Re: henna hair dye

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Posted by brianna on May 2, 2001 at 19:56:02:

In reply to: Re: henna hair dye posted by Zimra on May 2, 2001 at 18:53:12:

: : Need to know if you can use henna hair dye for body art. Figure
you
: : can use it to get different colours.
:
: Henna sold as hair dye is a lower-quality product than henna for
: bodyart; henna that will barely leave a stain on skin will take
: beautifully on hair. (I started hennaing in the late 80's, when
henna
: for hair dye was all there was... had to do multiple applications
to
: get anything resembling a stain on skin!)
:
: As far as I've seen, the henna for hair dye that comes in a
: multitude of shades does NOT take on skin. At all. (I tried Light
: Mountain henna hair dye in black, a number of years ago, and it
left
: nothing but a greyish smudge on the skin.)
:
: If you want different shades of stains on skin, you can use older
: paste to produce a lighter stain, and a second application on parts
: of the design to make them darker.. or you can use different
hennas.
: I've heard that Kenzi's Moroccan henna gives a different color
: quality than the Jamila or Castle Art henna (but I haven't tried it
: yet! Hopefully she'll bring some to Sirius! :-)
:
: Zimra

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: : : Need to know if you can use henna hair dye for body art. Figure : you : : : can use it to get different colours. : : : : Henna sold as hair dye is a lower-quality product than henna for : : bodyart; henna that will barely leave a stain on skin will take : : beautifully on hair. (I started hennaing in the late 80's, when : henna : : for hair dye was all there was... had to do multiple applications : to : : get anything resembling a stain on skin!) : : : : As far as I've seen, the henna for hair dye that comes in a : : multitude of shades does NOT take on skin. At all. (I tried Light : : Mountain henna hair dye in black, a number of years ago, and it : left : : nothing but a greyish smudge on the skin.) : : : : If you want different shades of stains on skin, you can use older : : paste to produce a lighter stain, and a second application on parts : : of the design to make them darker.. or you can use different : hennas. : : I've heard that Kenzi's Moroccan henna gives a different color : : quality than the Jamila or Castle Art henna (but I haven't tried it : : yet! Hopefully she'll bring some to Sirius! :-) : : : : Zimra
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