Re: Cajeput and Earth Henna/solution et al


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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on July 1, 2001 at 19:25:21:

In reply to: Cajeput and Earth Henna/solution et al posted by Maureen on July 1, 2001 at 17:12:55:

:It appears that whenever I put eucalyptus oil on my skin prior to the
:henna, where ever the eucalyptus oil was place the design is much
:more faint. It also disappears from that spot the quickest.

That has been my experience. BUT .... there are 70 species of
eucalyptus trees, 4 different marketed US oils (blue gum eucalyptus,
and 3 others) and they have entirely different characteristics. More
than that ..... the distallation methods are going to alter the levels
of the different terpines available. Most eucs have low levels of
terpinol, if any ... but some may have higher levels.

Mark showed me a euc from India that was NOTHING like I'd ever seen
(or smelled), and it was great for henna. The ones I've used from
here have made little if any difference in henna whatsoever. You can
see at the link below that AuraCacia eucalyptus in the mix made no
improvement in stain. And ... the color results on this, while good,
with wrap and steam, are not as dark as cajeput w/o wrap or steam!

That's why I think the key to all this is to understand that there are
a number of different terpines naturally occurring in these essential
oils, and some work well and others dont. So, instead of looking at
the EO's (which have varying levels of many terpines) you have to look
at the individual terpines and see what has the highest levels of the
one you want. Terpineol is at the top of my list.

Whatever EO's are in Earth Henna, they may be only penetrating down
3-7 layers of cells, and interfering slightly with the henna
penetration. Cajeput lasts 8-12 days. (Un-terped henna seems to go
12-24 days) I'm not certain why the EO's would inhibit the
penetration ... OR ... perhaps they are engergizing exfoliation!

 


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