Henna
Henna for body art mixing recipe is very easy, perfect for beginners, with the Pure Organic Henna Amateur Kit DIY.You can make as much as you want with the same ingredients ratio.
Yield: 3 20 gr cones
Cost: 20 us
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 spatula or spoon
- 1 plastic bag or pastry bag
- Scotch Tape to seal the cones
Materials
Included in the Pure Organic Henna Amateur Kit
- 20 Gr Pure Organic Henna BAQ 1/4 Cup
- 1 1/2 Tsp Essential Oil Cajeput, Lavender
- 3 Empty Cellophane Cones Small (you can use Squeeze Bottles if you like.
Ingredients you will need
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice from concentrate
- or Distilled Water if you use distilled water it will be ready in 6- 12 hours
- 1 1/2 Tsp Sugar
Instructions
Lemon Juice Recipe *Note 1
- Mix the henna powder with the lemon juice in a bowl, stir, stir, stir. The paste will be thick, like mashed potatoes.
- Add essential oils and sugar, stir, stir, stir then cover the surface with some wrap that won't let the air in. Let it sit in a warm place for 12-24 hours. 75-80*F approximately, we chose the top of the fridge. *Note 3
- After letting the henna mature for 12-24 hours is ready to be used or stored in the freezer. Adjust the consistency to your liking at this time. The paste should have the consistency of toothpaste, very smooth and creamy. It is too thick add a little distilled water or lemon juice, if is too thin add a pinch of henna powder.
Water Recipe *Note 2
- Mix the henna powder with the distilled water in a bowl, stir, stir, stir. The paste will be thick, like mashed potatoes.
- Add essential oils and sugar, stir, stir, stir then cover the surface with some wrap that won't let the air in. Let it sit in a warm place for 12-24 hours. 75-80*F approximately, we chose the top of the fridge. *Note 3
- After letting the henna sit for 6-8 hours. Check the stain regularly. Do a 5 minute spot test on your palm. When the stain is bright orange your paste is ready. Water mixes are ready faster that lemon mix so you'll need to start checking for dye release at about 6 hours. Adjust the consistency to your liking at this time. The paste should have the consistency of toothpaste, very smooth and creamy. It is too thick add a little distilled water or lemon juice, if is too thin add a pinch of henna powder.
How to Cone Henna Paste
- Cone it up. Once the paste is completely mixed and at your desired consistency you are ready to fill your cones. You can fill the cones with a spoon directly from the bowl to the cones, with care of not get all the top full of henna so you can't seal them completely. You can use the same system to fill the jacquard squeeze bottles.
- From a zip lock bag: pour the mix into a zip lock plastic bag, empty the air out of the bag and seal it tightly. Push the paste towards one of the bottom corners of the bag making a huge cone. Cut a small piece of the corner of the bag. Insert the zip lock cone into the cone you want to fill and squeeze in the paste. Fill the cone until it's approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full, 1-3 tbsp.From a pastry bag: pour the mix into a pastry plastic bag, empty the air out of the bag and seal it tightly use tape or a rubber band. Push the paste towards one of the bottom corners of the bag making a huge cone. Cut a small piece of the corner of the bag. Insert the pastry bag cone into the cone you want to fill and squeeze in the paste. Fill the cone until it's approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full, 1-3 tbsp.
- Seal tightly and store in the freezer 6-12 months on average.
Video
Notes
Note 1 : Use yellow lemon juice from concentrate, it takes about 12-24 hours to prepare the paste application. Begin mixing the paste the day before you wold like to apply the. henna on the skin.
Note 2 : It takes about 4-8 hours to prepare the paste from application. Begin mixing the paste the day before you would like to apply the henna on the skin.
Note 3 : Also you can set the paste bowl under a 40 watt bulb about 6-12 inch from it, check the temperature with a candy thermometer for accuracy.
DYI KIT Amateur contains 20 gr of fresh natural Pure Organic Henna
The DYI KIT has all necessary to make your own natural, fresh, and dark-staining henna at home. We provide the cones for you, with a pin, and we give you some of our special blend henna powder, we provide the essential oils, and provide also for the aftercare: lemon citrus sealant and a henna aftercare balm. Comes with instructions on how to mix the henna and how to cone it. Contents: Amateur DYI KIT 1. Natural henna powder pack 3. Pure essential oil 4. 3 rolled henna cones 5. Citrus aftercare sealant spray bottle 6. Aftercare Henna Balm 7. Step by step directions on how to mix the paste and fill the cones 8. Henna aftercare information for best stain results The henna DYI KIT has a shelf life of up to 1 year. Once mixed, it is recommended to store the henna cones in the freezer until use. In the freezer, the mixed henna cones last up to 6 months
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