Barefooot henna?

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Posted by Ken Rice on November 6, 2001 at 10:26:39:

I am new to your group, and also new to henna. I have been reading
the forum and some of your individual web pages with interest, and I
have learned a lot about what to do (and what not to do.)

What brings me here is that I go barefoot whenever I can, partly as a
spiritual thing, and partly because I enjoy it. (See
http://world.std.com/~rice/plain/bf/ if you want to know more.)

Recently I tried using henna paste to toughen the weight-bearing
surfaces of the foot, and I find that it works well, and in fact
better than some pretty carefully worked out recipes using tannins
and alum.

I apply the henna pretty much as you would for mehendi and leave it
on for several hours underneath socks. It seems to take several
treatments to get maximum effect, and the depth of the stain seems to
correlate pretty well with the extent of the toughening. I have not
yet added terpinols, but I plan to try that.

Casual reading revealed that henna has been used for exactly this
purpose in Arabia and Persia for centuries.

My question is this:

Can anyone here direct me to additional information about using henna
as a skin conditioner/toughener?

God bless,
Ken Rice
Coopersburg, PA

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Re: Barefooot henna? Kenzi 00:32:25 11/7/2001 (1)
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: I am new to your group, and also new to henna. I have been reading : the forum and some of your individual web pages with interest, and I : have learned a lot about what to do (and what not to do.) : : What brings me here is that I go barefoot whenever I can, partly as a : spiritual thing, and partly because I enjoy it. (See : http://world.std.com/~rice/plain/bf/ if you want to know more.) : : Recently I tried using henna paste to toughen the weight-bearing : surfaces of the foot, and I find that it works well, and in fact : better than some pretty carefully worked out recipes using tannins : and alum. : : I apply the henna pretty much as you would for mehendi and leave it : on for several hours underneath socks. It seems to take several : treatments to get maximum effect, and the depth of the stain seems to : correlate pretty well with the extent of the toughening. I have not : yet added terpinols, but I plan to try that. : : Casual reading revealed that henna has been used for exactly this : purpose in Arabia and Persia for centuries. : : My question is this: : : Can anyone here direct me to additional information about using henna : as a skin conditioner/toughener? : : God bless, : Ken Rice : Coopersburg, PA
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