Re: Mehndi and Sun. . . and the labor union that went on strike for henna?
Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on January 14, 2000 at 18:12:19:
In Reply to: Mehndi and Sun. . . posted by P.J. on January 14, 2000 at 17:31:44:
Not exactly.
You perspire when you're sunning, and perspiration and henna paste
react wonderfully. Perspiring opens the pores and rehydrates henna,
and the perspiration ammonia factor in henna can help the stain
darken. Heat, which happens when you are sunning, helps!
Temperatures that are hot enough for sunning (90F and up) are
WONDERFUL for henna! However, sunlight, in and of itself doesn't
help.
In addition:
Because henna stains the skin cells down to the granular layer, it
shades the melanocytes in the basal layer so they do not "color up"
the skin! In plain language, that means henna is a 100% sunblock.
Therefore ... if you go sunning with henna paste on, or a henna stain
on your skin, you will end up with a reverse henna pattern...white
against the suntan!
The workers on Ramses'tomb went on strike when they ran out of
sunblock and deoderant ... and I suspect they went on strike for
henna. ..... Their sunblock was a mix of some herb and olive oil,
and I suspect that the herb was henna (forgot which Ramses, but if
you really need it I'll look it up, it's the New Kingdom one...)
especially since they also required deoderant .... and henna WAS used
as a deoderant in guyz' pits..... (so my guess it that they went on
strike for henna!) (EEEEUUUU stinky sunburned stonecutters; I bet
their wives and girlfriends were throwing fits!)
- Morocco, Morocco, does she ever stop talking about Morocco?? Kenzi 23:59:54 1/14/00
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