RECIPES
Lipstick
A stick of raw red beet cut like a “French fry” is more
convenient and useful than any recipe. Store in plastic bag in
refrigerator. Use also on cheeks for rosier complexion.
Black, Red and Brown Henna Hair Dye
Henna is an herb traditionally used for dying hair. You can
buy the herb in bulk, or you can purchase the herb pictured,
packaged specifically for hair. There are other henna hair dye
preparations, often with other added chemicals and dyes, so I
can not stress this point enough: use only bulk henna herb (by
the pound), or the brand shown!
A young person’s hair turns black with this black dye. But
older hair turns slate-blue. (To get a brown color, mix red and
black henna, using 2 parts red to 5 parts black powder.)
The instructions given with the box work well but take
rather long. This recipe is a shortcut. It takes ½ hour (to prepare
the dye) plus 50 minutes in contact with hair.
The recipe given is enough for short hair. For medium
length, double the quantities. It will not stain the bath tub. After
dying is complete, you will need to shampoo it out of your hair,
so regular shampooing supplies, either borax plus citric acid or
baking soda plus vinegar are also necessary.
½ cup distilled white vinegar
½ cup tap water
7 heaping teaspoons Dalia Black Henna (see Sources)
This recipe is very sensitive. The smallest deviation could
cause failure of the dye to “take”. Please be extra careful to ob-
serve details.
Heat water in open, non-metal saucepan until near boiling.
Turn off burner. Add vinegar. Allow to cool until just a wisp of
steam is still seen coming from the saucepan. Remove 2 table-
spoons to a different container, to use later. Then add henna
powder. Stir with plastic spoon. It will bubble and rise at first.