Yes, they do. As your skin cells regenerate the colour will fade, and as your hairs fall out and new ones grow, the colour will be taken with them. Henna only colours the epidermis, and is not the same as semi-permanent makeup which goes to lower layers of the skin and stays there for years.

So Henna lasts on the skin for up to two weeks, and on the hairs for up to 6 weeks. This will of course be dependent on skin type, and the growth rate of the hair. If a client has very oily skin you may see the henna fade more quickly as the skin produces more sebum. Conversely, if a client has very dry skin you may see the colour flake off with their dry skin. This can be helped with aftercare advice - oily clients should be advised to gently cleanse their brows and pat dry, applying oil to the brows to nourish the skin there. If they are using any products to reduce the oil during the day, it should be blotted and not rubbed. Clients with dry skin should be advised the same with regards to gentle cleansing and oil - they can use oil more than once per day to really help to nourish the skin on the brows. All clients should avoid rubbing their brows with their hands or clothing, and manual or chemical exfoliators should be avoided on the brows in order to prolong the colour.

Yes and no - while the treatment isn’t harmful to you or the baby (unless you’re allergic, of course), during pregnancy the body changes so much. Due to hormonal changes, you can see big changes to hair growth cycles, how hair behaves under certain conditions and with certain treatments, and you can even see a change in skin type and sensitivity. In short, it’s really difficult to predict what kind of results you’ll get during pregnancy (and breastfeeding!) so it’s better to not have the treatment.

Yes – most henna for eyebrows does contain a very small amount of P-Aminophenol, Phenylenediamine or Diamino-phenoxyethanol, and some people can have sensitivities to these ingredients. Their purpose is to give the henna a faster processing time, neutralize the warmth and give a longer lasting result. Without these ingredients they will not process fast enough and there would be no point in having this as a beauty treatment in a salon. The service would take too long and the results would not be sufficient.

Water and sweat can cause henna to fade quicker so if your client goes to the gym make them aware of this, brows should also be kept dry for 12- 24 after the treatment so if the client has washed there eyebrows this could be a cause.

Henna brows are a natural alternative to traditional eyebrow colouring. Traditional eyebrow tints are primarily made of chemicals while most henna brow products are made of natural plant-based ingredients.

Yes, if your eyebrows are looking a little dark you can use a face cleanser or exfoliator as this will help to fade the brows.

No, it’s not. It is not a tattoo, it is not invasive, it does not hurt. It simply stains the skin and tints the hair.