Mehendi
is a small local shrub whose leaves are used for making henna. In many
rural areas, people believe the fresh leaves by grinding between the
grinding wheels with a little oil. Although people fundamentally cities
opt for dried leaves and crushed them into a paste. Both the mehendi
process gives a red-rust pigment that ultimately turns drak color
chocolate is suitable to make beautiful patterns or designs on the palms
and feet. Mehndi paste can be used on the hair of the head too as it
works as a dye for coloring giving them an additional condition and
gloss look. Mehndi cooling property can be felt when applied in the
palms or feet, more natural mehandi has no side effects on the skin.
Mehandi is something very popular in the
regions of the subcontinent for a very long time and women as well as
girls use it on weddings or other popular event. In Hindu festivals,
mehndi is usually drawn on the palms, back of hands and feet, mainly in
areas where the design will be brighter because of contrast with lighter
skin on these surfaces. Traditional Indian mehndi designs are
representations of the sun on the palm, which usually includes flowers
or leaves of a circular pattern, in this context, is intended to
represent the hands and feet. Mehendi or Henna is a paste that is bought
in a cone-shaped tube and is made in designs for men and women. These
cones can be prepared at home by simply making a paste of henna dry land
with water. Many people believe that storage for longer time gives more
colors. Thus, after the store for a few hours or overnight, pack it
into a cone and cut the tip of the cone.
Mehndi is applied on the hands, palms,
legs and shoulders to beautify the body. Now mehndi designers update are
also available such as Arabic, Pakistani and Rajasthan, Marwari and
much more based on their knowledge of art. All of them are named after
the geographies. Although the designs might look like, but only with a
closer look one can identify the difference in the drawings. As mehandi
Arabic style, includes drawings are usually featuring large floral
patterns and do not cover the whole hand, but if you see an Indian
designs, they use smaller patterns and floral for covering the whole
hand. Indian designs often include drawings of animals like elephant or a
peacock.
Mehndi paste is usually kept for rest
around 4-6 hours. Many people think to keep it overnight so that he
could give a darker color short period if time. It is applied to the
skin using a plastic cone or a brush. After 15-20 minutes, the paste
begins to dry and begin to crack on, and during this time, a mixture of
lemon juice and white sugar may be applied over the henna design to
re-moisten the dough so that mehendi still dark henna stain. One can
avoid this part by a new coating design again with mehendi as sugar and
lemon syrup makes sticky palms creating other possible problems. The
mehandi worn three to six hours, or sometimes kept overnight and then
removed by simply with your fingers. When first removed, the henna
design is pale to dark orange color and gradually darkens in the next 24
to 72 hours. This reddish brown final color can remain on the hands or
feet by one to three weeks depending on the quality and type of henna
paste applied.
Some mehndi designs easy and simple which an amateur person can do by itself Here !!
The use of a few large lotus flowers, as
with many petals in the center of the palm is also a great idea. With
that kind of designs do not need to fill in the parts of fingers. You
can shade the lotus petals too for more detail.