The art of henna tattooing is a very ancient one, and can be traced all the way back to the ancient Egyptians who used henna to decorate their bodies. Henna is a non-permanent dye made from the dried leaves of the henna plant. Henna tattoos are popular in India, Japan, North Africa, Egypt, and the Middle East, where henna is grown. Although they began as cheap decorative body art, and signs of auspiciousness, they have now become exotic and very popular in the US and Europe too. Cities like New Jersey and Edison have large immigrant populations, and hence it is not unusual to find henna tattoos becoming increasingly popular there. Interestingly, henna tattoos are not just a part of bridal make-up in Edison and New Jersey, but also popular as temporary body designs for night outs among all cultures.
