Re: Henna consistency

Posted by Kenzi on October 13, 1999 at 00:20:33:

In Reply to: Re: Henna consistency posted by Natasha Papousek on October 12, 1999 at 19:53:54:

: I don't measure anything. I spoon henna powder into a cup and then
: alternate adding lemon juice and black tea with cloves until it
reaches
: a pudding consistency. When dropped from the spoon, the paste hangs
a
: second before plopping back into the cup. Then I let it sit
overnight
: -- sometimes the henna powder absorbs lots of liquid and i need to
add
: a few more drops of lemon juice in the morning. I suspect that
overal
: humidity may be a factor (like it is in bread-making)

It's probably best to err on the side of too thick so you can add
liquid to thin it out. I let my paste sit overnight and then see how
it squeezes out of the bottle, then add lemon juice to thin it out if
necessary.

Loretta Roome, in her book on henna, says that your paste should be
the consistency of hot fudge...that's real hot fudge, not Hershey's
chocolate syrup.

Follow-ups:

• Re: Henna consistency Roxanne 01:10:35 10/18/99 (0)