Henna Hand

We passed Majitha's house yesterday while walking to the beach and met her daughter Surumi and grandson Asif. Majitha waters the plants twice a day at our house. Amongst the palms on the roof terrace she also grows peppers in a pot - they are delicious just the right temperature, not too fiery but with a little poke!



Surumi does henna and came to paint my hand that evening. When I asked her how she learnt to do this she said off the internet!







The henna comes ready mixed in a little packet which cost about 10Rs - about 14p. She snipped the end off which made it into a little piping bag and away she went. She started with the flower opposite my thumb and worked her way down and across finishing with my little finger.


I had to leave the henna paste on for two hours then pick it off and rub in a couple of drops of coconut oil - I used olive oil.



She said it would be darker in the morning, which it was, and that it would last a week and a half.


I love it!