Re: NO to black henna

Posted by sashi on February 20, 1998 at 03:09:06:

In Reply to: Re: NO to black henna posted by Edith Fehrenbacher on February 19, 1998 at 23:34:22:

: It is one thing for extablished Mehandi artists to know that the
: "black" henna is probably cut with hair dye.

: It is another for packaging and companies to imply that safe
: colored henna exists.

: I know of people who are highly allergic to black hair dye. It is
: criminal for teens and others to buy a kit with an unsafe product
: and get a bad reaction.

: We must speak out against the charlatans!

...right on! and here's why:

..."black" henna has an additive in it to make it produce a black
colour. it's called "Para-Phenylenediamide" which is used in
dermatological patch testing to test for reactions to rubber
substances and is made of literally black rubber like what tires are
made of. i purchased a package of imported "black henna" (from India)
just to check it out and the back says to be VERY careful and to
always do a patch test for this particular product. i found out about
the above mentioned substance by doing a web search on it and finally
landed at an allergy site which had the "scoop". :/

...personally, imho, i think that a "black" henna would look aweful!
i love the soft, warm tones of *real* henna and feel that anyone who
wants "black" is really a "tattoo wannabe" at heart. my advice to
them: either go all the way and git a *real* tattoo or do dark brown
mehndi and leave it at that.

...sashi. :)

Follow-ups:

• Re: NO to black henna Jennifer 17:06:32 2/20/98 (2)
  • Re: NO to black henna Lori 01:28:31 2/21/98 (1)
    • Re: NO to black henna Phylliss 02:45:30 7/10/98 (0)