Re: Ingredient ideas
Posted by Kenzi on April 11, 2000 at 18:08:21:
In Reply to: Ingredient ideas posted by nick on April 10, 2000 at 15:36:47:
Ginger is indeed a warming agent. My Moroccan father-in-law makes a
paste of the powder and puts it on his back, like a plaster. He does
this to warm up his back when he has pain there. Ginger warms by
increasing the circulation. If you have cold feet, you can warm them
up by rubbing ginger on them. I would assume that you could use
ginger in the henna process to bring warmth. Maybe use the powdered
stuff in your paste, or possibly in your lemon-sugar mix. You could
also try rubbing the area to be hennaed with fresh ginger right
before applying the henna. A side-by-side test would be required to
know for sure...and because the ginger will warm a whole area it
would be best to do the same design on one arm with the ginger on it,
and then the same design on the other arm without the ginger. let us
know what you find out.
