Tezzbuzz Desk- As soon as the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi arrives, home decoration, new clothes and preparations for puja begin. On this special occasion, women and girls like to make their traditional look more beautiful by applying mehndi on their hands. If you are also preparing to apply mehendi to welcome Bappa, then instead of buying ready-made cones from the market, you can make mehendi paste at home.
It is easy to prepare mehendi at home. With this, you can keep the consistency of the paste as per your need and make designs of your choice. Let us know the easy way to make natural mehndi at home.
First of all choose good quality mehendi powder
To get good color of mehendi, it is most important that you use pure and good quality mehendi powder. Avoid powders with very bright colors or strong scents. While buying the powder, definitely check its label and ingredients information. Before making mehendi, filter the powder through a fine sieve. This will separate the coarse particles present in it and the paste will be easily removed from the cone.
Ingredients for making henna paste at home
- Mehndi powder- 4 teaspoons
- Water- as per need
- Tea leaf water – optional
- Bowl and spoon- 1-1
Method of making henna paste
First of all, take henna powder in a clean bowl. Add water little by little and keep mixing with the help of a spoon. Keep the paste neither too thin nor too thick. Its consistency should be such that it can come out easily from the cone.
If you want to use tea leaves water, then first boil some tea leaves in water. Filter it thoroughly and let it cool. Now slowly mix this water in henna powder. However, it is not necessary to use tea leaf water.
After the paste is ready, you can cover the bowl and keep it for a few hours. The color of henna can vary depending on the skin, quality of the powder and the way the paste is prepared. Therefore, no home remedy can guarantee the same dark color on every person's skin.
What to do to darken the color of mehendi?
Some people use a light solution of lemon and sugar to prevent the mehendi from falling off quickly after it dries. For this, a solution can be prepared by mixing some sugar with lemon juice. When the mehndi dries to some extent on the hands, this mixture can be applied very lightly with the help of cotton. Keep in mind that lemon or any other mixture does not have the same effect on everyone's skin. Do not use if skin is sensitive or irritation is felt.
How to make mehndi at home
If you are preparing henna paste at home, you can also make cones. For this, take a thin cone making sheet and roll it and prepare a small cone. Seal the open part well, so that the paste does not come out. Now slowly fill the prepared henna paste in the cone with the help of a spoon. Close the top part also properly. Keep the tip of the cone as small as needed, so that fine designs can be made on the hands.
Keep these things in mind before applying mehndi
Before applying henna, clean your hands and dry them thoroughly. If there is oil, cream or lotion on your hands, clean it. If you are using a new henna powder or mixture for the first time, it is better to do a patch test on a small part of the skin first. Avoid black henna or products that may contain chemicals like PPD, as these may cause allergies or irritation on the skin. Even natural henna is not the same on every person's skin, so stop using it in case of any problem.
On Ganesh Chaturthi, you can give a beautiful and traditional look to your hands with mehndi prepared at home. The right paste consistency, good quality powder and careful application can make the mehendi application experience better.