Re: Catherine, do you have a minute?
Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on March 23, 2004 at 08:31:14:
In reply to: Re: Catherine, do you have a minute? posted by Ilithiya on March 23, 2004 at 01:03:17:
: But, as Catherine says, azos are not a huge deal unless you're: allergic. Some brands of henna are stopped by the FDA in customs as
: being known to be adulterated via colorants, and I suspect that's
: its these same azo dyes. Catherine?
I know of one case where that seems to have been the case (and a test
showed what was supposed to be "pure henna" as having 2% dye), but
another person had their shipment of Jamila siezed recently, and
there's no dye there. IT was siezed just because it looked like henna
for body art and perhaps was not marked henna for hair.
One of the reasons I lean hard on establishing body art qualtiy henna
as henna for hair is that that's the only legal use for henna in the
US. As long as henna is imported as being for hair .... it's easier
to get through custums in one piece.
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