Does chlorine affect henna tattoos.
Chlorine help protect your henna tattoo and the salt water that helps in fading your henna tattoo.
Henna tattoo (mehandi) getting into the pool or the ocean with your henna tattoo will affect its life span. The more time you spend in the water, the less time your henna tattoo (mehandi) will last. The duration of your henna tattoo (mehandi) is greatly affected by the frequency of your going to pools and dipping in oceans.
If you cannot avoid the pool or the ocean completely, you can try putting a layer of Vaseline on your tattoo to lessen the effect of the ocean and pool water. This will help protect your (mehandi) henna tattoo from the chlorine and the salt water that helps in fading your henna tattoo.