Re: I need a bit of advice!

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Posted by Maureen on August 13, 2001 at 09:33:17:

In reply to: I need a bit of advice! posted by Sarah on August 13, 2001 at 05:32:04:

Hi Sarah,

When you speak of the green liquid...what color green. I have some
henna that will absorb only so much oil without separating and that
oily separation is the first thing that comes out of the bottle. But
it is usually dark and translucent. And the oil will feather out and
and make it hard to control the edges of your design. Sometimes when
the oil separates like that it still has dye in it and will stain the
skin. But the stain is barely perceptible until the second or third
day sometimes. I have never had a green oil though...usually dark
brownish/greenish. If the henna paste was sticking to the bottle and
coming out in a clump it sounds like it may have needed more lemon
juice and perhaps less sugar. What type of henna powder was it? Was
it what you usually use and did you use the same recipe as before? I
have never used tea tree with euc so I don't know what to expect from
that. Each henna powder seems to have a need for its own recipe and
you have to discover it through experimentation. I was having
marvelous success with one henna powder with lemon and sugar and even
with cajeput added. But when I added oils for fragrance, it was just
too much oil and I never got the balance between the paste
consistency and color results with the additional oils. So I dropped
them and went back to my old recipe.

How old are the children who will be attending the party and how many
will be there? I don't think you want your first party to be too big
and/or attended by children so young that they don't have the self-
control necessary to take care of the pasted design and not smudge
it. I don't do children under six years of age and even when doing
6, 7 and 8 year olds, I have to be assured of a good ratio of adults
to children to prevent kids from smearing the paste on someones
couch, dress or other things that adults will find it hard to
appreciate you for. As well as parental permission you might want to
provide some information to be given to the parents so that they know
what they are giving permission to have done. Information that
provides details about henna and suggest that perhaps it is not
suitable for children with extremely sensitive skin, rash, poison ivy
and sickle cell enemia. I don't imagine that you are going to use
any of the terped paste on the children. I would not and I think
Catherine did not recommend it except for lavender. I would pass on
the terped paste altogether on children. When you make out your
parental permission slip you might want to add a release from
responsibility for reactions to the henna due to causes with roots
unknown and unexpressed to you. Actually, the primary responsibility
if something happened would fall on the parent holding the party but
she might then choose to hold you responsible if you don't cover
yourself.

With good safe paste...a few simple designs to choose
from...permission and releases...a manageable size and sufficiently
supervised group of children, I think you will find yourself really
enjoying this. Managing parties is mostly about your preparation up
front. That taken care of you should be able to show up and do your
thing. Just make sure the parent doesn't think you are there to
entertain the children. You are there to perhaps teach a little
about the henna and apply designs. Keeping the children busy and
patiently waiting for their turn is the responsibility for the party
giver. All that taken into consideration, I hope you bite the
bullet. You have to do it eventually. When you are sure you have
the skills, all you need now is the confidence to step out and get
the experience. Like a friend of mine always says, "No guts...no
glory." If you are uncertain about accepting money for the party,
just suggest tell the parent that you don't really charge but she can
pay you something the day of the party when you are finished hennaing
if she still feels it is worth it. This way you get the expreience
with out the pressure of wondering if you are "earning" your money.
Good luck. I know you will let us know what you decide.

Maureen

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: Hi Sarah, : : When you speak of the green liquid...what color green. I have some : henna that will absorb only so much oil without separating and that : oily separation is the first thing that comes out of the bottle. But : it is usually dark and translucent. And the oil will feather out and : and make it hard to control the edges of your design. Sometimes when : the oil separates like that it still has dye in it and will stain the : skin. But the stain is barely perceptible until the second or third : day sometimes. I have never had a green oil though...usually dark : brownish/greenish. If the henna paste was sticking to the bottle and : coming out in a clump it sounds like it may have needed more lemon : juice and perhaps less sugar. What type of henna powder was it? Was : it what you usually use and did you use the same recipe as before? I : have never used tea tree with euc so I don't know what to expect from : that. Each henna powder seems to have a need for its own recipe and : you have to discover it through experimentation. I was having : marvelous success with one henna powder with lemon and sugar and even : with cajeput added. But when I added oils for fragrance, it was just : too much oil and I never got the balance between the paste : consistency and color results with the additional oils. So I dropped : them and went back to my old recipe. : : How old are the children who will be attending the party and how many : will be there? I don't think you want your first party to be too big : and/or attended by children so young that they don't have the self- : control necessary to take care of the pasted design and not smudge : it. I don't do children under six years of age and even when doing : 6, 7 and 8 year olds, I have to be assured of a good ratio of adults : to children to prevent kids from smearing the paste on someones : couch, dress or other things that adults will find it hard to : appreciate you for. As well as parental permission you might want to : provide some information to be given to the parents so that they know : what they are giving permission to have done. Information that : provides details about henna and suggest that perhaps it is not : suitable for children with extremely sensitive skin, rash, poison ivy : and sickle cell enemia. I don't imagine that you are going to use : any of the terped paste on the children. I would not and I think : Catherine did not recommend it except for lavender. I would pass on : the terped paste altogether on children. When you make out your : parental permission slip you might want to add a release from : responsibility for reactions to the henna due to causes with roots : unknown and unexpressed to you. Actually, the primary responsibility : if something happened would fall on the parent holding the party but : she might then choose to hold you responsible if you don't cover : yourself. : : With good safe paste...a few simple designs to choose : from...permission and releases...a manageable size and sufficiently : supervised group of children, I think you will find yourself really : enjoying this. Managing parties is mostly about your preparation up : front. That taken care of you should be able to show up and do your : thing. Just make sure the parent doesn't think you are there to : entertain the children. You are there to perhaps teach a little : about the henna and apply designs. Keeping the children busy and : patiently waiting for their turn is the responsibility for the party : giver. All that taken into consideration, I hope you bite the : bullet. You have to do it eventually. When you are sure you have : the skills, all you need now is the confidence to step out and get : the experience. Like a friend of mine always says, "No guts...no : glory." If you are uncertain about accepting money for the party, : just suggest tell the parent that you don't really charge but she can : pay you something the day of the party when you are finished hennaing : if she still feels it is worth it. This way you get the expreience : with out the pressure of wondering if you are "earning" your money. : Good luck. I know you will let us know what you decide. : : Maureen
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