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Henna and Grease Paper.....
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Posted by Mariel Shannon Clayton on August 23, 1999 at 21:08:22:
In a book about henna which I bought recently, it was suggested that if you are applying henna yourself to a difficult area (neck, shoulder etc..) an idea was to paint the design on a pice of greased paper (baking paper or the like) and then apply the design on the paper to the skin and keep it there until dry. The theory was that not only will the design be better because you apply it more intricately on the paper first, but also the paper will prevent it from drying out, and allow your own body heat to warm the henna thus making it darker. Does this actually work? Has anyone tried it? If you have or will, could you please let me know the results. I have the most beautiful dragon design which I was going to apply around my neck in this manner, but I want to find out if this method works or not. Also, I was told that by warming and drying the tatoo over the heat and smoke of an incense stick causes the colour to darken. Is this true? or just a load of hot air? I would love any advice and insight. Thank you for your time Mariel
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