Re: darker henna...increased reactivity to henna?
Posted by Lise Anderson/Andalusia on March 02, 1998 at 14:50:34:
In Reply to: darker henna...increased reactivity to henna? posted by Catherine on February 26, 1998 at 17:52:06:
: I have done henna painting professionally
for 7 years and notice that
: the patterns seem to be increasingly
darker on me as time goes on....I
: re-do my hands each week to demo for
teaching, and the patterns are
: getting redwood color....I don't think my
mixing recipe is very
: unusual, so I suspect that my body is
reacting more strongly to henna
: than it used to. Pot smokers become
sensitized, so do tobacco
: smokers, salsa lovers, coffee drinkers,
and other exposure to botanic
: chemicals change a body's reaction. Could
this happen with henna too?
: The henna mix that I use on new clients
makes a strong pattern, but
: less intense than mine. As I regularly sift
henna, I'm breathing
: some henna fluff...so it's definitely in my
system.....has anyone else
: noticed this?
I notice that, the henna being a natural
botanical, the color varies slightly from
batch to batch and harvest to harvest...
perhaps you just came across a really
potent batch! But as far as having a
cumulative effect on your body from long-
term exposure, that seems plausible to me.
I would be EXTREMELY cautious with
inhaling airborne particles of henna -- I
know it's hard to avoid -- a good respirator
mask and face and hair covering is probably
wise when sifting. Don't get me wrong, I
respect all your years of expertise with
henna, I just know that overexposure to any
substance, natural or not, can have negative
effects on the body -- particularly the
liver and other excretory organs. I know, I
spent a year in bed with a damaged liver as
a result of chemicals I was using while
doing resin work. Since then I am
particularly sensitive (or I just notice
more) and, I have to tell you, my body
reacts immediately to inhaled henna! I'm
not saying it's poisonous, it just was never
meant to line the nasal or lung passages.
- Re: darker henna...increased reactivity to henna? lyila 01:59:55 12/10/98
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