| I have been a henna artist for years working at | | | | they bring. Jagua is a 100% safe black |
| many events such as Glastonbury music festival | | | | Temporary Tattoo Gel. The Jagua fruit (Genipa |
| in England and Roskilde in Denmark. The thing that | | | | Americana) has been used by native tribes in |
| I love best about henna is that it is only | | | | South America for many centuries. They use this |
| temporary, so you can go from having a dragon | | | | natural black dye to decorate their bodies and |
| tattooed on your back to having a flower on your | | | | faces for ceremonial rites. The black dye is |
| belly in a matter of weeks. I love it's versatility | | | | extracted from an exotic fruit which is then |
| and the way you can create big bold tribal work | | | | processed and refined into Jagua Gel. |
| or the most delicate and intricate patterns. | | | | The gel is applied from easy to use application |
| However the ongoing question from all of my | | | | tubes, or from cones like henna. Jagua takes |
| customers has been "is it black, like a real tattoo" | | | | about an hour to dry then is left on the skin for |
| and my answer has had to be "no". The so called | | | | another hour, then the area of design is lightly |
| "black henna" that many unscrupulous artists use, | | | | washed. It leaves behind a faint grey mark that |
| in many countries is a chemical product known as | | | | over the next 24-48 hours developes into a blue |
| PPD (Para-phenylenediamine) which gives a black | | | | black real looking tattoo that will then last for |
| result. Even though severe warnings have been | | | | 10-15 days. If you are rubbish at art you can use |
| issued through the media it has not stopped the | | | | a stencil pencil and transfer paper to make an |
| demand, or the use of "black henna". It is | | | | outline. |
| forbidden to use on the skin by the European | | | | I found the results fantastic, my friends, and even |
| cosmetics regulations and the FDA in America, as | | | | my family thought I had real tattoos. When I told |
| it is classified as an extremely toxic substance | | | | them it was only temporary they were in |
| which can cause blistering, scaring and much | | | | disbelief, and proceeded to all want one. |
| worse. | | | | So if you were into trying out a tattoo design, or |
| But now a new product has come on the market | | | | just wanted to have a real looking tattoo for any |
| that will hopefully eradicate these irresponsible | | | | occasion this is the product for you . |
| people using PPD products and the heart ache | | | | |