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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...