Quick Henna (or Indigo) Question

[Missi]

I want to dye my hair black using Indigo: Can I do a Henna Gloss using Indigo and get a black color or should I dye it black first and then some other time use Cassia for glossing purposes?

 

[Missi]

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[Missi]

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[victorious]

I haven't done black hair with indigo, but here's a good thread to read until someone else comes in with better advice:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=94190

 

[BrooklynSouth]

I want to dye my hair black using Indigo: Can I do a Henna Gloss using Indigo and get a black color or should I dye it black first and then some other time use Cassia for glossing purposes?

The Indigo will not work to make hair black unless you Henna first.

 

[LaNecia]

Brooklyn is correct. If you henna by itself you will have a reddish (even orange sometimes) tint. If you indigo by itself I think you run the risk of blue or green hair. Henna and indigo WHEN USED TOGETHER at the same time give you shades of brown I believe (I do not have my notes handy). Indigo OVER henna, applied after you've done a henna treatment will give you the black you're looking for.

You can use a gloss at anytime, it's just henna mixed with a conditioner (and whatever else you want to add). You get less intense color with some of the conditioning benefits of henna and the other ingredient(s). I suppose you could use Cassia to do a gloss but in that it's colorless, I'd use it by itself for maximum benefit.

HTH.

Try PMing Sareca, she's much more knowledgeable about the indigo than I am. I'm a hennaologist, she's and hennindigologist. She can come correct any misinformation I may have provided (my journal got wet yesterday so it's useless right now. )