Black henna …! Is a greenish colored powder which gives smell like frozen peas. When it is applied on the skin in leaves stain. The colour may be a reddish brown or orange red colour on your skin. It is not black or henna. It is an indigo, Indigofera tinctoria. Black henna is henna with a black dye mixed in it. Black henna powder gives dark and extreme coloring effects on skin and hairs.
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Black henna is henna with a black dye added. There is a dark and extreme coloring effect of skin and hairs. It contains good quality of natural ingredients like Amla, Mehendi, Shikakai & Bhringaraj. The black henna powder is convenient to use and it spreads to the roots of the hair making it soft and silky. It is widely used for tattoo and hair coloring. In the modern day, temporary tattoo- the manufactures of heena powder and paste add black colors, thus creating black henna. All products claiming to be "Black Henna" have other ingredients than henna added in them. A chemical dye called Phenylenediamine, referred to as PPD, is often used to create a fast-taking, jet-black result. Unfortunately PPD is very harmful on skin, often causing a so-called chemical burn. This is much like a strong allergic reaction, many people get it and many don't, but I advice you not to take the risk. A black henna burn takes a long time to get better and often leaves a scar.
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Actually henna is not black; it does not cause blisters and open sores. But, PPD black hair dye can cause blisters and open sores. Basically, Black henna was never intended to use as tattoo dye. The basic purpose was to hair dye. When the dye gets in contact with the skin for a long period it can react dangerously. The chemical dye PPD can give dangerous reaction or gets an allergy. Many peoples are unknown to the allergic problems so by using the black henna with PPD can cause reaction.
