Painting on the skin or temporary henna tattoos are called mehendi. Recently, they have won considerable popularity among women as a way to decorate themselves for a photo session and various celebrations. To avoid embarrassment, it is important to ask in advance how much the mehendi is holding, because this term can vary depending on the type and natural color of the skin, as well as care for it.
How long does the mehendi hang on your hands and feet?
The durability of the painting is influenced by the following factors:
- Time of endurance of henna. It is desirable that the product remains on the skin as long as possible, ideally - about 8 hours, but not less than 60 minutes.
- Place of patterning. The brightest and most durable drawings are obtained on sites with rough skin - palms and soles of feet. On the fingers, hands and feet, tattoos are less saturated and, consequently, pale faster.
- Care of the painting. It is recommended to rub the skin daily with natural olive, coconut or mustard oil. The dishes should be washed with gloves, whenever possible, hand soap is less often.
- T ype skin. Owners of dry epidermis are quickly deprived of mehendi, since the natural moistening with skin fat keeps the pattern.
- Natural shade of the skin. In dark-skinned women, temporary tattoos tend to last longer and look more saturated.
In general, on the soles and palms of the image, applied by henna, keep up to 3 weeks. On the hands, as on the legs - 1-2 weeks.
How long does the mehendi on the body?
The skin of the trunk is thinner than the limbs, so when drawing patterns, less deep pigmentation occurs. This explains the less durability of the mehendi on the body - up to 10 days maximum, provided that the tattoo is thoroughly taken care of.
If, after applying henna, often swim in water, pool, wash in the bathroom or under the shower, especially with scrubs , peelings, hard wool, the painting will disappear even earlier, in about 3-5 days.
How long does a mehendi keep henna?
Drawing paste, which consists only of natural henna, has a tan color, remains on the skin for about 21 days. During this time, he gradually turns pale, as if dissolving.
It is worth noting that there are no henna in other shades in nature. Any variation in the material is a mixture of the product and the dye.
How long does the black mehendi stay?
To achieve the shade of temporary tattoo in question, you can dilute paste from henna with basma or another black pigment. But such a
How much does white henna hold for mehendi?
In fact, there is no white henna. By this term, women are called a special hypoallergenic paint, which, in consistency and in the possibilities of applying images, is similar to henna.
The drawings made with a white pigment do not absorb into the skin, so they are washed off very quickly. Their service life is from 2 hours to 1.5 days.