Naturals: How to acheive a dark black/blue look with Henna?????????

[Pretty1008]

Since becoming fully natural in October I've been dying to try Henna.. My natural hair color is a very very dark muted brown.. but I would really like to have that glossy black with blue sheen look!!! I've heard that Henna could help me acheive this look safely and naturally. Does anyone know where I could purchase the Henna that would give me this result, or at least how I could acheive this look by mixing Henna myself???

 

[LoveLiLi]

You would need henna and indigo. I've never seen indigo in the Indian market though, I always ordered it online.

 

[mscocoface]

To do the black/blue color you would ONLY use the Indigo by itself and let it sit longer.

I believe Henna Sooq and Hennaforhair have instructions regarding how to use Indigo and to purchase it. They are the only two places that I trust to purchase Indigo.

 

[LiberianGirl]

To do the black/blue color you would ONLY use the Indigo by itself and let it sit longer.

I believe Henna Sooq and Hennaforhair have instructions regarding how to use Indigo and to purchase it. They are the only two places that I trust to purchase Indigo.

I thought you had to use henna in order for the indigo to adhere properly to the hair? I've only used indigo once. I ordered both the indigo and henna from Henna Sooq--good customer service.

 

[poookie]

Hey OP: you can do this using henna AND indigo; you've got to have both.

do a regular henna application: the henna is necessary so that the indigo can stain your hair better.

then do an indigo application.

then for the blue-black to set in, try mixing up another indigo mix, & mixing in some dark berry juice, like blueberries.

indigo is like henna: the more applications you do, the deeper the color will set in. to get the shiny blue-black result, you've got to do multiple indigo applications, unless your hair is naturally dark.

after my first indigo application, my hair was bluish jet black, but after a few washes, it faded a bit to blackish brown. i'm going to do another indigo soon to get a blue-black result.

check out hennaforhair.com for recipes

 

[Neith]

Don't use indigo alone, that will give you dark blue hair.

For black, you do a regular henna application. Then you do an indigo treatment.

http://www.mehandi.com/shop/hairindigo/black.pdf

The link shows a woman getting the black hair from henna and indigo.

Here's another helpful link: http://www.hennaforhair.com/indigo/gwynindigo.html

 

[testimony777]

I order mine from the hennaforhair.com site. If you order from that site you can actually order a kit that comes with henna, indigo, gloves, and instructions.

To get the hair black you have to do a two step process. You first apply the henna, let it sit at least 3 hours, rinse and then apply the indigo, let it sit for an hour, then rinse. Just as a heads up indigo is really messy. People say henna is as well but I don't really have a problem with it. The indigo, on the other hand, gets everywhere despite my best efforts. It is also more difficult to remove from the hair than the henna is. I usually have to do a second rinse/co-wash on day two. It is worth it though; I really like the results (a really rich black with great shine).HTH.

 

[mscocoface]

I have used the Indigo with conditioner and let it sit and it gets really black. It was one of the recipes I pulled from LHC site.

Love Indigo. It is really messy though and my husband keeps swearing he is going to pop positive in random drug tests at work when I use it.

 

[testimony777]

I have used the Indigo with conditioner and let it sit and it gets really black. It was one of the recipes I pulled from LHC site.

Love Indigo. It is really messy though and my husband keeps swearing he is going to pop positive in random drug tests at work when I use it.

LOL at the underlined part. It does smell a bit suspect. The first time I did it I was worried that the smell would stay in my hair causing people to get the wrong idea about what I do on the weekends

As for the portion in bold, this may work if your hair is already dark, but if your hair is a lighter color or if you have any gray I would not do this (especially if you have any gray). The indigo on gray hair will leave it blue, not blue black just blue. The henna not only helps the indigo adhere better (which helps the color last longer) it also provides a base so that the hair appears black. On my grays doing the henna with the indigo equals jet black hair.

 

[Fhrizzball]

What does indigo smell like?

I love henna but I haven't done it in awhile because it makes my hair feel funny even after I DC. I'm trying to get that reddish look so can't help you there.

 

[poookie]

What does indigo smell like?

I love henna but I haven't done it in awhile because it makes my hair feel funny even after I DC. I'm trying to get that reddish look so can't help you there.

it stiiiiiiiinks! i really can't describe it, but it really isn't a pleasant smell. in my indigo mix, i added a ton of cardamom, cloves, & ginger (3 herbs that make henna smell delicious) to mask the smell, & they really didn't help at all.

 

[LoveLiLi]

What does indigo smell like?

I love henna but I haven't done it in awhile because it makes my hair feel funny even after I DC. I'm trying to get that reddish look so can't help you there.

It stinks. The smell makes me nauseous, so I gave up on indigo and use only henna now.

 

[zzirvingj]

LOL at the underlined part. It does smell a bit suspect. The first time I did it I was worried that the smell would stay in my hair causing people to get the wrong idea about what I do on the weekends

As for the portion in bold, this may work if your hair is already dark, but if your hair is a lighter color or if you have any gray I would not do this (especially if you have any gray). The indigo on gray hair will leave it blue, not blue black just blue. The henna not only helps the indigo adhere better (which helps the color last longer) it also provides a base so that the hair appears black. On my grays doing the henna with the indigo equals jet black hair.

Not to hijack OP's thread but I did a henna/indigo treatment about two months ago. I did it dye my grays jet black. Upon surveying my hair afterwards I felt like I had accomplished that I don't remember seeing any grays.

Fast forward to today...I am seeing some grays come through. And the ends of the strands are a COPPERISH color! I am wondering if the henna/indigo didn't actually color the grays black...? Or if the "indigo" (black) part "washed out" and left the grays the auburn/copperish color? Should I have left the indigo in longer?

To the people who said it was messy...that is true. I just bought two boxes of hair dye because I didn't wanna go through the henna/indigo process again. If I did it again I swear I would have to have someone apply it on my hair for me. Maybe I'm just lazy. It's just soooo time consuming!

 

[zzirvingj]

It stinks. The smell makes me nauseous, so I gave up on indigo and use only henna now.

OT: Your hair is ridiculously healthy looking. The color is exactly how I want my hair: a very deep rich jet jet BLACK. I love it!

 

[LoveLiLi]

OT: Your hair is ridiculously healthy looking. The color is exactly how I want my hair: a very deep rich jet jet BLACK. I love it!

Thank you. I was feeling a bit down about my hair, that made me feel better.

 

[mscocoface]

What does indigo smell like?

Smells like three huge baskets of fresh peas just split open after being steamed.

Very strong smell, which is why my husband swears it is POT!

 

[testimony777]

Not to hijack OP's thread but I did a henna/indigo treatment about two months ago. I did it dye my grays jet black. Upon surveying my hair afterwards I felt like I had accomplished that I don't remember seeing any grays.

Fast forward to today...I am seeing some grays come through. And the ends of the strands are a COPPERISH color! I am wondering if the henna/indigo didn't actually color the grays black...? Or if the "indigo" (black) part "washed out" and left the grays the auburn/copperish color? Should I have left the indigo in longer?

To the people who said it was messy...that is true. I just bought two boxes of hair dye because I didn't wanna go through the henna/indigo process again. If I did it again I swear I would have to have someone apply it on my hair for me. Maybe I'm just lazy. It's just soooo time consuming!

This happened to me too the first time I used indigo. Whereas henna is permanent (at least it is in my hair) the indigo will fade. The copper color you see is the henna darkened by the bit of indigo that remained. The color becomes more permanent after multiple applications. As far as the gray you see, it is either new growth or hairs that were not colored by the henna (it is probably growth ).

 

[zzirvingj]

This happened to me too the first time I used indigo. Whereas henna is permanent (at least it is in my hair) the indigo will fade. The copper color you see is the henna darkened by the bit of indigo that remained. The color becomes more permanent after multiple applications. As far as the gray you see, it is either new growth or hairs that were not colored by the henna (it is probably growth ).

Interesting....glad to know I'm not the only one this happened to. I'm sure the actual grays are new growth...but the ends being that copper color?? I just don't know if it faded (rinsed out) or I didn't leave it in long enough. But now that I know it's not permanent either way, I guess it doesn't matter. It will be a while before I try the henna/indigo thing again but next time I will probably do several applications for a longer lasting effect I guess

 

[Khadija.D.Carryl]

Honestly, yes indigo can be kind of annoying. I''m not into the scent either myself. Henna is fine but indigo, wow! Sometimes it's just too much when you have to constantly smell it one your hair.

SO quick FIX: and easy fix: add essential oil. My favorite and this is the one I can bear to be near hubby when he's got that indigo mix on his hair, is Sweet Orange Oil! Refreshing and amazing to smell. So much better and it lingers in your hair afterwards too!! So try using that or another of your favorite essential oils. Even rosemary is good for the hair too. Some oils are perfect to add in.

I really recommend that everyone reads this blog post I did a bit ago:
http://hennablogspot.com/common-mistakes-and-tips-henna-for-hair/