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Darker the colour of the mehndi, better it is. Some women also related intensity of the colour to the love of a woman’s husband. Many more such tales that narrate, dark coloured mehndi is considered to be auspicious. So if your mehndi never comes out to rich and dark, then no need to worry. There are many old and tested ways to darken the mehndi in just few minutes.
1. Clean Your Hands Before Applying Mehndi
Many have the habit to apply mehndi on the dirty hands. clean your hands with a mild cleanser and then start the mehndi. Don’t apply any lotion or oil before applying mehndi on your palms.
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2. Use Sugar and Lemon Tonic
To make the mehndi stay longer on your palms, prepare a solution of lemon and sugar beforehand. When the mehndi dries off on your palms, then dip a cotton in the solution and dab it gently on your mehndi. The sticky sugar will make the mehndi stay longer on your hand which intensifies the colour of your mehndi.
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3. Don’t Use Water on Your Hands
After cleaning the mehndi, don’t use water on that hand. Rub both of your palms together to get rid of the mehndi. Don’t use water.
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4. Take Steam Using Cloves
When you remove your mehndi, take 5 cloves and roast it on a tawa. When the smokes rise from it, place your hands above the cloves. Don’t touch the cloves as it might burn your hands.
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5. Mustard Oil
After removing the mehndi, apply some mustard oil on your hands. The heat of the oil will make your mehndi dark and intense.
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]]>1. Start with clean hands- Before you sit down to get henna applied onto your hands make sure that your hands are absolutely clean. If you have applied some sort of lotion or oil prior to the mehendi application wash them with soap and warm water to get rid of all the traces of lotion or the oil.
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2. Sugar and lemon mixture- This one is already very popular and is known by almost everyone, but this list would have been incomplete without putting it in here. So post application once the mehendi starts to dry, apply a mixture made with sugar and water onto your palms or mehendi. The sticky solution will ensure that the mehendi doesn’t get peeled off from your hands and stay put for longer.
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3. Apply mustard oil- Thirty minutes before you decide to remove your mehndi apply a generous amount of mustard oil onto your palms. The mustard oil will ensure that the mehendi comes off easily and the warmth of the mustard oil will also help the mehendi to darken a bit more.
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4. Don’t wash off your mehendi- The worst thing that you can do while taking off your mehndi is to wash it off with water. The correct way to remove your mehendi is to either rub your palms together to scrub of the mehendi or you can also use a butter knife to scrape off the mehendi. The moment you remove your mehendi it will be bright orange in colour. But don’t sweat over it because it will get darker as the time passes.
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5. Don’t go out in the sun- During your mehendi application, avoid sitting in the sun as this will make your mehendi dry faster than the usual. In order to get the darkest colour out of your Mehendi, you need to let it dry on its own.
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6. Apply Vicks- Get your mehendi applied at such a time so that you can take it off at the night. So once you have scraped off the mehendi from your hands slather your hands with Vicks or iodex and then go to sleep. The warmth from the ointment will make the colour get deeper.
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7. Gloves- Heat or warmth can make a huge difference in the colour of your mehendi. But that doesn’t mean that you have to sit in front of the heater toasting your hands. All you need is some warmth. Once you have applied the vicks or iodex on your hands slip on a pair of gloves and go to sleep. The warmth from the ointment, combined with the gloves will help you achieve the darkest and deepest colour.
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8. No waxing or scrubbing- Waxing and scrubbing sessions are meant to be done before the mehendi application and not after it. If you wax or scrub your hands after the mehendi application the colour will get worn out quickly and will ruin it completely.
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9. Stay away from water- The best way to get the deepest colour out of your mehendi is to keep your hands out of the water as much as possible. We do understand that there are some important tasks that you need to get done such as brushing your teeth, using the washroom, washing your face, etc. but for these things you can take help from your sister, mother or friends. You can also wear latex gloves and do your business easily without getting the water on your hands. But keep in mind not to wear these for too long as your hands might start to sweat.
