International Certification
for Natural Henna Arts

A Voluntary Peer Review Certification Program for Henna Artists

Basic Henna Certification Exam
~Practice Examination~
Section 8
Aftercare

The questions on your practice exam are different from, but similar to, those which will be on the Certification Exam.

Aftercare

1)You can make a henna design last longer by:
A) Soaking in dilute ammonia
B) Soaking in detergent
C) Applying coconut oil before you wash
D) Rubbing whitening toothpaste onto the design

2) Once you remove the dried henna paste, your stain:
A) Will begin to fade immediately
B) Can take up to three days to fully darken
C) Will not get darker
D) Must be scrubbed with soap to get darker

3) While the henna is on the skin, you can safely darken henna stains by:
A) Gently, repeatedly, steaming the hennaed skin
B) Fuming the skin with incense
C) Cooling the skin
D) Spraying the skin with lime juice

4) If you hold your hennaed skin over a brazier of smoldering cloves:
A) You may damage your lungs if you inhale the smoke
B) The  henna stains will turn black everywhere on your body
C) You henna stains will stay cherry red
D) You will get slightly intoxicated

5) After the henna is removed:
A) A paramour's love will help darken the stain
B) Contact with air, heat, and mild alkaline liquids will help darken the stain
C)  Frequent washing will help darken the stain
D) All of the above are true

6) After the henna is removed, you can darken the stains by:
A) Applying bat urine on the stains
B) Applying camel urine on the stains
C) Applying wet high-lime cement on the stains
D) All of the above will darken henna, but are harsh to skin

7) After the henna is removed:
A) Some people's henna stains may darken very little
B) Some people's henna stains may darken to coffee color
C) Henna will darken differently on different parts of the body
D) Any of the above may occur

8) The following can rapidly ruin a henna stain:
A) Contact lens cleaning solution
B) Rainwater
C) Urine
D) Any of the above may ruin henna stains

9) A henna stain may be removed more quickly by:
A) Applying extra whitening toothpaste and scrubbing
B) Soaking in peroxide
C) Soaking in hot water followed by exfoliation
D) Any of the above can remove henna stains faster

10) When you have hennaed a person, you should advise them to:
A) Moisturize their skin with anti-oxidant rich lotion
B) Be very careful to not smear their henna
C) Remove their henna with dry cleaning fluid
D) Poke at their henna frequently to see if it’s dried yet


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