As (hopefully) most of you know, many substances marketed as "black henna" are quite dangerous. I read about a natural henna-like plant called jagua that is dark brown to black on the skin. I love the look of black designs and was wondering if anybody had used jagua or any other non-toxic henna alternatives to make temporary tattoos? There is one available online called "Earth Jagua", has anyone used that? I've also read that one could use temporary tattoo inks for designs that would last several days, but I'm not sure where to get that. I love henna but orange isn't my favourite colour for skin designs.
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Re: black "henna" and natural alternatives
Sat, April 12, 2008 - 9:33 PMYes, it was kind of difficult to work with, isn't really black. It is more like grey or blueish grey.
We love henna and get really dark brown, coffee color designs.
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Re: black "henna" and natural alternatives
Thu, April 24, 2008 - 5:40 AMi worked a booth last weekend and one of the artists brought 'black henna'
i refused to work with it. i told her how bad it was..but apparently she could care less and just wanted the up-sale.
ppl asked me about it and i told them all the dangers of it. they thanked me!
We did have Jaqua in our booth, but i never used it. one girl said it was difficult to work with.
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Re: black "henna" and natural alternatives
Fri, May 2, 2008 - 12:14 PMSo what is the best way to get henna to dye really dark? Are their particular brands that are better? -
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Re: black "henna" and natural alternatives
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 9:45 AMThere are several things to do that rally help get dark henna.
purchase great quality henna and essential oils
make sure the skin is very clean, use soap and water or alcohol
use the paste freshly made, but at the peak of dye release,
Leave the paste on the skin 6-8 hours
remove the paste using no water, scrape it off or use oil or lemon juice to remove and avoid water for 24 hours.
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Re: black "henna" and natural alternatives
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 9:52 AMThere are several types of cajeput plants, we use certified organic or wild grown oils and they are also pesticide free.
Make sure you buy melaleuca cajeputi, as it has the highest amount of terpenes for darkest henna stains.
The lavender works really well too, and smells so much better.
You can also hold the hennaed body parts over a steaming pot of water to add heat, but be careful not to burn yourself.
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Re: black "henna" and natural alternatives
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 6:46 PMI strongly recommend using henna from a reputable source. It should be kept refrigerated or in the freezer to retain fresh quality, and many suppliers don't keep their product well and you end up with henna that has lost some of its potency. I use Jamilla brand as it doesn't need straining and stains dark.
Paula
LotusHennaOnline.com
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