Re: EO's - shorten paste's life span?

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Posted by Natasha Papousek on July 29, 2001 at 19:34:02:

In reply to: EO's - shorten paste's life span? posted by yvonne on July 29, 2001 at 18:36:46:

Hmmm.

I've found that my paste doesn't usually get up and staining well
until day 2, and then it lasts for a couple weeks. My recipe is:
1tbl henna, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp sugar, some tea to get the
right texture, and 1 tsp tea tree oil (I've been using Dessert
Essence, which might not be the best quality, but it's cheap and I
had it on hand) and 1/2 tsp marjoram oil.

With Jamila and CA henna, I recommend making a crumbly paste of henna
and lemon juice and then letting that sit overnight. Then mix in the
rest of the ingredients. With Kenzi's henna, you don't need the
overnight rest -- just mix. Once thoroughly mixed, I let the pastes
sit for a couple of days. (I do finger test daily, though, just to
be sure -- a finger test is putting a bit of henna on a finger and
waiting 10 min to see if it does anything at all. If it leaves a
bright orange stain, then it's working. This is a trick that Kree
taught me.)

There are so many variables with henna -- freshness, release of henna-
noogly time which seems to be different for different crops of henna,
freshness of the essential oils, even the pH of your water can affect
things!

Don't give up! And best of luck with your next batch.

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Re: EO's - shorten paste's life span? Yvonne 22:36:15 7/29/2001 (5)
- it seems like the word is out, aura cacia cajeput sucks! Darlahood 00:22:35 7/30/2001 (4)
  - Re: it seems like the word is out, aura cacia cajeput sucks! Marina Waltz 21:33:38 8/6/2001 (0)
  - Re: it seems like the word is out, aura cacia cajeput sucks! yvonne 00:38:15 7/30/2001 (2)
    - Re: it seems like the word is out, aura cacia cajeput sucks! Monica Tittle 04:22:49 7/31/2001 (0)
    - Maybe... Khoa 01:36:45 7/30/2001 (0)

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: Hmmm. : : I've found that my paste doesn't usually get up and staining well : until day 2, and then it lasts for a couple weeks. My recipe is: : 1tbl henna, 2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp sugar, some tea to get the : right texture, and 1 tsp tea tree oil (I've been using Dessert : Essence, which might not be the best quality, but it's cheap and I : had it on hand) and 1/2 tsp marjoram oil. : : With Jamila and CA henna, I recommend making a crumbly paste of henna : and lemon juice and then letting that sit overnight. Then mix in the : rest of the ingredients. With Kenzi's henna, you don't need the : overnight rest -- just mix. Once thoroughly mixed, I let the pastes : sit for a couple of days. (I do finger test daily, though, just to : be sure -- a finger test is putting a bit of henna on a finger and : waiting 10 min to see if it does anything at all. If it leaves a : bright orange stain, then it's working. This is a trick that Kree : taught me.) : : There are so many variables with henna -- freshness, release of henna- : noogly time which seems to be different for different crops of henna, : freshness of the essential oils, even the pH of your water can affect : things! : : Don't give up! And best of luck with your next batch.
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