Re: Quick-Lime Paste?

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Posted by Nick on June 17, 2001 at 15:36:17:

In reply to: Re: Quick-Lime Paste? posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on June 17, 2001 at 00:05:45:

Have you tried this method? I am rather curious to try it out with
cement. Somebody somewhere told me that it blackens instantly or very
quickly when that method is used, but that can't be true can it? I
suppose it just darkens as the normal ammonia dipped henna does?
~Nick

: I think you emailed me ....
: Here's the answer in case someone else need to see it:
:
: The technique is very simple and widely used across North Africa
and
: the
: Middle East. It's not confined to Egypt at all.
:
: Apply your henna. Let it dry and seal it. Leave it on overnight if
: possible. Scrape it off. Make a paste of high-lime cement or
slaked
: lime. (that does the job and is less vicious on the skin than
: quicklime!) Slather that on the hennaed part. Heat that and keep
it
: on as long as you can manage. Scrape that off.
:
: Quicklime is used to quickly decompose corpses and road kill ....
so
: DO be very cautious about that! Calcium hydroxide and ammonium
: hydroxide have very similar effects on skin ..... and the alternate
: technique is to use some form of ammonia. ....stale camel urine,
stale
: bat urine .... or very, very cautiously, household ammonia. These
are
: all NASTY on the skin!
:
:
: What you're doing is zapping the H off the hennotannic acid
molecule
: by hitting it with a base that swipes H's.
:
: Details are at the links below:
:
:
: There are other ways of blackening henna ...... go through
: http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/ammoniatrick.htm
: http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/howmix.htm and the whole of
:
http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/reverndbunny_sphosting_com.html ...
: so you can see how repeated steaming and heating, or addition of
: terpines will do the job.

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: Have you tried this method? I am rather curious to try it out with : cement. Somebody somewhere told me that it blackens instantly or very : quickly when that method is used, but that can't be true can it? I : suppose it just darkens as the normal ammonia dipped henna does? : ~Nick : : : I think you emailed me .... : : Here's the answer in case someone else need to see it: : : : : The technique is very simple and widely used across North Africa : and : : the : : Middle East. It's not confined to Egypt at all. : : : : Apply your henna. Let it dry and seal it. Leave it on overnight if : : possible. Scrape it off. Make a paste of high-lime cement or : slaked : : lime. (that does the job and is less vicious on the skin than : : quicklime!) Slather that on the hennaed part. Heat that and keep : it : : on as long as you can manage. Scrape that off. : : : : Quicklime is used to quickly decompose corpses and road kill .... : so : : DO be very cautious about that! Calcium hydroxide and ammonium : : hydroxide have very similar effects on skin ..... and the alternate : : technique is to use some form of ammonia. ....stale camel urine, : stale : : bat urine .... or very, very cautiously, household ammonia. These : are : : all NASTY on the skin! : : : : : : What you're doing is zapping the H off the hennotannic acid : molecule : : by hitting it with a base that swipes H's. : : : : Details are at the links below: : : : : : : There are other ways of blackening henna ...... go through : : http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/ammoniatrick.htm : : http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/howmix.htm and the whole of : : : http://reverndbunny.sphosting.com/reverndbunny_sphosting_com.html ... : : so you can see how repeated steaming and heating, or addition of : : terpines will do the job.
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