Re: NO to black henna
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Posted by sashi on February 20, 1998 at 03:09:06:
In Reply to: Re: NO to black henna posted by Edith Fehrenbacher on February 19, 1998 at 23:34:22:
: It is one thing for extablished Mehandi artists to know that the : "black" henna is probably cut with hair dye. : It is another for packaging and companies to imply that safe : colored henna exists. : I know of people who are highly allergic to black hair dye. It is : criminal for teens and others to buy a kit with an unsafe product : and get a bad reaction. : We must speak out against the charlatans! ...right on! and here's why: ..."black" henna has an additive in it to make it produce a black colour. it's called "Para-Phenylenediamide" which is used in dermatological patch testing to test for reactions to rubber substances and is made of literally black rubber like what tires are made of. i purchased a package of imported "black henna" (from India) just to check it out and the back says to be VERY careful and to always do a patch test for this particular product. i found out about the above mentioned substance by doing a web search on it and finally landed at an allergy site which had the "scoop". :/ ...personally, imho, i think that a "black" henna would look aweful! i love the soft, warm tones of *real* henna and feel that anyone who wants "black" is really a "tattoo wannabe" at heart. my advice to them: either go all the way and git a *real* tattoo or do dark brown mehndi and leave it at that. ...sashi. :)
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