Camphor
Posted by Willowhawk on May 20, 2001 at 20:37:40:
In reply to: How interesting.. posted by Kree at Gilded Lilies on May 20, 2001 at 14:50:28:
: On Willowhawks' page there are slight differences when camphor is: added. It's too bad she doesn't have pictures of two days later --
: when the proof of the pudding is really there.
: Ciao!
Yes I know!!! A couple of things I learned from my Henna guinea pig
volunteer....next volunteer to be done on a Friday night, No kids,
paste left on much longer and photos for 3 consecutive days.
But as for the differences with Camphor, I have noticed that it does
stain quickly when applied to the skin, and that the stain does
darken quicker. I did the back of my hand ( a notorious area that
doesn't stain well) with a camphor batch last month and it got
surprisingly dark brown, where as the palms stained a dark burgundy
color, with some near black spots. The stains on both sides lasted
for a couple of weeks. The darkest spots on my palms took the
longest time to go away.
All in all, it's an ingredient that I will continue to use. But if I
am going to do Mehendi on someone other than myself, I like to have a
batch w/ camphor and another w/o it. In case there is any irritation
to it, just to be on the safe side (even though the amount of camphor
is minimal).
Blessings,
Willowhawk
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