Mehndi, or red-brown, with a long and ancient history. It's surrounded by thousands of years. Mehndi was introduced to India in the 12th century, Mughal. At first, it is only for rich and ruling families. Finally, it is like and you are using. As more and more people start using mehndi, recipes and patterns become more refined. In the 13th and 14th century Persian art of henna painting of women and dancers display the hands. Arab mehndi for its cooling performance. Muslims use mehndi since Islam began. Even the Prophet Muhammad that he bear the mehndi and hair color. Egyptians died with mehndi their hair and nails, dyed 5,000 years ago.
History:
It is difficult to trace the history and origins of mehndi due to centuries of migration and cultural interaction. Although it is difficult to determine where the tradition began, a little historical evidence, saying its origin in ancient India, as a ceremonial art form. The most accepted story is that mehndi was introduced in India by the Mughals. It has been used since at least 5000 years for its curative and cosmetic properties. The documentation shows that the ancient Egyptians, stained fingers and toes of the Pharaohs prior to mummification. Mehndi application methods and designs became more sophisticated and widespread use. India in the 17th century, the barber's wife is usually applied henna on women. Most of the time women in India, are shown with their hands and feet decorated with henna, without distinction of social class and marital status.
OTHER USES
Only the main ingredient in mehndi, henna is also used to dye and manes of horses hooves, skin color wool, silk and animal, and color of the male beard. Studies of mummies from 1200 BC shows henna hair and nails used in the pharaohs. When the properties of the cooling henna have been found in a very general way, that the people of the desert in India to paint their skin and cool the body temperature.
MEHNDI TODAY
The complex design that is common today came first in the 20th century. Mehndi has been used in the United States as a hair until it became popular in 1996. Traditional uses of henna and applications have been replaced by a modern design and especially Arabic Mehndi. Although some people still prepare their own Mehndi Mehndi has kits and cones become very popular. Cone has made the application process faster and easier. Stencils practices are also very popular. Mehndi when the Saints now have been abused and used all over the body, especially by Westerners. The West seems Mehndi as a temporary "tattoo". However, most of the world has abandoned traditional designs to more modern Arabic, leaving traditional Mehndi just for brides. Fortunately, there are still some who keep this traditional way of life.
