 Henna, the Joyous Body Art: the Encyclopedia of Henna* is a growing, evolving online reference resource for information and articles on the art, science, traditions, and history of Henna through its 9000 year development. All articles by Catherine Cartwright-Jones PhD unless otherwise noted. Index of
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Use your "find in page" function to search for keywords Henna Science and Microscopy Part 1: The Botany of Henna: Lawsonia inermis L. [Lythraceae] http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap4/henna_botany.pdf Henna is Lawsonia inermis Fam. Lythraceae, a monotypic genus, the single example being L. inermis,1 native to North and East Africa, introduced and cultivated in the Persian Gulf region, the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, and South Asia. It grows in semi-arid tropical zones, in dry sandy, iron-rich soils, and is adapted to extended drought. It does not tolerate frost and thrives where temperatures are between 11C and 45C.
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap4/henna_phytochemistry.pdf Lawsone is the only dye molecule produced from henna in a significant amount and it only exists in the leaves. There is no other dye in any other part of the henna plant that will dye hair, and henna stains keratin only in the range of copper to dark auburn. Nevertheless, some henna hair dye companies have claimed that all of the various colors of their henna hair dye come from henna and henna only; that red henna was from leaves, black henna was from henna roots, and brown henna was from henna bark, this was not, and cannot have been true.
Henna Science and Microscopy Part 1: Microscopy of Products Labeled as Henna in Present and Past Commercial Production http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap4/henna_microscopy.pdf This is a quantitative microscopy
survey of different brands of henna hair dye products. Henna products
in the marketplace frequently contain unlisted additives and
adulterants, and the milling and sifting varies with particles from 0.2
mm to over 3 mm.
Henna during the Late Bronze Age in the Mycenaean Eastern Mediterranean http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap2/Mycenaean_henna.pdf During the Bronze Age, henna was used as a ceremonial women’s skin stain in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant, and in the Minoan world. The destruction of the Minoan culture by the eruption of Santorini did not destroy knowledges and beliefs, but it did relocate them. One of the centers of henna use in late Bronze Age was the perfume Industry of Mycenaean Pylos. Henna in 12th century Sicily http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap2/sicily.pdf Ibn Jubayr spent some winter weeks in Palermo on his return from his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1184. He observed Sicilian women going Christmas Mass at the Church of St. Mary of the Admirals, La Martorana. “The Christian women's dress in
this city is the dress of Muslims; they are eloquent speakers of Arabic
and cover themselves with veils. They go out at this
aforementioned festival clothed in golden silk, covered in shining
wraps, colorful veils and with light gilded sandals. They appear
at their churches bearing all the finery of Muslim women in their
attire, henna and perfume.”
Christian women in the medieval world of Spain, Sicily, Egypt, North Africa, and the Levant wore henna, and felt it was suitable adornment for the celebration of Christmas. Islamic culture, with its advanced understanding of science, mathematics, medicine, and literature, including women’s use of henna, was part of a prosperous and enlightened culture in southern Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and before the Crusades. Henna in Medieval Spain http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap2/Medieval_Spain.pdf Spanish people and saints were depicted with hennaed hands, feet, and hair, and there are records of henna mills, henna artists, and laws regulating henna from the Iberian Peninsula between 900 CE and 1560 CE. During the Medieval Warm Period, there are Christian manuscripts from north central Spain with depictions of henna on saints. By the Edict of Granada, in the Little Ice Age, henna was outlawed, and women using henna were subject to imprisonment and torture on the accusation of heresyand witchcraft. Both climate and cultural conflict created this repression and erasure of, rather than celebration of henna traditions during the Spanish Convivienca. Henna and Head Lice: http://www.mehandi.com/Articles.asp?ID=297 or http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap13/13_Henna__Health.pdf Henna can completely eradicate head lice, even infestations resistant to anti-louse treatments. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) have been itchy, contagious pests annoying humans for millennia, living in people’s hair and sucking their blood. Henna will kill head lice! One application of henna paste to the hair can kill head lice as well as killing the nits and nymphs without resorting to chemical treatments or shaving the head. To kill head lice, eggs, and nymphs, use laboratory certified pure henna with high lawsone content such as Ancient SunriseŽ Rajasthani Twilight that is guaranteed to have no impurities or additives. Do not use pre-mixed henna products that appear to be used for body art; these products may contain little or no henna,and may contain hazardous ingredients. The Molecular Sequence of Henna Dye Release http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/dye-release.pdf The sequence of lawsone from henna leaf powder is as follows: 1) Lawsone is derived from hennocide precursors in the henna leaf. 2) The three isomerglucocides (hennocides) are converted into the aglycone by hydrolysis in mildly acidic conditions. These will bind to keratin. 3) Then, further transformation of the aglycone leads to the more stable lawsone by oxidation. The Geographies of the Black Henna Meme Organism and the Epidemic of Para-phenylenediamine Sensitization: A Qualitative History ~ doctoral dissertation on the addition of para-phenylenediamine to create 'black henna. This dissertation includes the history of the dispersion of henna in the modern west, and the health problems caused by the addition of black dye to henna. Theoretical Use of Henna in Prehistory
http://www.hennapage.com/henna/tdlarchive/AS_henna_for_hair/chapters/chap2/Arabian_ArabianOcean.pdf
"Lawsonia inermis L. (henna): Ethnobotanical, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects" Ruchi Badoni Semwala, Deepak Kumar Semwala, Sandra Combrinck, Catherine Cartwright-Jones, Alvaro Viljoen. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, June 2014 Bubba, the Hennaed Lamb: Curing Ringworm with Henna ~ Ringworm is highly contagious and spreads easily among pets, livestock, playmates, athletes, or a household, particularly in warm, damp weather. Ringworm can be completely eradicated with henna. Menstruation and Henna: Pollution and Purification ~ Henna’s role in Muslim Traditions Regarding Reproductive Blood http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/HennaMenstruation.pdf 2MB download This paper explores the fundamental connection between henna and women's fertility, why henna is regarded as lucky and blessed, and why henna traditions have remained stable since the Bronze age. /henna traditions history fertility women luck baraka menstruation pollution purification Evil Eye ceremony / The Techniques of Persian Henna 8MB download This paper demonstrates that women’s hand and foot markings in pictorial and literary Persian art between the late 15th century and the mid 19th are representations of henna body art, and that this interpretation of the markings is corroborated by Persian literature and traveler’s descriptions. The representations are idealized but plausible representations of henna, and they demonstrate the technical processes and social uses of henna art in Persia. These depictions can also be read for class, gender, and the evolving Persian concept of ideal women’s beauty into the period of increased European influence on style in the Qajar dynasty. / henna traditions Persia Safavid chemistry Orientalism Iran / The Patterns of Persian Henna This paper demonstrates that women’s hand and foot markings in pictorial and literary Persian art between the 13th century and the mid 19th are representations of henna body art, and that the henna patterns mirror the arts of the period that would have been familiar to women in their daily lives: ceramic tiles from the mosque and the baths, the woodwork in their homes, their clothing, carpets, amulets, and talismans. The manuscript representations are idealized but plausible representations of henna patterns within the limits of scale of miniature art. These depictions can also be read for class, gender, and the narrative of social relationships. / henna traditions Persia Safavid patterns magic Orientalism Iran / Henna and the Evil Eye, Salt and Demons, and the Geography of G6PD Deficiency Traditions of averting malevolent spirits with henna and salt to may have altered the incidence of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in populations across the North Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. The geographic distribution of G6PD deficiency, an x-linked hereditary enzymopathy, has been correlated to populations’ adaptation to malarial environments, but this has not fully explained the variations in the gene’s distribution. For instance, Jewish Sephardim and Mizrahim have 30% to 60% of G6PD deficiency while Muslims from the same countries have rates of 1.8% to 8.5%. Recently, physicians have found that G6PD deficient neonates and young children, particularly males, who have been hennaed according to local blessing and curing traditions in Turkish and Bedouin Muslim cultures, suffer hyperbilirubinemia and acute hemolytic crisis. In Jewish traditions in the same regions, children were traditionally rubbed with salt rather than henna. This paper proposes that traditions of using henna versus salt as celebration and folk remedies for children may have changed the genetic prevalence of G6PD over generations. / henna salt traditions G6PD-deficiency malaria indigo evil eye Lilith / Henna’s Significance in Amazigh Id, Circumcision and "Night of the Henna" Celebrations Before the modern era, Moroccan
villagers applied henna for Id al-Adha, circumcision, and the
“Night of the Henna". This paper establishes the common
ground of these events, and the importance of henna in the
celebrations, based on eyewitness accounts from the late 1800’s
and early 1900’s.
/traditions Eid Id
Islam Amazigh Berber Morocco sacrifice celebration
ritual night of the henna evil eye ceremony/
Developing Guidelines on Henna: a Geographical Approach This is a master's thesis: a comprehensive
discussion on the botany, chemistry, history and traditions of henna,
and the legal and cutural issues that have arisen since 1990.
/history botany chemistry immigration PPD law origins tattoo scarification skin import/ Id al-Adha: The Ecological and Nutritional Impact of the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, and the Significance of Henna in this Sacrifice. http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idsacrifice.html
This paper details Id sacrifice traditions and effects, focusing on henna and ecosystem management, from its origins in the Neolithic Mediterranean world, to present day. /traditions Eid Id Islam sacrifice celebration Hajj ceremony/ Be cautious when testing "traditional, natural" cosmetics.
In some countries, traditional cosmetics have very little, if any,
standards and regulations for safety.
/khidab black henna PPD allergic reaction Yemen/ Hindu Wedding by Dipti Desai http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/
This free ebook explains the sequence of parties and rituals for Gujarati Hindu weddings, the meaning and importance of the traditions, and photographs of the events. PDF, 54 pages, 5 MB download /India Indian Gujarat bride mehndi groom sangeet pithi ring ceremony traditions/ Rangoli: Elder Women Creating Sacred Geography http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/rangoli/index.html This is an article by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on rangoli and its importance in the lives of elder Hindu women, “how - to” create large rangoli, and about 70 traditional rangoli patterns from different areas in India. /traditions rangoli mandana kolam India Hindu women ritual wedding blessing/ Guidelines for hennaing Pregnant Women (and for hennaing while pregnant!) by Catharine Hinton http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/pregbirth/index.html /pregnancy G6PD
deficiency warnings business
childbirth health motherhood/
Lailet al Hinna fi Sharq’ia: Night of the Henna in Sharq’ia by Penni AlZayer http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/saudi/Sharqialayat.pdf /bride Saudi
Arabia dough resist henaya Arabian
traditions Arab women's traditions/
How to Henna a Drum http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/leather/howhennadrum/ /drum
leather tambourine bodhran complex
pattern how to/
Early North African Hennaed Drums http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/leather/drums/ /Lehnert and
Landrock Moroccan lace resist
tambourine musicians dancers/
Childbirth and Postpartum Traditions http://www.hennapage.com/henna/what/freebooks/HPJpp2.pdf /culture tradtion pregnancy birth malevolent protection/ The Henna Color Chart http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/colorchart/ /results stains color blackberry dark orange/ Copyright Law for Henna Artists http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/copyright/ /copyright ethics theft borrow derivative original images/ Henna and Fingernails http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/fingernails/ /keratin Fingernails cuticles fungal tradition cultures/ Henna and Fingernails: "How to" http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/fingernails/how.html /fingernails keratin cuticles application how/ Henna and Fingernails Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/fingernails/patterns.html /fingernails patterns Kufic Islam Floral moroccan arabic/ Henna and Fingernails: Wudu http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/fingernails/wudu.html /Wudu fingernails cleansing Islam Mohammed hadith patterns/ Henna for Children in Siwa Oasis, Egypt http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/circumcision/siwaboys.html /circumcision
egypt traditions boys
patterns evil eye/
The Geography of Henna http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/ /climate
map temperature growing
henna conditions/
The Geography of Henna: I Where Can Henna Grow? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/geography1.html /climate
map temperature cultivation
henna conditions/
The Geography of Henna: II Where Is Henna Grown commercially? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/geography2.html /climate
map henna cultivation
sales commerce export/
Where Does Henna Grow in India? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/indiabigmap.html /India cultivation geography henna map/ The Geography of Henna: Where is henna grown, processed and exported in India? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/indiahenna.html /India
cultivation geography
farming agriculture monsoon/
Geography of Henna I: Worldwide Map Cultivation http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/map1.html /cultivation
geography map
growing agriculture/
Geography of Henna II: Worldwide Map Commerce http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/map2.html /climate
map henna
cultivation sales commerce export/
The Geography of Henna: Rajasthan's Main Henna Growing Region http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/geography/sojathenna.html /climate
cultivation Rajasthan
farming map/
Henna: Lawsonia Inermis http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/ /lawsonia
botany growing plant shrub/
Henna: Lawsonia Inermis http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/flower.html /henna blossom
gulhinna flower
botany lawsonia attar/
Milling Henna Leaves http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/milling.html /grinding
processing henna
growing millstone mills limestone/
Henna: Germinating Seeds http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/seeds.html /lawsonia
botany germinate
growing seeds/
Biblical Henna references: Song of Solomon http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/songofsongs.html /bible
camphire attar song of
solomon talmud/
Henna Farming in Pakistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/ /cultivation
Pakistan farming Jamila
commerce Punjab/
Henna Farming in Pakistan: Large Map http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/hennapakmap.html /cultivation
Pakistan Map
farming Jamila commerce Punjab/
Henna Harvesting in Pakistan: Camels http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/pakhennacamels.html /harvesting
camels Pakistan
farming commerce Jamila/
Henna Drying and Sorting in Pakistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/pakhennadried.html /harvesting cultivation drying sorting leaves Pakistan commerce/ Henna Fields in Pakistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/pakhennafield.html /cultivation harvest Pakistan irrigation growing leaves camels/ Henna Harvesting in Pakistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/pakhennaharvest.html /cultivation
monsoon Pakistan
growing camels growth harvest/
Henna Plants in Pakistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/growing/Pakistan/pakhennaplant.html /cultivation
Pakistan growing
blossoms clusters heat leaves/
Henna and the Hamam http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/hammam/ /hamam
bath bathhouse women beauty/
Morocco: A Trip to a Moroccan Hamam http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/hammam/brommer.html /Morocco
Hamam bathhouse
women beauty/
Turkey: Henna and the Ottoman Hamam http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/turkish/hamam.html /Turkey
Ottoman hamam
bathhouse women beauty/
Iran: Bathing Kittens to Bring Babies http://www.hennapage.com/journal/issue_II/article_13/page1.html /fertility
hamam bathhouse
women Iran beauty/
Henna and Horses http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/horses/ /traditions
culture Iran Persia
horses war shah/
Henna and Horses; at Springtime Festivals in Lebanon http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/horses/springfest.html /traditions
horses Lebanon
festival Easter blessings/
Id al-Adha and Henna http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/ /eid
id Islam Muslim feast
sacrifice blessing Hajj
Mohammed kabir/
Id al-Adha and Henna: Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idtf1.html /pattern
eid id Islam
Muslim feast swirl hand/
Id al-Adha and Henna: Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idtf2.html /pattern
eid id Islam
Muslim feast floral hand/
Id al-Adha and Henna: Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idtf3.html /pattern
eid id Islam
Muslim feast floral
leaf hand/
Id al-Adha and Henna: Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idtf4.html /pattern
eid id Islam
Muslim feast leaf feet
foot/
Id al-Adha and Henna: Patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/id/idtf5.html /pattern
eid id Islam
Muslim feast belly/
Mehandi by Dipti Desai http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/ /weddings
India traditions Dipti
gilding zardosi culture
bride groom/
Mehandi by Dipti Desai: Paste only http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/desai/mehandi1.html /Indian
Rajwadi Arabic
patterns styles traditions
floral scenes/
Mehandi by Dipti Desai: Shading http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/desai/mehandi2.html /shaded
Geru Hiramoti
patterns styles traditions
floral scenes/
Mehandi by Dipti Desai: Paste only http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/desai/mehandi3.html /Chundana
Zardosi gilding
gems rhinestones placement patterns/
Mehandi by Dipti Desai: Paste only http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/indwed/desai/mehandi4.html /Anokhi
Soneri gilding
gems rhinestones placement patterns/
The Naun: The Barber's Wife http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/nai/index.html /Henna Artist Nai
Naun barber caste
blind India/
Jewish Henna Traditions from Kurdistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/ /Jewish
Kurd Kurdistan traditions
betrothal bride death circumcision/
Circumcision in Jewish Kurdistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/circ.html /circumcision jewish kurdistan boys traditions indigo/ Kurdish Jewish Bride's Betrothal Henna Traditions http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/betrothal.html /Jewish
Kurdish engagement
bride groom marriage/
Kurdish Jewish Bride's Lel Hinne Bedulge: "the False Henna Night" http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/bridalfalse.html /Jewish
Kurd Kurdistan
traditions bride superstition/
A Kurdish Jewish Bride's Lel Hanna "Night of the Henna" http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/bridalnoh.html /Jewish
Kurd Kurdistan
traditions bride wedding/
Circumcision in Jewish Kurdistan http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/circ.html /circumcision
jewish kurdistan
boys traditions indigo/
Jewish Henna Traditions for the Death of a Young Man http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/deadboy.html /Jewish
Kurd Kurdistan
death male man
tradition customs/
Kurdistani Jewish Henna Traditions for the Death of a Young Woman http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/deadgirl.html /Jewish
Kurd Kurdistan
death woman girl
tradition customs/
Kurdish Jewish Bridegroom's Lel Hanna "the Night of the Henna" http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/groomnoh.html /Jewish
Kurd Kurdistan
traditions groom bridegroom wedding/
Henna for Purim in Jewish Kurdistan: The Bath of the Maidens http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/kurdjewish/purimbath.html /Jewish
Kurdish Purim
Girls Children Esther /
Lawsone http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/lawsonia/ /chemistry
molecule hydroxy naphthoquinone
stratum corneum alkaline/
Health and Henna http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/ /health
medical papers chemotherapy
bilirubin safety caution/
Henna in the Ancient Egyptian Pharmacopoeia: The Ebers Papyrus http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/ebers.html /Egypt
remedies Thebes
cyperus kuperos Osiris
toes eyes teeth/
Henna and Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/g6pd.html /haemolytic
anemia infants
children hyperbilirubinemia/
Neonatal Henna and Bilirubin Levels http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/neonatal.html /babies
children bilirubin
premature Hyperbilirubinemia G6PD-deficient/
Henna for Accuracy and Comfort in Radiotherapy http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/radiotherapy.html /radiotherapy
tumor isocenter
tattoo marker/
Henna and Chemotherapy http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/medical/chemo/ /cancer
chemotherapy baldness hair
loss pattern/
Regale Unguentum: Parthian Royal Ointment http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/parthian/ /Assyria
Parthia Persia Men
Ointment Hair/
Green Dye and Additives in Henna Powder http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/processing/greendye.html /additive green
dye polishing
testing azo dye/
Henna traditions for the end of Ramadan: "Id al-Fitr" http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/ /Ramadan
Islam Muslim new moon
tradition culture donkey
women children celebration/
Ramadan: New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm1.html /moon
lunar pattern
Afganistan Afgani Kuchi
feet foot/
Ramadan: New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm2.html /moon
lunar pattern
Afganistan Afgani Kuchi hand/
Ramadan: New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm3.html /moon
lunar pattern
Afganistan Afgani Kuchi hand/
Ramadan: New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm4.html /moon
lunar pattern
Afganistan Afgani Kuchi hand/
Ramadan: New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm5.html /moon
lunar pattern
Afganistan Afgani Kuchi
foot feet/
Ramadan: New Moon patterns http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/ramadan/idnm6.html /moon
lunar pattern
Afganistan Afgani Kuchi hand/
The Science of Henna and Skin http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/ /stratum
staining chemistry dark skin
palms soles dermis exfoliation/
Henna and Scars http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/scars/ /scarring
fading exfoliation
staining glassy skin surgical scar/
Mapping Henna Stains on Your Skin http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/skinzones/bodstain1.html /staining darker darkness map areas skin thickness dermis/ Henna and Skin Stratum Corneum: ~The Science of Henna and Skin~ http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/ /stratum
staining chemistry dark skin
palms soles dermis exfoliation/
Stratum Corneum: What is your skin made of, and how is it made? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sc1.html /keratin
membrane skin
layers cells spinous
basal dermis epidermis/
Stratum Corneum: How does henna stain your skin? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sc2.html /lawsone
tannin hennotannin
dye molecules spinous
basal dermis/
Stratum Corneum: Why does the henna stain get dark? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sc3.html /oxidize
saturation alkaline
molecules skin cells dermis/
Stratum Corneum: Why are there places where the henna stain never gets dark and disappears fast? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sc4.html /dorsum
keratin skin layers
cells thickness alkaline molecules/
Stratum Corneum: Why do henna stains on the the palms and soles last a long time? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sc5.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells thickness alkaline molecules/
Stratum Corneum: What are those last orange traces, and why do they seem to last forever? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sc6.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells thickness alkaline molecules/
Stratum Corneum: Henna Stains: Day 1 http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/scd1.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells thickness stain oxidize/
Stratum Corneum: Henna Stains: Day 3 http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/scd2.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells thickness stain molecules/
Stratum Corneum: Henna Stains: Day 7 http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/scd3.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells thickness stain
fade demise/
Stratum Corneum: Henna Stains: Day 14 http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/scd4.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells thickness stain
demise fade/
Stratum Corneum: The Science of Henna and Skin http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/scdays.html /lawsone
keratin skin layers
cells days alkaline molecules/
Stratum Corneum: Why doesn't a henna stain last forever like a tattoo? http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/stratum/sce.html /exfoliation
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Henna as a Sunblock http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/skin/sunblock/ /pictures
Melanocytes
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Turkoman Henna http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/turkish/turkoman.html /shirin
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Turkish Village Henna: Cord Resist http://www.hennapage.com/henna/encyclopedia/turkish/stringresist/ /cord resist
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Night of the Henna/
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http://www.hennapage.com/projects/kimb_masala.wmv /bridal henna how to mehndi artist Kim Brennan excellence India Hindu/ Mehndi Masala/ The Henna Page Main Index http://www.hennapage.com/henna/mainindex.html *"Henna,
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Joyous Body Art"
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