Explanation and Comparison of Lavender Essential oil Choices for Henna Artist What is Lavender Essential Oil? Lavender Essential Oil is obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. Like all essential oils, it is not a…
I saw some conversations on the Henna Hub indicating that people found that adding sugar to their paste was making their stains lighter. Mark Samwella from Jamaica even did some carefully documented testing and showed side by side stains where the…
As I try to brainstorm new content for this website, I've started thinking about getting back to basics. The most basic thing I can think of is mixing henna paste, and looking back at my previous posts I've spend some…
Essential Oils In Henna Paste What is an essential oil? An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. They are often referred to as essence or oil of a specific plant, such as essence…
The new crop of Jamila is in! Here is a first look at the paste and dye release test spot. You can see it is super creamy! Very smooth. Mixes with absolutely no lumps. jamila2105 The test spot is…
Essential oils function as a solvent in your paste and help the dye molecule to be more available to attach to keratin in skin. Most solvents that come to mind first are things like kerosene or turpentine. Obviously they are…
Its important to me, and the reputation of Henna Muse, to always have a great, reliable henna that give fantastic color. I've been testing the waters on some new suppliers lately. This is a chore that requires some experimentation and research. I…
Warning! Science content! If you can't cope with a chemistry lesson today skip the following paragraph and move right on to the pictures.I've been learning a lot about the chemistry of henna in the last few years. One of the…