A simple test will tell you

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Posted by BarefootSophie on July 16, 2001 at 14:35:03:

In reply to: Smoking Henna? posted by Ian Simpson on July 15, 2001 at 16:29:05:

Normally I'm not the go-with-the-crowd type ("Hey, let's run off a
cliff! 50,000 lemmings can't be wrong!") but in this case I think the
other folks who've replied are on target: that's probably NOT
henna... here in the US, the FDA's done some extensive testing on it
and I feel pretty certain that if there was a compound in it that
could give someone a jolly, they'd have warning labels all over it
faster than you could say "I didn't inhale."

Here's a couple simple ways to find out if it's henna or not:

1) Henna is a fine powder, is usually bright to olive green colored
and smells a bit like new-mown hay. How does the stuff he's got
compare?

2) Just to be sure...
Nab a spoonful from him, mix it with just enough lemon juice to make
a really thick paste, and let that sit overnight. In the morning, add
a little hot tea or coffee, stir it up well, and then dab a small
amount onto an inconspicuous patch of skin and let it dry. If it
leaves an red-orange stain, it's henna. If it doesn't... maybe it's
time for a talk.
Or a good rehab program.

As in any situation involving a child's questionable behavior,
prepare for the worst but hope for the best.

Sophie

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: Normally I'm not the go-with-the-crowd type ("Hey, let's run off a : cliff! 50,000 lemmings can't be wrong!") but in this case I think the : other folks who've replied are on target: that's probably NOT : henna... here in the US, the FDA's done some extensive testing on it : and I feel pretty certain that if there was a compound in it that : could give someone a jolly, they'd have warning labels all over it : faster than you could say "I didn't inhale." : : Here's a couple simple ways to find out if it's henna or not: : : 1) Henna is a fine powder, is usually bright to olive green colored : and smells a bit like new-mown hay. How does the stuff he's got : compare? : : 2) Just to be sure... : Nab a spoonful from him, mix it with just enough lemon juice to make : a really thick paste, and let that sit overnight. In the morning, add : a little hot tea or coffee, stir it up well, and then dab a small : amount onto an inconspicuous patch of skin and let it dry. If it : leaves an red-orange stain, it's henna. If it doesn't... maybe it's : time for a talk. : Or a good rehab program. : : As in any situation involving a child's questionable behavior, : prepare for the worst but hope for the best. : : Sophie
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