by ●Terminator● » Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:05 am
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Name: Aishi
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Quiz
What was Henna Originally used for, before becoming known for being decorative?
sonia Inermis is the botanical name for the plant that we commonly know as the henna plant. It grows in countries with hot climates like India, North Africa and the Middle Eastern countries where people crush the dried leaves of the plant to produce henna, a green powder with a very distinctive smell. For thousands of years many cultures have used Henna to decorate the skin, a tradition that remains unchanged to this day.
Henna is an important part of wedding celebrations when the bride to be has her hands and feet decorated with henna paste during a special henna ceremony. Henna artists specialise in making their own versions of the henna paste using hot water and other ingredients like tea, coffee, oil and lemon juice to intensify the resulting colour. Once it is mixed, the artist will put the paste into a tube, apply it to the skin, and leave it to dry. As the paste dries, the surface of the skin starts feeling quite cold as the henna paste absorbs the body heat. The longer you leave the paste on the skin the darker will be the resulting colour. In fact, you get the darkest shade of colour from the henna paste if you leave it on all night. The dried henna paste when washed off leaves a red or auburn colour and sometimes even black depending on how much body heat each individual has.
What is Henna made of?
Henna is a paste made out of crushed leaves
What Traditions is Henna normally used in?
weddings and decorating
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●Terminator● on Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:30 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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