Re: whiteflower results ... a camphor thing.....

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: : Does White Flower Oil contain camphor? As I recall, it does... and : : seems camphor is the active ingredient there.... : : Camphor is an extremely strong oxidant that has the ability to : : penetrate skin cells. (This has an up side and a down side.) It : will : : considerably darken henna well down into the skin by oxidizing the : dye : : within the cells. It will hasten the dye release from powder. : (this : : creates as many problems as it solves....) It seems to hasten the : : whole process.. (dye release, color sequence, staining : exfoliation).. : : so not only does your color come up fast, it goes away fast. : : So, camphor and camphor products make henna darker, but there are : : other ways to get your henna darker that might be better. Adding : heat : : to your wrapped henna via a heating pad, hot weather, warming : yourself : : at a fire, any of those "get it hot" things do the darkening job : : better camphor (or white flower oil) and do it more safely. I : think : : the best results anyone got was in using camphor spirit as a prep, : to : : de-grease and oxidize the skin without creating problems in the : paste. : Yes, Catherine, this was my exact experience with White Flower Oil : and your explanation makes a lot of sense. I used White Flower Oil : with my henna (it contains camphor, but also lavendar, peppermint, : eucalyptus oils and some other sutff I can't remember right now). It : made a really dark stain but it faded quickly. : This would be great for someone who wanted a dark design for a : particular event (like a party or a performance) but didn't want the : design to stick around for too long. It was great for impatient and : curious me, who wants to try new designs before the old ones have : faded.

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