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Posted by Kenzi on June 6, 2001 at 22:46:50:

In reply to: Re: About.com story on Moroccan henna posted by niko txilar on June 6, 2001 at 18:47:13:

: I haven't read the link yet, but just wanted to comment that the
: henna I got in Morocco gave me a strange reaction- it was in
: Marrakech, so it was very ~how do I put this~ hustler stlye, you
: know? Anyhow, I had the strangest reaction, my skin all around the
: henna turned reddish and it was stinging just a bit. I asked the
girl
: what all was in it and she said only lemon juice, but I wasn't
: believing that. I know my skin!
: peace,
: txilar
:
:
:
I'm sorry to hear that you had such an experience in Morocco. Those
henna hustlers (in Djemma al Fna, right?) are nortorious for adding
nasty stuff to their henna. They are as bad at the PPD slingers at
beaches and resorts elsewhere....they know their clients are tourists
who want a dark stain fast and don't want to leave the paste on and
that they will be leaving before they can complain of an adverse
reaction. Some of the things they add to their paste to make it
stain darker are gasoline, kerosene, butane, paint thinner and
ammonia. There are probably other things that I don't know aobut,
but any of those can give a pretty nasty reaction. A reputable henna
artist in Morocco (i.e., not the henna hustlers of Djemma Al Fna)
will ask you if you want them to add that stuff; if there are
language difficulties they might not ask, but usually they will mix
the paste in front of you so you can check it all out and make a face
if they are about to put something nasty into it.

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: : I haven't read the link yet, but just wanted to comment that the : : henna I got in Morocco gave me a strange reaction- it was in : : Marrakech, so it was very ~how do I put this~ hustler stlye, you : : know? Anyhow, I had the strangest reaction, my skin all around the : : henna turned reddish and it was stinging just a bit. I asked the : girl : : what all was in it and she said only lemon juice, but I wasn't : : believing that. I know my skin! : : peace, : : txilar : : : : : : : I'm sorry to hear that you had such an experience in Morocco. Those : henna hustlers (in Djemma al Fna, right?) are nortorious for adding : nasty stuff to their henna. They are as bad at the PPD slingers at : beaches and resorts elsewhere....they know their clients are tourists : who want a dark stain fast and don't want to leave the paste on and : that they will be leaving before they can complain of an adverse : reaction. Some of the things they add to their paste to make it : stain darker are gasoline, kerosene, butane, paint thinner and : ammonia. There are probably other things that I don't know aobut, : but any of those can give a pretty nasty reaction. A reputable henna : artist in Morocco (i.e., not the henna hustlers of Djemma Al Fna) : will ask you if you want them to add that stuff; if there are : language difficulties they might not ask, but usually they will mix : the paste in front of you so you can check it all out and make a face : if they are about to put something nasty into it.
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