Social media is flooded with beautiful women sharing pictures of their hands and feet decorated with white henna designs, popularly known as ‘white henna’. A few months back when I was browsing through pictures of Boho Style I came across this beautiful body art. At first I thought white mehndi art was associated with hippie women or Bohemian babes . White henna does feel beautiful, lovely and free and hence we can understand why many boho inspired ensemble and looks have hands or any other body parts adorned with this decorative art. Later I saw many women sharing pictures of beautiful white henna on insta and pinterest, that is when I did a full research on what white henna was and where it was popular.

White Henna’s Popularity & its Application!

White henna does look like it was inspired by the traditional mehendi art in which the mehndi is removed completely which leaves a beautiful deep red or orange tint. These beautiful white patterned mehndi art can be great for wedding season or for those who want something different than the traditional mehndi art. Lets take a dig into what ‘White henna art’ actually is and where it was popularized.

Introduction To White Henna:

Henna art is very popular among Asian countries and is slowly becoming a favorite among the western fashionistas. Many of the bride’s in western countries have opted for temporary white hanna art to go with their beautiful white wedding gowns.  The traditional henna art is where the mehndi or the henna paste is derived from henna plant leaves . The henna leaves are crushed, grinded to a fine paste and mixed with other natural ingredients like tea leaves and eucalyptus oil to give a fabulous dark color . The traditional mehndi stays upto weeks and leaves a tint which is red, brownish red or orange. But unlike the traditional art of applying henna with a cone white henna is applied with cosmetic white paste or a paint brush.
It is actually surprising to see that white henna doesn’t have any significance to to henna mehndi at all. It is purely body paint and is temporary, very similar to the flash tattoos or Mica tattoos. But the patterns drawn are exactly like the ones we draw with traditional henna mehndi cones. White mehndi doesn’t stain your skin like the traditional henna made from henna leaves.

What is White Henna made from?

Have you always wondered what white henna is? White Henna is white in color with metallic or glitter accents on it.  The white color unlike henna leaves is achieved with white body paint, white glitter and adhesive. The whole white henna look can also be achieved with white or metallic temporary tattoos. Intricate beautiful patterns are designed  from acrylic or craft paint.  If you have come across #WhiteHenna photos either on twitter or Instagram , then you must know that the white henna mehndi patterns are actually just face paint that washes off at the end of the day.  You won’t find any white paint that will ever leave a stain on the body like the actual henna mehndi does.  Body paint is a great way to decorate your hands with white henna or you could even use acrylic or craft paint to get this trendy look. Not to forget that white henna just lasts for the day. At the end of the day you have to part ways with the beautiful art as it is more of a temporary tattoo henna.

Why Its Popular?

If you are a mehandi person you definitely would have seen many people using and flaunting designing made from cosmetic craft paint. White henna is popular not just in the west but throughout the world.  You must also have seen it in the hands of ladies at weddings or festivals. White henna is quite popular and an exciting alternative for people with darker skin tones as the white looks absolutely gorgeous on tanned skin. 

How to make and apply White Henna:

Usually glitter and mica tattoos are used to get the white henna look. We have already explained how to make the traditional henna mehndi. Now for the white henna you can make white henna cones and draw patterns from it on your hands. The desired white henna look can be achieved by mixing mica powder and adhesive face paint. You can even mix a layer of cosmetic paste and fill in the cones. While making a cone just make sure the cone is thinner unlike the staining henna cone .  Secure the end which is open and make a very tight hole and start decorating your hands and feet ! the white henna designed hands would look even more stunning if it is followed by a dusting of good quality, safe glitter or any cosmetic glitter. another thing to keep in mind is to use a waterproof face paint as this way the beautiful white henna pattern will last for more than 24 hours! Take a sneak peek into our beautiful designs from which you can make a mehndi design book!
Applying white henna is very easy. Just decorate your hands with these beautiful patterns I have listed below and dust glitter afterwards to create a stunning look.

Below are the most beautiful white henna patterns you can create to make your hands look awesome.  can’t get enough of them! Are you loving em too?

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Elegant Lace Henna mehndi design:

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Beautiful Lotus Flower White Henna Tattoo

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Beautiful White Henna Pakistani Mehndi Designs :

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Swirls henna designs for hands:

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Pretty White Henna Design Tattoo Gallery:

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Simple Henna Designs With A Write Up:

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White henna designs For The Bride:

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Arabic Mehandi Designs For Hands:

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Stunning Rose Mehndi designs:

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Dream Catcher Beautiful Mehndi design:

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Bridal mehndi designs that looks like lace:

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Paisleys simple white henna mehndi:

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Traditional white henna mehndi design :

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White henna arabic eid mehndi designs:

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White henna mehndi fashion statement maker design:

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Bejeweled all new arabic mehndi designs:

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The sweetest henna designs for hands:

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Heart Shaped henna mehndi design:

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Pretty White Henna Tatoos:

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Flash white henna tattoos fast mehandi design:

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Arabic mehndi design for full hands & tattoos pictures:

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White henna designs easy & beautiful:

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Mehandi designs for the beautiful you :

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Temporary tattoos for hands:

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Bohemian Babe mehndi photo:

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Henna tattoo for boho chic babes:

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White henna designs on dark skin:

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White henna designs pinterest for hand:

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Easy mehndi designs Or Moroccon Mehandi designs:

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Floral arabic mehndidesign:

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White henna designs for dark skin tones:

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White henna art for the back of hands:

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Modern Henna Mehndi designs for hands:

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White henna mehndi designs for kids:

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Free Hand Painted white henna designs easy & simple:

You can find white henna cones on most of the fashion sites online. Many of the pictures floating on instagram white henna-inspired flash tattoos brought from these online stores.
But if you are against stick-ons, you can get creative with  cosmetic compound called “white henna” which is very similar to the original – minus the skin stain. The cosmetic compound comes in waterproof form too, which will last upto a week! Happy creative styling!

White henna is definitely worth a try for those who loves to experiment and have a creative streak , its the best way to stand apart. In an interesting twist on traditional Indian henna tattoos, numerous beauty and fashion sites have started selling stunning white henna and you can see that its a favorite way of decorating and adorning skin with those who dress freely or who dress the boho way !

Which is your favourite design among these? Do share! Happy adorning till then  :)


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