now it becomes art/alchemy

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 9, 2001 at 22:13:47:

In reply to: so what about mixing the eo's then? good or bad? posted by mark on August 9, 2001 at 21:33:23:

I think there's much to be gotten from the subtlety of mixes ... in
scent, dye facilitation, and creative satisfaction. Also, having just
looked at the list of chemicals IN a henna plant leaf ... I'm blown
away at what we've got to play with! I suspect mixes of terpines will
coax more out of a henna leaf than a simple blast of one single
solvent. After smelling some of the blends we did at Sirius .... I'm
totally sold on EO's adding to the aesthetic experience!

Since we KNOW that there aren't two crops of identical henna, even
from the same plantation ... and since EO's are variable due to souce
variability in weather, soil, even time of day ...

getting magnificent results will STILL be a matter of touch, feel, and
luck! Thank goddess. For a moment I was afraid it might get boring
and predictable.

We know far more now about the chemistry involved, so we can make far
better decisions about what to use ... there's still art and alchemy
involved here. Every time we get ONE answer to henna ... a thousand
new questions open up!

Personally, I hope everyone comes up with a dozen different favorite
mixes, different scents, different subtleties of color and texture.
There is NO ONE simple answer, but an infinite number of ways to henna
, each appropriate to a different situation.

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: I think there's much to be gotten from the subtlety of mixes ... in : scent, dye facilitation, and creative satisfaction. Also, having just : looked at the list of chemicals IN a henna plant leaf ... I'm blown : away at what we've got to play with! I suspect mixes of terpines will : coax more out of a henna leaf than a simple blast of one single : solvent. After smelling some of the blends we did at Sirius .... I'm : totally sold on EO's adding to the aesthetic experience! : : Since we KNOW that there aren't two crops of identical henna, even : from the same plantation ... and since EO's are variable due to souce : variability in weather, soil, even time of day ... : : getting magnificent results will STILL be a matter of touch, feel, and : luck! Thank goddess. For a moment I was afraid it might get boring : and predictable. : : We know far more now about the chemistry involved, so we can make far : better decisions about what to use ... there's still art and alchemy : involved here. Every time we get ONE answer to henna ... a thousand : new questions open up! : : Personally, I hope everyone comes up with a dozen different favorite : mixes, different scents, different subtleties of color and texture. : There is NO ONE simple answer, but an infinite number of ways to henna : , each appropriate to a different situation.
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