Henna Tatoos

If you put lemon juice on the paste while it is still on your skin it helps the henna stain your skin better and darker   

@Wilson I think you're messing with me!  Lemon juice is the way to REMOVE the henna!

I know of adding tamarind water into the mixture.

Actually, I just talked to somebody 'in the know' and she said I needed to leave it on for 24 hours to make it dark.  This, for me, is impossible.

yea its true you have leave it on 24 hours to get dark brown.

Test again, apply at night and sleep and next morning it will be dark brown

wilson_derry wrote:

yea its true you have leave it on 24 hours to get dark brown.

Test again, apply at night and sleep and next morning it will be dark brown

Yep, and so will my bed linens, my face, and anything *else* my hand/arm happens to touch

wrap your hands with plastic bags

Alliecat wrote:

wilson_derry wrote:

yea its true you have leave it on 24 hours to get dark brown.

Test again, apply at night and sleep and next morning it will be dark brown

Yep, and so will my bed linens, my face, and anything *else* my hand/arm happens to touch

wilson_derry wrote:

wrap your hands with plastic bags

Alliecat wrote:

wilson_derry wrote:

yea its true you have leave it on 24 hours to get dark brown.

Test again, apply at night and sleep and next morning it will be dark brown

Yep, and so will my bed linens, my face, and anything *else* my hand/arm happens to touch

But won't that smear the henna?

After sometime when its dry wrap your hand inside the plastic bag ( caution: keep the plastic bag loosen

Alliecat wrote:

wilson_derry wrote:

wrap your hands with plastic bags

Alliecat wrote:

Yep, and so will my bed linens, my face, and anything *else* my hand/arm happens to touch

But won't that smear the henna?

wilson_derry wrote:

After sometime when its dry wrap your hand inside the plastic bag ( caution: keep the plastic bag loosen

Alliecat wrote:

wilson_derry wrote:

wrap your hands with plastic bags

But won't that smear the henna?

I'd rather put the plastic bag over your head... and tighten

Oh just joking--you know I love you

If im death make sure than your trapped inside Indian prison for alomst maximum years.............maybe you will be out from jail after 10 years.

me too i love you

Alliecat wrote:

wilson_derry wrote:

After sometime when its dry wrap your hand inside the plastic bag ( caution: keep the plastic bag loosen

Alliecat wrote:

But won't that smear the henna?

I'd rather put the plastic bag over your head... and tighten

Oh just joking--you know I love you

depends on the henna you use

henna from thailand tends to stick better
and get hte henna POWDER not the premix stuff.
i used to do henna tattoos at home in high school during the summer lol.

Freshlikesushi wrote:

depends on the henna you use

henna from thailand tends to stick better
and get hte henna POWDER not the premix stuff.
i used to do henna tattoos at home in high school during the summer lol.

I didn't do it--got it at an event I attended

Another vote came in for lemon juice. Do give it a shot.

Alliecat wrote:

Freshlikesushi wrote:

depends on the henna you use

henna from thailand tends to stick better
and get hte henna POWDER not the premix stuff.
i used to do henna tattoos at home in high school during the summer lol.

I didn't do it--got it at an event I attended

ahhh

yeah, well the cheap stuff doesnt dye well.  it takes really good powder to last like you see for weddings and stuff.

Have you guys heard that story about that woman that recently almost lost her leg because of a tattoo?

Its very possibly if it wasn't done correctly and got infected

Nothing ever happened to mine

And I'm sure that isn't an issue with henna tatoos

Alliecat wrote:

And I'm sure that isn't an issue with henna tatoos

Sure it isn't! I'm not a tattoo expert or anything like that. I'm an avid Daily Mail reader though, if that counts for anything...

Is it black yet?

@B  nah.... it will remain orange and gradually fade away.

Well there is a saying with the color of the henna, that people who have done good deeds get the dark color of the henna and rest will get the faded one !!!

Mind you its just a saying !!!

spicing up the henna tattoos

Well, I'm not an expert on this subject, but I've heard that the color of the Henna (Mehendi) depends on your body heat (My granny used to say that).

We've even experimented this on my cousin sisters. Both applied it together and kept it on for about 8 hours.. and the color was brown on one cousin and orangish on the other.

Btw, I agree with the application of lemon juice.

as far as i know, lemon juice is mixed into the henna paint along with this nasty smelling oil to make it darken on the skin.

if you cannot sleep with henna on your hands (taking the advice to wait till it dries and then covering your hands) then what one normally does is break off the dry henna from your hands, dont wash your hands but moisturise yours hands with oil and sleep.
this way your not worried about smudges or discolouration of bedsheets or body parts. 

try it next time, you got nothing to loose - and i hope it works for you.

@Bruckner, yes there was an unsubstantiated story flying around through mainly text messages in UK, someone who applied henna had an adverse reaction which led to amputation. however i havent seen more than a text on this, so probably a bad rumour.

having said that, one should avoid black henna like the plague. people have had very bad reactions and life long scars left behind by them. the chemicals in black henna are dangerous.

natural henna which alliecat has clearly used is safe and takes ages  to darken.

saimans wrote:

Well there is a saying with the color of the henna, that people who have done good deeds get the dark color of the henna and rest will get the faded one !!!

Mind you its just a saying !!!

I never said it was faded.  It's NOT.  It's deep and dark.  But it's ORANGE, not brown/black.

Btwn-Fear-N-Hope wrote:

as far as i know, lemon juice is mixed into the henna paint along with this nasty smelling oil to make it darken on the skin.

if you cannot sleep with henna on your hands (taking the advice to wait till it dries and then covering your hands) then what one normally does is break off the dry henna from your hands, dont wash your hands but moisturise yours hands with oil and sleep.
this way your not worried about smudges or discolouration of bedsheets or body parts. 

try it next time, you got nothing to loose - and i hope it works for you.

Good suggestions--thanks!

^^ your welcome