‘White henna’ is a body adhesive created for the attachment of surgical appliances and for make up artists. It has been adapted for henna body art designs, and can be used with other modern media to create beautiful ‘white henna’ art.
The body adhesives contain water, acrylic emulsion, glyceryl, guar gum, sorbitol, titanium dioxide, and a trace (less than 1%) of benzyl alcohol.
When you dust glitter or gilding powder over the surface of ”white henna’ you can create any color you desire: the colors of glitter or gilding powder stick to and seal the surface of the adhesive.
Becoming Moonlight®, Pros-Aide Cream Adhesive, gilding powder, gems and Temptu are a group of materials specially formulated to work together and extend the range of colors and applications available to henna artists.
These materials are waterproof, absolutely safe for use on skin, and lasts from three to ten days.
These materials were used to create this work:
- Temptu Temporary Tattoo Paint
- Becoming Moonlight® Gilding Paste used freehand with a cone
- Brushes
- Becoming Moonlight® Gems applied with Becoming Moonlight® Gilding Paste
- Becoming Moonlight® Gilding Powder
- Aquarellable Watercolor Pencils
- 91% isopropyl alcohol
If you want to do a complex pattern that cannot be easily freehanded, lay it out first with aquarellable pencil on damp skin.
Aquarellable pencil mistakes can be ‘erased’ from the skin by dabbing with water.
When you have laid out the pattern, shake the bottle of Temptu, vigorously before using.
The medium of Temptu tends to separate from the pigment. Shake the bottle of Temptu each time before using.
Put a few drops of Temptu temporary tattoo paint on a plate and alow them to thicken for a minute or two. If your Temptu becomes too thick, you can thin it with 91% isopropyl alcohol.
Apply Temptu with a brush to your design layout, painting over the aquarellable pencil, and interlacing the knotwork as you go.
Apply Temptu on clean, dry skin. Temptu will dry in a few minutes. It will remain slightly sticky.
When the painting is finished, brush gilding powder over the white Temptu to seal the paint and make it waterproof.
Brush away the excess gilding powder.
Wipe the pattern gently with a moist cloth to remove remaining gilding powder and aquarellable pencil lines.
If you want to add Becoming Moonlight® gems to your design, apply a drop of Becoming Moonlight® gilding paste to each point where you want to place a gem, then set a gem on the paste.
Use a birthday candle to pick up the gem and set it into place.
Extend and elaborate on the pattern by applying Becoming Moonlight® gilding paste as you would henna, but use much finer lines. Use the gilding paste to define and enhance your Temptu pattern.
Thicker paste lines will take longer to dry: lines the size of a cat’s whisker will dry in about ten minutes.
Allow the Becoming Moonlight® gilding paste to dry. Apply Becoming Moonlight® gilding powder generously to make the paste durable and waterproof.
If your brushes stick to the gilding paste, let the paste dry longer. If there is gilding paste stuck in the bristles, clean the brush with 91% isopropyl alcohol and let it dry.
Generously cover all of the Becoming Moonlight® gilding paste design with Becoming Moonlight® gilding powder.
Brush away the excess gilding powder with a large, soft brush.
If excess gilding powder clings to the skin, wait about ten more minutes and rinse the skin with water, or wipe gently with a soft, moist cloth. .
When your Becoming Moonlight® ‘white henna’ body art design is completed, it will be waterproof and remain on the skin for three to ten days, depending on care.
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