Re: This reminded me of a question

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on April 22, 2001 at 14:43:05:

In reply to: This reminded me of a question posted by Talia on April 22, 2001 at 09:54:18:

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: This reminded me of something I thought of today--would Red Zinger
: tea make henna more red? I don't usually keep any in the house, But
I
: just might borrow a bag from a friend to find out...

No, it doesn't change the color at all.

The redder tones have to do with the individual plant (there do seem t
to be some redder strains than others) the time of the harvest
(different tannins in different quantities are in the leaf at
different seasons, and the rainy-season growth has the highest
quantites of the red tones), the freshness (off the bush is the
reddest), and the acidity vs the base ph of the mix. There is also
clearly some variation in the individual skin's reaction to the color
; in a group of several people, some will have a redder take, some
will have a browner take.

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