The henna will gives a perfect red shade for the hands and feet with extreme attractive look. In India especially one event will be laid for Henna applying most commonly known as ” Mehandi Night ” In this event bride, all the ladies associated to bride will apply henna colourfully for hands and feet. This ritual is a most popular and compulsory one in Indian Marriage. it is basic for ladies to apply henna to their fingernails and toenails and to their hands.
Ingredients
- henna leaves (dried)
- water
- coffee
- lemon oil
- clove oil and eucalyptus oil
- sugar syrup
- tamarind paste
- plastic spoon
- plastic wrap
METHOD
- The method will give mehndi to prepare 3,4 cones.
- Grind the dry henna leaves thoroughly to prepare powder
- Add 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice to the powder
- Lemon is used to improve the colour in henna as part of chemical reaction.
- Add some coffee/tea decoction to make it fine paste.
- Mix the henna powder thoroughly without lumps.
- And also add 1 part of sugar syrup to 5 parts of henna , this often helps to give a smooth texture to henna and henna sticks properly without cracking by doing like this.
- And also add the oils like eucayptus/clove to it. Mix it well and fill it in a tight cover without reach of air , that is you can put it in the form of cone. Rest it for approximately 24 hours to give perfect colour. The Henna must be in a hot place , that is it must be in between 75 to 85 F Heat to produce a fine colour.