International Certification
for Natural Henna Arts

A Voluntary Peer Review Certification Program for Henna Artists

Basic Henna Certification Exam
~Practice Examination~
Section 3
Ingredients in Henna Paste: General

The questions on your practice exam are different from, but similar to, those which will be on the Certification Exam.

Ingredients in Henna Paste:

1) Powdered henna can be stored without losing quality for a year if is stored:
A) Frozen in air tight, light proof containers
B) In a drawer in air and light tight containers
C) On a shelf in a glass jar
D) In the trunk of your car

2) Henna paste is usually mixed with a sour liquid:
A) To balance the feng shui
B) To facilitate dye release by breaking up the cellulose, while keeping the Lawsone molecule stable
C) Because grandmother always did it that way
D) To enhance the feminine energy

3) Henna paste is usually mixed with a sour liquid. A safe, suitable sour liquid would be:
A) A little baking soda mixed into strong tea
B) The liquid poured from100g dry sarcasm simmered in 1/2 liter of water
C) bottled grapefruit juice
D) any of the above

4) If you add sugar to the henna paste, it will:
A) Be stringy, and less likely to crack when drying
B) Be auspicious for a happy marriage
C) Be more feminine
D) Spoil the paste

5) What can you add to your henna paste make your henna more stringy?
A) Strained liquid from simmered okra
B) White glue
C) Latex
D) String

6) A sign that your henna paste is ready to use is:
A) The exposed surface of the paste is dried and crusty
B) The exposed surface of the paste is slightly browner than the greenish henna underneath
C) All the henna has turned dark brown
D) It has puffed up and become very warm and glossy

7) While waiting for dye release, henna paste should be kept:
A) Gently simmering in a double boiler, and stirred frequently
B) Frozen
C) Covered, in a warm place
D) Uncovered

8) If your environment is very hot, henna may release dye and demise quickly. To get good results in very hot weather:
A) Mix the henna with rainwater rather than lemon juice
B) Use the henna within 4 hours of mixing
C) Both of the above are appropriate in very hot conditions
D) Use extra sugar in the mix


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