Re: (indigo and salt water)

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Posted by RavynG on February 1, 2005 at 17:20:10:

In reply to: (indigo and salt water) posted by mary on February 1, 2005 at 15:58:03:

I don't know what I am going to end up with yet---still got 2 hours
to go. But I started out with dyed black hair and natural mousy
brown/50% gray roots about 6 inches. I did a medium ash brown with
henna/indigo and oils about 6 weeks ago. I have about 2 more inches
virgin regrowth.

I have hennaed for years. I am trying for a nice burgundy--
black/cherry to blend in the dyed black and lighten up my face/cover
gray.

I get black when I use indigo after henna, but usually when I mix
indigo in the henna and do it one step I get a very dark brown or
mahogany. This was great for many years, then I started getting so
much gray I took the easy way out and used chemical dyes. But when my
hair was still dark on its own I got a mahogany/black with garnet
highlights in the sunshine. I am trying this to even up the different
shades now and cover the gray. The allspice has given some others
here a burgundy-ish tone and that is what I am hoping for.

when I use oils in the henna mix, eg. coconut or almond I get an ashy
medium brown which is what I started with on the gray and then went
to the two-step henna/indigo process for black. I cannot get black to
take on my gray right off, so I try to set a base first and then the
second or third time it will be dark enough.

my ultimate goal is to condense the steps into something I can live
with and I decided a burgundy would blend well enough with what I
have now and my skin tone. so I have been experimenting the last 4
months or so.

I will let you all know what I get ASAP! I can't wait!

Ravyn, Lady Heresy

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Sounds great! Angela 22:48:06 2/1/2005 (0)

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: I don't know what I am going to end up with yet---still got 2 hours : to go. But I started out with dyed black hair and natural mousy : brown/50% gray roots about 6 inches. I did a medium ash brown with : henna/indigo and oils about 6 weeks ago. I have about 2 more inches : virgin regrowth. : : I have hennaed for years. I am trying for a nice burgundy-- : black/cherry to blend in the dyed black and lighten up my face/cover : gray. : : I get black when I use indigo after henna, but usually when I mix : indigo in the henna and do it one step I get a very dark brown or : mahogany. This was great for many years, then I started getting so : much gray I took the easy way out and used chemical dyes. But when my : hair was still dark on its own I got a mahogany/black with garnet : highlights in the sunshine. I am trying this to even up the different : shades now and cover the gray. The allspice has given some others : here a burgundy-ish tone and that is what I am hoping for. : : when I use oils in the henna mix, eg. coconut or almond I get an ashy : medium brown which is what I started with on the gray and then went : to the two-step henna/indigo process for black. I cannot get black to : take on my gray right off, so I try to set a base first and then the : second or third time it will be dark enough. : : my ultimate goal is to condense the steps into something I can live : with and I decided a burgundy would blend well enough with what I : have now and my skin tone. so I have been experimenting the last 4 : months or so. : : I will let you all know what I get ASAP! I can't wait! : : Ravyn, Lady Heresy
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