Re: The later stages of the celebrated Camphor Trials

Posted by Jenna on November 17, 1999 at 12:31:36:

In Reply to: The later stages of the celebrated Camphor Trials posted by Kenzi on November 17, 1999 at 02:56:45:

: I brought this up in an earlier thread and i think it got lost in
the
: onward motion of other discussions. My question/suggestion is this:
: what have you all discovered as to the longevity of the stain when
: using camphor in your henna paste? I ask this of all of you who
: tried it, but especially Catherine, who did a thigh-to-thigh
: comparison.

: My experience thus far has been that the stain from henna paste with
: camphor does not last as long. The initial stain is DARK and then
: after a week it fades, looking like a three-week old stain using
just
: henna and lemon juice. My camphor trial was not side by side, but I
: did keep everything consistent with previous non-camphor henna
: experiences. I gave it the usual lemon-sugar soaking, I wrapped it
: up tight, slept on it, kept it warm and under the covers next to my
: body, I avoided water the next day and didn't touch it with water
: until 24-36 hours after application. I even gave it a daily dose of
: camphor after the paste came off.

: What did you all discover...please share.

Yes, you called it right, the camphor speeds the whole thing up as far
as I can see. Super dark stain, but lasted half the time. I have
recently skipped putting camphor oil in my paste so that it will live
longer , and only put it in my lemmon sugar solution, and then I put
something like Red Tiger Balm on after the henna is scraped off. Does
this help?

Follow-ups:

• Re: The later stages of the celebrated Camphor Trials Kenzi 02:17:54 11/18/99 (2)
  • I may have to try.... Shel 05:44:34 11/18/99 (1)
    • Re: I may have to try.... Kenzi 23:48:59 11/18/99 (0)