Re: Honey in Henna Paste / Yeast?

Posted by Natalie on April 22, 2000 at 00:23:33:

In Reply to: Re: Honey in Henna Paste / Yeast? posted by Kenzi on April 21, 2000 at 20:57:53:

: Maybe this is getting too picky, but I wonder if it has something
to
: do with the kind of honey you used. You know, whether is was heat
: pasturized or not etc. Who knows. In Morocco, they used sugar in
: the henna they did on my feet...the henna definitely didn't crack
and
: it took FOREVER to dry (about 5 hours)

LOL! I did wonder about the honey but then thought maybe that
was silly. I have used sugar before and I think it cracked too.
Was the sugar they used in Morocco raw or processed? If the honey
makes a difference sugar might too. Last time I used sugar I boiled
it in with the coffee. It made the texture of the paste very sticky
and when it was time to remove the paste the next morning it was hard
as a rock and glued to my skin. It was hard to get off even though it
had been wrapped the night before to keep it moist. Even after
applying oil it took a lot of effort to remove.

I'll have to find a picture of the toothpick henna.

Where you the person who said in Morocco they put a paste of ammonia
crystals over the henna? Do they wait until the paste is off? Does it
burn as bad as household ammonia?

Natalie

Follow Ups:

• Re: Honey in Henna Paste / Yeast? Kenzi 18:38:44 4/24/00 (2)
  • Re: Honey in Henna Paste / Yeast? Natalie 12:06:50 4/25/00 (1)
    • Re: Honey in Henna Paste / Yeast? CAtherine Cartwright Jones 14:22:38 4/25/00 (0)