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Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:10 am  |
Hello,
I dye my mom's hair (she has over 50% grey) with natural hair dye. The procedure is really tedious actually for hair with lots of grey.
if you have a few grey strands the first step with henna hair dye should be fine. Hair with lots of grey (the white hennaed strands will turn a fiery orange) needs the second step (indigo over the henna).
There is a lot of info onwww.hennaforhair.com and has before and after pictures as well as information on what henna and indigo are. I recommend you check it out.
Here are instructions i wrote up for an aunt who inquired about dyeing hair:
Henna
Dyeing Grey hair black with natural ingredients
Dyeing grey hair black requires a 2 step process. First the hair needs to be hennaed. Once the henna is washed from the hair, the white hairs will be a flaming orange color. To bring the orange to black or dark brown, indigo must be applied next. An indigo mix must then be applied.
Need:
1) Henna
2) Indigo/AKA as Black Henna (avoid fake Black Henna which is dangerous and may contain PPD dyes by making sure the ingredients say crushed Indigo leaves). Indigo is the blue dye used to make blue jeans.
3) Lemon Juice either bottled or fresh
4) Gloves
5) Mixing bowl
6) Spoon
7) Old towels
First mix the henna with lemon juice until mix is a good consistency. Add a little warm water for easier mixing. Since henna is a natural dye, it needs to be left for 8 hours so the dye can be released. Leave in a covered bowl in a warm environment such as on your tv, outside in the sun, or stovetop.
After 8 hours, mix the henna bowl to stir in the dye release (which has settled on the top) and apply henna to clean, unconditioned hair. Cover with plastic wrap or a disposable cap and leave on for 3-8 hours. Rinse from hair, use conditioner to help break the henna from hair.
Next, is mixing the indigo. Indigo can be mixed with just warm water. You can mix the indigo right after you henna as indigo only needs about half an hour for dye release. Indigo is hard to apply unlike henna and will clump and fall off the hair. For this reason, enough henna should be added to the indigo mix for easier application. Apply indigo leave on for one hour and rinse.
Make sure to get the roots when applying.
if you have any questions, let me know, HTH  |
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