Some other indigo questions scalp and conditioning questions

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Posted by Lisa on April 23, 2004 at 20:07:59:

Hello! I have done tons of research about henna (and indigo) for hair
and I am just about ready to take the plunge, so look for my order
pretty soon Catherine! :-) Your sites and this forum answered 99
percent of my questions, thank you all! :-)

Interestingly, I purchase hemp yarn for crocheting from a lady in
Oregon who is a master dyer of silk (and hemp) and I have learned a
lot about indigo from her. I thought you had to ferment indigo in
order for it to work. From the looks of everything on the sites and
this forum, you are just using regular indigo powder and you are not
fermenting it first, right? See
http://www.aurorasilk.com/info/indigo_tutorial.shtml for indigo vat
info for dying fabric, and just today she told me about this new
freeze-dried indigo dye that is SAFE for body art! I trust this woman
implicitly! http://www.aurorasilk.com/info/paint_dyes_indigo.shtml. I
have some powdered indigo from her and in talking to her, she says
that if it wasn't fermented that it only "stains" and won't last long,
so I guess I need to know if I should buy Catherine's indigo powder
and just follow the directions or take a chance (?). Unfortunately,
she is not familiar with working with indigo with henna on hair, so
bummer! Personally, I can live with henna only on my hair if the
indigo washed out so I won't be risking much. My hair is naturally
medium to dark brown, super thin and I want it to grow long and need
protection! I will be buying Cheryl's silk conditioning treatment and
using it the way you guys talk about "conditioning only" washing in
between the cheap stuff! :-)

I also understand from an unreliable source that henna is good for
controlling (eliminating?) the scalp fungus that sort of resembles
dandruff but isn't (it is more like cradle's cap on babies and in fact
I had this BAD as a baby my mother tells me). I think I am prone to
this condition and when I lived in North Carolina, it was like forget
it! I used tea tree oil with vinegar on my hair everyday so my scalp
wouldn't itch, and it was still a tad of an issue in San Diego. I
live in very dry Montana now so it isn't as much of an issue, but I
thought I would ask if henna has this property to someone more
reliable! Also, is this the reason you don't need to wash your hair
as much? Thanks a ton you guys!

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the indigo I"ve got....... Catherine Cartwright-Jones 13:15:30 4/24/2004 (5)
- What is the difference between partway fermented and unfermented indigo? Faery Ring 00:10:28 4/25/2004 (4)
  - Re: What is the difference between partway fermented and unfermented indigo? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 10:24:56 4/25/2004 (3)
    - I've got some Nour indigo from Syria. Faery Ring 15:37:22 4/25/2004 (2)
      - Re: I've got some Nour indigo from Syria. Catherine Cartwright-Jones 20:16:17 4/25/2004 (1)
        
        Re: I've got some Nour indigo from Syria. Lisa 18:54:09 4/26/2004 (0)
I think there is definite confusion about indigo. Faery Ring 23:24:20 4/23/2004 (0)

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: Hello! I have done tons of research about henna (and indigo) for hair : and I am just about ready to take the plunge, so look for my order : pretty soon Catherine! :-) Your sites and this forum answered 99 : percent of my questions, thank you all! :-) : : Interestingly, I purchase hemp yarn for crocheting from a lady in : Oregon who is a master dyer of silk (and hemp) and I have learned a : lot about indigo from her. I thought you had to ferment indigo in : order for it to work. From the looks of everything on the sites and : this forum, you are just using regular indigo powder and you are not : fermenting it first, right? See : http://www.aurorasilk.com/info/indigo_tutorial.shtml for indigo vat : info for dying fabric, and just today she told me about this new : freeze-dried indigo dye that is SAFE for body art! I trust this woman : implicitly! http://www.aurorasilk.com/info/paint_dyes_indigo.shtml. I : have some powdered indigo from her and in talking to her, she says : that if it wasn't fermented that it only "stains" and won't last long, : so I guess I need to know if I should buy Catherine's indigo powder : and just follow the directions or take a chance (?). Unfortunately, : she is not familiar with working with indigo with henna on hair, so : bummer! Personally, I can live with henna only on my hair if the : indigo washed out so I won't be risking much. My hair is naturally : medium to dark brown, super thin and I want it to grow long and need : protection! I will be buying Cheryl's silk conditioning treatment and : using it the way you guys talk about "conditioning only" washing in : between the cheap stuff! :-) : : I also understand from an unreliable source that henna is good for : controlling (eliminating?) the scalp fungus that sort of resembles : dandruff but isn't (it is more like cradle's cap on babies and in fact : I had this BAD as a baby my mother tells me). I think I am prone to : this condition and when I lived in North Carolina, it was like forget : it! I used tea tree oil with vinegar on my hair everyday so my scalp : wouldn't itch, and it was still a tad of an issue in San Diego. I : live in very dry Montana now so it isn't as much of an issue, but I : thought I would ask if henna has this property to someone more : reliable! Also, is this the reason you don't need to wash your hair : as much? Thanks a ton you guys!
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