hang on, some of it was on my foot....


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Posted by Lauren on August 21, 2001 at 15:35:54:

In reply to: Pennsic PortiCastle Henna Bomb posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 20, 2001 at 21:21:34:

which did not get any of the antibacterial gel at all. The top of my
foot was applied about 12 hours after the mixing (I mixed the paste
with the oils to begin with) and I got a stain barely out of the
orange range. The bottom of my foot went a lovely red-brown after a
very short time but I was expecting that black.
I think that from what Kenzi says, I should mix the henna, let the
stain develop, and then add the terps, and mixing it all at once is
where I lost out?

: Since you're discussing the fading, may I assume that you applied
this
: at Pennsic? If you cleaned your hands with the antibacterial in
the
: PortiCastles at Pennsic, THAT is what totally trashed your henna!
: Even a spot of that stuff will totally blow off your henna!
:
: Contrariwise .. the WATER at Pennsic, being full of lime and iron,
: IMPROVED the color of henna stains!
:
: Baby-wipes also bomb henna.
:
: Stress and travel fatigue bomb henna.
:
: Menstrual periods bomb henna.
:
: Any of the above seem to be the case?

 


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