Simple ways to remove fading mehendi!

Mehendi designs gives beauty to your hands during festive season and in marriage times. It looks beautiful for first two or three days. But later it starts fading. If you don’t like the way it fades, here is the simple way to remove it.

Salt water: Add salt to warm water and soak your hands/feet in it for about 20 minutes, or till the water becomes cool. This process will also have to be repeated a few times for you to see some effect. Soaking your hands for extended periods of time can dry them out, so keep a good moisturizer handy.

Toothpaste: Some properties in toothpaste also help to quickly lighten mehendi. Squeeze toothpaste and spread it over the areas where mehendi is applied. Once it dries, rub your hands together to fade the colour faster.

Bleach: You can apply same bleach the type that you use on your face on the area where mehendi has been applied. Rinse off with cool water once it dries.

Olive oil and salt: This is perhaps the gentlest way of fading the colour as olive oil is a natural emulsifier. Mix some salt and olive oil and apply on your skin. Let it be for about 10 minutes and repeat the process a few times. This has to be done over a few days to get the desired effect.

Hand wash: Wash your hands more often. Soap helps lighten henna, but excessive washing can dry your hands, so remember to apply a good moisturizer each time you wash your hands.

By Lizitha