Re: Cajeput heaven!!
Posted by Cheryl on July 10, 2001 at 15:04:48:
In reply to: Cajeput heaven!! posted by Kenzi on July 10, 2001 at 03:55:05:
: I finally got to see the results of cajeput-enhanced henna and: WOW!!!! The color is really gorgeous and deep, dark, chocolate
: cherry. It looks good enough to eat. What is even more amazing is
: that the older the cajeput-henna paste, the better the stain (up to
a
: certain limit, I am sure). I had a design on the back of my hand
: with three-day old paste (that had been sitting open in the sun and
: air and heat) and after two hours it gave a really nice dark stain
on
: a hard to stain place. The henna done on my friend's hands was
done
: with the same three-day old paste left on overnight and the color
was
: magnificent. She could have left it on for 3 hours and it probably
: would have been just as nice. She was assisting me at a wedding
two
: days after application so her henna was at its absolute best and it
: sure made us look good!
:
: Leaving the paste on for 20 minutes on the back of my hand yielded
so-
: so results, but it was so much better than non-cajeput henna which
: wouldn't have shown up at all. The only drawback to all of this is
: that I can't make any mistakes because it has already stained by
the
: time I whip out my toothpick to correct it! It can only make me a
: better henna artist!
:
: Long live the cajeput tree!
Oddly enough, I had similar results with "old" henna paste and
frankincense oil. It was exciting to find that 3 or 4 day old paste
could have an extended lifespan with great results! I can't wait to
experiment with cajeput.
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Alissa 15:36:28 7/10/2001
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