Re: Red Henna
Posted by jennifer on March 13, 1998 at 16:21:45:
In Reply to: Red Henna posted by Sue Atkinson on March 13, 1998 at 08:01:29:
: I have heard that the red henna is not PURE Henna, that it has
: additives to it to make it red. That 100% PURE Henna is green, and
: when made into the paste it should have the smell of wet hay, or as
: someone put it fresh cow patties.
Well yeah, the POWDER is green. But "red henna" refers to the color
it dyes your skin, not the color of the powder/paste... no additives
are required to make it turn red/orange/brown. Take your green powder
and mix it into some boiling water... see, the water turns orangish
red.
Now if you want to make it stay longer you might add such exotic
"additives" as lemon or lime juice or eucalyptus oil. :-)
-jj