Re: lil' anecdote

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Posted by Maureen on October 8, 2001 at 18:46:52:

In reply to: Re: lil' anecdote posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 8, 2001 at 13:16:07:

Pure natural henna over a scarred area on dark skin doesn't henna any
differently than on other non scarred tissue. Seems to come off
those areas quicker though.

The only thing I have seen act that way is soot (guess that is
spelled correctly. If the skin is broken or an open wound, people
use to put soot in the wound stop the bleeding and make it heal
faster. This area can be blackish-green for a really long time, if
not permanently. My mother though this was a good idea ONE TIME when
I was young and got a tiny chunck of my finger ripped out pulling on
a neck chain. She ended the soot thing experiments after noticing
the discoloration. I had forgotten about this until this post. Over
the years, it has just become a really dark brown even spot on my the
side of finger without any indention, scar tissue or the definate
blackish-green coloring that was there for many years. Of course, we
are now talking about a 48 year old scar.

I am also not clear if the stained area is being described as
greenish or if the rest of the woman's skin is being described as
having a greenish hue. The latter I have never seen. Black skin is
described as having a yellow, red or blue undertone and that is an
important consideration in manufacturing cosmetic products for Black
skin. But not green might be a reason to consult with a
physician.

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: Pure natural henna over a scarred area on dark skin doesn't henna any : differently than on other non scarred tissue. Seems to come off : those areas quicker though. : : The only thing I have seen act that way is soot (guess that is : spelled correctly. If the skin is broken or an open wound, people : use to put soot in the wound stop the bleeding and make it heal : faster. This area can be blackish-green for a really long time, if : not permanently. My mother though this was a good idea ONE TIME when : I was young and got a tiny chunck of my finger ripped out pulling on : a neck chain. She ended the soot thing experiments after noticing : the discoloration. I had forgotten about this until this post. Over : the years, it has just become a really dark brown even spot on my the : side of finger without any indention, scar tissue or the definate : blackish-green coloring that was there for many years. Of course, we : are now talking about a 48 year old scar. : : I am also not clear if the stained area is being described as : greenish or if the rest of the woman's skin is being described as : having a greenish hue. The latter I have never seen. Black skin is : described as having a yellow, red or blue undertone and that is an : important consideration in manufacturing cosmetic products for Black : skin. But not green might be a reason to consult with a : physician.
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