Re: Henna clogging? Got lumps?

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Posted by Anon on October 16, 1999 at 16:22:29:

In Reply to: Re: Henna clogging? Got lumps? posted by Diane Thompson on October 16, 1999 at 15:09:29:

: using an electric mixer

I had some lumpy stuff, and bought ($10 on sale) a small food
processor. It took a while (perhaps I was being cautious, mixing in
the liquid a tiny bit at a time), but it worked beautifully, and I
didn't have to sift.

Before that, I tried a mortar & pestle to mix the paste. It worked on
the clumps but not on the big pieces, which then clogged. (I added
that to the food processor mixture.)

: After mixing up the henna paste to the right consistency, I use a
: plastic sieve to push the paste through into a clean stoneware bowl.

Is this the kind with plastic sides and a mesh bottom? (Maybe sieve
the paste straight into a bag?)

: You can then transfer the paste into a zip lock back, cut one of the
: corner tips and squeeze the paste into a squeeze bottle.

Every time I try this, the seam bursts. I have tried poking a hole in
one side instead - messier, but at least it doesn't leak. Still
haven't gotten to the pharmacy to buy a baby-medicine syringe.
Loading from a large squeeze-bottle was great for the first
half-bottle - VERY easy to top off the little bottle - but I wouldn't
have been able to get the rest of the henna paste out if I'd needed
it. (Suggestion: use this if you want something neat and easy, and
have planned left-overs. Don't use it if you're running short on
henna.)

: To apply henna, I use a craft squeeze bottle with metal tips, 4
: different sizes.

I found some plastic tips intended for 3-D fabric paint. They snap in
to the jacquard bottle, but are V-shaped instead of Y-shaped -- this
results in a lot less clogging. (The V gives better pressure than the
last part of the Y.) The same package had some funky tips to do
muliple lines at once. That was kinda fun, and might be useful from
time to time, but I had to be careful with pressure if I wanted to be
sure all the lines came out well. (These tips also change easily.
The small ones pop in; the large ones screw on.)

Follow-ups:

Re: Henna clogging? Got lumps? Diane Thompson 04:28:23 10/18/99 (0)
Re: Henna clogging? Got lumps? Kenzi 04:01:35 10/18/99 (2)
- Re: Baby nose thing. Amy C 17:25:19 10/18/99 (1)
  - Re: Baby nose thing. Kenzi 19:19:06 10/18/99 (0)
Re: tips Amy C 04:43:40 10/17/99 (5)
- Re: tips Anon 04:18:39 10/19/99 (4)
  - Re: tips...and baby stuff Kenzi 22:40:58 10/19/99 (1)
    - Re: tips...and baby stuff Anon 04:08:55 10/20/99 (0)
  - Re: tips Amy C 07:05:29 10/19/99 (1)
    - Re: tips Anon 04:05:54 10/20/99 (0)

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: : using an electric mixer : I had some lumpy stuff, and bought ($10 on sale) a small food : processor. It took a while (perhaps I was being cautious, mixing in : the liquid a tiny bit at a time), but it worked beautifully, and I : didn't have to sift. : Before that, I tried a mortar & pestle to mix the paste. It worked on : the clumps but not on the big pieces, which then clogged. (I added : that to the food processor mixture.) : : After mixing up the henna paste to the right consistency, I use a : : plastic sieve to push the paste through into a clean stoneware bowl. : Is this the kind with plastic sides and a mesh bottom? (Maybe sieve : the paste straight into a bag?) : : You can then transfer the paste into a zip lock back, cut one of the : : corner tips and squeeze the paste into a squeeze bottle. : Every time I try this, the seam bursts. I have tried poking a hole in : one side instead - messier, but at least it doesn't leak. Still : haven't gotten to the pharmacy to buy a baby-medicine syringe. : Loading from a large squeeze-bottle was great for the first : half-bottle - VERY easy to top off the little bottle - but I wouldn't : have been able to get the rest of the henna paste out if I'd needed : it. (Suggestion: use this if you want something neat and easy, and : have planned left-overs. Don't use it if you're running short on : henna.) : : To apply henna, I use a craft squeeze bottle with metal tips, 4 : : different sizes. : I found some plastic tips intended for 3-D fabric paint. They snap in : to the jacquard bottle, but are V-shaped instead of Y-shaped -- this : results in a lot less clogging. (The V gives better pressure than the : last part of the Y.) The same package had some funky tips to do : muliple lines at once. That was kinda fun, and might be useful from : time to time, but I had to be careful with pressure if I wanted to be : sure all the lines came out well. (These tips also change easily. : The small ones pop in; the large ones screw on.)

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