Monday, June 18, 2012

Pregnant Belly Painting Wear Black Henna, Safe?


 Questions asked of patients, especially pregnant women are often interesting. One is the security of the abdomen of pregnant women use henna to paint black. Fashion trends end - the end of this include the use of Henna or Mahendi. Henna is the art of making tattoos and coloring the surface of our skin using herbal ingredients processed plant-based henna paste form.

Natural ingredients for skin color as the base material Henna paste that originated in India as well as Arabic is actually also one of the Mediterranean traditions of the Peninsula, Malay and Indonesian. In Sumatra, especially Padang, Palembang and Lampung, our ancestors also know the art of body painting for the bride. Part in the Parade, especially the hands, nails and feet with herbal ingredients such as flowers, henna leaves, bark herbs, seeds and orange liquid.

There is no doubt that the influence of India and the Arabic form of art to beautify a woman's body with Henna Painting or Mahendi appearance is also a fashion trend in our country. Even of children, youth, artists, mothers also love the art of painting their bodies with Henna.Mulai of the fingers, hands, arms, back and stomach. We could easily find a Henna artist painter in the streets on the beach, mall and other recreation areas.

Keep in mind, pure henna color is not black and tend to be dark brown, dark red and dark green. Art lovers or Henna tattoos should also be careful with the Henna color dark black. Need to guard against the use of additional material in the form of poisonous or toxic materials to reinforce the color, among others, contain PPD (para pnenylenediamine). Security dye is what needs to be examined by art lovers Mahendi. Especially for pregnant women who intend to decorate the body with henna art painting.

Not easy to find out whether the materials used Henna is a safe herbal ingredients. But a few hints that I summarized from various sources about Henna, among others, stated that a safe Henna should not last long and the color is not black.

Another practical way that we need to ask before using henna is to ask the henna artist (tattoo) how long the color will fade. Mentioned in one of the sources in about Henna body art, that old faded color made ​​from herbal Henna about 6 hours to 12 hours. If the color only lasts a shorter Henna for 1 or 2 hours and longer that one week more meaningful contain PPD.

The problem is that the basic ingredients of the original herbal henna without PPD contains now also on the market. How to track it certainly is not easy. Should also ask whether the resulting color, if black does not mean the material is more natural. Henna is still safe to brown, dark green, red magoheni.

So Is it safe Henna painting for pregnant women? Advised pregnant women should avoid staining the skin and body hair either during pregnancy, especially with the use of chemicals. We need to know that the pregnant woman's body is very prone to allergic reactions due to hormonal changes of pregnancy. Without the use of chemicals even though sometimes the skin of pregnant women to be sensitive, easily irritated / abrasions and allergies.

The most frequent complaint of pregnant women is felt itchy, red rashes, ulcers and scaly abdomen, groin, chest and other moist body parts. Mothers who are pregnant also have an impaired dermatology (skin) caused by pregnancy hormones. As a result, pregnant women complain of itching - itching of atopic dermatitis arise, among others, herpetiform dermatitis, melasma gravidarum, erythema multiforme, and so on.

How to find out Henna is made ​​from safe and natural? Note the list of basic materials, permits the production of the drug regulatory authority, and outdated materials hennotannic acid mixture ingredients. Natural materials which do not penetrate the pasta dermis, but only left its mark on the outer layer of the skin epidermis. Former color after drying is not black. Special attention for those who have a history of allergy should not risk using unsafe chemicals on the skin surface.

May this
article be useful, and have fun with "henna with materials natural henna flowers and leaves" for the more beautiful.

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