Re: Cajeput and Earth Henna/solution et al

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Posted by Maureen on July 1, 2001 at 22:49:02:

In reply to: Re: Cajeput and Earth Henna/solution et al posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on July 1, 2001 at 19:25:21:

: :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!

Yes. It really appeared based upon how the design just disappeared
that something quite spectacular was going on with the rate at which
the skin was exfoliating. And if I am understanding this correctly,
the Cajeput, Ravensara, Frankincense and Tea Tree are so far the four
essential oils you have discovered with the terpines that have
provided the most satisfactory results? What is Terpineol? I asked
for it at the various stores here that stocked the other four oils
and none of them carried it and the owners all drew a blank as to
what it was...never having heard of it. Is there a better place to
look for it than the stores that carry the essential oils? Here, I
get the best selection of oils from little boutiques like Hocus Pocus
and Into the Mystik. They have been hard to find otherwise. Back to
the possibility that the eucalyptus oils energize exfoliation. That
could be a great quality unrelated to henna. I wonder what would
happen on the face where I spend lots of money for products to do
just that...exfoliate.

Maureen

 

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