Frequently Asked Questions: Aftercare Suggestions

When your henna design has been applied it will now take time for your henna stain to develop. Depending upon the preference of the person who applied your design.or your own preference.your design will have been sealed and wrapped/gloved/bandaged. Now ample time and warmth is required to allow your paste to stain your skin.

When it is time to unwrap your henna design and reveal your stain, paste can be removed in a number of ways. Some paste will crumble off. Some will need help. Using the blunt back of a butter knife will typically do the job. Sometimes steaming of your design paste will help to soften the paste.ease removal.and simultaneously help to darken your stain.

At paste removal, your stain may range in color from a very light orange, bright orange, bright neon orange, tan, orangish-tan, to ranges of reddish browns. Your stain will darken over the next 3 to 5 days until it reaches its peak color. The final color of your stain depends on many factors including the body chemistry of the person to which the stain has been applied. Stains will become the darkest on palms of hands, fingers, sides and bottoms of feet. How long your stain lasts depends upon many factors as well. including how rapid your skin exfoliates, the particular henna powder used and how you take care of your stain. Once your henna stain has reached peak color, it will then begin a process of breaking up and/or fading. Your stain is now in stages of demise. Some henna stains will begin to lighten and then result in an orange-fade and then disappear. Some henna stains will go through a number of color changes before disappearing.

How to best protect your stain:

• After paste removal, apply a vegetable oil directly on top of your stain.
• Keep your stain dry for 24 hours.
• Over the life of your stain, avoid activity that provides friction directly to the stain. Scrubbing the area hastens your stain demise.
• Many lotions and hair conditioners will also hasten the demise of your stain.

How to remove a henna stain?

There is no way to remove your henna stain. Henna stain demise and fade take time. The process of natural skin cell exfoliation will eventually cause your stain to disappear. You can hasten your stain demise along.but not remove it entirely by using some lotions, hair conditioners, soaking in the shower or tub, lots of friction by scrubbing the skin, or swimming in chlorine water.

main faq | recipes | henna types | application issues | oils & terps

Copyright © 2001-2005... All documents, text, pictures, designs enclosed are the property of Maureen Jones, EveryDay Mehndi,(unless otherwise indicated and may not be copied or used for any purposes without the written permission of Maureen Jones or the artist or writer indicated. Henna artists are welcomed to use patterns and designs for their own work but must at all times give credit to the original creator of the work. Site design by sleeping baby productions