Re: thanks!! and a question.....

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 26, 2001 at 13:57:01:

In reply to: thanks!! and a question..... posted by Sue on October 26, 2001 at 10:39:32:

Henna stains the skin layer ABOVE the melanin bearing layer.
If you use a strong terped henna, you're going to get some LOVELY
results on black children.

Because "black" people come in a wide array of colors (from snowy to
butterscotch, to cafe au lait, to chocolate, to expresso with blue,
red, and yellow undertones) you have to re-think your henna.

Imagine you have out your "Indian red" crayon. Imagine coloring on
many different skin colors of paper. You'll see the crayon marks on
every paper, but it'll look different each time. That's because the
crayon is translucent, and the skin color is optically combining with
the crayon color. ON your darkest paper, the crayon marks will look
red. ON the palest paper, the marks will look dark. On the
inbetweens, you'll get different effects depending on the undertones.

Remember, that you'll need your best henna, your best terped mix, and
fairly bold patterns to work well on backs of hands and arms, because
you'l have to saturate the skin cells to get good visibility.

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Re: thanks!! and a question..... sue 20:42:24 10/27/2001 (0)

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: Henna stains the skin layer ABOVE the melanin bearing layer. : If you use a strong terped henna, you're going to get some LOVELY : results on black children. : : Because "black" people come in a wide array of colors (from snowy to : butterscotch, to cafe au lait, to chocolate, to expresso with blue, : red, and yellow undertones) you have to re-think your henna. : : Imagine you have out your "Indian red" crayon. Imagine coloring on : many different skin colors of paper. You'll see the crayon marks on : every paper, but it'll look different each time. That's because the : crayon is translucent, and the skin color is optically combining with : the crayon color. ON your darkest paper, the crayon marks will look : red. ON the palest paper, the marks will look dark. On the : inbetweens, you'll get different effects depending on the undertones. : : Remember, that you'll need your best henna, your best terped mix, and : fairly bold patterns to work well on backs of hands and arms, because : you'l have to saturate the skin cells to get good visibility.
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