actually, I think I have the answer to that..........

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on April 27, 2004 at 09:05:54:

In reply to: God did make henna, but... posted by El on April 26, 2004 at 13:26:52:

: As Angela Carter once pointed out, how ever did they first think of
: using it on hair?

I think a goat first discovered that henna stains hair red-orange.

Goats nibble henna, and it stains their beards red-orange. Its my
guess that a some neolithic out herding goats saw a goat that seemed
to have blood all around its mouth and probably freeked ...... and ran
to see what the goat was eating and if the goat was dying. She pulled
some of the henna cud out of the goat's mouth and it stained her (I'm
arbitrarilly guessing it was a her) fingers red, and maybe even
noticed it helped the cuticle splits.

When gazelles nibble henna bushes, it stains their lips and they look
like they have on lipstick.

The earliest evidence I've got on people using henna to stain their
hair red is from Jericho, about 6000 BCE.

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: : As Angela Carter once pointed out, how ever did they first think of : : using it on hair? : : I think a goat first discovered that henna stains hair red-orange. : : Goats nibble henna, and it stains their beards red-orange. Its my : guess that a some neolithic out herding goats saw a goat that seemed : to have blood all around its mouth and probably freeked ...... and ran : to see what the goat was eating and if the goat was dying. She pulled : some of the henna cud out of the goat's mouth and it stained her (I'm : arbitrarilly guessing it was a her) fingers red, and maybe even : noticed it helped the cuticle splits. : : When gazelles nibble henna bushes, it stains their lips and they look : like they have on lipstick. : : The earliest evidence I've got on people using henna to stain their : hair red is from Jericho, about 6000 BCE.
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