14 Tips on how to get a dark henna stain

1.start with fresh, good quality henna

2.mix your henna properly

3.add sugar to your henna paste, it will keep the henna from drying too quickly after the paste is applied to the skin.

4.terp your henna with essential oils (lavender, tea tree, and eucalyptus are the best oils)

5.allow henna to go through the dye release before using


6.Apply henna to clean skin (remove lotions, oils, or anything else that will prevent the henna from touching the skin directly).

7.Henna stains the hands and feet best. Other parts of the body do not stain as well. There is not much that can be done about that. It is just a fact of life.

8.After application allow the design to dry about 50%, then apply a sugar/lemon juice syrup on top of the design with a q tip or cotton ball.

9.If you apply the sugar/lemon syrup too soon, the design will bleed and move around. Make sure that the design is cracking a little before applying the syrup. The syrup will keep the design moist and allow more time for the paste to stain your skin.

10.Keep the henna on your skin as long as possible. 30 minutes is not enough if you want a really dark stain. At least 4 hours is needed for a dark stain, but overnight is best.

11.Do not wrap your design in plastic wrap. I used to do this, and it makes your design bleed. Instead, put on cotton gloves, or wrap your design in toilet paper.

12.Do not remove your henna paste from the skin with water!!! use olive oil, or some other type of oil, then scrape with a butter knife.

13.After the paste has been removed, apply lotion or oil to the skin. Mehndi oil from India is best for stain aftercare, but if not available, shea butter or cocoa butter is fine.

14.Try not to wash the body part with water for at least 24 hours if possible.

Category:

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• henna
• mehndi
• mehandi
• dark
• stain
• black
• bridal
• india
• free
• hand

[zeeshannleary]

jazakALLAH u answer me i have one more question plz define me how i henna on to the nail for dark color

[FreeHandMehndi]

@zeeshannleary apply the henna many times, maybe 3-4 times.

[zeeshannleary]

Assalam o aalikum i m zeeshan here from pakistan i m very thank ful to your tip i have a little bit problem if u solve very pleasure to you problem is when i completed my hinna paste it,s very hard how i soft this paste if i mix water it's affect the color plz tell me what can i do for that thanks.

[FreeHandMehndi]

@zeeshannleary walaikum asalam Zeeshan. If you henna is hard add more water, a little oil, and some sugar.

[rosy2140]

hi i want to ask you when my henna was dry and seald it itched a little soo i removed was like 5 hours after dry and i pulled it from my skin the parts where my henna was it got swollen a little but next day was ok is that normal?

[FreeHandMehndi]

@rosy2140 Some itching can happen sometimes and that is normal. Swelling is not normal. It could mean that you have an allergy to henna, an oil used in the henna, or a citrus allergy (if lemon juice was used in the paste). It could also be possible that there was a chemical in the paste that was not supposed to be used on the skin.

[haniyyahn]

Just getting into doing henna/mehndi. What do you do about wudu. Do you just do your wudu and then reapply the henna paste? Even with the really intricate designs? Or is this just something you reserve for that time of the month?

[samalyy]

aw u are such a sweety! thnx jazak'allah!

[radhikanighoskar]

i wanted to ask you about the tip no.10 where you mentioned that keeping 30 minutes is not enough. I have been buying henna cons for a while and i keep the henna on till is dry, but still get the really black color. Does it mean those henna cons have dyes ?? Please help

Thank You

[ro0tt]

great vid :)

[abracdabra1408]

بارك الله فيكي

[barbik1990]

thank you so much

[sakshi0104]

Assalam o aalikum...i am shehna...i usually used henna which is already in the cones because there is no henna tree or good powdered henna in my neighborhood..so what can i do to make my henna look very dark...i am getting engaged soon and really wanted to have a very dark henna

can you please help me ???

[alexiaD014]

can you grow your own henna plant in american? if so how could you turn it into the paist? and is there sertain states in american that henna would grow best in? what sates woud that be?

[jonandrenee1]

Can you use most of the tips on this video for putting henna in hair? i want to get a really dark stain on the hair and will be using body art henna for this.

[polajanice]

Thank u for all the tips and tutorials u do! I just mixed my 1st batch of jamila and waiting for color release...as I was mixing, I watched ur videos and I think I got the perfect consistency.