Zulfiqar, a resident of Sindhi Muslim Society, who suffered from allergies to henna, said that he had applied henna once on Eid two years ago. When I applied mehandi then my hand started burning. I washed my hands, but in that time my hands were covered with henna marks and my skin was red, so allergic that I had to go to a skin specialist.

 

Who doesn't like to decorate on happy festivals including Eid, children, adults, men and women all try to be well prepared, but women's preparation is considered incomplete without henna.

 

But did you know that advertisements for fast and quick color henna can make you suffer because toxic chemicals are mixed in these henna in the name of fast and colorful.

 

Kishore Zulfiqar added that he was so allergic to henna that I had to go to a skin specialist. He told me some ointment and he had to apply it for a long time. Are

 

The victim says that when they used to apply henna, they did not mix chemicals and they used to apply pure henna, that is why now when applying henna, they are scared.

 

Affected by applying chemical henna, Gulsh








an-e-Iqbal's wife Ehtesham said, "I get scared when I think of moon night 3 years ago today because I applied henna on moon night three years ago. It was mixed with dangerous chemicals and as a result of this henna my hands turned red, I started having severe burning sensation and later I got blisters on my hands.

 

"I had gone to dermatologists, he give me some soaps. You need enough time for recovering ," Dr said.

 

She said,I don’t use any mehandi till when  I believe it is organic and free from chemical.

Dermatologists say that there are severe reactions to the chemical henna. Dr. Sharmeen Mustafa, Dermatologist, Sindh Government Hospital, Korangi No. 5, told SAMAA Digital that in our country, happiness is expressed through henna (henna), so women express it by wearing henna on all happy festivals, not just Eid. But now we have different chemicals used in henna for brightening the color, which makes many women allergic.

 

He said 3-4 women visit his clinic who are committed allergic reaction to henna and dying  their hair. Real henna or henna is never allergic. Lasonia is a compound that makes henna. There are very few people who have pure henna, we just want the color to come out quickly, so they use chemicals and when they are applied on the skin, it causes contact. Dermatitis occurs, it is not an infection but it is a type of eczema, or it is called irritant dermatitis, irritant because when these compounds are applied to human skin it causes you these reactions. ۔

 

Dr. Sharmeen said that most of the henna uses toluene and diamenzobenzene, which makes the henna color faster. Black henna contains PPD compounds which are mostly mixed in hair dyes and mostly in hair. Dyes have swine reactions, we have people with OPDs with many complications.

 

He said that in case of swine reaction, blisters on the hands also form in most of the cases, due to which the patients get severe pain, like the condition of burnt patients, most of the cases are those which are malls, They use henna in the markets. Generally, when buying henna, one should see where the henna is coming from.

 

Dr. Sharmeen suggested  to save from such henna which is being sold in common market.You should use purchase mehandi from those who prepared henna organically.