I have find out a resin type liquid from henna how to make money out of it is question in front of me
Posted by atul mulay on March 17, 2000 at 02:09:20:
In Reply to: Hennotannic acid is a dye. Lac paints are resin based. posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on March 14, 2000 at 08:42:31:
: Hennotannic acid is not a resin. Lac is a resin. Entirely
different
: stuff. Temptu is based on resim, and many traditional body paints
: from Bengal. India, and Nepal are lac (resin) based. You can
suspend
: all sorts of colors in lac, and it sticks to the skin really well.
You
: can formulate lac (resin) body paints to do body art that looks
: exactly like a tattoo. It just sits on top of the skin. Henna is
: totally different. Henna will penetrate down 20 cells deep into the
: top dead layer of the skin.
: Hennotannic acid is a very small tannin molecule that has the
unusual
: characteristic of entering and binding to collagen molecules (skin)
at
: body temperature and without a mordant. It releases dye and binds
: best in an acidic environment.
: Get your hands on some cosmetic chemistry textbooks, professional
and
: industrial cosmetic chemistry treatises. .... especially from the
: hair dye industry. They worked out all the answers on henna a long
: time ago. It's not very mysterious, really.
: If you're looking for something that can be used in a pen on
skin ....
: henna isn't your answer. Look into something in resins, or a non-
toxic
: acrylic that will carry pigment and adhere firmly to the top of the
: skin. And, if you can get a blue that will adhere nicely to the
skin,
: and is facile for drawing, ..... please us all know .... because
there
: is a vast market for something better than
