience, a soothing relaxing, aromatherapy moment.. please consider bringing a driver with you for a traditional henna tattoo. It is pampering in the extreme... and the gorgeous henna tattoo left once the paste is removed is quite exotic, and exciting. This is a photo of henna paste on the skin. Under this black paste, henna, a heat-activated body dye, is penetrating layers of the skin. The longer you leave the paste on, and the hotter you get.. the darker the finished color. There are all sorts of aftercare tricks to give you the deepest possible stain.. but most folks choose a simple henna.. and thus it is not as important to push for dark color. Bridal henna is another matter... but you may visit other posts on this blog to learn more about that. If you are interested in henna tattoo, ...