Desert Shadow - Boho Organic Henna Kit

Recipe #1 - The simple recipe:

Henna Tent Organic Henna Powder 50g

Lemon Juice

Pure Certified Organic Essential oil (20 -30ml/100g)

Recipe #2 - The Traditional recipe from Rajasthan, India:

Henna Tent Organic Henna Powder 50g

Black Tea Brew - 1 cup of water, 1 teaspoons black tea or 2/3 tea bags, 4 dried cloves, 2 - 4 cardamon pods…..

bring to the boil and then simmer for 10-15mins. Allow to cool. Storage: in the fridge for 5 days or freezer for months.

Pure Certified Organic Essential oil (20 -30ml/100g)

Recipe #3 - The Traditional recipe from Bahariya, Egypt:

Henna Tent Organic Henna Powder 50g

1/4 Black Tea Brew

1/4 Lemon Juice

Pure Certified Organic Essential oil (20-30ml/100g)

METHOD:

1. Mix your 50g of Organic Henna Powder with 100ml of liquid and 10ml to 15ml of organic essential to make a paste that looks similar to mashed potatoes.

2. Cover with cling wrap or a plastic bag and leave to sit at room temperature (between 20 & 28 degrees) for 4 hours. If the weather is cold leave for 8 hours.

3. Uncover your paste and scrape a little off the top. If the surface is brown and underneath a greenish colour, this is good because it means that the natural dye is being released from the powder.

4. Mix your paste well and squish out any lumps with a spoon.

5 Add 20ml more of liquid, a little at a time then mix well so that you have a paste that looks like yoghurt.

6. To check that the paste is ready put a little bit on your skin & and wait a couple of minutes before wiping it off. If it leaves a nice bright orange stain you are ready to go!

7. Use a spatula and scrape your henna into a carrot bag or ziplock bag ready for coning or putting into your applicator bottle.

*Any leftover henna can be kept in the fridge for 3 days. After this time the henna will start to lose its colour so it’s better not to keep it longer than this. You can freeze the mix & this will make it last for 1- 3 months.

Organic Henna