Salah satu oleh-oleh dari Carita pada long weekend bulan lalu adalah sebuah tatoo temporary Henna di tangan kiriku. It looks very nice until I want it last forever

Tinta Henna yang berupa pasta ini diaplikasikan di atas kulit tanpa menutup pori-pori kulit sehingga aku masih bisa melaksanakan ibadah shalat sebagai mana mestinya. Kata si pembuat tato, temporary tatoo ini bisa bertahan selama tiga minggu. Tetapi ternyata, hanya dua minggu tato ini sudah habis memudar tak bersisa.

Sedikit corak menjadi rusak saat aku dengan cerobohnya meletakkan tanganku diatas pasir, padahal pasta henna yang baru saja di aplikasikan masih basah. Aku seharusnya menunggu pasta tersebut kering dan mencucinya dengan air tanpa sabun, baru bermain-main kembali dengan pasir dan air laut. But I just can’t help to take the picture. It looks very lovely above the sands.

 

Curious to know more about Henna, I tried to find some info in wikipedia and below are some of the fun facts: 

• Henna has been used for body art and hair dye since the Bronze Age
• USA Food and Drug Administration has not approved henna for direct application to the skin, but approved as a hair dye
• The Night of the Henna was celebrated by most groups –  When there was joy, there was henna
• Henna was regarded as having “Barakah”, blessings, and was applied for luck as well as joy and beauty

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