Re: Lonely Planet

Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 19, 1999 at 19:36:09:

In Reply to: Lonely Planet posted by Roxanne on October 19, 1999 at 19:22:45:

Much of the difference you see is a matter of heat, which will make
the dye release go much faster. When we were hennaeing at Sirius
Rising last summer, in the heat we'd get darker faster dye releases
just because of the July heat. In tropical climates, it's even more
so.
They also may have been using gasoline, kerosene or benzine in their
mixes....this is traditional, makes it darker and blacker...but, damn,
would you really want that on your skin?
There are several ME and NA recipes that involve pounding and warming
fresh henna and adding things like okra, along with the benzine to the
henna to make a black inky stringy dye.
Also, the more than a month thing has a lot to do with their top
layer of skin being a lot thicker and dryer than ours....suburban
American skin, with the soap and lotion fetish that we have, keeps our
top layer very thin. If you have less access to detergents, showers,
and you live in a dry, harsh climate, you have more for your henna to
hang onto. Perspiration drying on skin, and open pores for perspiring
makes henna darker and last longer too.

Follow-ups:

• Re: Lonely Planet Roxanne 22:54:23 10/19/99 (0)
• Re: Lonely Planet Kenzi 22:35:42 10/19/99 (3)
  • Re: Lonely Planet Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:35:52 10/21/99 (0)
  • Re: Lonely Planet Roxanne 22:56:16 10/19/99 (1)
    • Re: Lonely Planet Kenzi 23:05:49 10/19/99 (0)