Henna Tattoo Guide: Achieve Sharp, Long-Lasting Designs

If you are fond of henna tattoos, which has turned up to be a safer way of inking the body, then you necessarily don't need to be a professional to create long lasting tattoo. A little practice can help you start up decorating the body, the way you desire. If you are willing to create a complicated design, always use a stencil and rather than using the henna paste, go for a tube that has the pre-made extracts of it.To help you more, we have brought the following guide that will help you in creating sharp and lasting henna tattoos. The process is divided into three stages: selection of pends, drawing the tattoo and post-care. Check out the process in detail:

Selecting the pens: Not every pen will serve your purpose to the core; you must instead keep in mind the following points while choosing your pen for making the henna tattoos.

• Never use a pen that has chemical preservatives as it will result in skin allergy or cause irritation. Always choose the ones that have natural ingredients.


• When its about choosing the colours, select the one that has a high rate of the original colour. The designs you create using such pens last for long as compared to the ones drawn by the artificial shades.


• Do check for the tips as well, as the flow depends on the tip type.

Drawing the tattoo: This indeed is the most crucial part of imprinting your body as a little mistake can ruin the whole look of it. Keep a track of the following points during drawing:

• Wash your hands properly using hot water and soap. Also wipe the palms with cotton balls after dipping them in astringent in order to remove the unwanted body oil.


• Pick a lesser complicated design. They must opt for simple designs which have thick lines as they are easy to make. You can either draw it directly or make use of a stencil or drawing aid. In case you feel that your hands are shaking while making the drawing; correct it without any delay using a toothpick.


• Once you have drawn the design, make sure that the painted lines happen to be tri-dimensional as the flat lines never produce good colour. After completion of the drawing, leave it to dry.

Post care: Once you are done with the drawing part, follow these tips to get sharper and long lasting tattoos:

• Take some sugar and lemon juice and make a solution out of them. Dip a cotton ball in the solution and dab it over the drawing you have made. Coat it with another layer once the initial one dries up.


• You can even use a hair dryer to heat the henna tattoos for better colour.


• Get rid off the dried henna after a gap of five hours. Applying eucalyptus or olive oil after the removal will give instant colour.


• Avoid the designed area from coming into water contact for at least 8-18 hours.


• If you feel the design has started to fade, apply another layer over the existing one.

Keep a track of these points and let your tattoo stand apart from the rest!