Hmmmmmmm. . . depends

Posted by P.J. on March 19, 2000 at 22:26:09:

In Reply to: henna for hair vs. henna for skin posted by hana on March 19, 2000 at 20:07:56:

Hana,

That depends: Do you use a commercial henna rinse? Or a paste or
solution that you mix up using actual henna leaves? If you use a
commercial henna rinse, probably not. I'm told that all that they
are a hair coloring which contains some natural henna extracts, but
they only serve as moisturizers. The color is produced by a
synthetic dye.

If you use an actual paste or solution made from scratch from leaves
of the henna (lawsonia inermis), then you're on the right path. The
general recipe for skin-dyeing henna is henna, lemon juice, and if
you want, some cloves.

If you could specify what exactly you use, we could tell you more
definately.

~P.J.

P.S.--I agree. . . this page is a WONDERFUL site for information
transfer. :)

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