Re: Quickie New Skin substitute
Posted by anita on August 10, 1999 at 16:56:22:
In Reply to: Quickie New Skin substitute posted by Keltie on August 10, 1999 at 06:06:14:
I've been experimenting with white glue, too. I mixed some white glue, lemon juice, water and a bit of sugar together. I might could have done without the sugar, but I haven't tried that yet. I like it better than just plain old lemon juice and sugar. It dries quickly and makes a nice coating over the design. I put cotton over the last coat and wrap it and it works fine to sleep in.
This is obviously not for professionals, but I tried New Skin and
had
: a hard time getting it off so tonight I experimented with using
some
: regular old white glue (Elmers, what have you). I just dabbed it on
: over the design on the back of my hand and let it dry, then dabbed
on
: another coat. I let it sit for a while, and when I peeled it off it
: took the mehndi with it and there was my design (darker than usual,
: even, but I'd just mixed a fresh batch).
: I haven't tried sleeping with this type of fixative yet, and I'm
not
: sure how well it would work. I'm in Ontario, Canada, and the
climate
: (at the moment) isn't really humid and sweaty, but the glue would
: definitely get smeary and move around with sweat if I wrapped it in
: cling wrap and tried to sleep. But it works well in a pinch if
you're
: not doing an overnight design!
- Re: Quickie New Skin substitute Keltie 17:15:14 8/10/99
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