Re: Where can I buy indigo in Toronto?

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Posted by Raven on November 28, 2004 at 09:31:31:

In reply to: Re: Where can I buy indigo in Toronto? posted by Katherine on November 27, 2004 at 23:49:17:

: : Does anyone know where I can buy indigo in Toronto? If not Toronto,
: : then anywhere else in Canada? I have decided not to use chemical
: hair
: : colours and wish to use the two step method (henna and indigo) to
: : cover gray hairs. Thanks.
:
: Hi, Raven,
: Did you ask Holly at Henna by Holly [see the suppliers page on this
: site]? She is in Toronto; I do not know if she has indigo, but you
: might do well to ask.
: Another option is just to order directly from Catherine here. She
: ships very promptly. I have ordered from both of them and have been
: satisfied.
: I doubt that you will have much luck in finding decent henna, let
: alone indigo, anywhere else in Toronto. I work there just at the
: minute, and if one can find it at all, the usual run is stale Colora,
: LM, Logrona, LUSH, and whatever dodgy 'henna products' litter the
: shelves.Body art henna is supposed to remain frozen, if possible -
: not languishing in all conditions on shelves! If you know any Indian
: or Pakistani people, they may direct you to some stores where decent
: henna is available, but again you nay run the risk of poor storage,
: its containing green dye [to make it look fresh]or being stale.
: Sometimes it can be quite good, but you are safer to order from a
: dealer who states right on the packet of henna that this is 'summer
: crop, 2004' - so you know what you are getting. Forget about salons.
: Please let us know how things work out for you - we like to hear.
: Also, the more of us in different cities and countries know where
: decent henna is to be found, the more we can help one another. Good
: luck!

Hi Katherine,

Thanks for your reply. I did email Holly to find out if she knows of a
place that sells indigo, but I have not heard from her yet. As far as
I know, she does not sell Indigo.

Just to let you know, I did find some very good quality henna in
Little India here in Toronto just a few days ago. The name of the
store is BJ Supermarket. The store is located at 1449 Gerrard Street
East. I asked the woman who works there for good quality henna, as I
saw the 'crap' stuff on the shelves and wasn't about to buy any of
them. Four hundred grams cost me $3.99 (and that's Canadian!). The
woman told me that they get the henna delivered weekly in bulk and
they then package it themselves with their own sticker on the plastic
bag. When I tried it on the gray patch of my hair it turned a deep,
beautiful shade of reddish brown (more red than brown). If it suited
my complexion, I would have just left it. I then tried the Logona
(sp?) brand in Black and it turned a darker brownish red, but it
wasn't that great. Just yesterday I went to Thuna's (a herbal store
here in T.O.) and bought some black henna that they sell in bulk. I
put that over the hennaed part of my hair and left it in for five
hours. The result is not bad. I will try it again and leave it on a
bit longer, as I want my hair as dark as possible (my natural hair
colour is black). I still want to try indigo though!

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Re: Where can I buy indigo in Toronto? Katherine 22:47:25 11/28/2004 (2)
- Re: Where can I buy indigo in Toronto? Raven 07:42:23 11/30/2004 (1)
  - Re: Where can I buy indigo in Toronto? Katherine 22:51:37 11/30/2004 (0)

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: : : Does anyone know where I can buy indigo in Toronto? If not Toronto, : : : then anywhere else in Canada? I have decided not to use chemical : : hair : : : colours and wish to use the two step method (henna and indigo) to : : : cover gray hairs. Thanks. : : : : Hi, Raven, : : Did you ask Holly at Henna by Holly [see the suppliers page on this : : site]? She is in Toronto; I do not know if she has indigo, but you : : might do well to ask. : : Another option is just to order directly from Catherine here. She : : ships very promptly. I have ordered from both of them and have been : : satisfied. : : I doubt that you will have much luck in finding decent henna, let : : alone indigo, anywhere else in Toronto. I work there just at the : : minute, and if one can find it at all, the usual run is stale Colora, : : LM, Logrona, LUSH, and whatever dodgy 'henna products' litter the : : shelves.Body art henna is supposed to remain frozen, if possible - : : not languishing in all conditions on shelves! If you know any Indian : : or Pakistani people, they may direct you to some stores where decent : : henna is available, but again you nay run the risk of poor storage, : : its containing green dye [to make it look fresh]or being stale. : : Sometimes it can be quite good, but you are safer to order from a : : dealer who states right on the packet of henna that this is 'summer : : crop, 2004' - so you know what you are getting. Forget about salons. : : Please let us know how things work out for you - we like to hear. : : Also, the more of us in different cities and countries know where : : decent henna is to be found, the more we can help one another. Good : : luck! : : : Hi Katherine, : : Thanks for your reply. I did email Holly to find out if she knows of a : place that sells indigo, but I have not heard from her yet. As far as : I know, she does not sell Indigo. : : Just to let you know, I did find some very good quality henna in : Little India here in Toronto just a few days ago. The name of the : store is BJ Supermarket. The store is located at 1449 Gerrard Street : East. I asked the woman who works there for good quality henna, as I : saw the 'crap' stuff on the shelves and wasn't about to buy any of : them. Four hundred grams cost me $3.99 (and that's Canadian!). The : woman told me that they get the henna delivered weekly in bulk and : they then package it themselves with their own sticker on the plastic : bag. When I tried it on the gray patch of my hair it turned a deep, : beautiful shade of reddish brown (more red than brown). If it suited : my complexion, I would have just left it. I then tried the Logona : (sp?) brand in Black and it turned a darker brownish red, but it : wasn't that great. Just yesterday I went to Thuna's (a herbal store : here in T.O.) and bought some black henna that they sell in bulk. I : put that over the hennaed part of my hair and left it in for five : hours. The result is not bad. I will try it again and leave it on a : bit longer, as I want my hair as dark as possible (my natural hair : colour is black). I still want to try indigo though!
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