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Thursday Jan. 31, 2002

The art of... body adornment: Henna artful alternative to the needle

An alternative to permanent tattooing is Mehndi, the ancient art of applying henna-based paste to skin. Since antiquity, the leaves of henna plant (Lawsonia Inermis) have been used as a skin, hair and nail dye.

Since it is a dye, it may be preferable to more invasive methods of body art, such as tattooing, where ink is injected into the dermal layer of the skin. Henna staining may be a good description of the process - not henna tattooing. [Read article]

 

Today's Pick:

The Old Pueblo Playwrights' Festival continues tonight, including the productions "Variations on America" by Hal Melfi and "Heart" by Joan Van Dyke. An open-forum discussion follows each production. For information on show times and prices, call Marc at 529-2937.


 

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