Adventure 50!

So I have been saying that if I get 50 followers then I would accomplish adventure 50. Believe me when I say that my adventure list is so not out of my mind! I dream of accomplishing those adventures! I get excited about them! So when the opportunity came up to do henna, I quickly jumped right in. Thanks to my wonderful sister, who found the kit at Hobby lobby for about 13 dollars we were able to henna my belly the night before my baby shower.

According to my little research there are two basic kinds of henna. Black henna and brown henna. Brown henna is a more Americanized henna and doesn't last as long as black henna. It's cheaper and has the same kind of dye in it that you find in hair dye. Black henna is very strong and will last much longer, but is very toxic. Don't ever use black henna while pregnant. As with all dyes, you want to be careful when pregnant. Due to raging hormones, you never know exactly how your body will adapt to dyes while pregnant.  So we called for a henna party! Only my sister and Marcie and Joslyn were there to celebrate, but that is okay. This is a before pic of my ugly preggo belly. Notice the galbladder surgery scars, aren't they attractive?

Next my sister drew on a design with a regular crayola marker. Notice it's not professional, it's perfect!

Then it's time to get comfy and not breathe! Some moments she was adding the paint I had to hold my breath, for fear of messing her up! That was a holding my breath face, not an angry face.

This is the finished henna design. We traced big sister's hand print on there, to include her in the process. It was hard for Joslyn to not touch! Hard for mommy to stay still too! The henna needed to stay on there for 3 hours at least. After henna dried on there, it started cracking and a sugar water solution and lemon juice had to be applied lightly to darken the henna.

Once it cracked it started to get itchy. So we played card games and hung around until time to take it off. Now the instructions said to use a cotton ball and vegetable oil to remove the dried henna paint. And not to get it wet for 12 hours. Well after two minutes of rubbing and not getting anywhere, I climbed in the bathtub and washed it off. It wasn't working on it's own.

So this is how it looked after rubbing off the henna. But let me tell you that the next morning, it was as dark as it was with the henna on it. It definitely darkened over night. Some people wrap it in toilet paper to keep it from rubbing off on the sheets, but I wasn't worried about getting my shirt dirty. And the next morning there was no residue on my shirt. This was a fun and exciting adventure. The henna got really cold while on there, like icy hot cold. But otherwise it was easy to do. The henna is supposed to last 2 to 3 weeks. So it should wear off right as brother arrives!!! Thanks for following and supporting my blog. Stay tuned to new adventures!