Henna – Can scars be dyed with henna?

Many people try to hide their scars or wounds by drawing tattoos or a variety of designs on them. According to the natural phenomena of the skin, whenever a skin wound is created, scar tissue forms at the site of the injury that differs in its structure from other normal skin cells.

These scar tissues also absorb henna stains quite well, just like the normal skin surface, but the darkness and permanence of these stains is entirely dependent on how well the wound has healed over the period of time.

If the wound has healed completely, the stain on the skin will be quite a lot, although it also varies with the type of injury, and, but if the tissue sits poorly and is rather fresh or new; there may be little to no henna stain compared to the surrounding skin.

Well-established reasons to explain this natural phenomenon have been established by different professional artists in association with skin specialists.

The dye molecules in the henna saturate and color dead cells in the stratum corneum layer to produce a stain when the paste is removed.

As these cells exfoliate and shed, according to common observation, the spots begin to fade and slowly disappear.

The exfoliation rates of scar tissues have reportedly tended to be different from that of the surrounding skin. Because of these distinctions, henna stains unevenly on surfaces.

This, instead of covering the wound, produces an unsightly, irregular tattoo design.

Until and unless blood flow and cell regeneration are well established, henna designs can quickly fade or disappear than the surrounding skin.

Even after several years of curing, experiments show that exfoliation rates are still impaired. However, there is no direct evidence that the use of Henna to cover scars and wounds is harmful or beneficial.