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Comments (2)I did a quick search (maybe you did, too?) and came up with nothing. I think your best bet is to sit down with a list of nurseries and start making calls. If all else fails, I'm sure you can find these plants online....See MoreWANTED: wanted mints, henna, angelica archangelic, comfrey,etc
Comments (0)Hi, I'm interested in any but mostly medicinal herbs: Mint- chocolate, spearmint, peppermint Angelica archangelic Comfrey Ginger Horseradish Stevia Calea dream Saffron/crocus sativus Henna Myrrh Chamomile Anything medicinal Please look at my trade list. T hank you...See MoreHenna rooted cutting - care
Comments (4)It may not have enough roots yet and so I will wait till it grows a bit more. What I will do is set the entire pot inside another slightly larger pot with a similar mix of soil and keep it in warm well lighted location. In a month or two you may see some roots poking out from the bottom. You can then take it out and put it in a larger pot of its own. Like most plants Henna will like well-aerated soil and you can choose to do so when repotting....See MoreAnyone use henna?
Comments (5)I used henna a lot in my younger days. LOVE it. It's the best hair care product out there, IMHO. However, the downside is it is very, very messy to use, and if you get it on clothing and towels, rugs, etc. it will stain. That's the main reason I don't use it much anymore, the mess of applying it and rinsing it out. Not only does henna color your hair, it fills in the cracks, splits and rough spots on the hair shafts so your hair is fuller, more body, and smoother. The only downside is because it makes your hair stronger, if you try and get a perm soon after a henna treatment it will make your hair resistant to the perm chemicals and it won't "take" as well, or in a spotty fashion. When I used to do both perms and henna, I would alternate and do the henna well after I had the perm and it had "set" onto my hair. And vice versa, I would wait until the henna had worn down a bit before getting a perm. I never had too much trouble with it. The fabulous thing about henna is it fades gradually and doesn't wear off on clothing or combs and brushes like other temporary colorings. However, it is not super, super bright, it's subtle. Also, I'm not sure if you were a swimmer how henna would interact with the chlorine. I have never been a pool swimmer until just very, very recently. Henna smells a tad "earthy" which you may not like. I always mixed mine with some powdered cloves and cinnamon, which also impart the tiniest coloring. Some use tea or coffee. Really not needed, all of those things are much, much weaker dyes than the permanent color you will get with henna but they do mask the smell somewhat. However, there is neutral henna too, which just imparts shine. Even if you don't get the color results you want, the shine is quite noticeable. In my youth I was known for my shiny hair, and that's because I always used henna and henna shampoo. Also you can play around with the colors to find a mix you like. A bad result isn't that earth shakingly noticeable, IMHO but YMMV. BTW, I am a chestnut brunette naturally, so the henna just enhanced the colors I already had going on....See MoreChi
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