Re: Why apply henna before indigo?

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Posted by lamina on November 18, 2004 at 13:15:34:

In reply to: Why apply henna before indigo? posted by Eve on November 18, 2004 at 10:26:09:

One reason you don't want to just put indigo on is that it turns a smarmy blue-
black. There is no shine to it. I did a sample and was quite horified by the
color. The henna gives some gleam and also red+blue=black. I use the indigo
from mehindi.com (the sister site that I spelled wrong!) And I get consistant,
fantastic results. I really should post a pict of my latest adventure.
L
: Please don't bite if this has been answered elsewhere - I probably
: haven't looked in the correct place.
:
: Why do you need to apply henna before applying the indigo? Is it
: because the henna draws/allows the indigo pigment to penetrate the
: hair?
:
: I have to say I'm looking forward to using the indigo. For several
: years I've gone from chemical dyes to henna -but after a couple of
: severe reactions to nasty chemicals, henna is the only way to go
: now. I currently use the 'noir' henna from Lush as this is the
: easiest available and very simple to use.

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Re: Why apply henna before indigo? khatijah 01:46:56 11/23/2004 (1)
- Re: Why apply henna before indigo? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 12:48:15 11/23/2004 (0)
Re: Why apply henna before indigo? Eve 03:58:32 11/19/2004 (0)

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: One reason you don't want to just put indigo on is that it turns a smarmy blue- : black. There is no shine to it. I did a sample and was quite horified by the : color. The henna gives some gleam and also red+blue=black. I use the indigo : from mehindi.com (the sister site that I spelled wrong!) And I get consistant, : fantastic results. I really should post a pict of my latest adventure. : L : : Please don't bite if this has been answered elsewhere - I probably : : haven't looked in the correct place. : : : : Why do you need to apply henna before applying the indigo? Is it : : because the henna draws/allows the indigo pigment to penetrate the : : hair? : : : : I have to say I'm looking forward to using the indigo. For several : : years I've gone from chemical dyes to henna -but after a couple of : : severe reactions to nasty chemicals, henna is the only way to go : : now. I currently use the 'noir' henna from Lush as this is the : : easiest available and very simple to use.
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