Henna + Indigo (2 Each)
This combo pack consists of 2 packs each of Henna and Indigo.
Henna Powder
Dyeing hair is the most common way to colour grey hair and has become a part of the hair care routine for most people.
Henna is the go-to ingredient for the hair colouring needs of every natural hair care enthusiast, and it's one of the oldest dye known to mankind.
Our plant-derived Henna Powder is made with shade dried Henna leaves from Rajasthan, and our powder is triple sieved to obtain a fine powder. Lawsone is the main active ingredient in henna (lawsonia inermis). When Lawsone is high, henna is considered to be of the best quality(our henna powder contains a high quantity of lawsone).
But did you know that henna can do a lot more than just colour your hair? The versatile hair care ingredient - the Henna - can be used to maintain overall hair health. Conditioning, repairing damage, and balancing pH levels, reducing dandruff, etc, are just some of the many benefits that henna offers.
Indigo Powder
Indigo is a natural dye that is obtained from the plant Indigofera tinctoria. Indigo powder is a dye that comes from the crushed leaves of the indigo plant. It is a natural dye that can be used to colour your hair with or without henna.
It is green in appearance, and when it is soaked, it turns into a bluish black tint. It is known to be one of the oldest dyes to be used for textile dyeing, printing, and hair colouring.
Indigo is the safe bet when it comes to natural hair colouring. Indigo, when used(as top coat) with henna (as base coat), will produce a black colour dye on hair strands.
Why shift to natural hair dye?
Conventional hair dye is made with harmful chemicals that are put directly on the scalp each time hair is dyed, either at home or in the salon. Harmful ingredients in hair dyes are ammonia, peroxide, Resorcinol, sulfates, Paraphenylenediamine(PPD), etc. One common precursor is PPD, which is derived from petroleum. Because it gives a long-lasting colour that has a natural look, it's used in a lot of hair dyes.
Harmful effects of commercially available dyes are many, including skin allergies, hairloss, cancer, renal failure, respiratory problems, scalp infections, toxicity in blood, etc.
Shift to Natural Hair Dyes and protect your health.
Packaging
It comes in a simple brown food grade paper cover with paper tapes and paper sticker labels.
Usage Instructions
Henna Powder
How To Use Henna Powder for hair coloring?
Henna is widely used as an single ingredient to color the hair or used along with indigo, amla, bhringraj, hibiscus petals powder etc.
You can either follow the one step process or the two step process.
- In one step process, henna along with other herbs are used to color the hair.
- In two step process, henna is used as a base coat and indigo is used as a top coat(to get a darker tone).
How to prepare henna dye for hair coloring?
- Mix the required quantity of Henna Powder(with other herbs) with Tea/coffee decoction in an iron skillet/bowl(soak 100 gms for short hair, 200 gms for shoulder - length hair, 300 gms for long hair).
- Leave the mix overnight or for min 6hrs for the dye to release.
- Next day apply the paste to clean dry hair and keep it on for 1-2 hours(max 6hrs).
- Rinse it off with plain water, don't apply oil or any conditioner.
- Post 72hrs, use hairwash powders to wash your hair(dont use any commercially available shampoos), you can now oil your hair.
Note :
- To darken your hair color, use Indigo (3parts) and bhringaraj(1part) post henna application.
- Mix the above powders with water or blue pea flower tea.
- Apply immediately within 5-10mins of mixing. Leave it on for 1-2 hours depending on how dark you want the colour to be.
- Rinse it off with plain water, don't apply oil or any conditioner.
- Post 72hrs, use hairwash powders to wash your hair(dont use any commercially available shampoos), you can now oil your hair.
Did you know?
You can not use Indigo Hair Dye without Henna to dye your hair black, as Indigo needs a binder ie. Henna as a base coat.
For Hair Conditioning :
- Mix the Henna powder with curd or warm water and make a paste.
- Apply this paste to the length of your hair, starting from the roots to the end.
- Leave it on your hair for about 1 hr.
- Rinse thoroughly to remove all the henna from your hair.
- Once dry, apply oil to add extra shine to your hair.
Indigo powder
Make a paste of indigo powder with water or blue pea flower tea, Leave the mixture for 5 to 10mins, once you see a change in color apply on hair strands and rest it for min 2hrs and rinse with plain water. Post application dont use any shampoo or hairwash powders to wash hairstrand for a min 48hrs.
To retain the dye color
Add 25% of Bhringraj powder to 75% Indigo will help the dye last long. Also repeated application after 20 to 25days initially will help retain the dye, After 3rd or 4th application use the same method once in two months.
End of Life
Packaging - Can be composted or can be sent to recycling
Product -The grey water can be used for plants and garden.
Care Instructions
Our products are all natural and do not contain any preservatives, stabilisers, anti caking agents,and fillers. They need your care and attention.
Store the products away from wet and damp places, and as soon as you receive, transfer the contents into an airtight jar(with screw lid) and use a dry spoon to scoop the product. Do not use wet spoon or wet hands.
Alternatively, you can place the product packets in a big air tight box or any big cover and secure the ends tight and transfer them .
Tips for hair coloring
Natural hair colors are tricky to use, but when you know how to use them its easy as store brought ones.
Tips
- Before you start to applying henna you should know henna takes 8 to 10hrs of time to release the dye, unlike indigo which releases immedietly.
- Always wash and dry your hair and scalp before applying natural hair colors, dont use natural dyes on oily and dirty hair.
- Before you start applying, make sure that the paste is of the right consistency. It should be pudding-like, neither too dry nor too wet and runny.
- If you are using store brought commerical shampoos containing parabens, silicons etc, your hair strands will not be colored with henna or indigo.
- Dont wash your hair with shampoos post application for a minmum 72hrs, use only hairwash powders, using shampoos will not give you color.
- Applying oil after rinsing henna or indigo will not give the desired color to the hair.
- A min of 3 to 4 application cycles are required for your hair to adjust to natural colors and to hold it.
- There's always a transistion phase when you shift from chemical dying to natural dying and the color may not hold initially.
- A gap of 2 to 3weeks is advised inbetween haircoloring for the first few applications, later it can be 1 to 2 months.
- Natural dyes do stain your skin and fade away slowly. you can apply coconut oil or petroleum jelly to prevent staining.
Follow these tips to enjoy good coverage of natural hair dyes on hair strands.
Hair dyes using Henna and Indigo
What should be the propotion of Indigo and Henna, for obtaining different hair color dyes?
- For Black tones
Step 1 - Use 100% henna and then step 2 - 75%Indigo, 25% Bhringraj, Always use henna as base coat and Indigo as top coat to achieve black color on grey hair.
- For reddish brown
Use a 75% henna and 25% indigo mix.
- For brown tones
Use a 50% indigo and 50% henna mix.
- For dark brown tones
Use a 75% indigo and 25% henna mix.
Note : Oxidized indigo powder will not give the desired results.
