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moroccan henna goodnessPosted by Lauren on July 30, 2001 at 16:35:28: In reply to: A test for Kenzi posted by Natasha Papousek on July 29, 2001 at 19:25:58: I love the Moroccan stuff! I've gotten a decent stain from a bottleI found left in my car in June for 2 weeks. Not that I recommend this, but it can happen. I think the oil may have killed it in your case. Mine only had a bit of eucalyptus in it. Lisa-Kenzi, where is your henna grown? Wouldn't it be funny if we got ours from the same fields! Henna artists- making the world smaller and prettier, one hand at a time. Lauren : I just thought I would test to see if the overnight wait for the : henna-lemon juice mix was necessary. So I made up 2 batches of : Kenzi's henna (which is obviously a new crop since it's so : stringy!). The same recipe for both: 1 tbl henna, 2tsp lemon juice, : 1/2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp tea tree oil, 1/2 tsp marjoram, 1/2 tsp : rosemary. : : Batch #1 was all mixed together, strained and put into a cone. Batch : #2 was done in stages: lemon juice and henna first, then a 12-hour : rest, then adding the rest of the ingredients, straining and putting : in a cone. : : I waited for 2 days before I tested the batches, since my terped up : henna batches usually take about 48 hours to mature. Then I did my : finger test. I did a dab of one batch on one finger, and a dab of : the other on the other finger. Both mixtures were very oily -- and : in the future, I'm going to add less EO. Then I waited about 10 : minutes for the paste to dry, rinsed it off...and...Batch #1 stained : gloriously with a bright orange that has now darkened to a light : freckle brown. Batch #2 didn't stain at all! : : Now, in my experience with Jamila and CA henna, the overnight wait is : essential. But it seems with this crop of henna from Kenzi, the : overnight wait is useless. I think it's just very active henna : (which it usually has been -- I've never needed the overnight wait : for Kenzi's henna, just a few hours is usually enough rest time) : : So, there you go. Different techniques for different hennas. Just : to add confusion...
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