Re: Hennaing Eyebrows?

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Posted by iris on November 17, 2004 at 19:41:00:

In reply to: Hennaing Eyebrows? posted by Heather on November 17, 2004 at 15:35:27:

I do henna my eyebrows, but am not sure if I'd recommend it ;-)

the result can be a little funny the first day - because the henna
also stains the skin underneath orange, and that looks weird. the
orange-skin-effect doesn't last long though, only a day for me.

I find that you need a good quality henna to get it to 'take' on the
hairs at all. once it 'takes', it stays on the hairs of my eyebrows
for long enough (at least a month), so I guess my eyebrows don't get
replaced as fast as Dionne's.

as for dripping and such - the problem for me is not so much that it
drips, but that it dries very quickly on the eyebrows (eyebrows are
difficult to cover with plastic). you can keep the paste moist longer
by adding honey, sugar, or (new experiment for me) dextrose.

sugar and such also keep the paste from flaking off when it dries.
this is important for me, I find I get eye infections if a bit of the
paste flakes off and gets into my eyes.

so yeah, it can be done, but I haven't found the optimal way to do it
yet. I hope you won't need to!

iris

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: I do henna my eyebrows, but am not sure if I'd recommend it ;-) : : the result can be a little funny the first day - because the henna : also stains the skin underneath orange, and that looks weird. the : orange-skin-effect doesn't last long though, only a day for me. : : I find that you need a good quality henna to get it to 'take' on the : hairs at all. once it 'takes', it stays on the hairs of my eyebrows : for long enough (at least a month), so I guess my eyebrows don't get : replaced as fast as Dionne's. : : as for dripping and such - the problem for me is not so much that it : drips, but that it dries very quickly on the eyebrows (eyebrows are : difficult to cover with plastic). you can keep the paste moist longer : by adding honey, sugar, or (new experiment for me) dextrose. : : sugar and such also keep the paste from flaking off when it dries. : this is important for me, I find I get eye infections if a bit of the : paste flakes off and gets into my eyes. : : so yeah, it can be done, but I haven't found the optimal way to do it : yet. I hope you won't need to! : : iris
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