Re: indigo blues

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on December 28, 2004 at 07:54:04:

In reply to: indigo blues posted by Anna on December 27, 2004 at 11:49:15:

I think we have to go back and look at dyer's problems and see how
they solved, or didn't solve them.

Black or near black cloth was highly desirable, expensive, and
people's best clothes were black or as near black as they could manage.

Black is just plain hard to achieve on any fiber. The ways dyers got
black was 1) mordant the hell out of the fiber 2) boil the fiber 3)
repeat the dye several times.

Mordanting fiber is "chemically bashing up the fiber so there are more
points for dye to bind". I really don't know a way of mordanting hair
safely. Peroxide and ammonia do that ..... but it would be nice to
stay away from that sort of thing. Salt is doing that job for some
people ....

You can't boil your head. The dryer bonnet is the closest you can get.

If you're not getting results with repeated dyes ..... your hair must
have a very firm impenetrable superhealthy keratin sheath, and
honestly I don't know how to get into it without hurting the rest of you.

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: I think we have to go back and look at dyer's problems and see how : they solved, or didn't solve them. : : Black or near black cloth was highly desirable, expensive, and : people's best clothes were black or as near black as they could manage. : : Black is just plain hard to achieve on any fiber. The ways dyers got : black was 1) mordant the hell out of the fiber 2) boil the fiber 3) : repeat the dye several times. : : Mordanting fiber is "chemically bashing up the fiber so there are more : points for dye to bind". I really don't know a way of mordanting hair : safely. Peroxide and ammonia do that ..... but it would be nice to : stay away from that sort of thing. Salt is doing that job for some : people .... : : You can't boil your head. The dryer bonnet is the closest you can get. : : : If you're not getting results with repeated dyes ..... your hair must : have a very firm impenetrable superhealthy keratin sheath, and : honestly I don't know how to get into it without hurting the rest of you.
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