Re: questions for you

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Henna Page Forum ] [ FAQ ]

Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on June 28, 2001 at 19:29:02:

In reply to: questions for you posted by veggiesaurus on June 28, 2001 at 18:50:20:

: I've done some henna designs on my husband,
: who is African American. I did a couple of patterns on the top of
his
: foot, and one on his chest. They were all somewhat difficult to see
-
Top of foot can be a difficult spot, and chest is usually VERY
difficult. The epidermal layer is just too thin there, and on the
chest there is tha added problem of oily skin resisting the henna.
Re-applications, and bold patterning that allows more henna to be laid
down would be the answer there.

: do you tend to stick to bolder designs, or mainly decorate palms and
: soles?

This is certainly an answer... The thicker granular layer on palms
and soles will always be your best spot for henna. But, you can still
get beautiful tone on tone takes on the dark areas.

Or maybe you add something to the henna that helps? The henna
: I use comes out really dark on my pale skin, but barely shows on my
: husband. Any advice you (or others) can give would be appreciated.

YOu can use simple acidic pastes with repeat application or heavy
applications for building up red tones on very dark skin ... or you
can get out the tea tree oil for near black takes on medium dark
skin. You can get quite a range of tones out of henna with heat,
steam, wraps, bold or repeated applications, or other essential oils.
This is why I say you really need a lot of experience with all the
different tweekings you can do with henna to work with people with
dark skin, particularly Afro-Americans ..... to push the color as far
as you can. Afro-Americans come in such a huge range of tones ....
in my immediate family, there's everything from vanilla to expresso
bean.

Follow Ups

Post Followup

Name:
E-Mail:
Subject:
: : I've done some henna designs on my husband, : : who is African American. I did a couple of patterns on the top of : his : : foot, and one on his chest. They were all somewhat difficult to see : - : Top of foot can be a difficult spot, and chest is usually VERY : difficult. The epidermal layer is just too thin there, and on the : chest there is tha added problem of oily skin resisting the henna. : Re-applications, and bold patterning that allows more henna to be laid : down would be the answer there. : : : do you tend to stick to bolder designs, or mainly decorate palms and : : soles? : : This is certainly an answer... The thicker granular layer on palms : and soles will always be your best spot for henna. But, you can still : get beautiful tone on tone takes on the dark areas. : : Or maybe you add something to the henna that helps? The henna : : I use comes out really dark on my pale skin, but barely shows on my : : husband. Any advice you (or others) can give would be appreciated. : : YOu can use simple acidic pastes with repeat application or heavy : applications for building up red tones on very dark skin ... or you : can get out the tea tree oil for near black takes on medium dark : skin. You can get quite a range of tones out of henna with heat, : steam, wraps, bold or repeated applications, or other essential oils. : This is why I say you really need a lot of experience with all the : different tweekings you can do with henna to work with people with : dark skin, particularly Afro-Americans ..... to push the color as far : as you can. Afro-Americans come in such a huge range of tones .... : in my immediate family, there's everything from vanilla to expresso : bean.
Optional link URL:
Link title:
Optional image URL: