Re: Henna Products
Posted by Jennifer on February 12, 1998 at 20:02:24:
In Reply to: Henna Products posted by Amy on February 10, 1998 at 19:53:06:
: Has anyone used any products from the "Black Henna" Web page? The
: address is http://www.greenheart.com/blackhenna
: Also, I am interested in knowing what the darkest color of henna
there
: is that I can buy and where I can purchase it via mail or through a
: store possibly in Atlanta.
Are these people joking? I just read their web page and the promo is
ridiculous... here's some quotes:
>Last 2-3 weeks (3 times as long as traditional Mehndi)
Ummm... I don't know what they consider "traditional Mehndi" but the
formula used by the artists I go to lasts at LEAST 2-3 weeks. (And no,
I haven't been able to get her recipie!) For that matter even when I
do a design on my own it usually lasts longer than a week.
>Stays pure black on any skin color
Then I'm sorry, but it's not pure henna. I don't know what kind of
metal salts or other chemicals they have to add to it to make it go
black, but henna formulations are not controlled by the FDA and I'm
really suspicious about the safety of "black" henna.
I'd stay away from it if I were you. Go down to an Indian or
Mid-Eastern grocery store and get some of the real stuff. Yes it
comes out brown or orange, but if you mix it yourself you know what's
in it and you can know if it's safe and natural There's several
recipies on these pages that you can try (I still want to try the one
made with bitters).
If you really want black designs go play with a sharpie marker.
-jj