Re: Straight to indigo

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Posted by Kristen on April 26, 2004 at 22:59:43:

In reply to: Re: Straight to indigo posted by iris on April 25, 2004 at 10:23:09:

: : with the 2 step process to mask white hairs, first henna then, a
: : henna/indigo mix, i am curious to know if i skipped right to the
: : indigo application, what would the results be? of course, i
wouldn't
: : try it on my mom's hair, she'd kill me, but if someone could
satisfy
: : my curiosity.... I imagine drying of the hair, but are there any
: : other disasters i should know of?
: if you use only indigo on white hair, the result is blue hair. I
tried it out once on a
: bleached strand out of curiosity, and it turned out sky blue. if
you use henna + indigo
: right away, without using pure henna first, that should work just
fine. if the
: proportion of indigo is too large, it will turn a dark grey though,
with a blue/green
: cast (tried that too).
:
: iris

oh yeah, just like blue jeans. i have always wondered how red henna
and indigo make black. do blue and red water colors yield black? i
guess henna and indigo don't react like the color wheel. good
thing :)

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: : : with the 2 step process to mask white hairs, first henna then, a : : : henna/indigo mix, i am curious to know if i skipped right to the : : : indigo application, what would the results be? of course, i : wouldn't : : : try it on my mom's hair, she'd kill me, but if someone could : satisfy : : : my curiosity.... I imagine drying of the hair, but are there any : : : other disasters i should know of? : : if you use only indigo on white hair, the result is blue hair. I : tried it out once on a : : bleached strand out of curiosity, and it turned out sky blue. if : you use henna + indigo : : right away, without using pure henna first, that should work just : fine. if the : : proportion of indigo is too large, it will turn a dark grey though, : with a blue/green : : cast (tried that too). : : : : iris : : oh yeah, just like blue jeans. i have always wondered how red henna : and indigo make black. do blue and red water colors yield black? i : guess henna and indigo don't react like the color wheel. good : thing :)
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