Frequently Asked Questions

Because people have so many questions about henna and mehndi, I have broken the FAQ into several subjects. To ask a question of your own, fill out the form at the bottom of the page and click "Submit."

Recipes and Directions:

• What do you think is the perfect henna recipe? I am trying to find out what to do so I can have the perfect henna recipe and paste.
• Is it cheating to use a premix henna paste?
• Maureen's Recipes:
  • Maureen's favorite recipe
  • Serious additives recipe
  • Maureen's really good smelling recipe
  • Floral/Herbal Water Projects and Recipes
• Henna for Hair
  • Is henna safe to use on the hair of people of African descent?
• Color your hair with herbs and other natural dyes

Henna Powders and Types:

• What is your favorite henna powder?
• Is all henna powder basically the same?
• Sifting Henna powders and where to purchase a sifter
• Where else can I get some helpful information about henna and mehndi?

Application Issues:

• Stains:
  • Will henna stain dark skin?
  • I did a great design on my foot. When I woke up this morning it was all smudged. Do you think I wrapped it too tight?
  • Everything was going great with my henna and stains. Now I am having nothing but problems and bad stains. What is wrong?
  • I bought henna powder from local stores and it won't stain. I think it is not fresh. Is your henna powder fresh?
  • How can I tell if my henna powder is stale? I was told henna powder has to be green to be fresh. Is that true?
• Applicators and helpers:
  • My carrot bag just flops every where when I am trying to use it and when I make cones the tape comes loose and paste spills everywhere. Help!!!
    • Using carrot bags
  • How do I use stencils to apply henna?
  • How do I use transfers to apply henna?
• Aftercare Suggestions

Oils and Terps:

• I have a bottle of "..." Mehndi Oil. Will it darken my stain?
• You have a minimum order of for your essential oils. Does that mean I can't buy just one bottle of cajeput from you?
• I keep hearing about terps...what do they do?
• I was told that terps make henna stain so fast any mistake will show up. Is that what happens?
• Can I use fragrance oils to substitute for the essential oils in my henna recipes?
• What is a "reinforced" henna powder?
• Do you use terps? If so, what one do you like the most?
• What you can expect from Terpineol?
• Where dooes terpineol come from? How is it made?
• More things to do with Essential Oils

Other products:

• What is African Black soap?
• Is there a difference between Pure Shea Butter and Refined Shea Butter?
• What is Black Seed Oil and how do I use it?
• I use Neem Oil for my hair and skin.  Are there other ways to use Neem?
• I'm really interested in using natural herbs and oils.  How do I know which ones to use? Follow this link to a list of many of the herbs available here and/or are ingredients in our products.

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