Re: How does indigo work?

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on August 8, 2004 at 16:32:50:

In reply to: How does indigo work? posted by joseline on August 8, 2004 at 10:17:12:

: I was wondering dose the henna and indigo work the same to turn
: hair to black even though the hair is blond? (I bleached mine to
: blond ans i want it black)

First you dye your hair with henna. That brings it to some sort of
red. Then you dye over that with indigo. That should get it fairly
dark on the first go, but it may not get you all the way to black.
Wait a few days for the color to stabilize. Then do henna again
followed by indigo. The two-part process seems to do a good job.
Part of it is just red-orange + navy blue + black, but there's more to
it ... henna is acidic and indigo is alkaline, so they're working
together, not just sitting on top of each other.

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: : I was wondering dose the henna and indigo work the same to turn : : hair to black even though the hair is blond? (I bleached mine to : : blond ans i want it black) : : First you dye your hair with henna. That brings it to some sort of : red. Then you dye over that with indigo. That should get it fairly : dark on the first go, but it may not get you all the way to black. : Wait a few days for the color to stabilize. Then do henna again : followed by indigo. The two-part process seems to do a good job. : Part of it is just red-orange + navy blue + black, but there's more to : it ... henna is acidic and indigo is alkaline, so they're working : together, not just sitting on top of each other.
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