Re: Copper

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on May 3, 2001 at 19:34:14:

In reply to: Re: Copper posted by mark on May 3, 2001 at 17:15:14:

Well ...

the best reds come from acidic mixes of monsoon crops ... when there
are high levels of other tannins available in the henna leaf.

Anything that messes with that will NOT make it redder. Might make it
browner ... blacker ... various effects of twiddling with the H off
the side. It won't make it last longer. The exfoliation of skin is a
variable unto itself.

What can I say ..... there are so many peope who INSIST that they have
some secret, but when you test it out carefully, it falls back into
basic chemistry. It's a small, simple molecule and there's only so
much you can do to it. You can shift it with heat, ph+ or -, solvents,
and that's about where it stops.

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: Well ... : : the best reds come from acidic mixes of monsoon crops ... when there : are high levels of other tannins available in the henna leaf. : : Anything that messes with that will NOT make it redder. Might make it : browner ... blacker ... various effects of twiddling with the H off : the side. It won't make it last longer. The exfoliation of skin is a : variable unto itself. : : What can I say ..... there are so many peope who INSIST that they have : some secret, but when you test it out carefully, it falls back into : basic chemistry. It's a small, simple molecule and there's only so : much you can do to it. You can shift it with heat, ph+ or -, solvents, : and that's about where it stops.
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