Initially, using henna to create body art (also referred to as mehndi) gave desert communities a way to cool down in extreme heat conditions. Applying henna to the palms and the soles of one’s feet in ...

Which henna tattoo kits are best? For over 4,000 years, people have been decorating their skin with a paste made from dried henna leaves. Known as mehndi in India, henna tattooing produces intricate, ...

In 1997, when Madonna and Gwen Stefani started sporting henna tattoos, the Western world took notice of these gorgeous and artful techniques. But we were already behind the times. This traditional ...

Two days before her marriage, Anita Judge had a traditional mehendi party at her brother's home in Palo Alto, which was filled with the melody of Indian music and the scent of samosas. Ravie Kattaura ...

Yuck! I hate henna tattoos. Every time I see people, usually teenagers, line up to get some henna tattoos done, I always wonder why they want these things painted on their bodies. For me, they’re ...

A woman has revealed how a severe allergic reaction to a henna tattoo caused her hand to blister and remain scarred for almost two years. Laura Velaye, 25, from Nottingham, was on holiday in Greece in ...

Henna tattoos have become a popular beach souvenir and tween fashion accessory. But some are made not with the henna plant, but with a chemical... A henna tattoo looks like a fun beach souvenir — ...