Lemon Juice, Water, or Tea?

[kawaiilexie]

First, I don't find it fair to compare different liquids when a terp is used in only one of the mixes. I have to say a bias for lemon juice was created.

Second, I personally have always gotten dye release with fifteen minutes from my mixes, regardless of the crop I used or state I lived in. With cold water, I found that the release was almost instantaneous. I wouldn't wait 12 hours. A lot of my lawsone would have oxidized by then. What proof do I have that she maximized dying potential?

[Friendsandfools]

THIS WORKS FOR ME AND MY SISTERS. YOU KNOW THAT STEAM THING TO MAKE TEA AND WHATEVER LET THAT START MAKING THE HOT WIND PUT YOU HAND ON TOP OF IT FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN BUT IF YOU WANT IT DARKER DO IT LONGER. THAT WORKS. THEN AFTER REMOVE IT WITH EXTRA VIRGAN OLIVE OIL. OR ALOVE OIL. I LIKE VIRGIN BETTER. TRUST ME THIS WORKS.

[fatima23reed]

also i have heard that 24 hours after rinsing the stain gets a bit darker before it gets lighter.. do you know if this is true?

[buthy13]

@fatima23reed It is true. 

[fatima23reed]

if i pre mix my jamila henna with lemon juice and let it sit in a baggie 12-24 hrs can i expect faster results when i apply it? like 1-2 hrs to deep red verses 4-6..?

[ne3no3a]

Thank you i've been trying to find out too and this was helpful for me

Thanks to you and to May

best wishes for you

[curlstyle]

thank you, it's so helpfull!!



[Azjua7]

After watching so many videos on henna recipes, this was extremely helpful and will keep me from wasting time. Thank you!

[gongofy]

How do you let the Henna dry at night without the pattern getting all smudged, please? :)

[SaifaArian]

what did you use to make it?? can you please show me???

[ChocoChipification]

so only lemon juice or mixed with water?

[prdeepa]

can i add lime juise to mix henna ?

[FreeHandMehndi]

@prdeepa yes

[PrincessZebun]

@prdeepa yes you can mix it with henna

[prdeepa]

can i add lime juise to mix henna ?

[fatimaflowers333]

Salalm, i love your videos and congrats by the way on the opening of your store, just beautiful. What does cajeput do? Is this considered a terp? How is the smell?

[FreeHandMehndi]

@fatimaflowers333 My essential oil experiment would be a good video for you to watch. It explains what terp means, and what essential oils do for henna. Cajeput has a medicinal smell, it's hard to explain. Some people don't like the smell, it doesn't bother me.

[JERKINZI]

hey i got a ? if red henna is a staine????

[FreeHandMehndi]

@JERKINZI I don't understand your question.

[LaCherryPanda]

What would you say is the best terp to use? At the moment I use lavender, but I'm going to order something better. (:

[FreeHandMehndi]

@LaCherryPanda My personal fav is lavender, but tea tree and eucalyptus are good too.

[LaCherryPanda]

@FreeHandMehndi Okay ^^ Thanks (Again) Since I just replied on your other video (:

[aksaimtiaz19]

can i put the lemon juice after the henna dries a bit?

[FreeHandMehndi]

@aksaimtiaz19 Yes, but be careful not to add too much. It could make the design bleed.

[mehnaz01]

@FreeHandMehndi do u mean literally bleed or ruin the design?

[FreeHandMehndi]

@mehnaz01 Bleed is a word commonly used in the art world to mean something that is too wet, so it runs or leaks. If henna has too much liquid it will run or leak all over the skin, and the run or bleed ruins the design and becomes one big mess. I did not mean bleed like blood coming out.

[1224nick]

can i put cooking oil

[FreeHandMehndi]

@1224nick hmmm.....I would say no.

[abagabba]

what do essential oils do to the henna?

[FreeHandMehndi]

@abagabba they help with dye release.

[Mmehappywife]

I experimented with this and came up with very different results. This batch I'm currently working from was made with 2009 Jamila, STRONG black tea (6 bags in about 3 cups of water). The mix sat for about 16 hrs (my house was cold the day I made it) then I terped it with an essential oil. The stain results I've been getting are amazing, even on clients who don't usually obtain dark stains. Also, everyone noticed it's lasting longer.

[heerabeauty]

Wat if i put too much of cajeput oil???

[FreeHandMehndi]

@heerabeauty Then add more henna powder to your mixture.

[pilichn]

Thanks for sharing, I have always thought that using a fresh good quality henna powder is the key to a rich stain, but this experiment confirms that lemon juice is also essential for a darker stain.

[weavervillage]

about how long does the strong color last?

[spiritussancto]

i did a mix of half really strong tea and half lemon juice this time with tea tree oil as my terp and it turned out pretty well considering i didn't bother to sponge it with lemon and sugar as it dried and i only let it set on my skin for 2 hours. i still got quite a dark stain with just the henna powder they sell at superstore. seeing this though, next time i think i'll either forgo the tea or make "tea" with lemon instead of water for the best of both worlds (and an improvement of smell)

[lunitaa123]

I use lemon juice & some strong coffee , sometimes i boil cloves & cinamon with the coffee first, but lemon juice is essential. I can not find cajeput here, MB. Canada

[JuanJuanh]

what if you add black food coloring to the henna paste mix

[FreeHandMehndi]

Then it will wash off or stain a weird gray color.

[DuDilEkJaa]

Thank's but what kind of oil did she use I want's able to catch the name. Plz if you could text reply back. Thank you again to you & May for sharing.

[FreeHandMehndi]

cajeput

[StrainSop]

totally cool! how about mixing these to give you darker and lighter areas? I think that would be interesting....but I have yet to even mess with henny.... :-)

[FreeHandMehndi]

Good idea. I like two tone designs.

[emoguurl101]

cool

[curiousandlooking]

Thanks for sharing :) I always use lemon, but I also add tea and terps. With the right henna I usually get a really great dark cherry stain!!!

[Tenar10r]

Please thank May for allowing you to share this with us :) And thank you for passing this along.

[sisterseekingilm]

i much prefer lemon and it helps release the stain cause henna needs a little acidity however a friend uses old coffee and it really helps the stain, although its more orange and leaves a strong color that lasts long.