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Does Henna one know ? - 2/16/2013 10:00:15 AM

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One of our gang wants to get a henna tattoo when we are in the zone in May. There used to be a shop behind Lol-Ha that did them, we think. Is it still there ? Has anybody actually gotten one there ? If not, any ideas where she could get one done ?

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/16/2013 10:06:48 AM

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It was there in Oct.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/16/2013 10:16:56 AM

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I remember someone on LG posting pics of a really bad reaction her son had to a henna tattoo. Shocked me. I don't know how common it is but make sure your friend researches this before getting it done. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920722/

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/16/2013 10:33:58 AM

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I did in September at the little shop on the south, back corner of the group behind Lol Ha. They sell some kind of tourist stuff... didn't really pay attention. Fellow was actually closing, and stayed to put it on for me anyway!

Weegamoose made me do it!

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/16/2013 9:25:32 PM

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Yes it is still there my 2 daughters got one there 3 days ago.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/17/2013 8:49:44 AM

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ORIGINAL: SchnauzerDog

I remember someone on LG posting pics of a really bad reaction her son had to a henna tattoo. Shocked me. I don't know how common it is but make sure your friend researches this before getting it done. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920722/

I was gonna say I remember Iggy Mom reporting that.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/17/2013 10:53:01 AM

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Thanks to all y'all for the replies. I'll pass along the allergy warning to our friend. I know she's had the henna tattoos before, but I also remember reading that some of the "artists" mix other stuff in with the base dye.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/18/2013 9:30:48 AM

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I found out a long time ago that these are not Henna. Henna is a dark brown color, and takes several applications before it is done. These fake tats are black hair dye, which can be toxic to alot of people, especially kids.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/18/2013 9:37:25 AM

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ORIGINAL: Kim in STL I found out a long time ago that these are not Henna. Henna is a dark brown color, and takes several applications before it is done. These fake tats are black hair dye, which can be toxic to alot of people, especially kids.

YIKES! Yes, they are definitely very black, not the brownish color that henna gives.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/18/2013 10:24:49 AM

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Hi-this is DW of 1runjuan. Some people do have reactions to Henna, but rarely. There are some shops (as someone posted) that don't use "real" Henna, but have additives to make it darker and last longer (toxic). If you know what the product is, you should be safe. They will typically last about a week, if you take care of them. I have some way cool pix of Henna and temporary body ink (which is what I use), if you want to see some creative ideas let Juan know. Rebecca

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/18/2013 11:39:19 AM

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I prefer iron-on tattoos.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/19/2013 7:35:41 AM

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I prefer iron-on tattoos.

I'll stick with the real ones

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/19/2013 8:20:01 AM

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ORIGINAL: panesh I prefer iron-on tattoos.

I'll stick with the real ones

Burnt my dang foot last time I used one!

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/19/2013 9:44:40 AM

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ORIGINAL: 1runjuan

Hi-this is DW of 1runjuan. Some people do have reactions to Henna, but rarely. There are some shops (as someone posted) that don't use "real" Henna, but have additives to make it darker and last longer (toxic). If you know what the product is, you should be safe. They will typically last about a week, if you take care of them. I have some way cool pix of Henna and temporary body ink (which is what I use), if you want to see some creative ideas let Juan know. Rebecca

Hi Rebecca,

Can you give me any details about the "temporary body ink" please? Such as a brand name or a source for it ? Yes, I will google it too, but would appreciate hearing about it from someone who has actually used it. That product sure sounds a lot safer than some concoction of unknown chemicals !

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/19/2013 10:16:23 AM

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ORIGINAL: 1runjuan

Hi-this is DW of 1runjuan. Some people do have reactions to Henna, but rarely. There are some shops (as someone posted) that don't use "real" Henna, but have additives to make it darker and last longer (toxic). If you know what the product is, you should be safe. They will typically last about a week, if you take care of them. I have some way cool pix of Henna and temporary body ink (which is what I use), if you want to see some creative ideas let Juan know. Rebecca

Hi Rebecca,

Can you give me any details about the "temporary body ink" please? Such as a brand name or a source for it ? Yes, I will google it too, but would appreciate hearing about it from someone who has actually used it. That product sure sounds a lot safer than some concoction of unknown chemicals !

Thanks,

AnotherBob

Hi there-the product is Colorini, sold at www.shopglittertattoos.com - they also sell body glitter and stencils. I bought Indian Brown and black and mixed a tiny bit of black to give it "henna" tones. Also, on Facebook there are groups you can join: Colorini; Freehand Glitter Body Art; and I Love Glitter Tattoos. There are good tutorials on YouTube that the owners post. Find: Colorini, Tal Soriano, Dara Lightle, and Santiago Massano. I also found a guy who will do custom stencils reasonably. Some start with the ink stencil and add glitter (if that's your thing) Let me know what you find! Rebecca

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/19/2013 4:54:45 PM

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Rebecca,

Thanks ! I passed on the info to the lady who wants to get the tat. Nice web site with a lot of interesting products.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/19/2013 6:06:05 PM

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they do some cool stuff for their belly dance troupe.
and its all wash able.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/22/2013 5:29:44 PM

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Please be sure your tat is dry before coming in contact with towels or bed linens. We had renters at our Cozumel property ruin a new set of sheets when they smeared their not quite dry tattoo all over.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/22/2013 6:36:55 PM

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Yes, I had one done back in the day...come to find out it was shoe polish and turpentine on my skin.....NO THANKS NOT AGAIN!!!

Where: upscale Dreams Tulum.

Just be good to yourselves!

BINK!
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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/23/2013 9:08:52 AM

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Yes, I had one done back in the day...come to find out it was shoe polish and turpentine on my skin.....NO THANKS NOT AGAIN!!!

Where: upscale Dreams Tulum.

Just be good to yourselves!

BINK!
Mags

so you let someone put shoe polish and turpentine
on your skin? bad kitty.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/23/2013 9:56:40 AM

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Yes, I had one done back in the day...come to find out it was shoe polish and turpentine on my skin.....NO THANKS NOT AGAIN!!!

Where: upscale Dreams Tulum.

Just be good to yourselves!

BINK!
Mags

Yeah, I can just imagine what and where that was!

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/23/2013 10:36:46 AM

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I posted about my son having a reaction about 3 years ago - to 2 tattoos we had gotten at the Bahia. The ingredient they expect he reacted to was PPD as outlined in SchnauzerDog's link.

Lots of people aren't allergic to it - and reactions seem to also vary by exposure. So - if my son had gotten 1 tattoo, he may have been OK - perhaps it was the second one that increased his sensitivity. The first tattoo rash healed faster than the second which took a couple months to go away and we were using a topical prescription cream the whole time. His friend - same two tattoos - no reaction and they were done minutes a part with the same ink.

The more exposure to PPD you have the more likely a reaction in the future - others are more sensitive right away.

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/23/2013 12:28:50 PM

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Yes, I had one done back in the day...come to find out it was shoe polish and turpentine on my skin.....NO THANKS NOT AGAIN!!!

Where: upscale Dreams Tulum.

Just be good to yourselves!

BINK!
Mags

Yeah, I can just imagine what and where that was!

Ya it was norte of da crack of giblater.....eveb more norte of the giblet......problem is that you need to wait 30 min for it to dry......nothing like waisted drinking time....so drank with giblauter showing.....urggggg.....

BINK!
Mags

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RE: Does Henna one know ? - 2/24/2013 7:50:27 PM

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