Sodium picramate in Henna

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Posted by vid on January 25, 2004 at 01:04:34:

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.

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Re: Sodium picramate in Henna lihongbing 04:09:55 2/20/2004 (0)
Re: Sodium picramate in Henna Ilithiya 03:39:40 1/25/2004 (1)
- oh, and also Alison 14:15:35 1/25/2004 (0)

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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.
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