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Design Resource
Mehndi Art - Yadgiri, Karnataka
Hand Decorating Art
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Srikanth B.
Tools and Raw Materials
The following are the tools and raw materials used for mehendi art:
• Readymade Mehndi Powder: A base ingredient used for preparing mehndi paste.
• Sieve: Mehndi powder is filtered using a sieve.
• Lemon Juice: It is added to the powder.
• Water: water with lemon juice is mixed to make mehndi paste.
• Sugar: Sugar mixed with water used to remoisten the henna mud so that the henna will stain darker.
• Essential Oil: It is added along with lemon juice while making mehndi paste.
• Spoon: It is used for mixing the paste and also transferring the paste from the bowl to the plastic cone.
• Plastic Wrap: It is used to cover the container containing mehndi paste overnight.
• Cone: A plastic cone is used as an applicator of mehndi.
