Cov pob khaus siv rau ntawm daim tawv nqaij maj mam ploj mus, tawm hauv cov qauv ntawm daim tawv nqaij, uas coj mus rau lub tswv yim ntawm kev siv henna rau kev kho kom zoo nkauj. Nws tau sau tseg tias Cleopatra nws tus kheej tau xyaum pleev xim nws lub cev nrog henna.
Henna keeb kwm tau ua ib qho kev kho kom zoo nkauj tsis yog rau cov neeg nplua nuj xwb, tab sis kuj rau cov neeg pluag uas tsis tuaj yeem them cov hniav nyiaj hniav kub. Nws tau ntev tau siv rau ntau lub sijhawm: Tam sim no, tag nrho lub ntiaj teb tau txais kev coj noj coj ua thaum ub oriental ntawm henna painting los kho nws lub cev. Nws tau dhau los ua ib hom kev kho kom zoo nkauj nyob rau xyoo 90s hauv Tebchaws Meskas thiab tseem muaj npe nrov mus rau hnub no. Celebrities xws li Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Yasmine Bleeth, Liv Tyler, Xena thiab ntau lwm tus neeg pleev xim lawv lub cev nrog mehendi qauv, zoo siab nthuav tawm lawv tus kheej rau pej xeem, hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab thiab lwm yam.
Henna (Lawsonia inermis; Hina; mignonette ntoo) yog tsob ntoo paj uas loj hlob 12 txog 15 feet siab thiab yog ib hom tsiaj hauv cov genus. Cov nroj tsuag yog siv rau hauv kev npaj cov khoom siv rau dyeing tawv nqaij, plaub hau, rau tes, nrog rau cov ntaub (silk, wool). Txhawm rau kho kom zoo nkauj ntawm daim tawv nqaij, henna nplooj tau qhuav, hauv av rau hauv cov hmoov zoo thiab npaj rau hauv cov khoom siv zoo li cov khoom siv ntau yam. Cov tshuaj muab tshuaj yog siv rau ntawm daim tawv nqaij, xim nws cov txheej sab saud. Hauv nws lub xeev ntuj, henna xim ntawm daim tawv nqaij txiv kab ntxwv lossis xim av. Thaum ua ntawv thov, cov xim tshwm tsaus ntsuab, tom qab uas cov muab tshuaj dries thiab flakes tawm, nthuav tawm cov xim txiv kab ntxwv. Cov qauv hloov xim liab-xim av tsis pub dhau 1-3 hnub tom qab thov. Ntawm ob txhais tes thiab cov ntiv tes, henna tig xim tsaus nti, vim tias daim tawv nqaij hauv cov cheeb tsam no yog rougher thiab muaj ntau keratin. Daim duab tseem nyob ntawm daim tawv nqaij li ntawm 1-4 lub lis piam, nyob ntawm lub henna, cov yam ntxwv ntawm daim tawv nqaij thiab kev sib cuag nrog cov tshuaj ntxuav tes.
Ib qho ntawm cov kab tshoob kev lig kev cai ntawm sab hnub tuaj yog. Tus nkauj nyab, nws niam nws txiv thiab cov txheeb ze tuaj koom ua kev zoo siab rau kev sib yuav. Kev ua si, suab paj nruag, seev cev ua yeeb yam nyob rau hmo ntuj, thaum cov kws tshaj lij caw siv cov qauv mehendi ntawm caj npab thiab txhais ceg, mus txog rau lub luj tshib thiab hauv caug. Xws li ib tug ritual yuav siv sij hawm ob peb teev thiab feem ntau ua los ntawm ob peb artists. Raws li txoj cai, cov qauv henna kuj tau kos rau cov poj niam qhua.