Tribe.net. Local Connections Flavia http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#abaa1a50-07ae-41f2-9614-2c4516b9372a 2008-09-04T03:52:27Z 2008-09-04T03:52:27Z

the more people who become educated about fake dangerous black stuff , the safer it will be for them. Please use only safe , red/brown henna so you don't have long term health issues and blistering and scarring. Natural henna is fun and beautiful and safe. Thanks for sharing this info.

Flavia 2008-09-04T03:52:27Z Belly Dance Magazine http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#45367ae8-29df-4d81-8e56-d0a285bb0840 2008-08-27T20:51:35Z 2008-08-27T20:51:35Z

You may also want to look at the FDA site: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~-dms/cos-tatt.html . We had a two part series on Henna in our Winter 2007 and Spring 2008 issue which included a Page (92) on the dangers of Black Henna. I also had no idea. Thanks for bringing up the subject. Also check http://www.rahja-body-art.com for further links to henna master works and further education on the dangers on Black Henna. Liliana www.bellydancemag.com

Belly Dance Magazine 2008-08-27T20:51:35Z Amanda http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#dae4af8d-4c35-4e42-89ea-77b9918b2e80 2008-08-26T22:41:48Z 2008-08-26T22:41:48Z

I remember a while ago talking to someone about black henna and they said that alot of people have really bad reactions to it because of what they use to make it black. Guess they were right! That poor girl.

Amanda 2008-08-26T22:41:48Z zsuska http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#4b61e482-9fb6-43b1-8fb1-bfc1734a567b 2008-08-14T15:47:48Z 2008-08-14T15:47:48Z

yes that is black henna. ppd is what is used in black hair dye that causes all kinds of skin, health and allergy problems. there is a class action lawsuit against the hair dye manufactures over this. henna is NEVER black.

zsuska 2008-08-14T15:47:48Z Margaret http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#a806aca8-7db0-457c-a858-e82024ce98cb 2008-08-12T08:57:21Z 2008-08-12T08:57:21Z

I just checked the Henna Pages, and it is the same stuff as black henna.

Margaret 2008-08-12T08:57:21Z Margaret http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#5ef449b3-826c-41b4-be2d-30143fe20919 2008-08-12T08:55:56Z 2008-08-12T08:55:56Z

Drat! I'll paste it below. It starts with a rather gross photo of a woman's hand with a henna-colored mehndi design that is entirely bubbled up in seeping blisters. (They don't mention black henna, but an additive called PPD- I don't know if that is what's used for the black) "Henna tattoos are widely available and usually harmless. But certain kinds can cause a powerful allergic reaction. Henna is a vegetable dye that can be brown, red or green, and it wears off in a matter of days. But to produce a darker color, some tattoo artists add a chemical called para-phenylenediamine, or PPD. The Food and Drug Administration says the only legal use for PPD is as a hair dye. This photograph, published in the Aug. 6 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, shows the blistered hands of a 19-year-old Kuwaiti woman who had a temporary tattoo applied at a wedding eight days earlier. She was treated with topical corticosteroids. “The blisters lasted a week or so,” said Dr. Colby C. Evans, a Texas dermatologist and a co-author of the article. “It left behind a dark pigmentation that will take six months or more to fade.” Is henna without PPD any safer? “There have been some reported cases of allergy to henna itself, but it’s rare,” Dr. Evans said. “Allergy to PPD is extremely common.”

Margaret 2008-08-12T08:55:56Z Isadora http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#be8c32c2-030c-4133-8661-63e3a3e461e3 2008-08-12T06:00:06Z 2008-08-12T06:00:06Z

Sadly can't see the article without registering. Is it about black henna?

Isadora 2008-08-12T06:00:06Z Margaret http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/cc21a2f2-d7fd-4093-86e9-8ebe52a32b36#fa94e375-b0e3-45c9-a90a-e213ff18b90e 2008-08-12T02:11:41Z 2008-08-12T02:11:41Z

In the New York Times- about an additive to make Henna take darker, that can cause severe allergic reactions: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/health/12henna.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1218506934-Tz/ln26qHhN18Ef0OKeu0Q&oref=slogin

Margaret 2008-08-12T02:11:41Z