Re: getting wet & other henna results

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Posted by Nick on September 8, 2001 at 22:46:37:

In reply to: getting wet & other henna results posted by Alissa on September 8, 2001 at 20:11:32:

I haven't had the same experience.
I've gotten really good stains in 2 hours, even with rinsing off the
paste. They are definately not blackberry though. I get this
caramelly cast to the henna that i really don't like actually, but i
am willing to tolerate it for the convenience of no aftercare. The
stains are a nice red brown, but they are more brown than red. Last
night i hennaed the soles of my feet with unterped CA henna, and the
color diference is really obvious. These feet are RED, deep black
cherry red. Nothing caramel here.
~Nick

: : Yes, I think that NOT washing off the dry henna paste, letting it
: : flake away on its own, and not taking a shower or otherwise being
: : exposed to water for 12 hours or so after that, definitely lets
: your
: : henna have time to combine with your skin cells so it can get a
: : headstart on the darkening process.
:
: I haven't had exactly the results described when using terp henna,
: but I sure can get a decent stain in under 2 hours, which is
: definitely a bonus to me.
:
: I've done a LOT of experimenting & tracking my results with myself
as
: a henna guinea pig -- diff. brands, terp or unterp, how long it was
: terped before application, how old mixes were (kept in the fridge),
: how dark the stains appeared, how long they lasted, and aftercare.
:
: Generalizing, I've found that wetting the skin on a terped stain
: within 12 hours of paste removal resulted in a drastic difference
in
: how dark the stain would get. If I could henna, then remove paste
: before bed, overnight is often what worked best while darkening.
:
: Also, I found (for myself) it made no difference if I sealed a terp
: paste w/my glitter goop or left it to dry and flake off. The goop
is
: helpful for keeping it on the skin, for sure, so I often did that.
:
: A FEW times I had stunning brick-red, dark choc., and almost black
: results, but thats like 1 outta 10 (and not always w/ terp paste!).
: More often Im getting equally good stains w/terp paste in much less
: time as I did w/ unterped and loads of henna-on time. I also got
: areas that traditionally dont stain well to take a respectable (but
: not eye popping mind you) color.
:
: I'm still experimenting and just ordered a wholllle lotta cajeput
(8
: oz for $23 inc. shipping) & Im seriously hoping this particular caj
: is good, or Ive got tons to make my paste smell minty fresh I
guess.
:
: I'm pleased overall -- even sans the consistent mind boggling
: results -- as I feel I now have an even better paste to use for
: impatient folks at big events. That is a huge step in the right
: direction, I feel.
:
: Next I want to try mixing TT3 and caj and see how that acts. Hope
: sharing some results helps the cause.

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: I haven't had the same experience. : I've gotten really good stains in 2 hours, even with rinsing off the : paste. They are definately not blackberry though. I get this : caramelly cast to the henna that i really don't like actually, but i : am willing to tolerate it for the convenience of no aftercare. The : stains are a nice red brown, but they are more brown than red. Last : night i hennaed the soles of my feet with unterped CA henna, and the : color diference is really obvious. These feet are RED, deep black : cherry red. Nothing caramel here. : ~Nick : : : : : Yes, I think that NOT washing off the dry henna paste, letting it : : : flake away on its own, and not taking a shower or otherwise being : : : exposed to water for 12 hours or so after that, definitely lets : : your : : : henna have time to combine with your skin cells so it can get a : : : headstart on the darkening process. : : : : I haven't had exactly the results described when using terp henna, : : but I sure can get a decent stain in under 2 hours, which is : : definitely a bonus to me. : : : : I've done a LOT of experimenting & tracking my results with myself : as : : a henna guinea pig -- diff. brands, terp or unterp, how long it was : : terped before application, how old mixes were (kept in the fridge), : : how dark the stains appeared, how long they lasted, and aftercare. : : : : Generalizing, I've found that wetting the skin on a terped stain : : within 12 hours of paste removal resulted in a drastic difference : in : : how dark the stain would get. If I could henna, then remove paste : : before bed, overnight is often what worked best while darkening. : : : : Also, I found (for myself) it made no difference if I sealed a terp : : paste w/my glitter goop or left it to dry and flake off. The goop : is : : helpful for keeping it on the skin, for sure, so I often did that. : : : : A FEW times I had stunning brick-red, dark choc., and almost black : : results, but thats like 1 outta 10 (and not always w/ terp paste!). : : More often Im getting equally good stains w/terp paste in much less : : time as I did w/ unterped and loads of henna-on time. I also got : : areas that traditionally dont stain well to take a respectable (but : : not eye popping mind you) color. : : : : I'm still experimenting and just ordered a wholllle lotta cajeput : (8 : : oz for $23 inc. shipping) & Im seriously hoping this particular caj : : is good, or Ive got tons to make my paste smell minty fresh I : guess. : : : : I'm pleased overall -- even sans the consistent mind boggling : : results -- as I feel I now have an even better paste to use for : : impatient folks at big events. That is a huge step in the right : : direction, I feel. : : : : Next I want to try mixing TT3 and caj and see how that acts. Hope : : sharing some results helps the cause.
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