Quicklime- not quite

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Posted by Nick on June 22, 2001 at 22:25:49:

In reply to: Quicklime (maybe) posted by Nick on June 22, 2001 at 14:15:58:

Well, my foot hasn't turned black. It did deepen a little, edging
toward purple in some really calloused spots, but that's about it.
wonder why it didn't work.....
hmmmmm........
~Nick

: I tried out an experiment with some sort of lime, and i thought i'd
: post my experience.
:
: Last night i did a big bold design on the bottom of my foot,
wrapped
: as usual. The color wasn't spectacular, because i had fallen asleep
: for a few hours before i wrapped it, and it had dried to the point
: where it was cracking. It was pretty red, with a lot of dark orange
: too. So this morning i rinsed the henna off, and mixed up some
: plaster, which was the limeyest thing i had around. I slathered and
: slathered and left it for about 40 minutes. Then i scraped it off,
: and reapplied it again, this time heating it over a charcoal disc.
: That one didn't last too long, because the mosquitos started to
wake
: up and bite fierce. So off it came, and my foot was oiled and
: apologized to. It is severely waterlogged, and there isn't any
change
: in color besides it lightening a few shades. There wasn't any ouch
: factor though, so i think everything's fine. We'll see by tomorrow
: whether it blackens or not, and i'll post the results.
: ~Nick

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: Well, my foot hasn't turned black. It did deepen a little, edging : toward purple in some really calloused spots, but that's about it. : wonder why it didn't work..... : hmmmmm........ : ~Nick : : : : I tried out an experiment with some sort of lime, and i thought i'd : : post my experience. : : : : Last night i did a big bold design on the bottom of my foot, : wrapped : : as usual. The color wasn't spectacular, because i had fallen asleep : : for a few hours before i wrapped it, and it had dried to the point : : where it was cracking. It was pretty red, with a lot of dark orange : : too. So this morning i rinsed the henna off, and mixed up some : : plaster, which was the limeyest thing i had around. I slathered and : : slathered and left it for about 40 minutes. Then i scraped it off, : : and reapplied it again, this time heating it over a charcoal disc. : : That one didn't last too long, because the mosquitos started to : wake : : up and bite fierce. So off it came, and my foot was oiled and : : apologized to. It is severely waterlogged, and there isn't any : change : : in color besides it lightening a few shades. There wasn't any ouch : : factor though, so i think everything's fine. We'll see by tomorrow : : whether it blackens or not, and i'll post the results. : : ~Nick
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