I-Henna—igama nje lodwa liletha imibono yezandla ezihlotshiswe kahle, imiklamo eyinkimbinkimbi, kanye nephunga elimnandi lokunamathisela kwemithi. Ngenxa yobuhle be-henna obungapheli, abathengi bagqoka emishadweni, emikhosini, noma ekuphakeleni kwe-Instagram. Ngaphezu kokukhanga ngokubukeka, i-henna igxile ngokujulile emlandweni.
Kuningi okumele kwenziwe ngakho: kungokwemvelo, okwesikhashana, futhi kungene shí esikweni. Kodwa kunoma yimuphi umculi ocabanga ukwengeza i-henna ohlwini lwazo lweminikelo, akulula njengokukhama ishubhu nokubuka umlingo usenzeka. Ngakho-ke, yini abaculi okufanele bayicabangele ngaphambi kokungena emakethe ye-henna? Lesi sihloko sizodalula umhlaba we-henna, kusukela ekutheni iyini kuye kungani ivunguza ngokuduma nezinto abaculi okufanele bazi ngaphambi kokuyinikeza ngo-2025.
Okuqukethwe
I-Henna ngamafuphi: Kuyini?
Kungani i-henna inesikhathi
Yini okufanele abaculi bayazi mayelana ne-henna ngaphambi kokuyinikela?
Isiphetho sendaba
I-Henna ngamafuphi: Kuyini?
Emgogodleni wayo, i-henna ivela emaqabunga esitshalo se-Lawsonia Inermis, abakhiqizi bayomisa, bawachoboze futhi baphenduke impushana eluhlaza. Uma abadwebi bexuba le mpushana namanzi (futhi mhlawumbe nezinye izinto ezimbalwa ezifana nejusi kalamula namafutha abalulekile), iba unamathisele obushelelezi abangakusebenzisa ukuze benze ubuciko bomzimba obunemininingwane, besikhashana.
Uma inhlama seyomile futhi iwa, izongcolisa isikhumba ngaphansi emithunzini esukela kokusawolintshi ngokugqamile kuye kwemibalabala ensundu ngokujulile, kuye ngekhemistry yesikhumba somuntu kanye nesikhathi umdwebi ashiya ngaso lokho kunamathisela. Sekuyizinkulungwane zeminyaka, i-henna isetshenziswa emazweni kulo lonke elaseNdiya, eMpumalanga Ephakathi, eNyakatho Afrika, ngisho nasezingxenyeni ezithile zeYurophu (ngisho naseGibhithe Lasendulo)—hhayi nje ubuciko bomzimba kodwa futhi nokupholisa umzimba, izinwele ezifayo, ngisho nanjengendlela yokuvikela ngokomoya.
Kodwa namuhla, iningi lihlobanisa i-henna namaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi, amangalisa ngokuvamile abonakala ezandleni nasezinyaweni phakathi nemikhosi efana nemishado noma imikhosi. Okujabulisayo nge-henna ukuthi Iyafiphala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okwenza umklamo ngamunye ube ubuciko obuhle kodwa besikhashana. Lokhu kuvumela amaklayenti ukuthi ajabulele ubuciko bomzimba ngaphandle kokuthi “kuthiwani uma ngizisola ngalokhu kamuva?” ukuzibophezela kwe-tattoo unomphela.
Kungani i-henna inesikhathi
Noma ubani oye waya emikhosini yasehlobo maduzane noma oye wabona izithombe zomshado we-boho-chic cishe uye wabona i-henna endaweni ethile ekuxubeni. Sekuyinsakavukela kuyo yonke into kusukela ku-Coachella kubukeka kuya kumaphathi asondelene nomakoti. Kodwa ukuthandwa okukhulayo kwehenna akukhona nje okuphathelene nobuhle—kuthinta amathrendi ambalwa amakhulu aqhuba ubuhle nobuciko bomzimba.
Uma uke waya emkhosini wasehlobo muva nje noma ubone izithombe zomshado we-boho-chic, kungenzeka ukuthi uke wabona i-henna ndawana thize ekuxubeni. Sekuyinsakavukela kuyo yonke into kusukela ku-Coachella kubukeka kuya kumaphathi asondelene nomakoti. Kodwa ukuthandwa okukhulayo kwehenna akukhona nje okuphathelene nobuhle—kuthinta amathrendi ambalwa amakhulu aqhuba ubuhle nobuciko bomzimba.
Okokuqala, ubuhle bemvelo buyanda. Abantu abaningi bayaqhela kumakhemikhali anonya futhi bafuna izindlela zokwelapha zobuhle ngezithako ezilula, ezisekelwe esitshalweni. I-Henna ingena ngqo kulokhu kunyakaza kobuhle obuluhlaza. Yenziwe ngesitshalo, ayibandakanyi lutho unomphela, futhi ayizi nokuzisola okungaba khona isikhathi eside kwe-tattoo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, imvelo yesikhashana ye-henna inesikhalo esikhulu kulabo abafuna ukushintsha ukubukeka kwabo ngaphandle kokuzibophezela okukhulu.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, amapulatifomu ezokuxhumana abambe iqhaza elikhulu ekwenzeni i-henna ipholile futhi. Amapulatifomu afana ne-Instagram ne-TikTok aguqule i-henna yaba uhlobo lobuciko okufanele kwabelwane ngalo, luthakaselelwe, futhi lube nomona. Abagqugquzeli babelane ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo kwe-henna, okuye kwabangela ilukuluku nesidingo esikhulu sobuciko, ikakhulukazi lawo mavidiyo ajabulisayo lapho umdwebi we-henna ekhipha iphethini elifanele.
Yini okufanele abaculi bayazi mayelana ne-henna ngaphambi kokuyinikela?
1. Qaphela ukubaluleka kwamasiko
Kwamasiko amaningi, ikakhulukazi eNingizimu Asia, Middle East nase-Afrika, zehena ingaphezu nje kwephethini elihle. Kunokubaluleka okujulile kwamasiko nenkolo, lawo masiko akusebenzisa emicikilishweni yokudlula, imishado, nemikhosi yezenkolo. Kwabanye, i-henna iwuhlobo lwesibusiso noma isivikelo.
Manje, lokhu akusho ukuthi abaculi akufanele banikele zehena uma ingaphandle kwesizinda samasiko—kodwa kusho ukuthi kufanele bakhulume nayo ngenhlonipho nangokuqaphela. Zinike isikhathi sokufunda ngemvelaphi yayo, incazelo yamaphethini athile, nendlela asetshenziswa ngayo ngokwesiko. Eminye imiklamo ilayishwe izimpawu nokuqonda okungaphakamisa umsebenzi futhi kusize amaciko agweme ukucasula othile angahlosile.
Enye into okufanele icatshangelwe ukuvuma izimpande zamasiko zehena ekufakweni kwebhizinisi noma lapho ukhuluma namakhasimende. Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi iciko liyahlonipha lapho lolu hlobo lobuciko luqhamuke khona futhi alimane nje ligxumele ethrendini, elingahamba ibanga elide emhlabeni lapho amakhasimende anendaba khona ngobuqiniso.
2. Ikhwalithi yokulawula
I-Henna ingaba ngokwemvelo futhi ibalulekile ngokwesiko, kodwa inezindaba eziningi ezisabekayo (isikhumba esishile, amabhamuza amabi, nezibazi ezingapheli). Kodwa lokho kungenxa yokuthi akulona iqiniso zehena. I-henna yangempela, yezinga eliphezulu akufanele neze ilimaze isikhumba, kodwa "i-henna emnyama" edume kabi, evame ukusetshenziswa izindawo zokuvakasha ezidwetshiwe noma imikhosi, ingenye indaba.
I-henna emnyama ngokuvamile iqukethe i-PPD (i-para-phenylenediamine), ikhemikhali engabangela ukungezwani okunamandla, okushiya abantu benokungaphezu nje kokuhlangenwe nakho okubi. I-henna yangempela? Ingowomhlaba, yemvelo, futhi inemithunzi ewolintshi, ebomvu, noma ensundu—ayiba mnyama. Uma abaculi bezimisele ngokunikeza i-henna njengengxenye yezinsizakalo zabo, kufanele batshale imali ephezulu, yemvelo ye-henna evela kubahlinzeki abahloniphekile.
I-Organic, i-henna etholakala ngokuziphatha ihlale ihamba kahle. Akukhona nje ukuthi iphephile kumakhasimende kuphela, kodwa izowanika nemiphumela engcono, ehlala isikhathi eside. Abantu banolwazi ngalokho abakubeka esikhumbeni sabo, ngakho-ke bahlangabezane nabakulindele ngedili langempela.
3. Ukuphepha kuqala
Noma ngabe abaculi basebenzisa okungcono kakhulu zehena imali ingathengwa, kusenethuba elincane lokuthi othile angase abe nokungezwani komzimba—ikakhulukazi kwamanye amafutha noma izithasiselo abangase bazisebenzise ukuxuba unamathisele wabo. Khumbula ukuthi ukuhlolwa kwe-patch akukona nje udayi wezinwele.
Kuhlale kuwumqondo omuhle ukuhlola isichibi esikhumbeni seklayenti ngaphambi kokugxumela kumklamo ogcwele. Amanye amaciko ahamba ibanga elide ngokuphumela obala ngezithako ezikunamathisele kwawo. Kuyisenzo esincane, kodwa kwakha ukwethembana kumakhasimende futhi kuwasiza ukuthi agweme noma yiziphi izinto ezingalindelekile ezingajabulisi, njengomuntu oshiya idokodo efuna ama-antihistamine esikhundleni sokukhuluma ngamanga abo. Umklamo omusha.
4. Umklamo we-henna
Kulula ukucabanga ngakho zehena njengenye nje indlela. Kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi, ukuklama kwe-henna kuyindlela yobuciko eyingqayizivele. Nakuba amanye amaklayenti angase acele okuthile kwesimanje noma kwesimanje, amaningi azofuna amaphethini endabuko avame ukuthonywa yizisusa zamasiko. Cabanga ngamaphethini alinganayo, i-paisley, ama-mandala, kanye nemininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi.
Ubuciko be-henna bubuye bulandele imithetho ehlukile kune-tattooing yaseNtshonalanga, lapho ukuthungatha nokujula kungase kudlale indima enkulu kuma-tattoos. I-Henna inamathela emigqeni ehlanzekile, eqhubekayo kanye nokugcwalisa okubucayi. Ngakho-ke, thatha isikhathi sokutadisha imiklamo ye-henna yakudala evela ezifundeni ezahlukene. Abaculi bangacabanga nokusebenzisa ama-stencil e-henna futhi stickers uma imininingwane eyinkimbinkimbi ingaphezu kwabo.
Isiko ngalinye linendlela yalo-i-henna yaseNdiya iyaziwa ngamaphethini ayo anemininingwane, afana ne-lace, kuyilapho i-henna yaseMoroccan i-geometric eyengeziwe futhi inesibindi. Ukuqonda lokhu kuhlukaniswa ngeke nje kwenze umdwebi we-henna abe nekhono kakhulu kodwa futhi kubasize bakhonze kangcono amaklayenti.
Isiphetho sendaba
Ukunikeza i-henna njengengxenye yezinsizakalo zobuciko kungavula amathuba amasha okudala, kuhehe inhlobo ebanzi yamakhasimende, futhi kungene enkambweni echumayo engaphelelwa isikhathi nesimanje. Kodwa, njenganoma yiluphi uhlobo lobuciko, ludinga inhlonipho, ukuzijwayeza, nokunaka imininingwane. Uma amabhizinisi ekulungele ukwamukela umhlaba we-henna, kungaba okuvuza ngendlela emangalisayo futhi ngisho nokuzindla. Nokho, kufanele bazihlomise ngolwazi, bahloniphe umsuka wobuciko, futhi bazijwayeze.
