little OT but maybe helps?

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Posted by Alissa on July 27, 2001 at 15:13:56:

In reply to: Re: Aftercare with Cajeput posted by Maureen on July 27, 2001 at 12:53:20:

: Hi Lisa,
:
: My experience with cajeput in my mixtures is that I might wrap and
: might not. I only use the lemon sugar, tissue and glove or towel
to
: wrap if I am going to keep the paste on all night. But, the Siruis
: experiments seem to have had success without any lemon/sugar, NS,
: tissue or anything. And have had success when having the paste on
: for only a short period of time. I have not done a design that I
: just left on for 15 minutes or an hour as yet. I still keep the
: paste on for hours and keep the area warm. I think it has become a
: ritual that I can not give up. And, I obtain stains that are very
: deep browns and burgandys immediately when I remove the paste.
: Because of the amount of sugar I put in my paste, the paste does
not
: fall off on its own. I always have to scrape. But you might want
to
: try it on yourself prior to Tuesday. Don't ever try something for
: the first time on a customer. It will do something flukey and make
: you look silly. Let it do something flukey on you at home so you
can
: learn to overcome the fluke. Once the paste has fallen off or is
: scraped off the care is exactly the same. And because of the fast
: demise of the stains with the EOs, I would really stress the after
: care. Remove the rest of the dried paste with animal fat, no
washing
: the body part for 24 hours, no swimming pools or hot tubs for the
: stained part, etc.
:
: Someone listed really good before and aftercare instructions down
the
: page a bit. If you don't have these written down, you might want
to
: copy it. No sense repeating here what has been stated so well
: previously. You will find that to some extent this henna thing
: really does allow for personal preference. As long as you do
certain
: things exactly right, you have a lot of room to play with the
rest.
: Let us know how it works out for you.
:
: Maureen

i did a design for a girl who worked the shampoo bowl at a hair salon
and who knew her hands and wrists were going to be wet alllll day
every day, but she still wanted a design no matter what. we decided
to go for an armband at the bicep (even though we discussed the color
not being so dark, etc) b/c it would last more than oh a day at the
salon.

i have yet to try cajeput so i cant offer anything relevent there,
but i agree with maureen that its best to try new stuff on yourself
and work out the bugs before trying it on someone else.

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: : Hi Lisa, : : : : My experience with cajeput in my mixtures is that I might wrap and : : might not. I only use the lemon sugar, tissue and glove or towel : to : : wrap if I am going to keep the paste on all night. But, the Siruis : : experiments seem to have had success without any lemon/sugar, NS, : : tissue or anything. And have had success when having the paste on : : for only a short period of time. I have not done a design that I : : just left on for 15 minutes or an hour as yet. I still keep the : : paste on for hours and keep the area warm. I think it has become a : : ritual that I can not give up. And, I obtain stains that are very : : deep browns and burgandys immediately when I remove the paste. : : Because of the amount of sugar I put in my paste, the paste does : not : : fall off on its own. I always have to scrape. But you might want : to : : try it on yourself prior to Tuesday. Don't ever try something for : : the first time on a customer. It will do something flukey and make : : you look silly. Let it do something flukey on you at home so you : can : : learn to overcome the fluke. Once the paste has fallen off or is : : scraped off the care is exactly the same. And because of the fast : : demise of the stains with the EOs, I would really stress the after : : care. Remove the rest of the dried paste with animal fat, no : washing : : the body part for 24 hours, no swimming pools or hot tubs for the : : stained part, etc. : : : : Someone listed really good before and aftercare instructions down : the : : page a bit. If you don't have these written down, you might want : to : : copy it. No sense repeating here what has been stated so well : : previously. You will find that to some extent this henna thing : : really does allow for personal preference. As long as you do : certain : : things exactly right, you have a lot of room to play with the : rest. : : Let us know how it works out for you. : : : : Maureen : : i did a design for a girl who worked the shampoo bowl at a hair salon : and who knew her hands and wrists were going to be wet alllll day : every day, but she still wanted a design no matter what. we decided : to go for an armband at the bicep (even though we discussed the color : not being so dark, etc) b/c it would last more than oh a day at the : salon. : : i have yet to try cajeput so i cant offer anything relevent there, : but i agree with maureen that its best to try new stuff on yourself : and work out the bugs before trying it on someone else.
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