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Kim's Mix
Here is a pic of my hair.
The mix I used
on this was about 50 g. henna and a small sample of beetroot powder
(these were leftover from a previous hair dye, which I had
frozen. It
was originally mixed with lemon juice to make a very think paste, left
overnight until I saw dye release, and then thinned with grape
juice.
I simply thawed it this time) - I added to them about 50 g. of indigo
mixed with hot water, which I kept separate for 30 minutes until I saw
the blue dye release from the indigo. I added in some peppermint,
lemon, and lavender essential oils, for the fragrance. Then I mixed the
indigo paste with the henna paste and applied it to my hair.
After
wrapping in plastic wrap and then a towel, I left it on for 4.5
hours.
  Above left, is a picture of my gray roots before henna, and above, right, is my gray roots after my
first henna.
This is my 3rd dyeing experience. The first one – 100 g. henna and 2 oz. Black walnut, mixed with lemon juice and diluted with coffee, was too bright and copper for my coloring (although it was a beautiful color!). My 2nd experience, with the henna, beetroot, and a small amount of indigo, with the grape juice, was a little deeper in tone, but still a little brassier than my coloring.   Above left, is a picture of my gray roots before the second henna, and above, right, is my gray roots
after my second henna.
The mix I used for these was 50% henna and 50% indigo, the henna mixed the night before with lemon juice, indigo mixed with HOT water about 20 minutes before it was needed. When both showed signs of good dye release I mixed them together and applied them to my hair, and left it on for 3 hours. On the darker parts of my hair I got a dark auburn / dark ash brown depending on the lighting ... On the gray roots I have streaks of a light copper/brown color.  Kim  |
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