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Indigo
Indigo is a natural blue dye, when used with henna, creates brown to black hair colour shades
Botanical name: Indigo
Plant part: Leaf
Aromatic scent: Warm, deep-floral, slightly spicy and immensely rich
50g each
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$18
Indigo is a leaf powder that has a natural blue dye, so do not use indigo dye directly on grey hair, unless you want bluish-green colour. However, when Indigo is mixed with Henna, you can get different shades ranging from mid-brown to black.
Indigo is a much less stable dye than henna and releases dye much more quickly than henna. Therefore the indigo paste should be mixed just before applying to the hair.
Sometimes Indigo is sold as black henna. If the product is a bright green powder then it is most probably natural Indigo powder. If the colour varies from brown to black, then it is definitely not pure Indigo powder and has additives.
Our Indigo powder is organic, pure and has no additives, PPD, synthetic dyes or metallic salts.
Regular Shipping fees as per Australia Post charges.
Opened packet are non-returnable, unless faulty.
Keep the powder air-tight and away from direct sunlight.
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Mixing henna-indigo for mid brown to dark brown hair (one-step process):
- Follow the instructions above on how to mix the henna paste.
- In a separate bowl mix indigo powder with warm water. Prepare indigo only when you are ready to apply on your hair. It should not be made & kept to rest, as indigo oxidises & looses its efficacy.
- Mix the indigo and henna paste together. As a rule of thumb, the more indigo you add in the henna-indigo mix, the darker brown the colour. The more henna in the henna-indigo mix the lighter brown the colour.
- Apply the paste to your hair in sections. Using a hair dye brush will ensure an even application.
- Wrap your hair with cling wrap and allow it to sit for about 2 hours. Rinse hair. Hair color settles over the next 2 days.
If your hair is more resistant to dye, your hair may not achieve a dark brown color with the one-step process. If the roots are stubbornly reddish, apply just indigo paste on the red hair to make it more brown. This will be considered a two-step process (detailed below), but some hair may not absorb dye as well as others and so will need that extra application.
Mixing henna-indigo for black hair (two-step process):
- Follow the instructions above on “Mixing henna for coppery-red hair”
- After the hennaed hair is rinsed, apply the indigo paste.
- Mix the indigo powder with warm water and use almost immediately. Add salt (1 tsp per 100 grams of indigo powder) to help indigo adhere better to the hair strand.
- Apply the indigo paste to your hair in sections. Using a hair dye brush will ensure an even application. Wrap your hair with cling wrap, allowing it to sit for about 2 hours. Rinse hair. Over the next 2 days, your hair color will settle.
