Victoria's Recipe::

2T Jamila 2010 henna powder

1 tsp fructose

½ tsp lavender essential oil

½ tsp tea tree essential oil

Lemon juice

Henna paste took 24 hours to achieve good dye release at about 75F

Victoria's Henna Aftercare:

Henna was applied and left on overnight.  The mandala was unsealed, but wrapped in bath tissue.  After the henna was scraped off, I applied grape seed oil to keep the design moisturized and protected from water.  The traditional Indian style hand was sealed with three coats of lemon/sugar solution, wrapped in bath tissue and left on overnight.  I scraped it off and applied the grape seed oil.  I was not kind to this design.  The kids and I played in a heavily chlorinated water fountain for an hour before the design was 24 hours old.  I still have fantastic color despite the abuse