Sounds like your henna has that "not so fresh" feeling...

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Posted by Lauren on November 12, 2001 at 14:03:16:

In reply to: disappointing results. Help!!! posted by Tammi on November 12, 2001 at 11:57:50:

With any decent henna, you should get some noticeable stain after
fifteen minutes, even with a traditional mix (i.e. not using
essential oil additives). Did you use a premix? They rarely turn
out well, mostly because of the paste's age by the time you use it.
As for the gummyness, if it was covered, it should be damp until
removed. Sometimes mine gets gummy and never dries right if I put
too much sugar in the mix, so watch that in the future.
Lauren

: I hennaed myself and a friend yesterday.Yippee but i was
disappointed
: in the results my friend ledft her's on for 4 hours and she got no
: stain at all. i left mine on 10 hours and its so light that you
can't
: even tell what it is. what am i doing wrong? i did the lemon
sugar
: mixture as instructed, i left it on a long time. it was still
kinda
: gummy when i removed it. is that normal? help!!!!
: thanks

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: With any decent henna, you should get some noticeable stain after : fifteen minutes, even with a traditional mix (i.e. not using : essential oil additives). Did you use a premix? They rarely turn : out well, mostly because of the paste's age by the time you use it. : As for the gummyness, if it was covered, it should be damp until : removed. Sometimes mine gets gummy and never dries right if I put : too much sugar in the mix, so watch that in the future. : Lauren : : : I hennaed myself and a friend yesterday.Yippee but i was : disappointed : : in the results my friend ledft her's on for 4 hours and she got no : : stain at all. i left mine on 10 hours and its so light that you : can't : : even tell what it is. what am i doing wrong? i did the lemon : sugar : : mixture as instructed, i left it on a long time. it was still : kinda : : gummy when i removed it. is that normal? help!!!! : : thanks
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