Old Henna eraser effect?!?

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Posted by Lauren on June 12, 2001 at 15:39:20:

I've been waiting to post this so I could include pictures, but
that's not going to be possible anytime soon so here goes.

I got bored a couple weeks ago and put some henna on the back of my
hand. It was a lovely complex Indian design and I really liked it.
After a couple days, it was a bit faded (back of my hand always fades
quickly) and I really wanted to keep it longer, and I had a henna gig
that weekend that i wanted a fresh look for. I used the same bottle
of henna as I had used originally that had been in the fridge for
three days. I NuSkinned it and left it on overnight. In the
morning, when I removed the henna, the design was much lighter than
it had been previously. I thought it may have been the new orange
color and waited, but instead of darkening, it got lighter over the
next day to the point where it looked about three weeks old instead
of not quite one. It faded normally after that, but I figure that
going over the design took out about a week and a half of its life.
Has anyone else experienced this?

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: I've been waiting to post this so I could include pictures, but : that's not going to be possible anytime soon so here goes. : : I got bored a couple weeks ago and put some henna on the back of my : hand. It was a lovely complex Indian design and I really liked it. : After a couple days, it was a bit faded (back of my hand always fades : quickly) and I really wanted to keep it longer, and I had a henna gig : that weekend that i wanted a fresh look for. I used the same bottle : of henna as I had used originally that had been in the fridge for : three days. I NuSkinned it and left it on overnight. In the : morning, when I removed the henna, the design was much lighter than : it had been previously. I thought it may have been the new orange : color and waited, but instead of darkening, it got lighter over the : next day to the point where it looked about three weeks old instead : of not quite one. It faded normally after that, but I figure that : going over the design took out about a week and a half of its life. : Has anyone else experienced this?
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