Henna Body Art

Henna body art offers many beautiful body art designs.  Also referred to as the art of mehndi, it has been practiced for many years.  Leaves of the henna plant are crushed and made into a paste which is applied to the skin to create henna body art.

Henna is also used for hair dye, but in the past decade henna body art's popularity has dramatically increased for creating wonderful temporary tattoo designs.  It has been a tradition in various ancient cultures for thousands of years, in Indian culture it is a popular ceremonial art form.  Creating body art using henna has become of interest worldwide.

Some choose to use henna body art in the traditional style, using henna to create intricate fine lined patterns.  The traditional designs using henna are a popular patterned temporary tattoo for the hands and feet.  Others choose to use this art form for creating modern temporary tattoo designs.  It is also used as a jewellry type design tattoo such as temporary armbands as well as ankle and wrist bracelet tattoos.