Since you can’t make a real tattoo at home, because you need a special machine (and it's dangerous), the article will focus exclusively on temporary tattoos, painless and easily washed off. Such tattoos are also done in salons, but it’s quite an expensive pleasure, and why such a waste, if you can do everything yourself, especially since the procedure is not as complicated as it might seem. It is worth a try, and over time you will be able to pamper yourself with a variety of tattoo designs on any part of the body.
What is needed for this? How to get a tattoo at home? We will talk about all this in sufficient detail so that everyone can make the desired drawing on their own and without leaving home (unless only in the store for tools and paints).
A temporary tattoo at home can be made with henna. It will last for several weeks and then rinse off with water, without any special means for removal. Henna paint penetrates only into the upper layer of the skin and comes off with it.
The drawing itself is applied using parchment and fixed with henna paint on a stencil. And if you have a talent for drawing, you can do without template preparation. Ready-made mixtures of henna for tattooing have long been sold in specialized departments, in online stores. You can cook such a mixture at home. There are many recipes.
How to make a tattoo at home from henna? Recipe number 1
Choose henna green (40 gr) and not for hair coloring, but in specialized cosmetic stores. In addition to henna, either citric acid or lime juice will be the main ingredient. Everything else is sure to be in the house: 2 teaspoons of tea and ground coffee.
First boil 0.5 liters of water, add tea and coffee and cook for about an hour. Turn off the gas and carefully inject henna powder, immediately destroying the lumps. Lastly, lemon juice is added. And the more, the richer the color of the cooked pasta (up to 3 teaspoons). You can add special dyes, if you can find them on sale.
Ready paint must be left in the refrigerator for 3 hours (not in the freezer).
Recipe number 2
A liter of water is mixed with 250 grams of henna powder. 2-3 drops of eucalyptus oil are added. Then the mixture is applied to the body using a stencil and subsequently processed with a mixture of lemon juice and a tablespoon of sugar, so that the paint is better absorbed.
How to make a tattoo at home with parchment and stencil?
During this time, you can prepare parchment: apply a drawing to it with a water-soluble felt-tip pen. You can do without parchment, immediately draw with a felt-tip pen on the body the desired pattern. And the stencil: cut the same pattern so that you can subsequently cover the pattern with henna paint.
When using parchment, the skin at the place of drawing the drawing needs to be prepared: clean it with alcohol or scrub, then grease with ball deodorant, it will help dissolve the lines drawn with a felt-tip pen. It is only necessary to press the parchment well against the skin.
How to make a tattoo at home from henna? Select a tool.
Paint made from henna will help to fix the pattern of the tattoo on the skin. To apply it, you can use any improvised tools: a wide brush to paint over the gaps of the stencil; and to remove the contours - a cotton swab, a toothpick, a needle (blunt end). Excess paint that goes beyond the outline of the picture should be removed immediately.
Henna is quickly absorbed into the skin, but the paint should dry well. It takes 2 to 8 hours. And it is advisable to spend them in the sun so that the paints acquire a more saturated color. Once the tattoo has dried, you can spray on the tattoo with hairspray to fix the pattern. Place the tattoo is undesirable to wash in the next 2 days. And before taking a shower after two days, it is better to lubricate the tattoo with sunflower oil to protect the pattern. Do not worry about clothing: a henna tattoo does not leave any marks on it.
Making a temporary tattoo at home is not so difficult. But what a result and what a saving of money! In beauty salons, such a tattoo will cost you from 400 rubles. Parchment, felt-tip pen, henna and a couple of limes cost 2 times less. Although, of course, for the first time, a tattoo may not turn out so beautifully, so you should go to the salon once and follow the actions of a professional. Such a master class will help you master the art of bio-tattooing on your own.