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	How to Make and Use Henna for Skin

Making henna that gives you dark and long lasting color is quite simple to make. Here is how to do it.

Steps

1. Take 100 grams of high-quality completely sieved henna powder suitable for the skin, a bottle of lemon juice, honey, and 10ml of essential oil rich in monoterpene alcohols like lavender, tea tree, cajeput, ravensara, rosemary, clove bud, or eucalyptus, a sealable bowl, and a spoon.

2. Place the henna powder in the bowl and mix about 2 tablespoons of honey.

3. Stir the bottle of lemon juice and start mixing it with your henna. Ensure all the henna is moistened to a mashed-potato consistency.

4. Close the bowl and keep it in a warm place.

5. Check. After few hours, check the bowl. If the upper layer of the henna has turned brown or if there are small puddles, it can be used. If not, close it again and check again after some time. Different kinds of henna need different amount of time to form color, from less than an hour to more than 12. Have patience and keep faith it will happen.

6. Mix your essential oil and stir till they are completely mixed. The henna may balloon up like bread dough and may not budge. Carry on stirring and it will ultimately cooperate.

7. Mix lemon juice little by little till you get a texture that is in between yogurt and toothpaste. If there are lumps, carry on stirring, or remove them.

8. Add various drops of essential oils. It will even out the paste and extract more color from it. Lavender is suitable for sensitive skin, but clove bud should be used only for non-sensitive skins. The choicest oils oils are tea tree, ravensara, and cajeput. You can mix other oils simply for the fragrance, provided they don’t harm the skin. Don’t use citrus oils since they are phototoxic.

9. Freeze if needed. If you want to freeze the henna for future use, do it immediately. Otherwise, use it in your applicators.

10. Wait. Most henna is at its best after a day or more after the last mixing.

11. Apply! Ensure the henna completely touches all the skin over hairs, and all bigger places are totally filled in. Keep it on the skin as long as you can, while ensuring the area is kept as warm as possible.

12. Let it darken. The henna will fall off by itself. Keep it away from water as much as possible to let it darken. Lotion wipes away the henna. The initial color will be pumpkin orange that darkens over the next day or two to its ultimate color.

13. Spray your henna with sugar/lemon or hairspray before it falls off, since most henna designs should remain on the skin for 4-8 hours. You can enclose the design in tissue or paper tape to retain the heat, If you're cold-natured or in a cold place, tie your henna in toilet paper, then saran wrap and keep it overnight.

Tips

· Before the henna dries out completely, but after it loses the shiny look, apply a mixture of lemon juice and sugar with a cotton ball. It keeps the moisture in the henna and attached to the skin. Mix equal parts of sugar and lemon juice and heat it till the sugar melts and only syrup remains.

· If you live in damp area, decrease the amount of honey mixed but don’t ass a lot or it will slow the drying process. White or brown sugar, melted candy, pure sucrose, dextrose, or fructose can also be used.

· Try using different liquids to prepare your mix. The only thing it should be acidic and safe for skin. Tea, juice, clove buds, rosemary, dried limes, red wine, vinegar, coffee beans, and tamarind can be common constituents of henna mixes.

· Heat will make the henna improve its color faster and cold will slow down the process.

Warnings

- Avoid using metal bowls or spoons, since the henna can affect the metal and damage it.

- Henna is a dye! Wear latex gloves to take care of your hands, an apron for your clothes, wipe away any remaining henna ASAP; basically don’t let the henna, even after application to touch anything porous that you want to protect against staining. Bleach can wipe away henna from many bathroom/sink fixtures.

- Don’t use any henna that says it is "black" - as they normally contain harmful chemicals, can lead to allergic reactions and ultimately scarring.

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