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Henna storage

Henna storage Store your henna powder in a cool place without direct sunlight. If possible refrigerate henna and other mehndi art materials. The mehndi paste can be stored in refrigerate for up to 2 months. If you cut the mehndi piping bag ,immediately fill the cone. Mehndi if improperly stored will lose it's lawsone content and will not give dark stains. Pack the mehndi cones in zipper bag and store in refrigerator. If using open tip cone(pin closed) mehndi cone pack in tissue paper and refrigerate in air tight box. Mehndi water can leak from open tip cones and so be extra careful on it.
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Mehndi cone preparation

Mehndi cone preparation Materials required Cellophane sheet/gift wrapping sheet Scissors Nail clipper(optional) Scale/inch tape Cellotape Pins (optional)                                Method Cut cellophane for 7inch length and 5 inch width. Never cut a perfect square.A cone made of perfect square will have it's end near tip and cellotape near tip would come off on mehndi application. Cellotape near tip might smudge design even if it peels of a bit. In 7 inch length mark 2.5 inch,2 inch and 2.5 inch. If you are a right handed person start rolling from right. The cone tip should be on left 2.5 inch mark. Hold your left hand on top tightly and rotate and form cone using your right hand.Use small pin on tip if you want. If you don't want to use pin on tip rotate and form a cone and make sure the tip end is sealed. Using cellotape seal the side.
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Mehndi cone filling

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Mehndi cone filling Mehndi cone filling is a tedious task for beginners. People used to get hands strained,air bubbles problem. Mehndi cone filling is time consuming.A sieved mehndi would not have twigs and big leaves but if it is not properly blended it would have mehndi solids that would stuck near the tip of mehndi cone and create a mess in our mehndi. We would be pressing hard to release the mehndi but a small lump would block mehndi from coming out and in some cases we would press our mehndi cone harder and we would have a big smudged dot in our line.So,either use a balloon whisk or hand blender  or stand mixer. Make sure there are no lumps in mehndi and either use adult socks or stockings to filter the mehndi cone to make it smooth. How to achieve smooth paste? Take a large transparent glass and spread piping bag over it covering glass sides.Fill mehndi paste in stockings/socks.Use food clipper to clip on the socks .Pull and drag the socks will full force.The mehndi past...
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