Re: ammonia

Posted by Jenna on November 30, 1999 at 12:01:17:

In Reply to: ammonia posted by liz on November 24, 1999 at 02:02:36:

: Has anyone tried putting a little bit ( 1 teaspoon?) of ammonia
into
: the henna mix? What are your opinions about it? Would it help to
make
: it darker? I have read that it can make the design darker on a thick
: skinned area, if you dip that area in it.
: Thanks for your thoughts!

: liz ;-)

I tried ammonia spirits, (used for reviving people). It contains 65%
alcohol,ammonia solution,ammonium carbonate,lavender oil, lemmon
oil,nutmeg oil & purified water. I put a little in to moisten dry
henna, then added my mordant for. Here is what I got: Extremely fast
color after leaving it on for only fifteen minutes and dabbing it once
with lemmon sugar. I also tried freezing it and using it with no
difference in power to stain quickly.A dab of straight ammonia works
too, you dont need much, and with straight ammonia the smell of it
disapates quickly, you cant tell its in there. The spirits has a
citris smell because of the oils in it.

Follow-ups:

• Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Catherine Cartwright Jones 16:16:44 11/30/99 (7)
  • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Jenna 23:47:38 11/30/99 (6)
    • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Catherine Cartwright Jones 01:36:49 12/01/99 (5)
      • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Jenna 03:45:16 12/01/99 (2)
        • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Kenzi 04:29:42 12/01/99 (1)
          • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Jenna 05:00:41 12/01/99 (0)
      • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Kenzi 01:53:28 12/01/99 (1)
        • Re: Very interesting! Can you describe that again? Jenna 00:03:54 12/02/99 (0)