Mixing Henna - Jan'09

The safe oldest cosmetic is the henna plant. It is herbal and healthy for our body. As it has its natural qualities there is no skin reaction. Natural henna is generally safe for children’s also. You want to prepare henna paste? Henna + lemon juice will get mixed. Mix your paste in a plastic bowl or ceramic, and use a plastic spoon. Some people use metal bowls and spoons, but the acidic henna mix can react with some metals and tarnish them. But if you mix the paste in iron bowl, the benefit is great for your hairs. As the mixture gets the iron qualities also mix with the heena.

• Choose a container to mix your henna in. The container should be appropriately sized to hold as much as you plan to use in one sitting.
• Strain the henna powder. This only needs to be done if the powder is chunky. Sifting it through a stocking or tea strainer works well.
• Add lemon juice and sugar in the proportion. For a darker color, some recommend black tea once it has been strained and cooled. Essential oils are also commonly added.
• Many people fill the plastic papered cones with henna. You can buy the cones from the shops or can prepare the cones at home. Nowadays, people prefer to use narrow bottles or syringes to apply their henna tattoo.
• Leave the henna mix alone for a couple of hours. Opinions vary as to whether or not you must let henna mature before applying your tattoo. This depends on opinions of various people.
• Henna tattoo designs and supplies the dye is produced by mixing ground henna leaves with water, although tea leaves, indigo leaves, ground coffee beans or lemon juice are sometimes added to deepen the stain.