Re: Green henna, stain not powder?

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Posted by Zimra on August 1, 2001 at 21:09:15:

In reply to: Green henna, stain not powder? posted by Lauren on August 1, 2001 at 20:55:55:

: I was offered recently some henna from different parts of the
world.
: Some of this was Sudanese black, which I took to mean just very
darn
: dark, but I see from reading here is probably adulterated. Yuck.

Yep, anything labeled black is going to be adulterated.

: She also offered me some green henna. Has anyone heard of this? I
: remember Zimra mentioning something green or purple staining a
while back?

I've seen adulterated henna stain things green (like the plastic of
the cone), and I've had the unmoistened henna powder briefly stain
things green, but that's it.
ANYTHING that isn't in the red-brown spectrum is going to be
adulterated, or not really henna.

Zimra

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: : I was offered recently some henna from different parts of the : world. : : Some of this was Sudanese black, which I took to mean just very : darn : : dark, but I see from reading here is probably adulterated. Yuck. : : Yep, anything labeled black is going to be adulterated. : : : She also offered me some green henna. Has anyone heard of this? I : : remember Zimra mentioning something green or purple staining a : while back? : : I've seen adulterated henna stain things green (like the plastic of : the cone), and I've had the unmoistened henna powder briefly stain : things green, but that's it. : ANYTHING that isn't in the red-brown spectrum is going to be : adulterated, or not really henna. : : Zimra
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