Henna tattoos getting a bad name? - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

Henna tattoos getting a bad name?

BioBuzz owner Stephen Bradford BioBuzz owner Stephen Bradford
henna paste henna paste
  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:30 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:30:59 GMT
    Dougherty County School Police are under the watchful eye of some law enforcement veterans this week, as a team of experts is assessing the department as part of a plan to improve the entire school system.
    Dougherty County School Police are under the watchful eye of some law enforcement veterans this week, as a team of experts is assessing the department as part of a plan to improve the entire school system.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:15:06 GMT
    Do you have a taste for some good ole' south Georgia watermelon? You might have to wait a little bit. Farmers are running about three weeks behind after some crazy spring weather made this one of their
    Do you have a taste for some good ole' south Georgia watermelon? You might have to wait a little bit.  Farmers are running about three weeks behind after some crazy spring weather made this one of their most difficult seasons ever and sent prices up.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:07 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:07:26 GMT
    Five people remain in jail in Worth County on meth charges. The Worth County Sheriff's Office and Mid South Drug Task Force found meth when executing search warrants at houses near Oakfield and Warwick
    The Worth County Sheriff's Office and Mid South Drug Task Force found meth when executing search warrants at houses near Oakfield and Warwick Tuesday night.

August 20, 2003

Albany-- The Florida Department of Health recently issued a warning for people who want to get a henna tattoo, saying that some forms of the process may be hazardous. They say that henna can cause itching, rashes, swelling and scarring of the skin.

Henna tattoos are temporary. They come from an extract of a plant found in India. Albany business owner,  Stephen Bradford, who applies henna tattoos at the BioBuzz, says henna is completely safe.

He says some people are not using the proper mixture, and that is giving henna a bad name. "There is a black henna dye that is coined a henna tattoo that really isn't henna. It's either colorization dyes used in the henna paste or not even a henna paste at all," says Bradford.  

All natural henna is green and powdery. Henna tattoos should have a green tint and never be completly black.

Posted at 5:55 PM. by jennifer.hulsey@walb.com