Does anyone know what pigments are used in Indian hand painting, and can I buy them? Or is there anything that can be replaced?

Henna tattoo, also called mehndi, is a special tattoo. Originated in India, it is an ancient art of human body decoration, which is popular in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. In the early days, it was used by women for social and religious ceremonies, and later it was also used by men. The texture of henna tattoo is complicated. In fact, it is mainly used as a bride's decoration before the wedding. In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sudan, this decoration is also used for grooms. In Arabia and Persia, this kind of tattoo can be used in various special occasions, such as 7 months pregnant, postpartum, wedding, engagement and so on. Henna tattoos became popular in the 1990s. This kind of tattoo is mostly used on hands and feet, because there are more horniness on the skin in these parts, and the dye can last for a long time (but it will disappear within a few weeks, at most only a few months). Generally, the skin is colored with dyes, so it is not very accurate to call it henna tattoo (tattoo), because tattoos are generally permanent.

Indian painting is different from the traditional permanent tattoo of acupuncture tattoo. The Indian name' (Mehndi') was called henna tattoo after it spread to the west. The so-called Mehndi refers to the traditional Indian decorative art, in which the leaves of henna (originally Arabic, also known as foam flower) are made into raw materials, and the skin is used as a canvas to paint on hands and feet, symbolizing good luck.

The paint used for hand painting comes from a northern plant called Hannah. People pick the leaves and buds of this shrub and grind them into very fine paste, which has become an important painting material for hand-painted artists. In Dilihart, which is known as the "concentration place of folk handicrafts" in New Delhi, the reporter watched the process of hand-painted art completely. After the customer washes his arm, the hand painter skillfully paints on the back of his hand and upper arm with paint tubes with different colors and different opening shapes. About 20 minutes later, a very fine and complicated pattern was published by the hand-painted artist. In order to keep the pattern longer, customers need to wait for the next two hours for the pigment to dry. After the excess pigment dries and falls off, the pattern left on the human body will clearly appear. Apply it again with plant essential oil and the pigment will "take root" on the skin.

There should be nothing to replace it. I don't know where to sell it in China.