Re: color results

Posted by Jenna on November 15, 1999 at 14:34:33:

In Reply to: Re: color results posted by Anon on November 15, 1999 at 13:23:48:

: : The paste at the beginning of the tube must have been
: : concentrated, because the color on my design stinks.
: : maybe after a week the camphor ate up the ggod stuff in the paste.

: Back up and give us some details:
: How much camphor and what kind? Was the tube in the refridgerator?
: Which way was it sitting (was the top up, down, or on the side)?
What
: other ingredients were in your paste? Had you tried it earlier, and
: if so, what kind of color did you get?

: Maybe the camphor or other ingredients caused a separation. If so,
: I'd like to try mixing & letting it sit, to see if some intense
paste
: can then be decanted off the top (or taken from the bottom or
: whatever). Did the first bit of paste have a different texture?
OK, using indian henna, my paste was mixed with lemmon clove mixture
and after I mixed it up I then added 5 or 6 drops of white camphor
from Aura Cacia. The color I got from this was a dark seinna, but not
as dark as I wanted it or as burgandy as I was looking for. I froze it
in a plastic cone I made double bagged. Defrosted it twice, left it
out for a day, put it back in the fridge (not freezer). When I tested
it I squished the cone to mix things up, squeezed the dry stuff out of
the tip and commenced to my double testing with a good sized dot on
the arm. Both times it came out almost black after five minutes. The
color of the paste was very dark , I guess from sitting. Oh well, I
still think I must have got the concentrated part of it all, unless
someone else has tried week old paste with camphor in it with great,
or weak results?

Follow-ups:

• Re: color results Anon 03:45:14 11/17/99 (1)
  • Re: color results Jenna 20:15:19 11/17/99 (0)