Examining Beauty and Fashion Cultures Around the World: Cross-Cultural Psychology
Examining Beauty and Fashion Cultures Around the World: Cross-Cultural Psychology Post 2: India By Sierra Lookabill https://www.thelotusroomnashville.com/living-ayurveda/2017/9/25/healing-benefits-of-henna For our second exploration of beauty and fashion around the world, Peyton and I decided to look at Indian cultural beauty traditions. While there are many fashion and beauty norms throughout Indian culture, the first thing that came to my mind was henna. The history of using henna is incredibly important throughout India as well as Africa and the Middle East. Henna is also relatively inexpensive and something that we could easily try for a hands-on experience. The word "henna" refers to the plant, Lawsonia inermis, while the actual practice of applying the plant, in Hindi, is called Mehndi. The henna plant is crushed into a paste mixed with oils, which stains the top layer of skin by binding to the keratin in skin cells and provide...