Henna on scars; henna on self-injuries

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 6, 2001 at 14:08:02:

In reply to: Henna & scar tissue posted by Brittany on August 6, 2001 at 02:26:39:

Henna stains scar tissue perfectly well!
If your scar is much paler than the surrounding skin, the stain color
will appear lighter than on the adjacent skin, because henna is a
translucent stain.
If you are not completely healed, and blood flow has not returned to
normal, or if the scar tissue is still glassy..... the stain may be
brief or poor.

I've had some clients who requested henna patterns up their arms over
razor and burn cuts left from self-injuries ... they wanted to henna
these to celebrate conquering depression! One has learned to do
henna herself, and now hennaes a large OM on her wrist where she used
to stress-slash. I understand some of the dynamic of self-injury as a
function of stress and depression, and seems to me henna can be
substituted for that behaviour in a creative and theraputic way.

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: Henna stains scar tissue perfectly well! : If your scar is much paler than the surrounding skin, the stain color : will appear lighter than on the adjacent skin, because henna is a : translucent stain. : If you are not completely healed, and blood flow has not returned to : normal, or if the scar tissue is still glassy..... the stain may be : brief or poor. : : I've had some clients who requested henna patterns up their arms over : razor and burn cuts left from self-injuries ... they wanted to henna : these to celebrate conquering depression! One has learned to do : henna herself, and now hennaes a large OM on her wrist where she used : to stress-slash. I understand some of the dynamic of self-injury as a : function of stress and depression, and seems to me henna can be : substituted for that behaviour in a creative and theraputic way.
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