Here we go again...new ingredient question/black henna
Posted by Kenzi on July 26, 2000 at 18:14:27:
Just did a class for bellydancers today and one of the dancers asked me if I knew anything about using squid ink to make henna black. Another dancer also asked me about this and said that a henna artist on Venice Beach said that his/her henna was all natural and was made black by the addition of squid ink.
Anyone know anything about this, or has anyone tried it?
I can't imagine that it would stain your skin. I have eaten foods containing squid ink and never saw my tongue turn black. Maybe it is a question of concentration of the ink in the paste.
Sounds like hooey to me, but I thought I'd put it out there for anyone who wanted to do some experimenting.
I don't bother with experiments to make black henna because I like the color of natural henna. I told my students that today because we were getting too deep into the subject of the possible natural ways to achieve blackness.
- Re: Here we go again...new ingredient question/black henna Giselle 20:41:17 7/26/00
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- Sounds very fishy, but I'll make Calamari salad for dinner and investigate... Catherine Cartwright Jones 19:04:12 7/26/00
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