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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. I'm often
asked if henna is a tattoo and the answer is a definite no. There are many differences
between henna and a tattoo. As we know, tattoos are permanent and they pierce the skin to
carry the ink down to the blood bearing layers of the skin to create a design that is permanent.
By contrast, henna is a temporary dye that just sits on the surface of the skin. It only
stains the dead layers of skin cells and it lasts about 1 to 2 weeks. Henna comes out
darkest on the hands and the feet where the skin is the thickest. And by contrast, the
tattoos actually don't take as well on the hands and the feet because the skin tends
to bleed and fade and ruin the tattoo design. In addition, henna is different from tattoo
in the style of the art. Henna designs are usually traditional designs from India and
the Middle East and North Africa, and they're very different from tattoo designs. But, these
designs can be made into tattoos.