How to get a Dark Henna stain. It starts with your SKIN

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You're reading this because you've experienced henna, but your stain isn't dark. If that's true, continue reading.


I've composed a soothing holistic routine to help support your body, skin and mental health. You can apply this to all your henna sessions and treatments.
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​​HOW CAN I prepare my skin 
for a Dark Henna Stain?

Bride: Hania Zaman by Athena Blude

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​HENNA PRE-CARE

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• Prepare your skin with gentle exfoliation in the shower or with a dry brush without water  a few days prior to your appointment. This will help remove dull, older, dead skin. If you have a skin condition such as eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis, please email Saira for further instructions and tips on adding in gentle and anti-inflammatory, natural products.

 

• Circulation is everything. I have had clients who have expressed that their hands and feet are always cold. Poor blood circulation usually prevails in those who have little to no movement - so move! Let's get that lymph, blood and oxygen moving. The warmer you are, the darker your henna will stain!

 

• Prepare for your henna session by preparing 1-2 rolls of gauze (for sleep), a fresh lemon, some sugar, a small bowl, an applicator (for the sealant), a glove to wear in the shower (next day), butterknife or spoon (scraping off your henna the next day), coconut oil or a natural moisturizer of your choice to apply daily to your henna stain.

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​HENNA AFTERCARE

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• Avoid exfoliation - no loofahs, lymphatic brushes or salts, coffee grinds or sugaring. Instead plan ahead and do this 5-10 days prior to your Henna session for excellent even toned Henna and lowering sebum production and increasing natural glow and circulation. 

 

• Do NOT wash Henna - washing your skin is a part of daily hygiene. Please avoid water for 24 hours post henna application. You can do this by wrapping your henna in gauze post 6 hours of application and wearing a glove. Eat using utensils and not your hands while henna is on.

 

• Keep it ON longer - Henna dye has 3-4 different stages. The first is a bright, golden-orange colour which deepens overnight. Day 2, the Henna begins to turn a blood-orange and peaks of dark maroon start to grow along popular acupuncture points (fingers and palm centers are visibly darker). Day 3, the Henna has now reached it's peak colour where most clients schedule their henna-ready events.

 

• Steaming your henna stain with Cardamom, and clove are a great way to reintroduce heat into the cooled areas of your skin. Henna is a natural coolant and so you may feel a tickle under your dried henna. You may also want to include medicinal teas with dried ginger or rosemary as they are great ways of promoting healthy circulation to your muscles and joints without straining the heart, Hoffman.

 

• Avoid using herbs and plant-based products that have melanin depleting agents POST henna. If you wish to treat any past skin burn areas or skin pigmentation, consult  your physician and encourage yourself to be gentle with your skin and hair. Treatments to these areas with aloe, turmeric and probiotics like yogurt are great to use for a gentle body mask to help brighten and soothe the CNS. Treat her with love and restore your self-worth by hydrating, exfoliating, moisturizing, facilitate healing and provide her/them the time. ​​

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​Are you seeking mental health support?

​If you're transitioning into the next phase of your life, feeling stressed is a common symptom that triggers other symptoms of imbalance and self-doubt when wanting to do it all and do it well. As this occurs, diet and sleep can become irregular. 

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Does this sound familiar? Are you fatigued, restless, possibly overwhelmed due to all the changes?


If you are seeking stress management and enjoy therapeutic, relaxing treatments, contact Saira here to book your initial session.

BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT WITH SAIRA HERE

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Featuring our beautiful Bride, Hania Zaman.
Photographed by Athena Blude.
Stain results: 5 days post henna application

Written by: Saira Hussain, Founder
Breath of Henna & CO.