Re: heat is nice on feet
Posted by Aisha Hashmi on February 02, 2000 at 17:58:19:
In Reply to: heat is nice on feet posted by Natasha Papousek on January 31, 2000 at 17:00:52:
TOLD YA! In all the years I have been doing Henna, this is the ONLY
way to get a really dark stin without all the chemicals!!!: Treated
myself to a hot footbath on Friday. SInce I forgot to print
: out Aisha's instructions, I couldn't remember all the ingredients
she
: uses (or even the full method) -- but I got the idea: get hot, stay
: hot, and keep the henna hydrated...
: So I dredged up the mustard bath mix (guaranteed to sweat out any
: lurking cold virus) and had a good long soak. Then I hunkered down
: with a cup of steaming ginger tea, a heating pad and my henna
: supplies.
: I put the heating pad under my feet while I was painting and it
really
: helped a lot! And once I was completely wrapped (did the plastic
wrap
: as well, since the tops of my feet don't sweat as much) and bundled
in
: two layers of wool socks I trundled off to bed to cuddle with a
heated
: flaxseed bag and my trusty cat.
: The next morning the stain was nicely orange and has since darkened
to
: the darkest stain I've ever had on the tops of my feet! Not as
dark
: as on my palms, but a pretty chocolate nonetheless.
: Too bad the weather is too cold for sandals. I want to show off my
: designs....