Henna tattoos are often applied during religious celebrations - such as weddings and holy days. It's important to distinguish between the usually safe, age-old orange natural henna, and the ...

It is also called red henna. The paste is greenish-gray and becomes orange when moistened. Black henna, also called blue henna, is made using chemicals like coal-tar dye. This black dye contains a ...

Pure henna is green but dries to a dark brown or orange hue. To create body art (also known as mehndi), henna is mixed into a paste with essential oils and applied to the skin in intricate patterns.

The photo series consists of portraits of men in Bangladesh who have dyed the hair on their heads or faces using the orange-red color produced by the flowering henna plant. Coppejans did not ...

Unlike natural henna, which stains the skin orange-brown, black mehendi often contains harmful chemicals that can trigger severe reactions. So, what makes black mehendi risky? An expert explains ...

Dr. Yuval Tal, deputy head of the clinical immunology and allergy department at the hospital said the phenomenon is well known because many people undergo red-orange henna tattoos in this area.