Henna is a commonly used plant-based dye to color hair. Using henna has a lot of benefits, it is not only a natural dye, but it also reduces dandruff, nourishes your scalp and conditions your hair.

It’s 2008. I’m ten years old. I have a henna cone in my hand and I’m not afraid to use it. I squeeze unrecognisable flowers onto the women, and I paint wonky footballs and messy rockets onto the boys.

In 1997, when Madonna and Gwen Stefani started sporting henna tattoos, the Western world took notice of these gorgeous and artful techniques. But we were already behind the times. This traditional ...