You were proud of that cool-looking henna tattoo you picked up during a visit to Venice Beach, the one that was supposed to fade away with time. But then your skin started to itch. It turned red and ...

Initially, using henna to create body art (also referred to as mehndi) gave desert communities a way to cool down in extreme heat conditions. Applying henna to the palms and the soles of one’s feet in ...

A 3-year-old girl has been left with horrific chemical burns and permanent scars covering her arm - thanks to a black henna tattoo she got on vacation. Freja Ellis was on a family break in Antalya, ...

Those temporary black henna tattoos may look super cool, but they could seriously mess up your skin. Because they may not actually be made from henna. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an ...

Which henna tattoo kits are best? For over 4,000 years, people have been decorating their skin with a paste made from dried henna leaves. Known as mehndi in India, henna tattooing produces intricate, ...

A woman says that a temporary henna tattoo she got down in Mexico wasn't as temporary as advertised. According to KHOU-TV, Ashley Burke got a funny "No Ragrets" tattoo across her chest, a joke from ...

Between appointments at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Center, Rosemary Steffish enjoyed watching people. Having worked as the director of education at Lancaster Cosmetology School, Steffish has an eye ...

Doctors are suggesting that everyone consider avoiding black henna tattoos, especially while traveling, after a 10-year-old boy from the United Kingdom had a painful allergic reaction. According to a ...

Henna (also called mehndi, anella, or lalle) is a temporary “tattoo” and hair dye made from the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis). People in many cultures use it to create elaborate designs on the skin.

A 10-year-old boy on vacation received a black henna tattoo that led to a severe allergic reaction, doctors report in a new study. In a case report published in the journal BMJ Case Reports, doctors ...