New Skin convert

Posted by Kenzi on January 11, 2000 at 00:35:30:

In Reply to: Henna on the chest - lightness alert posted by Amy L. on January 10, 2000 at 19:46:00:

: I let my boyfriend do one of his tribal motifs on my chest
yesterday
: (using CastleArt, lime juice and a wee bit of tea - the achingly
simple
: mehandi.com mixture that works so well) and it came out lovely
after an
: overnight wrap. Lovely, that is, but for the color... it's a light
: orange!!! It was under wraps, so to speak, for 9+ hours... and my
palms
: go auburn after like six hours, so I'm wondering. Yes, I know thin
skin
: habitually stains pretty light, but I was hoping for at least
chocolate
: color... I find that scotch tape is ITCHY on sensitive skin areas
and I
: had hoped all the itchiness would be well worth it ;). I bought the
: henna about a month ago - should I just call up Amy again and get
some
: more?

: I still have lots left in the cone, and unmixed (still green and
rather
: fresh-smelling) powder, and I'm hoping I don't have to trash it
all.
: Should I just go over the design again a few more times?

: By the way, is there a less itchy tape to seal the edges of the
wrap?
: I'm not eagerly anticipating trying liquid latex, and I'm still
: undecided on the NewSkin concept. Scotch tape is rather narrow...

I would give New Skin a try. The smell is awful at first, but goes
away and all you smell is yummy henna. I was reluctant to try such a
product but I am sold on it after a few tries. I don't have to wrap
as carefully which saves a lot of time, as well as cotton balls,
toilet paper and tape. The end of Ramadan henna I did the other
night got lemon-sugar then New Skin and before sleeping I wrapped
each finger with a single square of toilet paper, a little piece of
masking tape and then a glove to keep it warm. In the morning none
of the paste had peeled off, and everything was toasty and moist. I
got a lovely dark stain. It's just a bit of a pain getting the New
Skin off the non hennaed parts of my hands.

As for your chest, I would try a heating pad set on low while you
sleep and then reapplying the design (good practice). I am also a
strong believer in the power of cloves to get a darker stain. Try the
link below for instructions. Good luck.

• Henna Recipe with Cloves

Follow-ups:

• Re: New Skin convert Catherine Cartwright Jones 01:36:49 1/11/00 (7)
  • Re: New Skin convert Kenzi 02:09:03 1/11/00 (6)
    • Re: New Skin convert Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:30:05 1/11/00 (5)
      • New Skin removal Eliz. 19:21:45 1/12/00 (4)
        • Re: New Skin removal Dawn G. 20:29:31 1/12/00 (3)
          • What about spraying on NewSkin and very quickly putting a piece of TP over the wet spray? (no text) Amy L. 03:30:21 1/14/00 (2)
            • Re: What about spraying on NewSkin and very quickly putting a piece of TP over the wet spray? (no text) Catherine Cartwright Jones 13:14:17 1/14/00 (1)
              • Re: What about spraying on NewSkin and very quickly putting a piece of TP over the wet spray? (no text) can bond paper to skin 15:08:10 1/15/00 (0)