Sodium picramate in Henna

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Posted by margy on March 28, 2004 at 14:45:48:

: I am a 25-year old male, and my hair has been thinning lately
: (uniformly thinning, not pattern baldness) because a lot of my hair
: is falling out, perhaps due to dryness. An Indian friend recommended
: henna as a good stimulant for hair growth, but told me to be weary of
: all sorts of imitations and garbage being sold in the name of henna.
:
: My hair color is naturally black, and I want to dye it to something
: mahogany or very deep chestnut brown, so my Indian friend recommended
: adding the juice of one lime and very strongly brewed tea to natural
: henna powder to obtain the color.
:
: But the henna package I bought is labelled "Masira Henne Rapide"
: (made in Marseilles, France). It says the resultant color will
: be "Fiery Red", and the ingredients are Lawsonia Inermis and Sodium
: picramate. I believe the L. inermis is the Henna plant, but I am
: concerned about the Na-picramate. The chemical formula (C6H4N3NaO5)
: seems awfully close to PPD. Does anyone know anything about
: picramate and why it is added to the henna powder? Is it safe? Any
: advice would be greatly greatly appreciated.

I too was interested in this question because I am using this Masira henna for
years; so I made a search of sodium picramate in the Web and on a German
site (www.wer-weiss-was.de) I found several answers, all of them not
encouraging, because it seems to be connected with the Nitro/Amino-
substances supposed carcinogenic. In one of the german answers there is a
link to an American web site that lists all the carcinogenic substances
(www.state.nj.us/health/eoh.....). I hope that this information will be useful for
you and all the people who use this henna. For sure i will throw away
immediately all the paks that I bought.

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: : I am a 25-year old male, and my hair has been thinning lately : : (uniformly thinning, not pattern baldness) because a lot of my hair : : is falling out, perhaps due to dryness. An Indian friend recommended : : henna as a good stimulant for hair growth, but told me to be weary of : : all sorts of imitations and garbage being sold in the name of henna. : : : : My hair color is naturally black, and I want to dye it to something : : mahogany or very deep chestnut brown, so my Indian friend recommended : : adding the juice of one lime and very strongly brewed tea to natural : : henna powder to obtain the color. : : : : But the henna package I bought is labelled "Masira Henne Rapide" : : (made in Marseilles, France). It says the resultant color will : : be "Fiery Red", and the ingredients are Lawsonia Inermis and Sodium : : picramate. I believe the L. inermis is the Henna plant, but I am : : concerned about the Na-picramate. The chemical formula (C6H4N3NaO5) : : seems awfully close to PPD. Does anyone know anything about : : picramate and why it is added to the henna powder? Is it safe? Any : : advice would be greatly greatly appreciated. : : I too was interested in this question because I am using this Masira henna for : years; so I made a search of sodium picramate in the Web and on a German : site (www.wer-weiss-was.de) I found several answers, all of them not : encouraging, because it seems to be connected with the Nitro/Amino- : substances supposed carcinogenic. In one of the german answers there is a : link to an American web site that lists all the carcinogenic substances : (www.state.nj.us/health/eoh.....). I hope that this information will be useful for : you and all the people who use this henna. For sure i will throw away : immediately all the paks that I bought.
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