Re: My camphor trial (disastrous ?) ...

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: I haven't had this problem with seperation "yet" maybe because I use : honey?: : : OK, so yesterday I bought a 10 ml bottle of Camphor (Cinnamomum : : camphora) - Aromatheraphy 100% pure essential oil. One day before : I've : : mixed up my henna with my elixir (lemon tea, lemon juice, cloves and : : pieces of beetroot). The paste was smooth and I know that it stains : : well 'cos I got some on my fingers (clumsy old me) and the spot : turned : : bright orange minutes after. I put 4 - 5 drops of camphor into the : : paste and mixed well (the paste was still smooth then). I then put : it : : in the Mehndi Mud bottle and put it in a corner. : : I only started drawing 5 hours later but I've got some difficulties : : trying to S-Q-U-E-E-Z-E the paste out. Not wanting to trash good : : quality henna, I emptied everything in my bowl again. The paste has : : turned all grainy and lumpy ! I used Catherine's carrot bag and : tried : : my best to draw with it and I could only managed a simple wrist : : design. Hmmmmm ... I know I did something wrong somewhere ... too : much : : camphor ? waiting time too long ? ... I just don't know ... : : Tonight I'm going to stain my fingertips with the henna (which by : the : : way does not have an awful smell). I drew a flower in the middle of : my : : right hand and left the paste for 30 mins and now the colour has : : turned dark brown :-) (something that can only be achieved after 6 : : hours of henna on skin). I know that camphor played a part on this. : : Perhaps someone (Catherine, Natasha, Kenzi, Kj ?) who has tried : : camphor could enlighten me on how to avoid this lumpy situation ... : : I'd LOVE to have henna staining like anything just a couple of hours : : after application :-) ... : : Thanks and peace !! : : ~Jewel~

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