The listings are Egypt’s 10th ICH element to be registered with UNESCO. In 2023, Egypt and UNESCO celebrated 20 years since adopting the 2003 Convention of Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Henna has been used since ancient times for various purposes – in Ancient Egypt, henna was used to dye hair, skin, and even ...

Henna is known to have been discovered in Egypt around 5400 years ago when Rameses II used to apply it to his hair. According ...

The Egyptians were among the first to use cosmetics and perfumes. As early as 10,000 BCE, both men and women used scented oils and ointments to clean and soften the skin (and to mask body odor), and ...