Hi my name is Isha. I am the founder of Isha's Henna Art. I am originally from Toronto, Canada, currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina.
I am a professional henna artist with 26 years of experience, known for traditional patterns and contemporary style of henna. I learnt henna when I was 14 years old from Bollywood henna artist--Usha Shah in Mumbai, India.
I have been providing henna services throughout the North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennesse, Kansas, California, New Jersey, Mexico, and Canada
Since 2015, I have been traveling internationally to provide henna services for destination weddings, henna parties and more.
Henna is a plant with leaves that are harvested, dried and ground into a powder. We use 100% organic henna. Our henna paste is made fresh every time with following ingredients:
Organic Henna powder
Lemon juice
Water
Sugar
Essential oils
At Isha's Henna Art, we do not do black henna, white henna or any colored henna.
We use 100% organic henna only.
I had my mehndi done by Isha for my wedding in December and she was absolutely amazing!! She is professional, very passionate about her work, knows her stuff, and easy to get along with. Isha’s vision and art was absolutely beautiful. My mehndi came out so dark for my big day. I’m so glad to have put my full trust in her. 100% recommend!
Radhika (Bride)
Isha is fantastic! From first contacting her to do my mehendi, she was easy to work with and helpful! I couldn’t have been happier or more blown away with her work. She even took the time to include personal details from my husband and I’s relationship in the design. I received endless compliments on her work! She also gave each of my guests a beautiful design. It was such a pleasure to work with her and have her bring our vision to life. Isha - we cannot thank you enough!
Skyler (Bride)
If you are needing bridal henna, HIRE ISHA NOW! She did an amazing time on my bridal henna and her attention to detail is second to none. She had a great attitude and made me feel at ease during the whole henna process, which took 6-7 hours. She was great with my family members as well and was able to create one-of-a-kind designs based on their specifications!
Ami (Bride)
Party henna services (mehendi/sangeet nights, birthday parties/other events etc.) are open for booking.
Natural Henna Stain
The Henna designs are drawn on skin with the wet paste. The henna paste will need to be left on for several hours to dry and stain the skin.
Once the dry paste is removed after few hours, the stain will be a vibrant orange. This is temporary, because the henna will actually oxidize over the 48 hours with the proper aftercare. It will eventually deepen to a reddish-brown to brown-black color.
Henna last on the skin for 1-2 weeks.
Natural henna is extremely safe, and has been used both decoratively and therapeutically for thousands of years.
It’s extremely rare for someone to have an adverse reaction to henna.
We DO NOT offer black henna, white henna or any form of chemical henna.
FAQ
Henna strips like the guest henna from the tip of the finger to the wrist, take about 7 minutes. Bridal henna can range between 7-9 hours, depending on length of the design.
We prepare our henna paste with organic, completely natural henna power with no added chemicals. In a matter of 24 hours, your stain will appear in shades of reddish-brown, varying from deep/dark red to a dark mahogany-brown. The best thing? There are absolutely no negative reactions when using natural henna! The color of your henna stain depends on several factors:
Quality of the henna paste and powder
2. Your body chemistry with henna!
3. Where on the body you put the henna
4. Aftercare.
Leave paste on skin for at least 8-10 hrs. Overnight is even better.
Seal dried paste onto the skin by dabbing with cotton ball dipped in lemon sugar syrup.
HEAT is a friend of henna. Warming your henna design with the henna paste still on your skin will help in achieving a dark stain. You can warm your hand over the stove with 10-12 cloves, or in front of the fireplace or a space heater, or even use a heating pad.
Do not Wrap your henna with any kind of plastic wrap, saran wrap or madical tape. Doing this will make your hands sweat and henna deisgn witll smudge.
After 8-10 hours, do not wash off with soap and water. Scrape the paste off gently. You can use warm mustard oil for taking the paste off.
Avoid direct contact with water for the next 24 hrs. Keep stain coated with mustard oil/olive oil/coconut oil to create a barrier.
Apply Vicks vaporub the next night before going to bed.
Keep stain coated with mustard oil/olive oil/coconut oil before and after shower until your wedding day.
Henna stain will be light/bright orange at first and will darken to a deep brown over the next 48-60 hours. This gradual darkening of the stain is a sign that the henna paste is 100% natural!
Yes, I do. Send us an email to schedule an appointment.
Yes, henna appointments are available. Call or text us to schedule. Pricing start at $25/hand per side.
Isha's Henna Art is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. We are available globally.
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