lime juice instead of lemon?

sorry im typing one handed as my keft hand is still wet lol.
can u substitue lemon for lime? I dont think the dye has released booo

Wait... What? Substituting lemon for lime... To do what?

Juice....lol when mixing it... to release the dye...

What dye?

When you mix the henna powder with lemon juice it helps to release the dye from the henna so that you it stains...

Well, I'd used lime juice instead.

It worked I figured it would... it's just the acid factor that causes the chemical reaction so thought it would but last night I wasn't sure if it was going to work. I've woken up though with a very stained hand!

many people have experimented with dried limes then boiled in tea. Alot of work for the same results. lemon juice is best but lime will also work. Technically orange works as well, but the thickness of the juice and the sugars make it not quite acidic enough. Glad you liked the results!

so whats the answer. tea, lemon or limes. confused.

Henna releases dye well at PH 5.5 which is sour (not uber sour , but sour)
Sour stuff breaks down cellulose dye is released. Other things work, but they must be acidic and preferably natural. There is more science here about the hennotannic acids, etc. but let’s just go with natural sour helps release the dye that binds with your skin to make the stain. So Lemon, lime, grapefruit all work. The general consensus amongst the majority of henna geeks is that lemon is the bet. Some prefer others. Tea has a bit of a bitter/sour, but really is not necessary in any mix. I get the below results with good quality BAQ henna, lemon juice, table sugar and good quality essential oils.



If you have FABAtv, I talk about some of this in my vids. If not, alot of FAQ questions are on my webpage! Hope that answers some of your questions!!

GORGEOUS WORK

A friend of mine got a horrible bubbling oozing burn from the reaction of lime juice on her hands (from making drinks) and sunlight. She had to be hospitalized. Apparently this is common and very serious. Just thought I'd mention it.

I have been doing Henna for only a few yrs in the Theme park industry. When I first started we used Lemon juice which we had to let sit over night for the reaction but since I took.over as Supervisor we have been using what we call quick set method, its ready in 4-5 hrs. To every 100 grams of Henna powder:
Add 1 1/2 cups of Hot DISTILLED Water, to the Hot water we add enough ice to cool it down to make 2 cups.
Add 6 - 8 Sugar Packets & sit to Dissolve.
Mix, after 4-5 hrs add Essential Oil.
Then cone it up.
We have been using this process for about a 1yr now with NO issues of any reactions because we are Not using Lemon juice. Now far be it from me to tell you to use this method but I thought that it might help. There are alot of people that are Allergic to Lemons/citrus that is used in Henna, but I'm sure theres other Recipes other then using citrus. Good Luck, I hope this HELPS.