The painting of body is a form of art of body, and probably was around since the beginning of civilization. In almost each culture of tribalist, the painting of body was carried out during the ceremonies or simply just for the beauty of it. Backs then they employed clay and others normal dyes.
The painting of body always survives in the areas of the world, and in particular �Mehndi �, the form of painting of body which employs dyes of henn�, is now very popular in the western world. The tattooing of henn� is semi-permanent.