Re: Eyebrows, etc.
Posted by iris on January 18, 2005 at 19:23:40:
In reply to: Eyebrows, etc. posted by Wendy on January 18, 2005 at 12:29:14:
: I may get scolded for this unassumingly dumb question, but here: goes... Has anyone ever tried hennaing their eyebrows? If so, what
: length of time should the henna stay on? (And how would the
: underlying skin re-act - it would definitely turn orange...)
I apply henna to my eyebrows about an hour before I plan to rinse off
the henna on my head hair. I rinse them off when I rinse off all the
henna, and then I apply indigo for about half an hour (to the eyebrows
and the lighter bits of my hair).
the henna does stain the skin under the eyebrows an unflattering
orange, but it goes away quickly (within a day). I have found that
when I do the indigo afterwards, I don't get the orange so much. not
sure why exactly.
the main problem I used to have with hennaing eyebrows is that when
the henna dries, grains of henna fall off, and they give me eye
infections when they get into my eye. I haven't had any problems with
that since I started adding dextrose to the henna (see link below) and
covering the henna on the eyebrows with bits of plastic foil.
: (Also, am I correct in the interpretation that some folks have
: hennaed their "nether regions"? How can that work?!!)
same way it works everywhere, of course ;-).
I don't have a LOT of experience with it, but it works just fine. You
just slather it on (don't use essential oils/cloves, and/or make sure
you do precise application to only the hair - essential oils can be
irritating to the sensitive skin there). Cover with plastic foil. Put
underwear over henna and plastic foil.
You don't want to move around too much obviously, but walking to the
kitchen to get a cup of tea is entirely possible.
HTH,
iris
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