Re: who's game for some serious answers?

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: : I also think that this is an interesting : idea and will share my : : process once I get some litmus paper. I : think the salt idea is also : : interesting. I'm curious to know more : about Kattha, or black lime. : : Does anyone where exactly to buy it? I : suspect it may be the missing : : ingredient that I'm looking for. It keeps : popping up in different : : places, so I went looking for more : information on it. At first, I : : thought it was a citrus, and discovered that : it was a mineral, as in : : limestone. I found a book today which I : highly recommend entitled, : : "What's in Your Cosmetics?" by Aubrey : Hampton, and published by : : Odonian Press. It is a guide to natural and : synthetic ingredients : : used in many cosmetics. According to Mr. : Hampton, calcium carbonate : : is a salt found in limestone, is used often : as a pigment and pigment : : extender, and is not known to be toxic. : Calcium carbonate should not : : be mistaken for calcium hydroxide, or : limewater, which is highly : : toxic. Does anyone else know about this, : or what calcium carbonate is : : used for? : : Anyway, it's a possible direction to : explore. I'll need obtain : : some better understanding of chemistry to : figure this out properly. : : We're going to have some fun now! Best : wishes to all. : I have used Kattha for the last year in my : homemade henna -- finally ran out, decided : to try it without kattha -- found little : difference -- it seems to me that the most : important ingredient is the henna powder : itself, and how fresh it is !! No additive will : make old henna have a better color. I sent : Phoenix and Arabeth to the store where I got : my kattha originally, when they get back : they're going to try it and report back -- : hopefully they'll report their findings here : on the board (although they've been scarce : here lately...)

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