Scores of people flocked to the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library recently for the opportunity to have body artist Angie Hustead apply a free henna tattoo to their hands. More than 50 people of all ...

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.

Henna (also called mehndi, anella, or lalle) is a temporary “tattoo” and hair dye made from the henna plant (Lawsonia inermis). People in many cultures use it to create elaborate designs on the skin.