Re: some Black henna safe?
Posted by Zimra on July 25, 1999 at 03:06:21:
In Reply to: some Black henna safe? posted by Carson on July 24, 1999 at 19:56:03:
: "In response to your concerns about henna, We carry the following
: brand: henna is not organically grown
: but is 100% henna. The different colors of henna are derived from
: different parts of the same plant, including black. I hope I've
: answered your questions."
: Is that true, can it all be from the same plant? Also is it safe
if
: it wasent organically grown?
I heard the same schtick from them. I tried the black, but while I
had no hideous reaction, I did end up with a hideous grey smudge as a
"design." Definitely not for skin, nope, no way.
I'm not so sure I believe that claim. The black powder looks and
smells a little different than regular henna, and like I said, it
does not stain the skin (I think others here have had that
experience).
As for organic, I doubt that much (if any) organically-grown henna
exists. It takes a long time to get the shrubs to a harvestable
height (the "fame" of organic farming is recent), and it is
cultivated in India and the Middle East, where regulations are very
different (and I doubt there are any large-scale organic movements
there, yet).
Zimra