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assalaamu alaykum,
This is some information about the dangers of 'black henna (black dye)'.It was found on the net and not my research so please search on google for the website. There are many more articles on this topic and the name of one of the black dyes they were refering to is called 'Bigen Black Hair Dye'!
My comment: many sisters have been using black dye on their nails and no harm has come to them but if it is applied to the skin, it might be quite dangerous to the health!
Allaahu Aalim, may Allaah guide us to what is right, aameen.
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What is "Black Henna"?
Henna is NOT black. Henna does NOT cause blisters and open sores.
PPD black hair dye is black and can cause blisters and sores.
There are several things marketed as "Black Henna", and some things
believed to be "Black Henna". Some are very dangerous. Some are
harmless.
However, here are several things marketed as "Black Henna", and some
things believed to be "Black Henna". Some are very dangerous. Some are
harmless. When Para-phenylenediamine is used to make black temporary
tattoos, often called ?black henna?, it can cause blistering, open sores,
scarring, and lifelong health problems.
1) Some people make a black temporary tattoo they call "Black Henna" with
synthetic black hair dye, containing Para-phenylendiamine.
This is NOT HENNA! Black hair dye should never be put straight on your
skin, plain, or mixed with other material. Synthetic Black Hair Dye is
illegal to put on skin, because that is not approved use. Even when this
dye is applied to hair, people must wear gloves, and they try to not get
it on the scalp! PPD, Para-phenylendiamine can seriously injure people.
Para-phenylenediamine is a strong sensitizer, transdermal toxin and
potential carcinogen.
2) "Black Henna" was once a term for indigo, when it was sold as hair
dye.
In the 1800's there was no synthetic hair dye. Henna and indigo were used
to dye hair. Henna leaves and twigs that had no, or very low,
concentrations of Lawsone (the tannin produced by the henna plant) were
sold as neutral henna. Henna leaf buds that had high concentrations of
Lawsone were sold as Red Henna or Henna. Indigo was marketed as "black
henna". If you dye your hair with henna first, and then dye over that with
indigo, your hair will be dyed black. A plant known as "wasma" was also
mixed with henna to dye hair black. If you see a package of "black
henna" in a Middle Eastern or Indian grocery it is probably indigo. If you
see a package of black hair dye from an American cosmetic company, it has
some form of para-phenylenediamine in it.
3) National Geographic has shown many pictures of people in Amazonia and
Africa adorned with black body art.
People see this body art and think it might be "black henna". It is not
henna. This body art is created with carbon and the sap of two species of
unripe figs that are rare and grow only in the rainforest.
4) There are safe and effective traditional techniques of making natural
henna go dark red or dark brown, even nearly black.
Heat and the addition of essential oils such as Tea Tree oil are the
safest and most effective darkeners of henna. These may make nearly black
stains on hands, but on the rest of the body, the stains will be brown.
Henna never leaves ?black? stains on arms, legs, backs and bellies!
Do you want to find out what is in your box of Henna or ?Black henna??
If you have boxes of henna and "black henna", mix water into them and
watch what happens in about 20 minutes:
Indigo, which may be in a box called ?black henna? is a green plant powder
that smells like frozen peas. Mix it with water. If the surface of the
mix turns blue in 20 minutes, it?s indigo.
?Black henna? mixes with PPD are usually dark brown or black. They don?t
have much of a smell. Mix that with water. In 10 minutes, black dye will
drain out of the mix.
Henna is a green plant powder that smells like hay. Mix that with water
and in a few hours, the surface will turn brownish.
If you have boxes of henna and "black henna", mix water into them and
watch what happens in about 20 minutes: The synthetic dye will bleed
black out of the PPD mix. Henna will get a brown sheen (or stay khaki
green), and indigo will get a blue sheen.
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Medical Papers Demonstrating PPD Dangers
This is a list of Published Medical Journal articles detailing the
injuries and fatalities that have occurred from PPD's use as "PPD Black
Henna" and as Hair Dye, and the test results showing, asthma, liver and
bladder cancers may be related to use of PPD.
If you have had a PPD "Black Henna" temporary tattoo, or are considering
purchasing "Black Henna" that contains PPD, please read these articles.
Abdulla KA, Davidson NM, "A Woman who Collapsed after Painting Her Soles"
Lancet 1996: 348: 658
"PPD (used in "black henna") is a potent skin sensitizer; it can cause
angioneurotic edema, collapse, and renal failure in severe cases"
Al-Tufail, M, Mahier, T., Tate, J., Haq, A., "Rapid Identification of
Phenylenediamines in Traditional Hair Dyes by Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry"
Department of Pathology and laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist
Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"commercial hair dye products are known to cause hypersensitivity in
certain individuals and several mutagenic phenylenediamines (PPD) found in
hair products have been reported to be carcinogenic in animals."
"Ten samples of commercial hair dye had an average p-PD level of 7.7% with
individual samples ranging form 0.04 to 66.5%."
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There were over 20 quotes from doctors and scientists ect. but I think you get the point from these two statements Alhamdulillaah.
umm aboo yahyaa
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