| 1. |
Sift good quality henna powder using a tea
strainer or fine cloth to get a fine henna
powder. |
| 2. |
Boil water and at the boiling point. |
| 3. |
Add tea powder, few clove buds, sugar and
bay leaves (only if available). |
| 4. |
Boil the above henna mix liquid for few
minutes. |
| 5. |
Cool the henna mix liquid and add some lemon
juice. |
| 6. |
Filter the henna mix liquid using a tea
strainer. |
| 7. |
Take the henna powder in the wide bowl. |
| 8. |
Start adding henna mix liquid to the henna
powder. |
| 9. |
Add 10-12 drops of eucalyptus oil and clove
oil to the henna paste. |
| 10. |
Mix consistently in one direction (like
cake batter) until the henna paste is fine,
thin, and smooth. |
| 11. |
Allow henna paste to settle for at least
10 hours. |
| 12. |
If henna paste is preserved in refrigerator,
take the henna paste out of refrigerator 1-hour
before the application. |
| 13. |
Put the henna paste in henna cone/tube. |
| 14. |
For good results, right before the application,
apply eucalyptus oil onto the skin where the
henna will be decorated. |
