Indigo On Henna

[Lady-RuffDiamond]

I henna my hair to cover my grey and use indigo to make it brown. I mix 75g henna 25g amla. Once that has developed in 7 hours, then I mix in 40g of indigo and apply to my hair.

However, the indigo fades after a week.

Does anyone have any tips to make my indigo last longer. How long should indigo last?

 

[LostInAdream]

You should use the same grams of indigo as henna. I use indigo for black hair, henna first (3hrs) and then indigo (2-3hrs) it lasts forever lol. I do it about 3 times a year.

 

[sissimpson]

I was having the same problem as the OP-- glad you asked this question! I will it as you suggest LostInADream!

 

[Lady-RuffDiamond]

You should use the same grams of indigo as henna. I use indigo for black hair, henna first (3hrs) and then indigo (2-3hrs) it lasts forever lol. I do it about 3 times a year.

Thank you for that. It's henna night on Sunday. I'll give it a shot and get back to you.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

You only need the Henna for "stain" or something for the Indigo to bind to.

I would use More Indigo vs Henna for a lasting Rich Dark Brown/Black Color.

More Indigo less Henna is the key.

It takes about 72 hours for the total color to oxidize.

 

[Aggie]

In addition to what @IDareT'sHair said, you should not shampoo or deep condition nor should you add any oil to your hair within 3 days of using henna and indigo on your hair.

You really only need a light conditioner like v05, or Suave, or something like that to rinse out the henna and indigo. On the 4th day, you may proceed to shampoo, deep condition and/or add oil to your hair and scalp if you wish.

 

[Lady-RuffDiamond]

Thank you ladies. I have followed your advice. The greys are being covered.

However, I have new baby hair springing up within a week of dyeing it! So it looks like I either have to make it a weekly henna event or use a semi permanent dye on the very front of my head...

 

[dyh080]

You should use the same grams of indigo as henna. I use indigo for black hair, henna first (3hrs) and then indigo (2-3hrs) it lasts forever lol. I do it about 3 times a year.

That's what I do. And yes, it lasts forever.
If I mix indigo with henna I get an off black color that seems to fade.

 

[naturalpride]

You should add salt to your indigo to better help it bind to your hair strands.

 

[Aggie]

You should add salt to your indigo to better help it bind to your hair strands.

Agreed! A tablespoon should suffice.

 

[TamaraShaniece]

Bumping

 

[frizzy]

Thank you ladies. I have followed your advice. The greys are being covered.

However, I have new baby hair springing up within a week of dyeing it! So it looks like I either have to make it a weekly henna event or use a semi permanent dye on the very front of my head...

I have been known to henna and indigo my scalp and edges only when I didn't feel like doing the whole head treatment. It works!

 

[TamaraShaniece]

Do you henna first, rinse, then apply indigo? (All in the same day)

You should use the same grams of indigo as henna. I use indigo for black hair, henna first (3hrs) and then indigo (2-3hrs) it lasts forever lol. I do it about 3 times a year.

 

[LostInAdream]

Do you henna first, rinse, then apply indigo? (All in the same day)

Yes.

 

[icsonia22]

I used henna 5 days ago. Is it too late to follow up with indigo in order to make my hair jet black?

 

[Aggie]

I used henna 5 days ago. Is it too late to follow up with indigo in order to make my hair jet black?

It is recommended to add indigo within 72 hours of a henna color treatment. It adheres best during this window of time.

 

[icsonia22]

It is recommended to add indigo within 72 hours of a henna color treatment. It adheres best during this window of time.

Thank you

 

[11228]

In addition to what @IDareT'sHair said, you should not shampoo or deep condition nor should you add any oil to your hair within 3 days of using henna and indigo on your hair.

You really only need a light conditioner like v05, or Suave, or something like that to rinse out the henna and indigo. On the 4th day, you may proceed to shampoo, deep condition and/or add oil to your hair and scalp if you wish.

This is something new to me. I always deep conditioned immediately after I wash out the mix

 

[Aggie]

This is something new to me. I always deep conditioned immediately after I wash out the mix

I did too years ago and wondered why my hendigo didn't last as long as it should. Now that I have gray hairs coming in, it really matters now how I handle my hair when I henna it so that the color does not fade/wash away too quickly.