Body painting and mehndi care

Here you can find out about body painting and mehndi care, get acquainted with interesting information, see photos of cool drawings, get tips and tricks.

Mehndi care – information and photos

Interesting facts about painting on the body and caring for mehndi

Mehndi are traditional henna designs. Such murals can stay on the body for up to 30 days. Henna gives a reddish tint, therefore paints of other colors are allowed. It is worth choosing the color you like carefully, as the composition may turn out to be unnatural and cause an allergic reaction or burns. Until now, there is a dispute between professionals about where the art of painting on the body with the help of natural dyes came from. Whether it came from India to us or from Ancient Egypt. Although it was Indian paintings that gained great popularity in Europe.

Technique for applying mehndi

1.Application in Arabic style. The painting is mainly in the floral theme. Monograms, various types of curls are also used. Drawings vaguely resemble folk embroidery, which was done in the Middle East region..

2.Moroccan technique. This is a laconic and restrained style. The drawings are based on geometric knowledge. Smooth lines, shapes, clear patterns and angles. And be sure to neat and highlighted contours.

3. Indian style technique. It is based on the spiritual symbolism of the people. More common are motifs of different plant and flower types..

4. Asian technique. It combines two elements at once. Indian and Oriental element. Very often the fingers, palms and feet are completely painted over.

The order of drawing

– To increase the exposure time of the pattern, the master, at the beginning of his work, degreases the place where the pattern will be located. This procedure is obligatory, it prolongs the wearing period..

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– Then the patterning begins. The master can use brushes, sticks, whatever it will be convenient for him to paint with. Stencils are used for complex drawings..

– After the application procedure, the client must sit for at least half an hour, the paste must dry, otherwise it can be smeared and spoil the drawing.

– Only after 6 hours, the paste dries completely and begins to fall off. While the drawing is sprinkled, it does not need to be wetted. After the paste is all gone, it is advisable to rub it with lemon, which will increase the number of days of wearing and improve the brightness of the composition..

Pre-application treatments for better results

1.Sparse the skin area, the pores will open, and the paint will adhere well to the surface.

2.Clean the area well with a product.

3) peel.

4. Degrease the surface of the area yourself using alcohol-based products, or leave this procedure to the master.

Mehndi care

It is important to start the treatment on the first day after application. Do not rinse off any henna residue with water, it will harm and may wash off some of the tattoo. You can buy oil from a specialty mehndi store and apply it to your drawing. The next day, treat the area with olive infusion..

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Important to remember

In the first two days, the drawing may not be as clear as we would like, but after that it will darken and gain brightness. On the palms and feet, the patterns will be brighter, since there are hard areas. But the most ordinary-looking drawings are obtained on the inner elbow joints and knees..

Prepared by: leomargo (LeoMargo)