Hands and feet have the most keratin, which is why the stains are darkest on those body parts. Henna flowers have a strong ... by the added chemicals and not the henna itself.

It’s 2008. I’m ten years old. I have a henna cone in my hand and I’m not afraid to use it. I squeeze unrecognisable flowers onto the women, and I paint wonky footballs and messy rockets onto ...

Slough's Riffat Bahar has made a career out of henna body painting ... sit there all day dabbing it on our hands with matchsticks making little dots and flowers." As a teenager in the 70s ...