Re: pre-mixed VS do it yourself
Posted by Anne on April 03, 2000 at 16:38:38:
In Reply to: Re: pre-mixed VS do it yourself posted by lisa on April 03, 2000 at 12:08:24:
: I also have very sensitive skin, so it's better for me to mix up
the
: henna myself so that I know exactly what went into it. (snip)
: All that said, if mixing henna paste up yourself still sounds
scary, a
: really good premix to get is Mehendi Mud. I've always gotten
really
: good red-brown stains from it, but it is a tad expensive.
Hej,
Wasn't there a thread a while ago about what in the Mud makes it
stain so easily? I remember someone mentioning cloves and allergies
and all that stuff.
Even the Shelly paste can give you some sort of a reaction - it's
turned my skin slightly red more than once, but it didn't last long.
Anne, who is finding out the hard way just how much
seaweed/shellfish/iodine is in everyday food - any unforseen allergic
reaction is a bad one.
