Re: Freezing Henna....please explain!
Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 21, 1999 at 14:06:55:
In Reply to: Re: Freezing Henna....please explain! posted by Kenzi on October 21, 1999 at 00:16:12:
You have to get it airless and into the freezer before the little
hennotannins get done with their reaction. The dye release is speeded
up with heat....and deterred with extreme cold. Lots of chemical
processes will slow down or stop at freezing.
Results of freezing have been less than thrilling for me, but I use
frozen and thawed henna for my classes. I make up henna so
frequently, I just fill cones as soon as it's ready, and throw them in
the freezer if they're not used. I go through up to 50 cones of henna
a week doing my henna lectures...I like to make sure every student has
a cone of henna to play with at the end of class, and enough to take
home and work on other members of the family. It does seem helpful to
freeze the henna in cones, as contact with air in the freezer seems to
effect the quality, and freezing takes place more quickly in cones
rather than butter tubs. I won't use frozen henna on private
clients, but it seems ok for students.