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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on September 9, 2001 at 02:39:32:

In reply to: getting promised results posted by Darlahood on September 8, 2001 at 18:55:26:

: 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.

It is possible that the "campground" situations that I've been in all
summer may have been helpful! Washing was a limited option. Sweat
stayed on the skin, and I told everyone to leave the paste on the skin
until it dried and fell off of it's own accord.

I didn't seal anything after Zimra kept having poor results with her
sealed terp mix. I was ok with sealer, but she got much better
results without. Sealer definitely delayed the darkening! So .. no
lemon-sugar, no NS, no nothing. Just park it there and leave it till
it falls off all by itself.

I can't say for sure how long you need to go without washing, because
Stow's water doesn't seem to bother henna at all (though I know other
water systems have enough chlorine to wreck the stain).

Today Gwyn's henna wasn't faboo .. but she left it on her wrist and
hand only 1/2 hour yesterday. Her's has hit deep bittersweet, though.

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: : 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. : : It is possible that the "campground" situations that I've been in all : summer may have been helpful! Washing was a limited option. Sweat : stayed on the skin, and I told everyone to leave the paste on the skin : until it dried and fell off of it's own accord. : : I didn't seal anything after Zimra kept having poor results with her : sealed terp mix. I was ok with sealer, but she got much better : results without. Sealer definitely delayed the darkening! So .. no : lemon-sugar, no NS, no nothing. Just park it there and leave it till : it falls off all by itself. : : I can't say for sure how long you need to go without washing, because : Stow's water doesn't seem to bother henna at all (though I know other : water systems have enough chlorine to wreck the stain). : : Today Gwyn's henna wasn't faboo .. but she left it on her wrist and : hand only 1/2 hour yesterday. Her's has hit deep bittersweet, though.
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