freezer-lovin' mega henna?

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Posted by Rachael on November 5, 2001 at 16:07:20:

I don't have the pics yet, as my monitor is on the fritz, so I
haven't been able to upload my digicam, but I was so excited when I
woke up this morning and saw my hand that I had to post about it
anyway. I woke up this morning with the most amazing stain- a
fabulously deep reddish-burgundy, on the palm *and* the back of my
hand. But here is where it gets weird. I used henna from Castle Arts
that I know to be at least a *year and half old*! I've had it
stashed in the freezer all that time, using it occasionally on hair,
but I was out of all my other stuff and wanted to try a block
pattern. So I mixed it up with my henna solution Saturday morn, left
it on top of the fridge for the day, added tea tree and let it sit
overnight. I applied the paste Sunday, half way into
watching "Dogma", and at the end of the movie I removed the paste,
which was mostly dry 'cause I forgot to add sugar. It was on for no
more than an hour. I was amazed to see that the color at paste
removal already rivaled that of the pumpkin on my doorstep, and
watched with fascination as it seemed darker everytime I looked down
at my hand. I kept taking digipics, hoping to catch the different
stages, and I'll post them as soon as I can.
My question, though, is has anyone else experienced terps as an old
henna booster? Or is this Castle Arts stuff some crazy kind of
freezer-lovin' mega henna?

When I get the pics, this is where they'll be!

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Re: freezer-lovin' mega henna? Angel-2 20:02:11 11/5/2001 (0)
Re: freezer-lovin' mega henna? Kenzi 16:38:24 11/5/2001 (0)
Re: freezer-lovin' mega henna? CorasMama 16:37:37 11/5/2001 (0)

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: I don't have the pics yet, as my monitor is on the fritz, so I : haven't been able to upload my digicam, but I was so excited when I : woke up this morning and saw my hand that I had to post about it : anyway. I woke up this morning with the most amazing stain- a : fabulously deep reddish-burgundy, on the palm and the back of my : hand. But here is where it gets weird. I used henna from Castle Arts : that I know to be at least a year and half old! I've had it : stashed in the freezer all that time, using it occasionally on hair, : but I was out of all my other stuff and wanted to try a block : pattern. So I mixed it up with my henna solution Saturday morn, left : it on top of the fridge for the day, added tea tree and let it sit : overnight. I applied the paste Sunday, half way into : watching "Dogma", and at the end of the movie I removed the paste, : which was mostly dry 'cause I forgot to add sugar. It was on for no : more than an hour. I was amazed to see that the color at paste : removal already rivaled that of the pumpkin on my doorstep, and : watched with fascination as it seemed darker everytime I looked down : at my hand. I kept taking digipics, hoping to catch the different : stages, and I'll post them as soon as I can. : My question, though, is has anyone else experienced terps as an old : henna booster? Or is this Castle Arts stuff some crazy kind of : freezer-lovin' mega henna?
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