July 22, 2006
Henna Tips: Indian Style
Indian Style
1. Sift henna using a tea strainer, to get a fine, powder, and to discard all the sticks and debris.
2. Use warm water and add lime juice.
3. Mix henna into a bowl and the lime water with 9 drops (depending on how much henna powder is used) of Mahlabiyah oil.
4. Mix until the henna paste is fine, thin, and smooth, mix consistently in one direction like cake batter.
5. Put the bowl into the refrigerator to get the henna paste into a thicker consistency and to let the oil settle.
6. 1 hour or less, take the henna out and put the mixture into your henna tube.
7. When your henna is on the skin, when you are complete with your design, add water and sugar and dip a cotton ball or Q-Tip and dab the sugar water onto the pattern until the pattern is dry
8. When the henna is dry, reapply the design or leave it only on for 1 coat.
9. Do not wash the henna off of the skin, rather scrape off the flakes, try sleeping in it.
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