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Mixing Henna Colors
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mw138
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kim said:
From what I researched, I thought that henna shouldn't have various colors like mahogany. I was under the impression that there is only one "color" of henna and that's red. Indigo is what can give you brown hair when mixed with henna or black when used after henna.
Maybe one of the henna experts can help out with this.
ThursdayGirl
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JLove74 said:Is Persian the brand? I've never heard of it. Can you list the ingredients. Is the "black henna" supposed to be indigo and the "Mahogany" supposed to get henna" I'm confused
This was how I felt as well. I didn't answer because I had never heard of the brand.
Could you post the ingredients Kim?
I have a feeling that what you have is really compound henna and i wouldn't use it on my hair. I could be wrong though. Does the "indigo henna" have a kind of green color?
Also... look at the packaging. Does it have a compound in it called p-Phenylenediamine?
Okay, the henna is from Rainbow. I got it from my local health food store and they are in big jars that you scoop out the henna and put into a plastic baggie or your own container. They had neutral( which is what I usually get) and they had a variety of other colors. The henna itself is green, but the colors(names) on the jar were persian black, and mahogany. They had every color from blondes to sherry red. Now your suppose to mix these hennas with water, coffee, vinegar, etc to release the color. Sorry I didn't explain before, I was wondering why people weren't responding to my post. So I was wondering if it was safe to mix the two colors together? Thanks
locabouthair
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whatever you do. do a strand test first.
I was looking at the forum on hennaforhair and saw this info on Rainbow Henna:
Basically, Rainbow henna is crap:
http://www.hennaforhair.com/index.php?module=phpwsbb&PHPWSBB_MAN_OP=viewforum&PHPWS_MAN_ITEMS=4
Basically, Rainbow henna is crap:
http://www.hennaforhair.com/index.php?module=phpwsbb&PHPWSBB_MAN_OP=viewforum&PHPWS_MAN_ITEMS=4
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Proudpiscean
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I wouldn't use it........ sounds like compound henna.
aileendq
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The "black henna" should be a green color (and smell like frozen pea), not brown or black. See below, from Henna for hair:
Indigo is a plant that has a blue dye in it. You probably have indigo dyed cloth in your closet, in a pair of blue jeans. Jeans are dye with indigo. People have used indigo alone or in combination with henna to dye their hair black for at least 4000 years. During the 19th and 20th century indigo was such a common hair dye in Europe and the US, that it was marketed as "black henna". Henna is never black, henna never dyes hair black, but powdered indigo resembles powdered henna and it DOES dye hair black. So, when indigo was sold as hair dye, it was called "black henna". When it was sold to dye cloth, it was called indigo. There are are still many boxes of indigo in stores marked "black henna" as a legacy of this old misnomer.
Some boxes of "black henna" are real indigo. Some boxes are cellulostic material and PPD, para-phenylenediamine, a hazardous aniline (coal tar) dye. If you open a box of "black henna" that is indigo, you'll see green powder that smells like frozen peas. If you mix that with water, you'll see a blue glaze form on the surface after a while. If you plop some wet indigo powder on paper or cotton, blue dye will leak out. Indigo hair dye looks like what you see above. This indigo is from Mehandi. Other people in the "suppliers" listings have real indigo for hair, too.
If you open a box of "black henna" or "black mehndi" and the powder is brownish black or black, it probably has PPD in it. If you mix it with water, blackish brown liquid will leak out. That stuff is not henna. It's not indigo. It's chemicals and it may hurt you.
Indigo is a bit of a chore to use as a hair dye, but the results are gorgeous!
Here are two different ways to get Fabulous Black hair!
Here's how Gwyn dyes her hair with indigo:
Here is how Ravyn dyes her hair with indigo and covers gray!
You can get a quick overview of indigo at:
Indigo: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/INDIGO.html
Indigo: http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/indigo/
Learn more about Indigo at Indigo Page!
Indigo is a plant that has a blue dye in it. You probably have indigo dyed cloth in your closet, in a pair of blue jeans. Jeans are dye with indigo. People have used indigo alone or in combination with henna to dye their hair black for at least 4000 years. During the 19th and 20th century indigo was such a common hair dye in Europe and the US, that it was marketed as "black henna". Henna is never black, henna never dyes hair black, but powdered indigo resembles powdered henna and it DOES dye hair black. So, when indigo was sold as hair dye, it was called "black henna". When it was sold to dye cloth, it was called indigo. There are are still many boxes of indigo in stores marked "black henna" as a legacy of this old misnomer.
Some boxes of "black henna" are real indigo. Some boxes are cellulostic material and PPD, para-phenylenediamine, a hazardous aniline (coal tar) dye. If you open a box of "black henna" that is indigo, you'll see green powder that smells like frozen peas. If you mix that with water, you'll see a blue glaze form on the surface after a while. If you plop some wet indigo powder on paper or cotton, blue dye will leak out. Indigo hair dye looks like what you see above. This indigo is from Mehandi. Other people in the "suppliers" listings have real indigo for hair, too.
If you open a box of "black henna" or "black mehndi" and the powder is brownish black or black, it probably has PPD in it. If you mix it with water, blackish brown liquid will leak out. That stuff is not henna. It's not indigo. It's chemicals and it may hurt you.
Indigo is a bit of a chore to use as a hair dye, but the results are gorgeous!
Here are two different ways to get Fabulous Black hair!
Here's how Gwyn dyes her hair with indigo:
Here is how Ravyn dyes her hair with indigo and covers gray!
You can get a quick overview of indigo at:
Indigo: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/med-aro/factsheets/INDIGO.html
Indigo: http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/indigo/
Learn more about Indigo at Indigo Page!
