The Motherly approach
Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on January 04, 2000 at 00:58:01:
In Reply to: Black henna preachin' posted by Kenzi on January 03, 2000 at 23:15:08:
Black henna questions....
I say "I WILL NOT do anything to you that I know may harm you."
That usually startles them. I use my best Mother voice for that, and
it really encourages compliance!
Or...
The ammonia trick is entirely in their hands (literally) but the smell
generally puts them off so much that they start appreciating deep
burgundy-brown-coffee tones.