Cajeput heaven!!

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Posted by Kenzi on July 10, 2001 at 03:55:05:

I finally got to see the results of cajeput-enhanced henna and
WOW!!!! The color is really gorgeous and deep, dark, chocolate
cherry. It looks good enough to eat. What is even more amazing is
that the older the cajeput-henna paste, the better the stain (up to a
certain limit, I am sure). I had a design on the back of my hand
with three-day old paste (that had been sitting open in the sun and
air and heat) and after two hours it gave a really nice dark stain on
a hard to stain place. The henna done on my friend's hands was done
with the same three-day old paste left on overnight and the color was
magnificent. She could have left it on for 3 hours and it probably
would have been just as nice. She was assisting me at a wedding two
days after application so her henna was at its absolute best and it
sure made us look good!

Leaving the paste on for 20 minutes on the back of my hand yielded so-
so results, but it was so much better than non-cajeput henna which
wouldn't have shown up at all. The only drawback to all of this is
that I can't make any mistakes because it has already stained by the
time I whip out my toothpick to correct it! It can only make me a
better henna artist!

Long live the cajeput tree!

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Kenzi... Kim 19:49:17 7/10/2001 (0)
Re: Cajeput heaven!! Cheryl 15:04:48 7/10/2001 (1)
- Re: Cajeput heaven!! Alissa 15:36:28 7/10/2001 (0)
Re: Cajeput heaven!! Darlahood 07:16:00 7/10/2001 (0)
Re: Cajeput heaven!! Eskimomo 04:59:49 7/10/2001 (1)
- Re: Cajeput heaven!! Nick 13:15:21 7/10/2001 (0)

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: I finally got to see the results of cajeput-enhanced henna and : WOW!!!! The color is really gorgeous and deep, dark, chocolate : cherry. It looks good enough to eat. What is even more amazing is : that the older the cajeput-henna paste, the better the stain (up to a : certain limit, I am sure). I had a design on the back of my hand : with three-day old paste (that had been sitting open in the sun and : air and heat) and after two hours it gave a really nice dark stain on : a hard to stain place. The henna done on my friend's hands was done : with the same three-day old paste left on overnight and the color was : magnificent. She could have left it on for 3 hours and it probably : would have been just as nice. She was assisting me at a wedding two : days after application so her henna was at its absolute best and it : sure made us look good! : : Leaving the paste on for 20 minutes on the back of my hand yielded so- : so results, but it was so much better than non-cajeput henna which : wouldn't have shown up at all. The only drawback to all of this is : that I can't make any mistakes because it has already stained by the : time I whip out my toothpick to correct it! It can only make me a : better henna artist! : : Long live the cajeput tree!
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