Re: Recipe Shmesipe - that link!
Posted by Jeremy Rowntree on September 03, 1999 at 16:44:04:
In Reply to: Recipe Shmesipe posted by Rupal on September 01, 1999 at 16:57:27:
: Okay, now is a specific mehndi recipe really necessary to get good
: results? We've seen Jeremy's comparison test photo (I'm pretty
sure
: he has a link to it somewhere from these pages!)
Here's the picture. The link below gives you the recipe details.
I still use just henna and lemon juice. I might play around with
heating the lemon juice to luke warm before applying to the powder.
However, I tend to leave the paste to sit for at least 24 hours (at
room temp) so I probably get sufficient dye release anyway.
As to euc. oil, an Indian friend of mine said that it could be used
to cleanse the skin, but that it was vital to rub the oil off again
before applying the henna. Otherwise it just blocks the contact
between henna and skin. She could see no purpose in adding euc. oil
to the henna mix itself.