Indigo results questions

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Posted by Drucillanda on October 1, 2004 at 03:18:27:

I am thinking about using indigo to dye my hair black, which I have
been dong with regular dyes for years, not knowing that it can cause
cancer.

Anyway I have some questions. I looked at he mixes and saw some
indigo colors, and it looks like it is a purple or blue/purple
black. I don't like blue black or purple black on me as it tends to
look quite harsh. Does it really come out purple or is it just the
picture. Is there any way of controlling the shade of black? It
would make sense that it be purple given the red from the henna and
the blue from the indigo.

By the way, my natural hair is a medium brown. What will happen if
I just use Indigo without pretreating with Henna. Please help me
create a nice shoe-polish black that is not blue, purple or red,
just patent leather looking.

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Re: Indigo results questions Al Gisnered 12:32:42 10/1/2004 (2)
- Re: Henna results question Katherine 01:28:47 10/3/2004 (1)
  - Re: Henna results question Al Gisnered 11:30:45 10/4/2004 (0)
Re: Indigo results questions krazee 09:47:07 10/1/2004 (0)

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: I am thinking about using indigo to dye my hair black, which I have : been dong with regular dyes for years, not knowing that it can cause : cancer. : : Anyway I have some questions. I looked at he mixes and saw some : indigo colors, and it looks like it is a purple or blue/purple : black. I don't like blue black or purple black on me as it tends to : look quite harsh. Does it really come out purple or is it just the : picture. Is there any way of controlling the shade of black? It : would make sense that it be purple given the red from the henna and : the blue from the indigo. : : By the way, my natural hair is a medium brown. What will happen if : I just use Indigo without pretreating with Henna. Please help me : create a nice shoe-polish black that is not blue, purple or red, : just patent leather looking.
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