Henna is a small flowering shrub with many uses, the flowers of henna plant are used to produce fragrances and other the leaves are dried up and converted into fine powder by crushing the leaves of Henna plant. The powder is further used for dying hair, skin and clothes. The henna plant is even being known as a skin treatment. Owing to its all-embracing history, henna is said to be an art form got some fallacies attached to it. The henna tattooing arrived from the ancient Egypt, Cleopatra was said to use henna to embellish her beauty and it’s also known that nails were painted there with henna before burying mummies. Henna is a natural sun block and has cooling qualities. Because of these qualities it has been used as a deodorant. It reduces fevers and has general antiseptic and astringent properties. It is helpful in treating bruises, sprains, boils, burns, headaches and athletes foot.