Getting a tattoo vs Henna

Getting a tattoo vs henna

At some point in all our lives we all think about decorating parts of our bodies. Whether we use makeup such as eyeshadows, lipsticks and foundation that brings out the best of our skin colour.
Whilst there are some of us daredevils who choose the body art of tattooing there are some of us that will opt for the temporary methods. 
There are various methods such as temporary tatoos, transfer sticker tattoos also henna tattooing.
Let's explain some of the differences between them.  

Tattoing (Permanent) 
Tattooing is when a design is made by puncturing the skin with sharp needles injecting ink, dyes, and pigments into the deep layer of the skin. Here are some points to consider about tattoos:

• Tattoos are permanent (so choose your designs wisely)
• They can be very painful (depending on your pain threshold)
• Trends of tattoos can change in future as fashion has a major influence
• You may regret it and want it removed for example if you have your ex boyfriends name on any part of your body after a really bad breakup/cheating boyfriend (like who would still want that, right?) 
• It can be very expensive to remove with laser treatments  
• It could even cause infections if the tattoo place isn’t certified properly. Diseases such as the killer HIV from needles and equipment not being sterilised properly.  

Henna (Semi permanent/Temporary)
The ancient art known as 'henna' has become a growing trend these days and widely used across the world.
Henna is a plant that grows in very hot countries. It produces leaves which naturally contain a dye called ‘lawsonia inermis’. The leaves are harvested, set out in the sun to dry and grinded into a fine powder.
Most often this henna powder is then mixed with water and essential oil such as lavender oil then it’s left for an hour or 2 to let the magic happen. This magic being the scientific process of ‘dye release’ from the natural henna leaves. This turns the henna into a paste and is then put in a plastic bag or rolled up cone (plastic bags are easier and less messy) and then the henna paste is used to draw like a pen on any part of the body.
People make such pretty patterns such as flowers and butterflies or even their boyfriends name! 
​The origins of henna come from the Middle East and Asia where women used it as part of being feminine, sensual and looking good. It was also used for haircare and medicine. ​

• Certified real henna powder should not be painful as there are no needles being used to puncture the skin (but make sure when choosing a henna powder, they do have certified labels to make sure they are honest and don’t contain allergic ingredients or have other powders mixed with them without you knowing!)
• Henna powder has scientific healing and medicinal uses as it is a herb/plant
• It is not permanent so you can just draw another design when it fades away. This may even help in times of when replacing a misbehaving boyfriend ...Haha! (just kidding, but you get the idea!) 
• Trends with henna change, if only slightly altered but mostly henna is known for its floral patterns which will always stay in fashion as a base standard.
• You can remove henna as it is just a temporary herbal stain on the skin
• Henna paste can be stored differently, depending on each brand as it depends what else is inside of it (if any other chemicals added to it, extra powders, plants, artificial preservatives etc then yeah it will stay longer which is never good for anything you want to be putting on your skin!) but for our own henna as its simply green henna leaves crushed and we added lavender oil and water as given/instructed on our henna kit, we have tried and tested it, and it is still going strong after a month being in the refrigerator without all the extra of seal tight etc. But as all real organic things they do have a quicker expiration date, just imagine bread, milk etc.  Think of it as thanking your skin for being with you all these years by feeding it only real ingredients. 

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