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Happy Hennaing! I hope you will have an amazing experience while getting your henna done. I aim to provide comfort and joy, and most of all I look to earn your compliment.
Henna body art is and has been existed for thousands of years, as a way of expressing art and a way of self expression of your beauty. The tradition of henna had traveled through many culture and generations, but always had carried a message of celebration, happiness and the joy of togetherness. Remember good henna looks beautiful, smells wonderful, takes time and care to achieve the best result, and last for two weeks.
At last henna is meant to be FUN, I hope all the information here will help you experience an amazing henna session.

Hi Everyone!
My name Razia Happy. Born in Bangladesh and in my teenage years I moved to New York US. I lived with my mother in NY until one day I meet a really kind and wonderful man who happened to propose me, Then I happened to get married and move to Baltimore MD.
So I developed a passion for arts at a very young age, I love to draw, and I want to draw things that I have never seen before. With the pressure of cultural change as I move to US and learning my new language "English", the only entertainment that I had in my life was drawing.
I have been practicing henna body art since a long time now, and I focus on precision and artistic designs that portray a feel of traditional and contemporary motifs. The best part of my work that I love is "If you have an Idea, I want to make it even better"
The last thing I want to say is Art contains Love & Love contains Art, and they both combines together to become Happiness, Joy, Peace, and Harmony.

FAQ's

1. What Is Henna? And How does it leaves a stain?
Henna is shrub which grows in the desert regions of Africa, the Middle East, and India. The leaves of this plant contain a powerful staining molecule called lawsone. This naturally occurring dye binds with the keratin in skin and hair, creating a reddish brown stain that has been used for centuries for beautification. The staining process begins with the application of a paste made from the powdered plant, lemon juice, specific essential oils, and sugar. This paste is applied to skin, allowed to remain for several hours as the plant's dye penetrates the top layers of skin. The dried paste is then removed to reveal an orange stain. This orange stain will darken over the next 2 to 4 days as the lawsone molecules oxidize from contact with oxygen... just as a sliced apple turns from white to brown if left in the open air. If high quality henna is used and proper aftercare is followed, a henna stain should last approximately 2 weeks, depending on where on the body the henna is applied. While a henna stain is technically permanent, your skin is not. As your skin naturally exfoliates, it takes the stain with it, which is why henna is considered a temporary body art.

2. Is Henna Safe?
Generally speaking, yes. Natural henna is a very safe product. Allergic reactions to natural henna are extremely rare. I have never witnessed anyone who having allergic reaction in my years of experience.
How ever henna plant material contains a minerals that is also found in various medicine, fruits and also frozen foods such aspirin, fava beans. People who are allergic to aspirin or ibuprofen or fruits should not be exposed to henna. Also people who have existing skin condition such as Psoriasis or Shingles should speak to the professional artist or dermatologist before have henna applied to their skin. Contact me for more information if you have any questions or concerns that worries you from getting henna done.


3. What are the difference between Organic Henna, Black Henna, Chemically treated henna, and Red Henna?

Organic Henna will contains only organic ingredient in the paste such as Powdered Henna Leaves, Sugar, Lemon Juice and Natural Fragrance Oil made from Flower. I believe it already sounds safe.

Black Henna contains a specific chemical know as PPD, This chemical is widely used in Hair Dye, and many other Dye. Black Henna was invented with the intention of using it for hair only. PPD is not a bad chemical but it is not for skin. The reason for its popularity rise is due to the quick and easy stain that the PPD dye produces. While natural henna takes time and care to achieve the best results, PPD stains skin from dark red/brown to black almost immediately and with no care at all. PPD is also a sensitizer, meaning that you may be exposed to it several times with no harmful side effects, but in no way it should be considered as a safe alternative.

Chemically treated henna doesn't contain PPD **(although one's sold on the counter may contain small amount of PPD)** but does contain chemicals such as benzene, kerosene, metal salts, and etc. This chemical are not suppose to be harmful according to a lot of chemical experts I have spoken to but things quickly changes in the production, distribution and retailing process. Those chemical needs to handled by highly experienced chemist to insure the quality and proportionality. Those chemical are very sensitive to temperature. And will require a massive clinical test performed before it can be said safe to use. Unfortunate a henna artist and henna suppliers are not enough qualified comparing to a chemist to produce such sensitive product. Tip to figure out it was chemically treated "they smell similar to gasoline.

Red Henna is the type commonly seen in Salons and Super Market, Its just the same as Natural Henna but in addition it will have a small amount of dye added to it. Those dye are the similar to the dye used by make up artist to paint on the skin. Although it is considered safe but NOT MY RECOMMENDATION.

4. Why or How do I claim that my Henna is safe?
I personally hand make my henna cones, I am fully aware of the ingredient and my surrounding. I process the Henna powder into paste in a sterilized environment. My henna cones contain all organic product, and totally free of chemicals or contamination. Whenever a batch is produced I test the first cone on myself for irritations and color result. If I am not satisfied the entire batch will be discarded. I shelve my batch for three days only.

5. What are your pricing structure?
My prices starts from Free and keeps going up according to the length of work . But please give me a call and tell me what you are looking for and I will construct a deal structure that work the best for you. I promise show me a valid quote from a qualified artist and I will beat it.

6. Do you have special pricing for Early Bird booking?
Absolutely! I love my early bird's. It give me and client enough time to have a lots of lots of discussions and opportunity to do trials. If you have few months for your event call me I got some serious Good News!

If you have any question please feel free to contact me. I welcome your questions at anytime.