Mehendi cost

The material will help you learn about how it is formed cost of mehendi (henna drawing), will describe the features and subtleties that will affect the price, give advice on choosing a drawing, a master and consumables.

The most important thing about the cost of mehendi (henna drawing)

Mehendi is a term that came to us from the Hindi language, which means the art of painting parts of the body with henna. This procedure is performed using a special paste, the main component of which is henna. In India, henna itself is often called mehendi. In order to at least roughly understand how much this pleasure should cost, it is necessary to consider such important aspects as the composition of henna and the time spent on the drawing..

How is henna obtained??

Get henna for mehendi from a plant – Lavsonia (it is also called Lavsonia thornless). It is a shrub that in nature reaches up to 6 meters in height. The plant is absolutely unpretentious and grows in large quantities in hot countries. For the preparation of henna, only the top leaves of the shrub are used, since henna of the finest grinding is obtained from them.

However, the dye required for mehendi is not only henna, even if it has a natural brownish-reddish color. The composition of the paint must necessarily include sugar, lemon juice or citric acid. In addition, some manufacturers sometimes add coffee, essential oils, other natural or chemical dyes..

How to make mehendi without negative consequences?

• Pay attention to the color of the henna, very bright and intense colors most likely contain a chemical dye. This is especially true for black henna, as black color is achieved with the help of polyphenylenediamine. However, if the permissible norm is exceeded, a strong allergic reaction will appear, and often serious burns..
• Do not perform the procedure in unverified places (for example, on the beach). In such places, it is often mixed very approximately, which, even in the case of using high-quality paint, can provoke allergies..
• If you asked for the service to a new unverified master, ask to do an allergy test.

Drawing a picture

The whole process consists of several stages:

• Leather processing. It is carried out by scrubbing (or you can simply use a coarse washcloth). The procedure is necessary to get rid of the already keratinized layers of the skin, which will significantly prolong the life of the drawing;
• Ideal if your skin is warm and your pores are open. This is important due to the fact that henna transfers its pigment well only in warmth;
• The time for mehendi application can take from 15 minutes (simple drawing) to several hours (complex drawings that occupy large areas of the body);
• After the drawing is smeared with syrup and allowed to dry a little;
• The dried paste can be removed only after 3 – 4 hours, but the best option would be to remove it after 8 – 10 hours;
• After removal, high-quality henna has an orange color, but within 2 days it will become much darker.

If high-quality henna is used, and the work is performed by a qualified specialist, then the average cost of mehendi should be 800 rubles (for the average size of the picture). And it is worth remembering that too low a price in most cases may indicate that the material chosen by the master is not high quality and natural, which can lead to serious consequences..