perhaps there is an answer

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on June 13, 2001 at 06:54:50:

In reply to: To the English Crew posted by Simon on June 13, 2001 at 02:14:55:

Everyone has different wrap and seal answers that best accomodate
specific situations .... but .... for fast and impatient:
Looks like some of the terpine-rich EO's might be an answer for you.

I've been getting fast, intense, dark stains from henna by adding
frankincense EO, ravensara EO, cajeput EO, tea tree EO .... and am
trying others. If you can make a paste that clings on rather than
flakes off (add sugar?) and add the EO's just before it goes in the
bottle ..... you may get what you need: a fast, intense stain from an
inexpensive home-made paste without sealing or wrapping.

Ravensara is at an especially good price on your side of the wet spot
.....

My daughter did her first henna this evening, with some 2-day-old
accidentally-left-on-my-table henna with cajeput ... and after 10
minutes she scraped the henna off and had a rich bittersweet orange
stain.

I'll continue tests with the EO's that have high levels of pinene,
terpinene, and one or two other likely looking molecules ..... and see
how much this can be optimized. One of the suprising things is that
terped henna stains very thin skin particularly dark ! I've gotten
deep chestnut/coffee on the thinnest skin on the top of my foot or
back of my hand, where normally there is pitiful color. The orange
fade-down is almost completely eliminated... The dark, dark stain on
the back of the hand vanishes quite abruptly, though! On the 4th day,
you rinse your hands in the sink, towel them dry, and the henna's
GONE!

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Re: perhaps there is an answer Yvonne 19:33:59 6/13/2001 (7)
- Re: perhaps there is an answer Catherine Cartwright Jones 20:30:06 6/13/2001 (6)
  - Re: perhaps there is an answer yvonne 02:37:01 6/14/2001 (4)
    - Re: perhaps there is an answer Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:51:29 6/14/2001 (3)
      - Re: perhaps there is an answer Kenzi 03:42:17 6/14/2001 (2)
        
        granular vs sloopy Catherine Cartwright Jones 04:09:07 6/14/2001 (1)
        
        Re: granular vs sloopy Kenzi 04:23:01 6/14/2001 (0)
  - grainy Nick 22:49:52 6/13/2001 (0)
Do you think that all the terpines helped to preserve the paste? Faery Ring 18:06:15 6/13/2001 (20)
- No clue yet Catherine Cartwright Jones 18:32:17 6/13/2001 (19)
  - waiting time Kenzi 22:50:18 6/13/2001 (0)
  - My experience Nick 19:55:22 6/13/2001 (17)
    - Re: My experience Catherine Cartwright Jones 20:13:22 6/13/2001 (16)
      - Most exciting! Faery Ring 22:38:11 6/13/2001 (15)
        
        Titanium dioxide in Pakistani premixed cones ... Jewel 02:23:06 6/14/2001 (8)
        
        Titanium dioxide is an inert mineral. Faery Ring 18:15:26 6/14/2001 (0)
        
        the "dark till you rub it off" characteristic Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:35:44 6/14/2001 (4)
        
        Smell ... and fading ... Jewel 03:03:03 6/14/2001 (3)
        
        Re: Smell ... and fading ... Catherine Cartwright Jones 04:14:12 6/14/2001 (2)
        
        Wonderful exchange !! Jewel 10:18:49 6/14/2001 (1)
        
        Re: Wonderful exchange !! Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:24:24 6/14/2001 (0)
        
        Re: Titanium dioxide in Pakistani premixed cones ... Kenzi 02:30:06 6/14/2001 (1)
        
        Re: Titanium dioxide in Pakistani premixed cones ... Catherine Cartwright Jones 02:43:25 6/14/2001 (0)
        
        Re: Most exciting! Catherine Cartwright Jones 22:57:59 6/13/2001 (5)
        
        Titanium dioxide source. Faery Ring 23:50:22 6/13/2001 (4)
        
        sussed another one? Catherine Cartwright Jones 00:58:09 6/14/2001 (3)
        
        Re: sussed another one? Terpine history! mark 09:41:58 6/14/2001 (2)
        
        needs testing Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:18:00 6/14/2001 (1)
        
        Re: needs testing mark 17:32:51 6/14/2001 (0)

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: Everyone has different wrap and seal answers that best accomodate : specific situations .... but .... for fast and impatient: : Looks like some of the terpine-rich EO's might be an answer for you. : : I've been getting fast, intense, dark stains from henna by adding : frankincense EO, ravensara EO, cajeput EO, tea tree EO .... and am : trying others. If you can make a paste that clings on rather than : flakes off (add sugar?) and add the EO's just before it goes in the : bottle ..... you may get what you need: a fast, intense stain from an : inexpensive home-made paste without sealing or wrapping. : : Ravensara is at an especially good price on your side of the wet spot : ..... : : My daughter did her first henna this evening, with some 2-day-old : accidentally-left-on-my-table henna with cajeput ... and after 10 : minutes she scraped the henna off and had a rich bittersweet orange : stain. : : I'll continue tests with the EO's that have high levels of pinene, : terpinene, and one or two other likely looking molecules ..... and see : how much this can be optimized. One of the suprising things is that : terped henna stains very thin skin particularly dark ! I've gotten : deep chestnut/coffee on the thinnest skin on the top of my foot or : back of my hand, where normally there is pitiful color. The orange : fade-down is almost completely eliminated... The dark, dark stain on : the back of the hand vanishes quite abruptly, though! On the 4th day, : you rinse your hands in the sink, towel them dry, and the henna's : GONE!
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