henna

It is often made from henna powder mixed with other ingredients, such as water or lemon.

Many women and girls could made beeline for the henna stalls, to decorate their palms, feet and arms, as is tradition in the subcontinent on Eid.

As Eidul Fitre is around the corner, the Peshawar girls along with families thronged to markets both at city and cantonment to decorate their hands with bangles and henna by expert to look different on Eid.

Many families even have a henna night celebration, where all the women of the family and friends gather together at one place, Aliya Musaqad a henna expert said, adding, we also offer home service henna for such occasions.

Khamissa initially became interested in henna as a child.

Eid is round the corner and henna artists in Muscat are swamped with booking enquiries from individual customers and from families hosting henna gatherings.

While some want henna applied on hair, most people get shaving and facial massage done.'

As a teenager Huddersfield-born Henna didn't know what she wanted to do but she was determined to make a success of life.

Attended by a total of 10 trainees, the workshop focused on the tools used in henna painting, demonstrating how henna paste is made, as well as highlighting the basic principles of henna design.

The case has sparked a warning from experts to parents that an ingredient found in so-called "black henna" products are actually illegal in the EU because of the health risks, and that safe, natural henna should be orange brown.

Middleton also received a henna tattoo during one of her royal engagements with Prince William.

Black henna often contains high levels of a chemical called PPD that can cause dangerous reactions in some people.