Our Sacred Paths Henna Info

Our Sacred Paths

Henna

Working Fees and Parties

As an individual artist I am limited in where and when I can do parties or events where I am prepaid. However, I have the ability to contact several artists in my local area that have worked with me.

The Fees listed here are for me and me alone. Other artists may have their own fee schedules and you will have to talk to them about their fees and preferences.

Basic fee are $75.00 dollars per hour.

Parties falling on working weekends can have multiple artists at their own fee per hour.

Background and Henna Care

For a while now, I've been doing Temporary Henna designs and have discovered it to be fun and socially acceptable way of having a design on my body that is unique and removable.

Henna designs have been used all over the orient, Middle East, and North Africa for many centuries.

Designs have been used for weddings, births, and just for decoration. Although women have used traditionally for and Mehndi it is fast becoming a look for men as modern tattoo influence has become part of the Henna craze.

Artists from all backgrounds are coming into the field as well as beginners from the groups that were originally attracted to art form.

The process of applying the Henna is easily explained but the process can be done for varying degrees of time.

First, the paste is applied in the desired pattern and allowed to begin drying. Normally a lemon juice/ sugar mixture is applied to “glue it down” but the lemon/ sugar is in our paste already. The longer the Henna stays on the darker the design. It is best to keep the area of the design warm for optimal results.

Removal of the paste comes next, usually several hours after the design has been applied, usually with a vegetable oil (olive oil is my preferred) pour a small amount of oil into your hand and apply to the paste area. As the paste absorbs the oil it will come away from the skin, leaving a pattern that starts out orange and within 48 hours darkens to a red-brown. Depending on the length of time, area of the body, and your skin type determines the hue and duration of the design.

Protecting the design from water is important to make it last; use the same oil when the area is prone to get wet (bathing, cleaning, etc.). Only the surface skin is dyed so as the skin exfoliates the pattern will go away, don't use any type of lotion or moisturizer on the pattern, as this will accelerate the process.

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