Aftercare & Tips
Suggestions and tips for maintaining your design:
- Apply a mixture of lemon/sugar, with a q-tip or cotton ball to the design keeping it moist, be careful not to apply to much or the paste will run. Use 1/2 portion of lemon juice to 1/2 portion of sugar and mix well. Makes a very sticky solution that helps the henna to stick to your skin, so that the pastes does not come off too quickly. *Alternate with warm heat (ie: blow dryer, stove burner, or even a candle - be careful of course). I sprinkle a little spa rkley body powder over the wet paste to add some bling.
- Directions for Henna mix are provided by clicking here.
- If you are serious about wanting a dark long lasting design, keep the Henna on for at least 6 hours ..longer if you can. The longer the better.
- The above 2 suggestions may test your patience, but they are highly effective! After sufficient time, gently pick or scrape the the Henna off with the back of a butter knife or finger, DO NOT wash off unless you decide you want a lighter design or you left the paste on overnight.
- After you remove the Henna, you may gently (there’s that word again) rinse the area with warm water to remove the sticky glitter glue, apply oil if you have it.
- Try not to use soap on the area for at least a day, this allows the henna to completely absorb into the skin.
- Before you shower, do dishes, or have a bath apply a coating of chap stick or lip balm. Anything that has alot of wax. This forms a barrier between the water and soap and your henna design. It is the water that makes our skin expholiate and this causes our design to fade.
