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I'm Lisa Butterworth sometimes known as Kenzi and I'm a henna artist and the owner of a
henna supply business, kenzi.com. Today I'll unleash your inner henna artist and have you
drawing henna designs all over your friends and anyone else who will sit still. A lot
of people ask me if I do Black Henna and the answer is definitely no. And this is because
it is very dangerous for the human body. It's actually forbidden to be used on skin. So,
that's another reason not to use it. Black henna is not actually henna. Its black hair
dye which contains PPD and this can cause blistering and scarring and this could be
permanent. It also causes long-term kidney and liver damage. So it's definitely not something
that you should mess around with. It definitely should not be used on children or pregnant
women because you're dealing with small bodies that are very vulnerable. PPD is a transdermal
toxin, which means this toxin goes into the blood stream. Henna does not enter the blood
stream. It just stays on the surface of the skin and only penetrates the dead skin cells.
Black henna is found at a lot of resorts and tourist locations and it started there at
the request of tourists who wanted something to look like one of these black tattoos. And
so the artist in order to make money just started finding ways to offer black henna
to tourists. Be sure to ask your henna artist what's in her paste and she should be able
to tell you and most of the ingredients should be natural. And shy away from any henna that
promises to stain in very black and very quickly.