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Posted by Meg on November 1, 2004 at 16:19:38:

Today I did the indigo treatment over the henna/amla and the results
are amazing. I did a little something different this time. I mixed
up my indigo and waited for dye release. Then to this I added a
full teaspoon of Manic Panic Midnight Blue and mixed it in. I left
this on my hair for four hours and rinsed, rinsed, rinsed. I used
conditioner to finish the rinseing and then I rinsed again with a
50:50 vinegar water rinse and left that in. On the Manic Panic
website they tell you to do this to set the color. After twenty-
four hours I will wash it out. I did this for my daughter and her
hair is staying with no fading. My hair has a blue tint in sunlight
but is otherwise very black. My grays are not noticable today, but
the test will be tomorrow after I wash my hair. If they are dark
burgundy streaks, I don't mind, but without indigo they are Irish
setter red and I don't care for that. I like this color much better
than just henna + indigo two step method. Without the Manic Panic
you get just jet black with no highlights in the sun.

By the way Manic Panic is safe with both henna and indigo because it
has an acidic base and no chemicals. It is not safe with regular
hair dye because of the chemicals in the dye.

As for amla oil, it is excellent as a scalp treatment, but does
nothing for coloring. Val posted a hair growth oil recipe on the
boards some time back which I am using and it gives the most silky
smooth hair I have ever seen. I modified it some to make up a
larger batch. I used 30 drops of each essential oil(thyme,
cedarwood atlas, rosemary, lavender) to 8 onces of Emu oil, but next
time I will be using jojoba oil. It smells better.

I hope this is of help to you and a bit of encouragement. I do not
get on the boards much these days as time is tight now, so feel free
to e-mail me with questions.

Best Reguards,

Meg

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: Today I did the indigo treatment over the henna/amla and the results : are amazing. I did a little something different this time. I mixed : up my indigo and waited for dye release. Then to this I added a : full teaspoon of Manic Panic Midnight Blue and mixed it in. I left : this on my hair for four hours and rinsed, rinsed, rinsed. I used : conditioner to finish the rinseing and then I rinsed again with a : 50:50 vinegar water rinse and left that in. On the Manic Panic : website they tell you to do this to set the color. After twenty- : four hours I will wash it out. I did this for my daughter and her : hair is staying with no fading. My hair has a blue tint in sunlight : but is otherwise very black. My grays are not noticable today, but : the test will be tomorrow after I wash my hair. If they are dark : burgundy streaks, I don't mind, but without indigo they are Irish : setter red and I don't care for that. I like this color much better : than just henna + indigo two step method. Without the Manic Panic : you get just jet black with no highlights in the sun. : : By the way Manic Panic is safe with both henna and indigo because it : has an acidic base and no chemicals. It is not safe with regular : hair dye because of the chemicals in the dye. : : As for amla oil, it is excellent as a scalp treatment, but does : nothing for coloring. Val posted a hair growth oil recipe on the : boards some time back which I am using and it gives the most silky : smooth hair I have ever seen. I modified it some to make up a : larger batch. I used 30 drops of each essential oil(thyme, : cedarwood atlas, rosemary, lavender) to 8 onces of Emu oil, but next : time I will be using jojoba oil. It smells better. : : I hope this is of help to you and a bit of encouragement. I do not : get on the boards much these days as time is tight now, so feel free : to e-mail me with questions. : : Best Reguards, : : Meg
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