Show us your henndigoed hair!

[Evie]

I know there is a henna thread (or several) and a cassia thread, so I thought why not a henndigo thread, to show people what various mixes and ratios come out like?

I'll start, here is a 60:40 yemen henna and indigo mix (dye released the yemen overnight, mixed up the indigo and let it sit for 10min before adding to the henna and applying for 4 - 5 hours)

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/myfavouritehalfup.jpg

And here is a darker tone, about 50:50 jamila henna and indigo, mixed as before:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/2007_0523Image0079-darkloose.jpg

And finally, some shots of my darkest mix to date - 40:60 henna to indigo, mixed as before and applied for about 4 - 5 hours:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/2007_0828FranceBankHol070113.forsig.jpg http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/cinnebun.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/ficcarecinnibun.jpg

And my natural (if highlighted) hair colour is this

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/blonde04.jpg

Looking forward to seeing all the lovely effects you achieve with henna and indigo!

:cheese:

[Aisha25]

Very pretty color you get from the hennindigo:flowers:

[Evie]

Thank you Aisha25 - its just so varied what can be achieved, which is why I started this thread up....you have lovely shiny hair yourself, it looks so healthy!

[smilinjenn71]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=30009&albumid=2281&dl=1232738078&thumb=1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2281&pictureid=30009)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=30008&albumid=2281&dl=1232738078&thumb=1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2281&pictureid=30008)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=30007&albumid=2281&dl=1232738078&thumb=1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2281&pictureid=30007)


This is my Hendigo'd hair. I do about 70-Henna/30-Indigo over naturally brown hair. I'm always amazed how different Henna can change with light. The first is with a flash, 2nd - natual light in room and 3rd - natural light, closer to the window. I'm VERY happy with Hendigo, as it isn't super red. The indigo really tones that down to an Auburn, for me.

As it were, I have Hendigo on my head right now. I haven't done an all over application since my first time. Roots only seems to work well for me and keep the color more consistant. Luckily my DH doesn't mind helping me apply to roots only. I don't think I could do it myself!:p

[twilight]

this was my henndigo one year ago, on top of natural darkish blonde hair:
(sorry pic is so big!!)

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e382/twilight39/hair/r_3.jpg

mostly a 40/60 mix, sometimes with amla. i'm all henna now...

[wintersun99]

I just henna/indigo'd my hair this weekend. It's a tad dark, but because it's a 1-step process the indigo is washing out, ever so slightly. I think it will end up being med.-dark brown.

This weekend and then a pic. from last summer.
http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/wintersun99/002-1-1.jpg.....http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww97/wintersun99/th005.jpg

[Heidi_234]

I'm sorry, but I just have to butt in hehe.
I did one indigo strand in my hennaed hair (kind of) long ago. I thought maybe to dye with indigo the whole bottom (nape) layer of my hair, so I tried indigo on one strand and Oh my, it just looked like a horses tail hairs stuck in my hair, so I ditched the idea. It's much prettier now though for some reason, I really like that strand peeping under the bright hennaed hair.
The picture is from right after I've done it, but it's not that good at showing the color:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2075&pictureid=27430

[Unofficial_Rose]

Mine's in my avatar. I'm not brilliant with the "photos on the internet thing" despite working in IT for >10 years :o

Lovely colours you all have :D

[kdaniels8811]

Here is the "before henna" color. It was dyed brown, which promptly started fading. My avatar is a 50/50 henna-indigo with about a teaspoon of alma. It starts darker, then fades a shade to this color. I love it! I am only doing root touch ups and glosses now to maintain the color. So the photo below is the before, the picture to the left is the current color.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr303/kdaniels8811/Karen-1.jpg

[Evie]

:cheese:Yay, hello everyone, so many beautiful photos!

It is so amazing the range of shades we are all getting....

[almudena]

Here is mine (a bigger version of my siggy):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/almunhotep/2102093Small.jpg

[Addy]

I don't henna or indigo but wanted to say that the pics are gorgeous!

Me? I'm just growing out the gray! :D

[tooqute2nv]

Lookin' lovely ladies!!! I have a question though. When you henna indigo, do you feel either the henna or the indigo fade more or less, or not at all, when you do a one-step?

[xoLegallyAubrey]

These pictures are all beautiful.

Where exactly do you get the henna and the indigo? And could somebody please give me or link me to instructions? I am strongly considering doing this.

THANKS

[Naava]

tooqute2nv: On my hair, I can see the indigo fading a little and the henna starts showing though a tiny bit.

Here is my hair before the first henndigo:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2571&pictureid=32032http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2571&pictureid=32032

Here after:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2571&pictureid=32037http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2571&pictureid=32037

My signature has the picture of my hair after two henndigo treatments.

Oh, I was supposed to mention the mix... I use 25% henna and 75% indigo. I mix henna with tea and let the dye release overnight and the next day I mix indigo with water and put the two together and let it stay on my hair for 3 hours.

I just love it how much healthier my hair looks :)

[Evie]

tooqute2nv - I find that indigo on my hair is very, very permanent! I have done the main 'one step' process most of all, and if I have ever done a 2 step version it was a full strength henna initial treatment, and then an indigo gloss (indigo mixed up, left ten min, and then added to condish before applying).

xoLegallyAubrey - I've used the following suppliers, and found them all fantastic:

Henna Sooq (http://www.hennasooq.com/)

Mehandi (http://www.mehandi.com/shop/index.html) (the shop on the Henna for Hair (http://www.hennaforhair.com/) site, an excellent resource for instructions, photos of people's results etc etc)

And in the UK:

Henna Boy (http://www.henna-boy.co.uk/)

Renaissance Henna (http://www.renaissancehenna.com//)

Other information about colouring your hair with henna and other herbs such as indigo can be found here, in Nightshade's excellent article here (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=7). One word of warning, I have found dying my hair this way to be the most permanent thing I have ever known, so be very sure you want to do this before you start covering your hair in the mud!:eyebrows:

[ieiazel]

Hello LHC'ers! I have been lurking around here for a while, but this is the first time a post a comment. I thought I would never change the colour of my hair again, but after seeing your pics I am in doubt again.

Almudena, I am a fellow Spaniard (qué tal? :D), and you have my dream hair. The first time I saw your siggy pic I decided I would take care of my hair again.

Congratulations to all of you on your great hair!

[tooqute2nv]

Question!!! :cheese:Once you mix your henndigo together, can you still freeze the leftovers like you would with just henna?

[Naava]

^If I remember right, indigo will not work anymore after freezing. It has a very fast dye release, that's also the reason why henna paste is made first and indigo only just before using.

[Misso]

I do henna, and tried indigo for awhile and then went back to henna only, I originally have dark hair, anyways.

I just wanted to say you get very nice colors with the indigo, all those shades of brown and black. And everyones hair look so shiny. Very encouraging.

[tooqute2nv]

OMG! I just did my FIRST Henndigo last night!!:cheese:I used about 1/2 henna& 1/2 indigo. Didn't really measure, just eyeballed, using no acid, just 1 small can of coconut milk, rose water, and tap water. :D
I ordered my henna and "black henna"(indigo), from Halalco.com, and it was insanely cheap, and came in good condition.:)

I don't have enough postings to show pics, but here are some links, if you want to check it out.

Also, thank you Girltron for the idea about coconut milk, and while I didn't use it (this time!! ;)), the two-step plan of indigo FIRST, then henna. <3

Right after I finished washing out the mud pile that was on my head over-night :D : 1)inside w/flash , 2)inside w/o flash, 3) outside, 4)after about 6 hours of oxidization
1)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5965.jpg
2)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5966.jpg
3)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5969-1.jpg
4)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5976re.jpg

[Naava]

Your hair looks great, toocute2ny!

[Unofficial_Rose]

OMG! I just did my FIRST Henndigo last night!!:cheese:I used about 1/2 henna& 1/2 indigo. Didn't really measure, just eyeballed, using no acid, just 1 small can of coconut milk, rose water, and tap water. :D
I ordered my henna and "black henna"(indigo), from Halalco.com, and it was insanely cheap, and came in good condition.:)

I don't have enough postings to show pics, but here are some links, if you want to check it out.

Also, thank you Girltron for the idea about coconut milk, and while I didn't use it (this time!! ;)), the two-step plan of indigo FIRST, then henna. <3

Right after I finished washing out the mud pile that was on my head over-night :D : 1)inside w/flash , 2)inside w/o flash, 3) outside, 4)after about 6 hours of oxidization
1)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5965.jpg
2)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5966.jpg
3)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5969-1.jpg
4)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5976re.jpg

Looks beautiful! I love that iridescent henna shine :D and the way the colour looks so different in different lights.

[dulce-de-leche]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=11651&page=2

[smilinjenn71]

I got the nicest compliment after I touched up roots with Hendigo. My coworker asked if I had used Henna again... that my hair looks so healthy and shiny.:cloud9:

[speakyword]

file:///C:/Users/user01/Desktop/cutesmile.jpghttp://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo295/speakyword/cutesmile.jpg?t=1236641360

Here is my two-step black hair. These days I've been doing it all in one step with henna, alma, coffee, and some cloves in an iron pan over night and then adding a fresh indigo mix. So, the roots are a bit more of a chestnut brown/black

[K_Angel]

Great Thread!!!!!! :)

[K_Angel]

I just bought some Rainbow Dark Brown Henna from my local Health Food Store. I haven't had time to try it yet though. So, I'm watching this thread with great interest. The pictures are awesome, everyone looks so good! :)

[LittleOrca]

file:///C:/Users/user01/Desktop/cutesmile.jpghttp://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo295/speakyword/cutesmile.jpg?t=1236641360

Here is my two-step black hair. These days I've been doing it all in one step with henna, alma, coffee, and some cloves in an iron pan over night and then adding a fresh indigo mix. So, the roots are a bit more of a chestnut brown/black

You look so cute in that picture! It's as though you are plotting something :D

[lynnala]

I would so love to henndigo my hair, but as you can see from my siggy, my hair is very white, and I just couldn't keep up with the roots. Just wanted to tell you all that you have gorgeous hair!

[cindergriff]

Hi, this is my first comment! I've been thinking about henna, but I'm loving the results of it mixed with indigo. :D I've always used boxed color (for 12 years) and I was wondering if that would affect the results of the "henndigo". My hair is pretty dark, so I'm thinking I might try using henna and then if I need to, doing the indigo gloss. Yall look awesome girls!!

[serious]

these were taken today:
daylighthttp://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/89_216/128_129/m09daylight-vi.jpg (http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/89_216/128_129/m09daylight-vi.jpg)

with flashhttp://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/89_216/128_129/mo9-vi.jpg (http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/89_216/128_129/mo9-vi.jpg)

My mix is:
3 parts BAQ henna 1 part Caca Noir from Lush mixed with no cone conditioner, applied on the whole length and kept for four hours.

[tabitie]

Serious, "My how you've grown!"

Looks great.

[serious]

Serious, "My how you've grown!"

Looks great.

Thank you :)

[K_Angel]

these were taken today:
daylighthttp://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/89_216/128_129/m09daylight-vi.jpg (http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/89_216/128_129/m09daylight-vi.jpg)

with flashhttp://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/89_216/128_129/mo9-vi.jpg (http://hotimg23.fotki.com/p/a/89_216/128_129/mo9-vi.jpg)

My mix is:
3 parts BAQ henna 1 part Caca Noir from Lush mixed with no cone conditioner, applied on the whole length and kept for four hours.
Wow! Your hair looks absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! :cheese:

[EvaSimone]

This is my hair hendigoed about three months ago. I used a mix of lush caca noir and lush caca brun. It seems like it's mostly faded out now though. :(
I'd like to rehendigo but I am afraid of making my hair too red, I love the chocolate cherry color I begin with.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/rszpara/100_6244-1.jpg

It's color now is this:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e159/rszpara/belly101.jpg

[K_Angel]

:waving: Hi EvaSimone!

I remember reading a long time ago on the Henna thread, I think :shrug: that some people just do an indigo gloss, to build up the browner color again. I'm sorry I don't know where that was, but maybe one the experts on here will come along afterward and be able to tell you. I think they just mix the indigo with conditioner? :shrug:

Anyway, it sounded easy! :)

[Brat]

I can post here now!

Here it is after 1/3 henna, 2/3 indigo for 2 hours...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/hrsepwrbrat/IMG_2605.jpg

[Brat]

Wow, too bad I can't edit yet! 100 grams henna, 200 grams indigo, AND 25 grams amla!

[Morningglory]

:) Wow, all of your hair looks so good, what beautiful hair colors you made!!!! I think I would like to try it maybe.

:confused: Do any of you cover grey?

[Evie]

I can post here now!

Here it is after 1/3 henna, 2/3 indigo for 2 hours...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/hrsepwrbrat/IMG_2605.jpg

WOW, just WOW - I love this colour, it looks a very cool tone, perfect IMHO :bowtome:

[smilinjenn71]

:) Wow, all of your hair looks so good, what beautiful hair colors you made!!!! I think I would like to try it maybe.

:confused: Do any of you cover grey?

Yes, I cover grey using Hendigo and love it!:cloud9: I also love how many compliments I get on how healthy and shiney it looks!:razz:

[tabitie]

Looking good, Brat! I love how healthy and defined your waves/curls look. No frizz.

[tabitie]

Eva, your hair looks beautiful. Maybe you could try an indigo gloss to darken and cool it back up again? Gorgeous length and when it was dark the color was just to die for! (Not that it doesn't look really good now too though. But I liked the dark best on you.

[Brat]

Looking good, Brat! I love how healthy and defined your waves/curls look. No frizz.


Thanks!! I took another picture in outside light, but it's cloudy and rainy, so it looks much the same as it does in that pic. Normally when I brush my hair as long as I had to last nite to get the tangles out, it's VERY frizzy. Not so much this time! I'm very happy with it, although next time, I'll do half and half henna and indigo.

[EvaSimone]

:waving: Hi EvaSimone!

I remember reading a long time ago on the Henna thread, I think :shrug: that some people just do an indigo gloss, to build up the browner color again. I'm sorry I don't know where that was, but maybe one the experts on here will come along afterward and be able to tell you. I think they just mix the indigo with conditioner? :shrug:

Anyway, it sounded easy! :)

Thank you for the advice. Maybe I will do an Indigo gloss. I've always been a bit afraid of unadulterated indigo and have never bought it. It's a silly fear that I will overdo it and my hair will turn blue-black :p. I think it's time to give it a try because I really like my color darker.


:) Wow, all of your hair looks so good, what beautiful hair colors you made!!!! I think I would like to try it maybe.

:confused: Do any of you cover grey?
I covered my moms gray with the same mix I used on my hair. She's about 10-15&#37; gray. It turned out very nice on her and her grays looked like really pretty brownish/red highlights. Her hair is a dark brown and I didn't really notice a change in color on the rest of her hair which was nice. If you have more than 20-25% gray I wouldn't do it because it might look a bit odd. The deposit she got on her grays was lighter than what I got (hence the highlighted effect). Of course though I've only had that experience, with repeated applications it might have darkened up.


Eva, your hair looks beautiful. Maybe you could try an indigo gloss to darken and cool it back up again? Gorgeous length and when it was dark the color was just to die for! (Not that it doesn't look really good now too though. But I liked the dark best on you.
Thank you. :flower:

I really liked the color it gave me too and I am not particularly fond of the color my hair is right now. It's too light and washes me out.

You were the second suggestion for an indigo gloss so I guess I probably should go and give it a try. :p

*Off to look up indigo gloss recipes.*

[misskita]

Brat- I love your hair.

[Brat]

Thank you! Would it be awful if I said I wish it was straight?

[K_Angel]

Brat: Your hair looks great! Perfect color! Love it! :)

[tabitie]

Eva, be sure to let the indigo oxidize before you reapply.

It took five hours for my grays to turn from white to pastel blue. I thought the indigo hadn't "taken" and I'm glad I didn't reapply more. I have medium brown hair and left it on for 25 minutes total, broken up into about 10 minutes and then another application of 15 minutes. It was diluted in egg and conditioner in about a 1:4 ratio, and left on the head with heat (under show cap) for about 5 minutes. A little bit goes a long way. I only used 3 tsp indigo powder to cover my whole crown.

[tabitie]

Brat, how do you keep your waves/curles so moisterized and defined? I want to copy whatever you're doing!

[Brat]

Well gosh, you guys are too kind! I have to use cones to keep it brushable, and I rarely flat iron. I brush it soaking, dripping wet, run my fingers through it once, then scruch a little with it upside down. If it's not drippy, it gets real frizzy. I have to let it air dry to get the curls defined. I've tried diffusers and towel drying, but they all equal frizz!

[tabitie]

Sorry your indigo is washing out, brat. I'm going to rinse with white vinegar and water next shampoo (contains salt in it) to try to keep that from happening.

OKAY DRUM ROLL PLEASE.... YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAEAH!

WHOOOOOPEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Did it yesterday for the first time!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=34602&albumid=2750&dl=1237497703&thumb=1 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=34603&albumid=2750&dl=1237497703&thumb=1 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=34606&albumid=2750&dl=1237497845&thumb=1 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=34589&albumid=2750&dl=1237489944&thumb=1

Note: the shine picture (last pic) is with no cones/dimethicone. Thank you, Henna!

[camirra555]

I just henndigoed for the first time yesterday and I love it. My mix was approx 40:60 of henna to indigo (both from Henna Sooq). My hair came out a bit darker than I wanted at first but by the end of the day I was loving it. It's definitely something I will do again.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=3235&pictureid=43092

[hennaphile]

See album :)

[Evie]

Well, I know I've been absent for a while, but I think (after some disasterous attempts at using just henna - yellow orange is all I can achieve and it just does NOT suit me) I am a henndigo head for good.

I have glossy red brown hair now, which I do love.

Still, I am always up for experimenting, and so I have the following on order from Renaissance Henna (http://www.renaissancehenna.com/renaissance-henna.aspx?page=productlist):

Acacia cacachu powder - to push henna towards brown, based on tannins

Morrocan Dbargh powder - to add to henna to give brick red tones

Thought all this might look good in my henndigo mix (I sometimes add other things, just to see what happens....), so will report back when I have an update!

In the meantime, has anyone else used any of these products?:)

[Nyghtingale]

Such pretty hair!

[Evie]

Well, even though its short, its still a good colour - here's a recent pic...

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/backgettinglonger.jpg

[Heidi_234]

Well, even though its short, its still a good colour - here's a recent pic...

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/backgettinglonger.jpg
How pretty! You've got the colro going, now you just need the length and you're all set :D

[Evie]

Thanks Heidi, :) its so frustrating, because it was almost APL some months ago.....

Hopefully I won't go through this spiral of cutting and then growing again after this....:rolleyes:

[Heidi_234]

Thanks Heidi, :) its so frustrating, because it was almost APL some months ago.....

Hopefully I won't go through this spiral of cutting and then growing again after this....:rolleyes:
Did you cut it recently? Why?

[hennaphile]

Man hendigo is so pretty! I haven't done it since march, I think I look more "grown up" with hendigo as opposed to flaming sword of death hair :laugh:

[kdaniels8811]

I love hendigo, it is so good for my hair and helps it grow strong. I used to use straight henna and hendigo color is much better for my skin coloring. Add some catnip soaks and I have beautifully colored, bunny soft hair!

[Laurel32]

Wow. I love the resulting color! I'm considering 'henndigoing' my hair now...

[sycamoreboutiqu]

Do most of you that use Henna-Indigo have medium to darker hair or are there quite a few that are in the light brown range and do not want the "orange" tones that come with most henna ?

Doing some research ......

Hennaphile - Do you really have 1,030 posts ??

Wow !

I am frustrated because I finally read the intro again and I have to get to 25 before I can view pics and stuff. Yowza, you have been busy.


>>Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: over there
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[Naava]

Do most of you that use Henna-Indigo have medium to darker hair or are there quite a few that are in the light brown range and do not want the "orange" tones that come with most henna ?

Doing some research ......

My hair is ashy blond but I use henna and indigo to dye it blackish brown :)

[Evie]

Did you cut it recently? Why?


The after effects of emotional upheaval, I'm afraid :( - but its back to growing now!:cheese:

[Evie]

Do most of you that use Henna-Indigo have medium to darker hair or are there quite a few that are in the light brown range and do not want the "orange" tones that come with most henna ?

Doing some research ......

I've got naturally ashey greyish something under all of this henndigo = I wanted dark hair, with a red gleam, in the end rather than the henna red (which I did love) because it suited my skintone better

[Heidi_234]

The after effects of emotional upheaval, I'm afraid :( - but its back to growing now!:cheese:
Oh, I'm sorry to hear. I used to dye my hair crazy colors for similar reasons. Not there anymore, except maybe the very ends it's all natural and well treated now. :)

[hennaphile]

Just did a hendigo gloss, came out too "mousy," I'm going to redo it to get that warm black I love. Will post pictures soon!

[camirra555]

Well, even though its short, its still a good colour - here's a recent pic...

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/backgettinglonger.jpg
I love this colour!!! I'm aiming for something around this shade

[Tovah]

You're doing better than I am. It is frustrating not to see photos.
I currently have my hair dyed by my beautician. Does anyone know if there are any beauticians that will Henna hair? I love the gloss on all the photos I've seen and could use the thickening. I have some silvers framing my face and stray ones throughout-don't really know how much though.

I'm a klutz though and would certainly botch any self-henna-ing endeavors.

[Heidi_234]

You're doing better than I am. It is frustrating not to see photos.
I currently have my hair dyed by my beautician. Does anyone know if there are any beauticians that will Henna hair? I love the gloss on all the photos I've seen and could use the thickening. I have some silvers framing my face and stray ones throughout-don't really know how much though.

I'm a klutz though and would certainly botch any self-henna-ing endeavors.
My hairstylist did my henna once, as I learned she worked with henna for decades. But if you can have a family member or a friend to color your hair, it works just as well.

[Evie]

I love this colour!!! I'm aiming for something around this shade

Thanks so much! :D

[Brat]

Do most of you that use Henna-Indigo have medium to darker hair or are there quite a few that are in the light brown range and do not want the "orange" tones that come with most henna ?

Doing some research ......

Mine's kind of a mousy brown. I don't think I'd call it very light at all... I like the reddish when the indigo washes out!

[pixiedoo]

Well, even though its short, its still a good colour - here's a recent pic...

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/backgettinglonger.jpg


Wow that is a really beautiful colour :)
I am planning my first henna/indigo soon and that is the colour I am looking to achieve. What mix/application method did you use to get this??

[Evie]

Thanks so much!

I have light ashey blonde hair, and I use a mix of approx 50:50 henna to indigo - this gives me a really dark shade. I know that on some people's hair, it will give a more reddish tone, but it seems to work for me.

If it looks a bit reddish sometimes, I will do an indigo gloss, when I use about 1 tablespoon of indigo, mixed with hot water and a pinch of salt, mixed into enough conditioner to work through my hair.

I tend to leave my henndigo on for up to 4 hours, or if I'm doing an indigo gloss, I leave it on for about 20 min.

An alternative that works as well for me, is to do a 2 step - henna for about 4 hours, and then an indigo gloss, as above, but this time with 2 - 3 tablespoons of indigo, left on for about 20 min again. Sometimes indigo makes my head a bit itchy if I leave it on too long, and doing a 2 step with a gloss means I don't get black, just sort of dark chocolate cherry, which is what I want.

I'm afraid I vary my methods a bit, I'm always trying new things out.

Hope this helps, though. Let me know if I can be of any further help....

[pixiedoo]

Thanks so much!

I have light ashey blonde hair, and I use a mix of approx 50:50 henna to indigo - this gives me a really dark shade. I know that on some people's hair, it will give a more reddish tone, but it seems to work for me.

If it looks a bit reddish sometimes, I will do an indigo gloss, when I use about 1 tablespoon of indigo, mixed with hot water and a pinch of salt, mixed into enough conditioner to work through my hair.

I tend to leave my henndigo on for up to 4 hours, or if I'm doing an indigo gloss, I leave it on for about 20 min.

An alternative that works as well for me, is to do a 2 step - henna for about 4 hours, and then an indigo gloss, as above, but this time with 2 - 3 tablespoons of indigo, left on for about 20 min again. Sometimes indigo makes my head a bit itchy if I leave it on too long, and doing a 2 step with a gloss means I don't get black, just sort of dark chocolate cherry, which is what I want.

I'm afraid I vary my methods a bit, I'm always trying new things out.

Hope this helps, though. Let me know if I can be of any further help....

Thanks for letting me know. That really is a beautiful colour :)

I currently have chemically dyed dark brown hair and am so excited that I can achieve such a wonderful rich colour with natural dye. I'm hoping that I will never have to use chemical dye again :)

I think I am going to do a 2 step as I have about 35% very resilient grey to cover. Your method with an indigo gloss sounds appealing as I am really worried I will end up with jet black hair!! I do want to end up with dark hair though and a dark chocolate cherry colour sounds good. Is the indigo still as permanment if you use a gloss as opposed to a straight indigo application?? Also how do you deal with roots: full head or just a root application??

Thanks again for taking the time to answer :)

[Evie]

Have you seen Girltron's method for a 2 step with indigo first and then henna second? *goes to look for it*...........

ETA - here it is http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=102

[pixiedoo]

Have you seen Girltron's method for a 2 step with indigo first and then henna second? *goes to look for it*...........

ETA - here it is http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=102

Thank you for the link and the kind comments on my pictures :)
I can't wait to henna/indigo my hair and I will post some pictures when it's done!

[Jenny.Wren]

Here's a picture of my first Henndigo :cheese: I did 60% indigo and 40% henna, left on for 3 hours. I am naturally dark brown but have used chemical dark brown hair dyes.

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL735/2577201/5124915/370542661.jpg

[aahavaa]

beautiful shade !!! and awesome shine too!!

[CurlyLolo]

BEAUTIFUL Jenny.Wren!

[Jenny.Wren]

Thanks guys :o

If I wanted to get this shade via a 2-step, how long do you think the indigo would have to stay on for - 30 mins?

[tooqute2nv]

Taken 08/02/09; my first attempt of using Yemeni henna, along with 1tbsp. hibiscus and 1 tbsp. amla...I was hoping for more "red" instead of "orange"...Any recs? Though, I still think it looks nice:o
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=46670&albumid=2677&dl=1249269162&thumb=1http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=46669&albumid=2677&dl=1249269162&thumb=1

[Evie]

It looks great!

You can do a few henna glosses over the top, which will add to the henna build up, and increase the red - I got this colour (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2756&pictureid=34635)

[Heidi_234]

It looks great!

You can do a few henna glosses over the top, which will add to the henna build up, and increase the red - I got this colour (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=2756&pictureid=34635)
That color looks great!

[Jenny.Wren]

That color looks great!
:cheese: I agree!

[Autumnberry]

Here's a picture of my first Henndigo :cheese: I did 60% indigo and 40% henna, left on for 3 hours. I am naturally dark brown but have used chemical dark brown hair dyes.

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL735/2577201/5124915/370542661.jpg

That color is gorgeous--congratulations!

[earthymamawitch]

So if I were to do a Hendigo treatment, to darken my ends to match the rest (they are a shade or two lighter) how long should I leave it on? I don't want to end up BLACK.... just a medium cherry auburn/burgundy shade.

Jenn

[kdaniels8811]

The only way to find out is do a strand test. Your hair will react to henna differently than anyone elses.

[earthymamawitch]

Well I have dreads. So I dont have hairballs from brushing to test, and can't really do a strand test, more like testing a whole read, which is kind of a pain.... thanks for the suggestion tho. I was just looking for a rough guideline, really.

Jenn

[Rapunzal2Be]

Yeah, without a strand test you really can't be sure of anything, but from what I've read - if you do a one step process with about a 50/50 or 40/60 indigo/henna, you probably won't end up black. It really depends though. You may want to consider glossing the ends a few times and going gradual to the color you like, that way you don't run the risk of going too dark, too quickly.

[tja]

I know there is a henna thread (or several) and a cassia thread, so I thought why not a henndigo thread, to show people what various mixes and ratios come out like?

I'll start, here is a 60:40 yemen henna and indigo mix (dye released the yemen overnight, mixed up the indigo and let it sit for 10min before adding to the henna and applying for 4 - 5 hours)

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/myfavouritehalfup.jpg

And here is a darker tone, about 50:50 jamila henna and indigo, mixed as before:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/2007_0523Image0079-darkloose.jpg

And finally, some shots of my darkest mix to date - 40:60 henna to indigo, mixed as before and applied for about 4 - 5 hours:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/2007_0828FranceBankHol070113.forsig.jpg http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/cinnebun.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/ficcarecinnibun.jpg

And my natural (if highlighted) hair colour is this

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/evie_066/blonde04.jpg

Looking forward to seeing all the lovely effects you achieve with henna and indigo!

:cheese:

I love your result!! I am a natural blonde so seeing your results gives me hope to achieve such a deep color!! :)

[Rapunzal2Be]

I started with this from one application of Rainbow Medium Brown (just added red) and then one application of Rainbow Dark Brown (barely darkened, added a lot of red). It didn't always look this red, but it was not the color I was looking for.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo308.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo323.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo322.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo321.jpg


This is after applying BAQ Henndigo (45/55&#37; Henna/Indigo):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo368.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo369.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/DanielleD1/Hair/Photo373.jpg

The color is more of what I was looking for. A nice rich brown with a slight red sheen! But most amazing is the way my hair feels and the amazing shine it has. I am hooked.

[Evie]

I love your result!! I am a natural blonde so seeing your results gives me hope to achieve such a deep color!! :)

Hi, thank you so much, that is a lovely complement :). It is definitely possible - good luck experimenting, and of course post pics of your results! :D

[rach]

have i got this correct. add smidge of salt. avoid acidity and don't use alma? to get the best results from pure indigo .
i'm doing a two step later on my friend because the indigo didn't hold.

i'm thinking 3 hrs of henna just to darken the shade and then 45 minutes maybe with indigo mixed with small amount of salt.
she's after a dark warm brown.

[BunnyBee]

have i got this correct. add smidge of salt. avoid acidity and don't use alma? to get the best results from pure indigo .
i'm doing a two step later on my friend because the indigo didn't hold.

i'm thinking 3 hrs of henna just to darken the shade and then 45 minutes maybe with indigo mixed with small amount of salt.
she's after a dark warm brown.

Just to let you know 45 minutes on my hair made it very black (although being my first indigo it faded a little after a few washes). I've never left indigo on more than an hour to get black.

I don't add anything to it other than water and a teaspoon of salt and use it immediately.
For brown I would only leave the indigo for 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the amount of darkening you want - Better to be too light and add more later than too dark and possibly permanent.

[rach]

well we did it last night......
2 half hours of henna which came out BRIGHT orange colour then 1 hour of indigo with smidgen of salt.
and i the mean time we watched interview with the vampire ;)
which has come out like-
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/hair/hendigo.jpg
it is a good colour though bet you it will fade a bit if not most of the indigo (indigo didn't hold at all last time in the slightest)
it's a very good way to get a rich brown..... :eyebrows:
and she adores the thickness it's given her!!
we'll just keep persisting until it holds.

(she's quite happy me posting these by-the-way :))

[Aibell77]

Hi!
I use a mixture of 2/3 indigo and 1/3 henna. The result is in my signature picture :)

[Evie]

Hi!
I use a mixture of 2/3 indigo and 1/3 henna. The result is in my signature picture :)

What a beautiful colour, Aibell - how long do you leave your mix on for? On me, a mix like that would come out very near black?

[Pifkin]

Hi!
I use a mixture of 2/3 indigo and 1/3 henna. The result is in my signature picture :)
Gorgeous! What's your natural hair color?

[klcqtee]

You guys are as enabling as the henna thread!

(Must abstain! I will have virgin hair, even if it kills me!)

[CurlyLolo]

After a whole bunch of Hennas, and looking at at all the GORGEOUS Hendigo heads on this thread. I decided to try to get closer to my own color.
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k255/lfalz/Henna/Hendigo-hennacomparison.jpg
Its much cooler (in tone) which I love but I think I want it darker :)
More indigo please!!!

[Lunaria Vex]

OK, all the gorgeous pics have made me want to try this again. I gave up my black hair dye for the health of my hair, but the amount of gray I've grown out is making me look far older than I am. I wouldn't normally mind, but my now slightly shabby look is not helping me work-wise. My question to all of you is, where have you found the most inexpensive henna/indigo that actually works for you? I've gone to the much recommended henna for hair, but based on their recommendations and prices it would cost $90 plus shipping to dye my classic+ hair. I really can't afford this every few weeks on my extremely limited budget so I'm looking for alternatives. That and do you really need 1000g of hendigo for waist length hair?

[rach]

well we did it last night......
2 half hours of henna which came out BRIGHT orange colour then 1 hour of indigo with smidgen of salt.
and i the mean time we watched interview with the vampire ;)
which has come out like-
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/hair/hendigo.jpg
it is a good colour though bet you it will fade a bit if not most of the indigo (indigo didn't hold at all last time in the slightest)
it's a very good way to get a rich brown..... :eyebrows:
and she adores the thickness it's given her!!
we'll just keep persisting until it holds.

(she's quite happy me posting these by-the-way :))
it's been a week and the colour has held!!!! i'm amazed. :cheese: it has hardly budged in colour and i know she washes every day so it's done really well.
the two step henna then indigo works much better for stubborn hair then the mixture which i did before..........

[kdaniels8811]

Lunaria Vex - I do not know where you came up with $90 to henna your hair. My hair is a couple inches from waist and I use 25-50 grams. I have found they greatly exagerate the amount required.

The 200 gm kit in hendigo is $15 which lasted me two complete hendigos and several root only treatments - so like 4-5 months. On classic length, it should make two applications, unless you have unusually thick hair. I dilute mine until it is the consitancy of yogurt or even thinner and glop it on. Thinner covers better, in my experience. Good luck!

[Lunaria Vex]

Thank you so much, I really was hoping they were exaggerating the amounts. I got that amount from the fact they said five kits for waist length, so six kits for mine at $15 a piece:( Very very glad I don't really need that much.

[Pifkin]

I've got henndigo on my hair right now. :)
And yes, it's 12:30 AM. I'll be up late tonight. :rolleyes:

Remind me to never do it by myself again! It's been so long since I've hennaed. I've forgotten how hard it was to do without someone helping! :doh:

[kdaniels8811]

Try using a root shooter for application, or a carrot bag. It takes me 10 minutes from start to finish but I do make my henna almost runny - yogurt is the consistency I am going for. I am able to henna all my roots by flipping my head upside down to get the back. The length is the last part I do and just grab handfuls of the mix and smush it in. It seems if the mixture is too thick, it is much harder to apply. And the root shooter allows you to apply directly to the scalp so it is easy to know where you have been with application. By the way, I have only used henna for hair product which may be smoother when mixed and rinses very easily.

[tangocurl]

I've added pictures of my new Lush Caca Noir results, I guess I can post it here in the henndigo thread? :)

Here it is: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=4385

If you want to see "before" pictures then you can look at any of the other pictures posted over the summer. They don't look too different from the Lush results, however.

I hope this is helpful information...my lighting is kinda bad.

[tangocurl]

Yay! So I washed it for the first time last night (VO5 and Suave CO mixed together) and noticed no fading or loss of the indigo! Last time I tried anything with indigo (back in 2007) it came out right away. This time I think I've got a winner--there must be enough henna in this Caca Noir bar to make the indigo stick. When I had tried indigo before, I did it by itself some weeks after doing a henna gloss.

So I'm hopeful that I am one of those people for whom the Lush Caca Noir, or henndigo one-step in general, stays in the hair for at least a while. ;)

[tangocurl]

it's been a week and the colour has held!!!! i'm amazed. :cheese: it has hardly budged in colour and i know she washes every day so it's done really well.
the two step henna then indigo works much better for stubborn hair then the mixture which i did before..........

I know you have a number of posts on your friend's hair. You achieved a dark brown, not black, not black cherry color using a two-step process, no? Is it still holding up? Thanks for any updates....:)

[rach]

I know you have a number of posts on your friend's hair. You achieved a dark brown, not black, not black cherry color using a two-step process, no? Is it still holding up? Thanks for any updates....:)
colour hasn't budged ...............
and it really suits her :D

[loyaboya]

Question for those who've switched from straight henna to henndigo- does your hair still feel as nice?

I henna mainly for the conditioning effects, but I'm considering henndigo to tone down some of the red. But I'm wondering if I'll notice a difference in how my hair feels, say after a 60/40 or 70/30 (indigo:henna) treatment. Is the indigo drying?

[jivete]

Sheesh, this thread is making me want to start the henndigo again, but I've been not so patiently growing out virgin. I tried a 50:50 BAQ henna and indigo in June of 08 and the indigo seemed to wash out within a week. I used to use Rainbow dark brown and got this color. It would last about a month before it lightened up enough that I needed to redo it.

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee322/jivete/LHC/2005_Hair.jpg

I am so tired of my orange ends, it's hard to not do something to cover them.

[tangocurl]

colour hasn't budged ...............
and it really suits her :D

Fantastic. So far my lush color is sticking nicely after two washes. I've received some compliments from one person who (lovingly tells me she) hates long hair! That means I've done something right, LOL!

I'm going to go back and read your posts on what you did; I may want to do the two-step in the future.

[tangocurl]

Sheesh, this thread is making me want to start the henndigo again, but I've been not so patiently growing out virgin. I tried a 50:50 BAQ henna and indigo in June of 08 and the indigo seemed to wash out within a week. I used to use Rainbow dark brown and got this color. It would last about a month before it lightened up enough that I needed to redo it.

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee322/jivete/LHC/2005_Hair.jpg

I am so tired of my orange ends, it's hard to not do something to cover them.

I dunno, maybe try the caca noir? I put on one square for 25 or so minutes (I apologize if you already read that somewhere else; I'm just so pleased with getting "dark brown" out of the deal and I can't shut up about it!)

[MAO]

I did my very first henndigo a couple of days ago and I LOVE it!! I used 2/3 PP, 1/3 indigo and a good dose of amla to cut down the orange. I slept with it on and it is an awesome dark brown right now. I even used it on my eyebrows for about an hour before bed and now my eyebrows are visible! YAY! I don't need eyebrow pencil! I'm a little bit nervous about washing it now though, after seeing so many comments about the indigo fading. I hope it doesn't fade too fast....my last henna didn't seem to take very well....I think it might be because it's over previously bleached hair:confused:

On a side note, I noticed on Thanksgiving that one of my DH aunts uses henna on her hair and we started talking about it. She said she got hers from a health food store in LIQUID form!! Anyone here ever hear of such a thing??

[tangocurl]

I'm wondering how quickly you have to get the one-step henndigo on your hair so that the indigo doesn't die before it dyes. I'm also curious if this is any different for those of you who use lush bars vs. BAQ one step.
Thanks!

[Ninika]

Lovely pics, everyone! I'm that close to going back to dark brunette, got the henna, indigo and amla here already, but I'm too chicken to do it, because I don't want a reddish brown, but a more cool shade. Does amla really do the trick?

[MAO]

Does amla really do the trick?

Not totally, no. My daughter said she could see red in my hair out in the sun. I still like it though:)

[MandaMom2Three]

Ok, y'all have enabled me :D . I have to order more henna soon and I'm going to get some indigo as well! I'll try 50:50 first and see how I like that. I will probably eventually go to the two step henna then indigo. How black does that get? Is there still reddish tints from the henna or is it more of a blue black?

[Brat]

It'll be red in the sun/bright lights :)

[MandaMom2Three]

Awww :(, even with the two step eh? I guess I can always cover with MP midnight blue, meh ANOTHER step :rolleyes:


It'll be red in the sun/bright lights :)

[janicelesa]

Lovely pics, everyone! I'm that close to going back to dark brunette, got the henna, indigo and amla here already, but I'm too chicken to do it, because I don't want a reddish brown, but a more cool shade. Does amla really do the trick?

I'm newbie and haven't tried this yet. But I've read that you have to add the indigo to the henna within 10-15 minutes of mixing and use it right away. Check out the henna for hair or the henna sooq sites, they both explain the henna-indigo procedure well

[janicelesa]

I'm wondering how quickly you have to get the one-step henndigo on your hair so that the indigo doesn't die before it dyes. I'm also curious if this is any different for those of you who use lush bars vs. BAQ one step.
Thanks!

Oops! I replied to the wrong post, i meant to response to tangocurl:
I'm newbie and haven't tried this yet. But I've read that you have to add the indigo to the henna within 10-15 minutes of mixing and use it right away. Check out the henna for hair or the henna sooq sites, they both explain the henna-indigo procedure well

[Rapunzal2Be]

I'm wondering how quickly you have to get the one-step henndigo on your hair so that the indigo doesn't die before it dyes. I'm also curious if this is any different for those of you who use lush bars vs. BAQ one step.
Thanks!

You have about an hour before the indigo demises (so if you want to get the whole benefit from it, mix it up and apply immediately, then keep on for an hour).

I mix my henna the night before (with hot water and some lemon juice) and let it sit. In the morning I mix my indigo (with hot water) and then mix them together and slop it all on immediately. I only have to keep it on for an hour (because after that the indigo isn't doing anything, just the henna, and it is all I can stand to have mud on my hair) and then I rinse it out without any issues. It's pretty simple actually.

[Lanfear]

This is my first henndigo using 55 indigo/45 henne/25 alma.

I'm not sure how to add my hair pics to this message so I'll just paste the link: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=5549

[dropinthebucket]

That's mine, in my avatar! :)

[Jammy]

Here is mine (a bigger version of my siggy):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/almunhotep/2102093Small.jpg
mother of pearl that is 100% my dream hair. What recipe are you using? Whatever it is I'll just add a ton of amla because I want a really cool color, no reds.


Here's my last one btw (far right):

http://i50.tinypic.com/2vvj7mt.jpg

[dropinthebucket]

ninika, no the amla helps a little, but will not give you a neutral or ash-toned brown - it will still be a red-toned brown.

[Hemesut]

With the amla+henna+índigo you'll have a brown colour without red, you have a book information about this in the link. Here you can see the diferents colour
http://www.hennaforhair.com/freebooks/

[Maeve]

I did a henndigo two days ago but am not satisfied with the colour, it is too red. I love red, wanted it to turn out red, but this colour looks a bit unnatural. I used about 65/45 henna/indigo. I'm posting it here because I see a lot of chocolate-brown-ey colours, not the strange red I have now, so I'm probably doing something wrong.

So I'm thinking of doing a second henndigo, also because I missed some spots.
But now my question, I was wondering how the leave-in time will affect the colour. Does it turn a deeper shade if you leave it on a couple of hours vs. just one hour? More orangey - less orangey? Does it fade slower?
I'm asking because last time I've left it on for an hour and a half and I'm trying to decide how long I'll have to leave the mix on the secon time.

[VERONICAT]

Almudena, your hair looks really nice!

[christi.adell]

I'm bringing back this thread because on Monday I broke down and henna'd! I did a two step to get jet black, using RavennaNight's (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/blog.php? u=14960&blogcategoryid=2529) routine.

I like the outcome, though admittedly I only had less than half an inch regrowth (the rest was chemically dyed black). So I'm not real sure if the henndigo'd color is going to be as black as I like.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5017632353_d214e01745.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/)
9/23/10 - Henndigo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/) by christi.adell (http://www.flickr.com/people/christipolk/), on Flickr
Inside with flash

So I liked the outcome but the time involved was a bit...much. Especially with my one year old running around.

I left the henna on for 4 hours and the indigo for 2. Do you guys think I could go for less? I keep reading different things about the indigo. Some say it demises in an hour, 90 mins, etc.

Also does anyone have any experience with these brands of henna and indigo:
http://www.indiastopshop.com/store/Hair%20and%20Skin%20Care.html (http://www.indiastopshop.com/store/Hair&#37;20and%20Skin%20Care.html)

This store is the only Indian store for twenty miles or so to my house and those are the brands they carry. It would be so much better to buy here for under $5-10 than ordering online for more than $20. (I ordered Indigo and Jamila Henna from mehandi.com, which was great quality and fast shipping but unfortunately a bit expensive for extended use)
But any input on those brands would be appreciated since I don't want to put anything crazy on my head! :D

[jojo]

mine is henndigoed but with Lush brun and marron mixed, hard to tell in my photo (siggy and avatar) but its a chocolate brown with chestnut shine, really lovely in the sun and much redder then but in doors it looks a warm chocolate brown.

[Heidi_234]

christi.adell wow! The color of your hair and your blue eyes are utterly amazing combination. So beautiful :inlove:
For your question - Hesh is a known company so you probably have luck with their products (I don't know the henna though). The hennas that say mehendi on them are good hennas. Make sure the contents are listed and it say 100&#37; henna, and have no additives.

Jojo! Welcome back! :flower:

[christi.adell]

Heidi thank you very much! I was hesitant to try black fearing it may go way too goth with my skin but I actually really like it. And if I can get it natural then even better. :)

Also thank you for the info on Hesh. I might try it or I also just found a site http://www.ayurnaturalbeauty.com/ that's cheaper (especially shipping) so I might try them as well. Especially since I'm reading that the Black Rose from the store isn't indigo but a henna dye. :(

[lauravmarcela]

I'm bringing back this thread because on Monday I broke down and henna'd! I did a two step to get jet black, using RavennaNight's (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/blog.php? u=14960&blogcategoryid=2529) routine.

I like the outcome, though admittedly I only had less than half an inch regrowth (the rest was chemically dyed black). So I'm not real sure if the henndigo'd color is going to be as black as I like.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5017632353_d214e01745.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/)
9/23/10 - Henndigo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christipolk/5017632353/) by christi.adell (http://www.flickr.com/people/christipolk/), on Flickr
Inside with flash

So I liked the outcome but the time involved was a bit...much. Especially with my one year old running around.

I left the henna on for 4 hours and the indigo for 2. Do you guys think I could go for less? I keep reading different things about the indigo. Some say it demises in an hour, 90 mins, etc.

Also does anyone have any experience with these brands of henna and indigo:
http://www.indiastopshop.com/store/Hair%20and%20Skin%20Care.html

This store is the only Indian store for twenty miles or so to my house and those are the brands they carry. It would be so much better to buy here for under $5-10 than ordering online for more than $20. (I ordered Indigo and Jamila Henna from mehandi.com, which was great quality and fast shipping but unfortunately a bit expensive for extended use)
But any input on those brands would be appreciated since I don't want to put anything crazy on my head! :D

I cant help but stare at your hair color :)

[christi.adell]

I cant help but stare at your hair color :)

:o Thanks! I'm loving it a lot. It seems to keep getting darker which is excellent and so shiny! Why haven't I tried this earlier.

[jojo]

christi.adell wow! The color of your hair and your blue eyes are utterly amazing combination. So beautiful :inlove:
For your question - Hesh is a known company so you probably have luck with their products (I don't know the henna though). The hennas that say mehendi on them are good hennas. Make sure the contents are listed and it say 100% henna, and have no additives.

Jojo! Welcome back! :flower:

thank you Heidi x

[CailinNua]

I love the pictures in this thread! I'd been planning to buy Lush Caca Brun to even up my hennaed hair (the bits that had been synthetically dyed are more porous and look red compared with the new growth). But after seeing your pics I've got myself some indigo and henna to make my own mix.

But I'm unsure how to go about it. Could anyone help me with some questions? I hope it's ok to ask them here.

1) What's the difference between 1 and 2 step henndigo?
2) What effect does an indigo gloss give applied over old henna, and over virgin brown hair.
3) How permanent is indigo?

Thanks in advance.

[Rapunzal2Be]

I did a henndigo two days ago but am not satisfied with the colour, it is too red. I love red, wanted it to turn out red, but this colour looks a bit unnatural. I used about 65/45 henna/indigo. I'm posting it here because I see a lot of chocolate-brown-ey colours, not the strange red I have now, so I'm probably doing something wrong.

So I'm thinking of doing a second henndigo, also because I missed some spots.
But now my question, I was wondering how the leave-in time will affect the colour. Does it turn a deeper shade if you leave it on a couple of hours vs. just one hour? More orangey - less orangey? Does it fade slower?
I'm asking because last time I've left it on for an hour and a half and I'm trying to decide how long I'll have to leave the mix on the secon time.

To get my color, which is a very rich brunette with just a tiny bit of a red/burgundy sheen in the sun, I use 50/50 henna and indigo.

I prepare my henna with hot water and let it sit for about an hour in a warm spot, then mix my indigo with warm water and a pinch of salt, then mix them together and apply to washed and damp hair.

I leave it on for anywhere from 1-4 hours and then rinse and condition.

I never get orange tones, and even with repeated full-head applications over a year now, my ends are not too dark.

HTH!

[Rapunzal2Be]

I love the pictures in this thread! I'd been planning to buy Lush Caca Brun to even up my hennaed hair (the bits that had been synthetically dyed are more porous and look red compared with the new growth). But after seeing your pics I've got myself some indigo and henna to make my own mix.

But I'm unsure how to go about it. Could anyone help me with some questions? I hope it's ok to ask them here.

1) What's the difference between 1 and 2 step henndigo?
2) What effect does an indigo gloss give applied over old henna, and over virgin brown hair.
3) How permanent is indigo?

Thanks in advance.

1. Two step will get you blue/black or blackest black hair. One step will get you varying shades of brunette.

2. I'm not positive on this one. But my opinion is to stay away from using indigo alone (even in a gloss) unless you want *black* hair. If you are going for brunette, even if you use a gloss I'd add henna to the indigo.

3. As permanent as the only way to get it out is to cut it off. If you try to lighten hair that has indigo in it, you'll end up with green or fried/melted hair, as far as I know. I've researched, and I can tell you that I'll never risk putting bleach or peroxide on my hair now that I've henndigoed. Maybe someone has lightened it up with good result, but I wouldn't risk it.

[Evie]

christi.adell - LOVE the colour!!!

[CailinNua]

Thank you Rapunzal2Be, that's really helpful! :blossom:

I'm going to tread very carefully with indigo. If I go ahead I'll mix it with henna and do a gloss I think. I'll have to have a think! :)

[Aliped]

I cant help but stare at your hair color :)
Hehe, me too! :)

[misslicorice]

Has anyone here successfully switched from conventional black dye to henndigo? I like the idea of it, but I would hate to have to dye my entire head every month because of fading!
What if I mixed henna and indigo to get a brown color, then dyed over that with pure indigo? Would the color fade less?

[Mina83]

you all have such lovely hair!

[Artsy]

Has anyone here successfully switched from conventional black dye to henndigo? I like the idea of it, but I would hate to have to dye my entire head every month because of fading!
What if I mixed henna and indigo to get a brown color, then dyed over that with pure indigo? Would the color fade less?
I didn't switch from black dye to a 2 step, but gradually switched to hennindigo from a brown chemical dye, and then decided that I am ready for a 2 step. During the first application of hennindigo the indigo part did not take. On the second application of hennindigo I had finally achieved the brown that I was expecting. Now I have switched to a 2 step henna and indigo and it fades a little still (I wash almost every day), but at some point it should stop fading at all so that I would only be touching up the roots. Indigo needs henna to stick, both stick better to clarified hair. I have no visible demarcation between the dyed parts and virgin parts.
Here are the pics of my colour:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6273&pictureid=91025

My siggy is hennindigo

PS: information on 2 step over black dye
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=1267109&postcount=136

[LadyJennifer]

1. Two step will get you blue/black or blackest black hair. One step will get you varying shades of brunette.

2. I'm not positive on this one. But my opinion is to stay away from using indigo alone (even in a gloss) unless you want *black* hair. If you are going for brunette, even if you use a gloss I'd add henna to the indigo.

3. As permanent as the only way to get it out is to cut it off. If you try to lighten hair that has indigo in it, you'll end up with green or fried/melted hair, as far as I know. I've researched, and I can tell you that I'll never risk putting bleach or peroxide on my hair now that I've henndigoed. Maybe someone has lightened it up with good result, but I wouldn't risk it.

Indigo is not permanant for me. It rinses out in a couple of months. I know of others who are the same way. I have heard two step in more permanant.

[pennyroyal]

I am so loving this thread! DH bought me a henndigo kit for christmas & i cannot wait to do it! I am going for black so i am gonna do henna first then indigo. I am so excited! I have wanted black hair for so long!
All of the hair pictures in this thread are just gorgeous! So inspiring!

[masa_inn]

This is the color I got from HennaHut Dark Brown applied over many-many-many :) layers of henna:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_D5xc6jwT3oY/TRdkwAUl8mI/AAAAAAAABrQ/nyEhA_fDQiI/s400/12%2015%2010%20018.JPG

This looks pretty much like my natural color (before I hennaed). Unfortunately, it did not stick to the virgin roots; so I guess I will have to do two-step.

I must say, as much as I loved henna color(s), going back to black feels wonderful :)

[pennyroyal]

I am so happy! DH henndigoed (2 part) my hair for me last night! We were up till 4am but it turned out great! I will post pics after it settles, so in the next couple of days. I am already lovin it tho! :cheese:
DH is so amazing for doing this for me! I love that mean so dearly!

[little_cherry]

I am so happy! DH henndigoed (2 part) my hair for me last night! We were up till 4am but it turned out great! I will post pics after it settles, so in the next couple of days. I am already lovin it tho! :cheese:
DH is so amazing for doing this for me! I love that mean so dearly!
*dies reading the awesomness of this post*
:cheese:

[pennyroyal]

*dies reading the awesomness of this post*
:cheese:
haha! i so love u!!! :D

[Quixotica]

I can post here now!

Here it is after 1/3 henna, 2/3 indigo for 2 hours...

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/hrsepwrbrat/IMG_2605.jpg

What a lovely color!! What brand henna and indigo did you use? Am I correct in saying that you did a one-step application? I'm new to all this, so I'm sorry about all the questions, haha....could you explain more about the process you used? Feel free to PM me if you want!

[T.L.T.]

I can't wait to henndigo my hair now after seeing all the beautiful results! I have wanted to for a while, now all I have to do is order it.

I plan on using 1/2 henna, 1/2 indigo. I'll put up pictures in a few weeks once its done.

[lascuba]

http://i51.tinypic.com/50qo2g.jpg

Here's my hair the day after using Lush Caca Noir. This is about the fourth time I've used it. Before using it my hair had been bleached and colored a reddish shade. This is pretty close to my natural color, just a bit warmer, maybe. I think I'm ready to make my own hendigo mix, so I've been researching that.

[Quixotica]

So I've been looking around on Mehandi.com, but the site is sort of confusing to me. What henna do most of you purchase there, and can I purchase Indigo there too? All I'm finding is a page for indigo, but no area to purchase it.

[Quixotica]

http://i51.tinypic.com/50qo2g.jpg

Here's my hair the day after using Lush Caca Noir. This is about the fourth time I've used it. Before using it my hair had been bleached and colored a reddish shade. This is pretty close to my natural color, just a bit warmer, maybe. I think I'm ready to make my own hendigo mix, so I've been researching that.

Lovely! How do you apply the Lush Caca Noir? Can this be used over a chemical dye?

[lascuba]

Lovely! How do you apply the Lush Caca Noir? Can this be used over a chemical dye?
Thanks! I'm no color expert, but my hair was chemically dyed when I first used the Noir and it wasn't a problem. I ground up 4 squares (a bar has 6 squares) of the bar in the food processor until it was a powder, and then I gradually added warm water until it was a smooth paste, about the consistency of thick yogurt. My hair is very thin, and using only 4 squares is cutting it close. To apply I section my hair and just gloop it on with my fingers. When that's done I pile my hair on top of my head and wrap with plastic. I leave it on for at least 4 hours -I slept with it once, but I woke up the next morning with nausea and a bad headache, so I don't do that anymore.

[Quixotica]

Thanks! I'm no color expert, but my hair was chemically dyed when I first used the Noir and it wasn't a problem. I ground up 4 squares (a bar has 6 squares) of the bar in the food processor until it was a powder, and then I gradually added warm water until it was a smooth paste, about the consistency of thick yogurt. My hair is very thin, and using only 4 squares is cutting it close. To apply I section my hair and just gloop it on with my fingers. When that's done I pile my hair on top of my head and wrap with plastic. I leave it on for at least 4 hours -I slept with it once, but I woke up the next morning with nausea and a bad headache, so I don't do that anymore.

Hmmm....thanks for the reply! I'm considering trying this due to ease of application. Worried it won't cover my irritating grays though :( Have you found that it fades quickly?

[lascuba]

I haven't noticed much fading. It might have a bit more of a red tinge after a couple of weeks, but that's about it.

As for grays...I'm a bit "meh" about those results. The caca noir doesn't turn them brown. Some of them turn a coppery red, and others don't appear to change color, but I notice that they're not so blindingly white anymore and therefore don't stand out as much. The results are cumulative...the grays further down my length are a dark red/auburn, while they're lighter at the roots. I don't have many, though--I'm probably less than 5% gray.

And I'm not sure how easy it is to apply. Or rather, it's not that it's hard to apply, exactly, but it takes some practice to avoid making a mess. Removal, however, is a PITA. The cacas are cocoa butter based, which requires a ton of water, loads of conditioner, time, and a bit of shampoo to get it off, as well as very gentle handling to avoid shedding. The whole removal process is the reason I'm looking into mixing my own henna and indigo (and maybe amla).

[Avital88]

I was thinking about using Jamila Henna because i heard good things about it.
First i'm going to finish my lush caca brun but i will get to the two step with hendigo later this year for deeper condition and deeper color.

[xovictoryxo]

here is my newly hennaed hair! I love it! :) it is Henna Hut Burgundy shade.
I had medium brown hair with bleached blonde highlight which are now a pretty shade of red. I hope with my next application it evens out more, I would like a dark eggplant burgundy shade :)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5274&pictureid=92190

[xovictoryxo]

this one shows the color a little better as I stood more in the light!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs074.snc6/168447_1679081091575_1073943460_31885300_7209153_n .jpg

[pennyroyal]

this one shows the color a little better as I stood more in the light!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs074.snc6/168447_1679081091575_1073943460_31885300_7209153_n .jpg
Wow! That is a beautiful color!!! I hope my henna turns out similar to this-i love it!

[fairystar32]

This is from when I used to hendigo but have since grown it all out..

indoors

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r61/fairystar267/hennagrowthjuly.jpg
outdoors
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r61/fairystar267/hennaglow.jpg

[T.L.T.]

I just ordered henna and indigo... so excited I had to share lol!

Also for those of you who are experienced with this, I am looking for a dark brown color (like yours fairystar32). Right now I have about 2 in. virgin roots (dark brown), then faded med brown and bleached highlights. Would you recommend doing henna and indigo mixed? Or a 2 step with henna first then only indigo? Or a 2 step with henna first, and then henna and indigo mixed?

Thanks!

[fairystar32]

I always did a 1 step henna and indigo
here are my old instructions but after several full head hendigoes, I switched to henna only on the length as it was very black looking indoors and I was loving the red glow in the sun.
I only applied hendigo to the roots after that ;).


OLD INSTRUCTIONS ( hair was BSL at this time)
I began with medium brown hair and used 3 parts indigo to 1 part henna from october till feb every month.
Then from Feb have only used henna except on my parting.

I use a basic mix, tried with variations but prefer it simple and it gives the best colour.

wash hair before application with no chemicals pure shampoo and then use an ACV rinse and towel dry.

150 g henna (catherines or henna boys indian)

capful of ACV or 1/2 cup or orange juice.

nettle tea, green tea and roobis or chamomile tea stewed together to make enough liquid to mix.

tablespoon of honey just before application after dye release.

i leave on for 3-3 1/2 hours

[Veer666]

Well, I am hoping to change to a henndigo head for the next few months (untill spring)

I actually wanted to darken my hennahead a bit in november, but just didn't find the time to do so.

Now I have a mix of henna and indigo on my head to reach a bit more auburn colour or maybe reddish brown. I'll post the result in a few days, when the henna has oxidized!

[Ludde]

This is the color I got from HennaHut Dark Brown applied over many-many-many :) layers of henna:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_D5xc6jwT3oY/TRdkwAUl8mI/AAAAAAAABrQ/nyEhA_fDQiI/s400/12&#37;2015%2010%20018.JPG

This looks pretty much like my natural color (before I hennaed). Unfortunately, it did not stick to the virgin roots; so I guess I will have to do two-step.

I must say, as much as I loved henna color(s), going back to black feels wonderful :)


Absolutely love this picture! :inlove: Henna Hut Dark Brown has such a good PR-pic!

[Veer666]

And here are my new henndigo pics:

Before (only henna)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=92107&albumid=6942&dl=1293913481&thumb=1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=6942&pictureid=92107)

After (henndigo 2:1 = henna : indigo)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?pictureid=92735&albumid=6942&dl=1294436790&thumb=1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=6942&pictureid=92735)

[raybeccs99]

hey jenny, it's bekah, love and miss you!

[summergame]

Could someone help me please? i did the 2 step henna- indigo yesterday. I've left the henna on about 1h 30 and after that i washed it out with a conditioner without cones,after that i did a acv rinse and tower dried my hair. Then i have done my indigo and let it on for 1h 15 minutes. My hair didn't become dark brown but dark orange,absolutly not my color that i want :( could someone give advice please?

[Crysania]

Rajasthani henna + Indigo ( two steps )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/crysa/Snapshot_20110110_10.jpg

[summergame]

Rajasthani henna + Indigo ( two steps )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/crysa/Snapshot_20110110_10.jpg

What a lovely color! It's that one i want to :)

[smcm1232]

Everyone's hair looks beautiful!

[jujube]

I have a question: My hair is naturally dark brown but I've been dyeing it red (chemically). I'm trying to go back to my natural color, and I want to dye one last time my hair brown so that the roots don't show as much. Will it work with henndigo? What does henna and indigo do on top of already chemically damaged hair? Am I better off with chemical dye and multiple moisture treatments (will do those anyway lol)? Please help.

[little_cherry]

Could someone help me please? i did the 2 step henna- indigo yesterday. I've left the henna on about 1h 30 and after that i washed it out with a conditioner without cones,after that i did a acv rinse and tower dried my hair. Then i have done my indigo and let it on for 1h 15 minutes. My hair didn't become dark brown but dark orange,absolutly not my color that i want :( could someone give advice please?
I suspect it was the conditioner creating a barrier between the henna and indigo.Two step is usually better for black...I would do a one step with one part henna and two parts indigo..mix up the henna and let it release, then mix up the indigo and let it sit for 30 mins and mix the two together. Clarify your hair prior to this....indigo will stick better. Leave the mix on for 2 hours and then check to see if the colour is what you're after...if not, then recover the little section you tested and leave the henndigo on for longer.

[Rebecka_N]

I do henna first and put indigo in after.
http://i55.tinypic.com/2145yyd.jpg[/QUOTE]

[Artsy]

I have a question: My hair is naturally dark brown but I've been dyeing it red (chemically). I'm trying to go back to my natural color, and I want to dye one last time my hair brown so that the roots don't show as much. Will it work with henndigo? What does henna and indigo do on top of already chemically damaged hair? Am I better off with chemical dye and multiple moisture treatments (will do those anyway lol)? Please help.
If this is your first indigo application, it could be just that. Indigo works better if your hair has a few henna applications already. My first indigo did not take at all. I was CO washing at that time, so the conditioner could be a problem. Now I every time before I do my indigo, I wash with baking soda and shampoo (clear or clarifying shampoo) mixture, no conditioner and no acidic rinses. Last time I had to do indigo a few days after I did henna and it worked perfectly.

[summergame]

I suspect it was the conditioner creating a barrier between the henna and indigo.Two step is usually better for black...I would do a one step with one part henna and two parts indigo..mix up the henna and let it release, then mix up the indigo and let it sit for 30 mins and mix the two together. Clarify your hair prior to this....indigo will stick better. Leave the mix on for 2 hours and then check to see if the colour is what you're after...if not, then recover the little section you tested and leave the henndigo on for longer.

Thank you for the advice! I did it yesterday again with Lish caca noir, i let it on for 8 hours and it was dark brown,unfortunly there are a few strikes who are stil reddish orange.

[NouvelleNymphe2]

OMG! I just did my FIRST Henndigo last night!!:cheese:I used about 1/2 henna& 1/2 indigo. Didn't really measure, just eyeballed, using no acid, just 1 small can of coconut milk, rose water, and tap water. :D
I ordered my henna and "black henna"(indigo), from Halalco.com, and it was insanely cheap, and came in good condition.:)

I don't have enough postings to show pics, but here are some links, if you want to check it out.

Also, thank you Girltron for the idea about coconut milk, and while I didn't use it (this time!! ;)), the two-step plan of indigo FIRST, then henna. <3

Right after I finished washing out the mud pile that was on my head over-night :D : 1)inside w/flash , 2)inside w/o flash, 3) outside, 4)after about 6 hours of oxidization
1)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5965.jpg
2)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5966.jpg
3)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5969-1.jpg
4)http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr333/tooqute2nv/Henna/IMG_5976re.jpg

I know I'm coming in a little late on this post, but WOW I ADORE your color! It is AMAZING. Perhaps the most beautiful color I have seen yet! :hollie:

[KarenSJ]

Hope I do this right....this is a pic from this past summer of my hendigo hair. My hair is over 30% grey naturally, and a nondescript dark ash blonde.

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo267/lavendark373/019.jpg

My normal mix is 30% indigo to 70% Celebration henna, plus a smidge of amla. I only do root touchups with this mix, with a freshening up with henna gloss every three months on the length.

[Evie]

I have a question: My hair is naturally dark brown but I've been dyeing it red (chemically). I'm trying to go back to my natural color, and I want to dye one last time my hair brown so that the roots don't show as much. Will it work with henndigo? What does henna and indigo do on top of already chemically damaged hair? Am I better off with chemical dye and multiple moisture treatments (will do those anyway lol)? Please help.

Hi Jujube - I would strongly advise you to strand test, but it should be fine to henndigo over previously chemically coloured hair. When i was doing henndigo, I started by using it over chemically dyed hair fine so I hope it would do what you wanted. It will probably make your hair very shiny too. But strand test all the way!!

[Ravenwaves 88]

I just did my first Henndigo and it turned out almost black just like I wanted it. The smell was something else :)

I will post pics as soon as I get my DH to take them...lol.

[Aimskylove]

Oh my! I love all of the results! I have been wanting to do this to my hair for some time now and yoy guys have given me the confidence! Thanks for the pics and info. :)

[Avital88]

I used Lush Caca noir now twice... at the front and the ends my hair is really dark, but between it still is a bit lighter, especially visible in pictures..but im ok for now. hopefully it will oxydize a bit more..
Here are pictures:
All pictures are with uncombed hair so it can look a bit messy:(

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6619&pictureid=99141
IRL it looks just black,in pictures with flash more a warm brown


http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6619&pictureid=99143

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6619&pictureid=99140

I really love the shine !

And this is what it actually looks like, so really dark...weird that the color varies so much..
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6619&pictureid=99136

[trinc]

wow, Avital, beautiful!!!!

[Ravenwaves 88]

My first Henndigo turned out great. 75% Indigo and 25% Henna mix. I really didn't like the smell but the results are worth it. Looks almost black with a warm hint. Perfect!!!

I should have worn my stripey shirt cause this shirt is extra long and it makes it look like my hair is shorter :(

I did trim it a bit, so my hemline is straighter but my ends are much happer too.

Avital88 your hair is looking great!

http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/Ravenwaves88/2%20years%20of%20hair%20growth/02Apr2011.jpg

http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/Ravenwaves88/2%20years%20of%20hair%20growth/02Apr20112.jpg

http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/Ravenwaves88/2%20years%20of%20hair%20growth/02Apr20113.jpg

[Angeldances]

Such beautiful pictures, i so wish I could henna, I have way too much grey though.

[GlennaGirl]

Oh my goodness! The beeeeeeeeeeeautiful hendigoed hair on this thread!!!

I'm sure I must have posted on this thread at one time, but my siggie and avatar are vole-colored natural hair colored with several apps of hendigo.

[selderon]

I'm sure I must have posted on this thread at one time, but my siggie and avatar are vole-colored natural hair colored with several apps of hendigo.

Vole? As in the small, mouse-like creature? :confused:

[GlennaGirl]

Vole? As in the small, mouse-like creature? :confused:

Yep....it's that ashy very light brown with no golden color to it thingie that was coined on this forum some time ago. :) Example:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v115/Melsie/vole.jpg

They're actually kinda cute. I just don't like their fur color on my head. :p

[knoxkatie]

Bump!

Okay, so my Lush caca brun bar came in the mail this weekend and I am trying to work up the courage to use it :D

I have mostly virgin medium brown hair. The picture on the right is pretty true to color:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7380&pictureid=99730

I do like my hair color, but I would love it to be a little darker and shinier and thicker, which I think the henndigo would do. I am worried about the upkeep though. Does anyone have advice on whether to go for it or not? Thanks guys :flower:

[Marianne]

Bump!

Okay, so my Lush caca brun bar came in the mail this weekend and I am trying to work up the courage to use it :D

I have mostly virgin medium brown hair. The picture on the right is pretty true to color:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7380&pictureid=99730

I do like my hair color, but I would love it to be a little darker and shinier and thicker, which I think the henndigo would do. I am worried about the upkeep though. Does anyone have advice on whether to go for it or not? Thanks guys :flower:

I used caca brun when I wanted to give my dark brown hair a little depth and extra richness of colour, and it worked wonderfully. The orange of the henna doesn't show much with that one, which was perfect for me at the time. Lush henna blocks always makes my hair amazingly soft and shiny, whatever the colour I use. I would happily use them just for that. :inlove:

[knoxkatie]

I used caca brun when I wanted to give my dark brown hair a little depth and extra richness of colour, and it worked wonderfully. The orange of the henna doesn't show much with that one, which was perfect for me at the time. Lush henna blocks always makes my hair amazingly soft and shiny, whatever the colour I use. I would happily use them just for that. :inlove:

Thanks for the response, Marianne! I really am leaning toward doing it :)

[zauditu]

http://static.hoxa.hu/pic/naplo_kepek/2011/0411/12004644.jpg
This is my hair, a pics today.:)

[Aliped]

Here's mine....
Lush Caca Noir: The first day after 10 hours on medium brown, previously undyed hair.

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/aliped99/Henndigo.png

[Fiore]

here's mine!

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/941/dscf27692.jpg


I made a one step indigo over very dark brown hair. I hennaed it two months ago.

[Mymagicfairy]

Gorgeus Fiore!!!
What was your ration of henna to indigo???
Looks nice and dark!:)

[Fiore]

Thanks Mymagicfairy!

I used 200 g of indigo, I didn't use henna this time! :)

[Mymagicfairy]

Straight indigo??i was under the impression that you have to premix it with henna???

[Fiore]

Yeah, straight indigo, but I have hennaed my hair for almost a year, so I thought that I didn't need to apply henna again :)

[Wavelin]

Here is my 100g henna, 50g indigo and 50g amla mix on my mousy dark blond.

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x388/wavelin/PICT0001.jpg
file:///C:/Users/ELINBE%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png

[lw8666]

Im doing my first henna/indigo soon!! Im waiting for my products to come in the mail! I can't wait to share my results with everyone! All these pics are so inspiring. I love burgundy/purple/dark hair, so hopefully I get the perfect results!

[Aliped]

Here's mine

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/aliped99/April30th004.jpg

Oh wait ..... you mean't after rinsing it out and drying. OK, I'll try to take a pic later. This is a Lush Caca noir gloss, which I left on for 9 hours. :)

[Aliped]

I henndigoed using Lush caca noir. The first time I applied four blocks to my whole head for ten hours (results in this thread http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=69277). That was two and a half weeks ago. Last night I applied the last two blocks as a gloss, applied to my whole head for 9 hours. Here is a picture. It's a nautilus bun, held with a couple of plastic dollar store hairsticks. I think it's definitely darker :D "hooray"! :)
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr243/aliped99/henndigo2bun.png

[NouvelleNymphe2]

Zauditu my henndigo color looks very similar to yours. Nice! And Fiore wow!!! You have beautiful hair, and it is at a beautiful length! Love the dark color, very flattering with your skin tone.

[Wavelin]

http://static.hoxa.hu/pic/naplo_kepek/2011/0411/12004644.jpg
This is my hair, a pics today.:)

Pretty! What's your mix? :)

[Fiore]

Thanks NouvelleNymphe! I love your hair colour too! :)

[lw8666]

With Hennidigo, does the Indigo slowing fade over time exposing more of the redness of Henna, or is Indigo just as permanant as the Henna?

[fairystar32]

I think it depends on the person and their hair type and how many times its been applied. I used hendigo for several months and my hair became almost black, so I switched to just henna. When I grew it out during my pregnancy 2 yrs later the last third was still very very dark, almost black, with a red sparkle in the sun..
With Hennidigo, does the Indigo slowing fade over time exposing more of the redness of Henna, or is Indigo just as permanant as the Henna?

[lw8666]

I think it depends on the person and their hair type and how many times its been applied. I used hendigo for several months and my hair became almost black, so I switched to just henna. When I grew it out during my pregnancy 2 yrs later the last third was still very very dark, almost black, with a red sparkle in the sun..

Ok, thanks! That helps. That's what I was hoping to hear. More permanent results after time. I'll just have to see how it turns out on me.

Btw, you have the most beautiful hair in your pic. :)

[Jemoiselle]

Yay for after photos! Here it is!

So it still isn't as dark as I was hoping for, I suppose because it still reflects reddish hues with the blackish dark brown, but overall I think I am happy. I know the photo makes it look blue black, which it does in certain lights, but in person it is a range of shades from dark brown to blue black to having reddish highlights. Henna is crazy! I was looking for something to make my eyes pop, since being naturally ash medium brown (see my avatar) seems so plain on me and washes me out. I was scared but I think I am pretty happy I went all the way!

This is three straight indigo applications on a head of hair that had been VERY saturated with henna red, to the point of being bozo red inadvertently in places due to the sun bleaching my temples and forehead hair! I kept reapplying indigo without henna because any time I did even part henna my hair would light up again with orange fire like a halo from down under! The straight henna color just didn't flatter my face. I'm going to be doing henna/indigo 2 steps from here on out on my roots for touch ups now that it's evened out. Fun stuff! Amazing what these little plants are capable of...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_k-wURBYDpMg/TcPTx3GM08I/AAAAAAAAEcM/LBU_xoTi1wo/Photo&#37;20on%202011-05-06%20at%2014.44%20%232.jpg

[lw8666]

Oh my gosh! I got my Henna and Indigo in the mail. I am so excited to become a Hennidgo Head! I will show off my results as soon as possible! Hopefully they are the results I want, but Im prepared for a disaster as well (well not really:) but just in case! You never know.)

[Birch]

This is my results, first time used Lush Caca Noir in it and I love it! My mixture was 4 blocks of Caca Maroon and 2 Caca Noir. Next time I'll do 2 blocks Noir, 2 Maroon and 2 Rouge. And maybe in the future 3 Noir and 3 Rouge, I'll see. My ends are pre-chemical dyed. It was more than a year ago.

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/4175/031oyy.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/031oyy.jpg/)

On the left side of the picture you can see my natural hair, only dyed with Lush Cacas, and part of my ear and face.
http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/5853/035qd.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/861/035qd.jpg/)

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7956/033oka.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/033oka.jpg/)

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/6691/034zxa.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/840/034zxa.jpg/)

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4052/030bl.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/222/030bl.jpg/)

[knoxkatie]

This is my results, first time used Lush Caca Noir in it and I love it!

OMG the color you achieved is amazing. I love it too!

[PolarCathy]

I don't know how I haven't seen this thread before actually jumping into the middle and henndigoing. Anyway, finally I have evenly black hair too :) Two-step. It's very close to my natural color (but my hair has a tendency to have lighter ends from ears down and finally I henndigoed because this way maybe I don't need to chop several inches every year... I guess I would have tailbone length hair by now if I had known about the existence of henndigo before.)

Pictures:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=102216 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/5696903656_19cdd00fa9_b.jpg)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=102217 (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5695831165_304eaf6b79_b.jpg)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=102213 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/5697152978_6fdb76540c_b.jpg)

[Becky9679]

I'm seeing a few people here from the 'black hair' thread!
I do the 2-step process to get black using RavennaNight's method (check this out here: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/blog.php?b=71067)
And here's my most recent henndigo, done on Sunday. Only the top 3-4 inches are henndigo, the rest is chemical dye but you can't see the 'join' can you?
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7821&pictureid=102505
I made this picture my avatar because I love it so much, especially the shine! I rarely like pictures of myself

[lw8666]

My First Henna/Indigo Application a week ago.
This is outdoors. It really shows the color nicely.
I love henndigo so much!!

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa450/lwasik86/IMG_2889.jpg

[lw8666]

I'm so sorry for the large photo!!!!!
I'm not sure how to resize!

[MagicAndMayhem]

lw8666 that looks gorgeous

I've got the indigo on now, I can't wait to see how this turns out...

[MagicAndMayhem]

http://imageshack.us/m/101/7962/037gn.jpg

Lmao if this isn't utter ****, I don't know what it. I don't know whether I should get another box of indigo or just go over the whole thing with henna. It's ****

[NouvelleNymphe2]

I have been experimenting for some time with pre-mixed henndigo mixed with organic indigo. This started to darken my hair, but I wanted it darker/richer. So I decided to finally take the plunge. I have been experimenting with henna, indigo, and other herbs for a year now so I was ready. I followed RavennaNight's 2-step henndigo process. My hair color is naturally a light ashy brown with lots of natural highlights. I used about 75g yemeni henna (wow is it bright) and 100g of indigo. I left the yemeni on for about 1h30min and the indigo on for about an hour (it was late, I was exhausted). It ended up coming out darker red with some orange highlights near the front. That was not what I was looking for. So 2 days after the 2-step application, I did a deep conditioning with a variation of Fox's moisture treatment. And today (approximately 3 days later), I washed my hair thoroughly and applied about 75g of straight indigo (+ a little salt and hot water) to my completely dry hair. I left it on my hair for 2 hours, and all I have to say is WOW! I love it and it's right after application, I can't wait to see it in a couple days :). If you would like to see a pic just click on my name to see my profile and I have a large profile picture of my freshly henndigoed hair. ETA: Changed siggy to newest indigo results!

[McFearless]

Lmao if this isn't utter ****, I don't know what it. I don't know whether I should get another box of indigo or just go over the whole thing with henna. It's ****

What was your goal?

I don't think your hair looks bad at all. I like the highlights.:)

[NouvelleNymphe2]

http://imageshack.us/m/101/7962/037gn.jpg

Lmao if this isn't utter ****, I don't know what it. I don't know whether I should get another box of indigo or just go over the whole thing with henna. It's ****

Is your hair naturally an ashy lighter brown with natural highlights? Because it looks like some of your highlights really picked up the henna. Also, was this your first application? How did you apply? Was it a 2-step process? How long did you let it stay on your head? What was your goal color? If you can answer a couple of questions I'm sure we can help you find your goal color. Especially if you want something a bit darker and more evenly distributed.

[MagicAndMayhem]

Is your hair naturally an ashy lighter brown with natural highlights? Because it looks like some of your highlights really picked up the henna. Also, was this your first application? How did you apply? Was it a 2-step process? How long did you let it stay on your head? What was your goal color? If you can answer a couple of questions I'm sure we can help you find your goal color. Especially if you want something a bit darker and more evenly distributed.

Naturally it's dark brown, but I have henna'd it for months now. It was my first application, I was hoping for jet black, which I got in come areas but not a whole lot. I left it on for 1.5 hours

ETA: thanks mcfearless!

[Jemoiselle]

Naturally it's dark brown, but I have henna'd it for months now. It was my first application, I was hoping for jet black, which I got in come areas but not a whole lot. I left it on for 1.5 hours

ETA: thanks mcfearless!

Yours did the same thing mine did the first few times...I now have black/very dark brown hair due to repeating the indigo applications until it "caught up" with the henna. I also had been adding water that was too hot to my indigo, I later learned. Third time was a charm with luke warm water. Strand test of course, but that is what worked for me. My recent after photo is in this thread and below :cool: Don't give up, and for the record, your hair, while not the jet black you wanted, is gorgeous anyway! :D Keep in mind, that while mine looks jet blue black in this photo, in other light conditions it looks dark espresso brown still. It really is amazing how it changes color!

One indigo application over henna:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_k-wURBYDpMg/Tc7BcYq4-GI/AAAAAAAAEd0/LxQapqc3qkw/Photo&#37;20on%202011-04-28%20at%2014.53.jpg

THREE indigo applications later, 1 hour each...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_k-wURBYDpMg/TcPTx3GM08I/AAAAAAAAEcM/LBU_xoTi1wo/Photo%20on%202011-05-06%20at%2014.44%20%232.jpg

[MagicAndMayhem]

Aww thank you!! :) you have lovely hair yourself!!

The indigo was somewhat of an experiment for me, I always wanted black, but I'm afraid too many people would be shocked by it since it's an extreme color change from my auburn xD But I have some henna on it now because my backup plan for the indigo was trying for dark red.

[NouvelleNymphe2]

@ MagicandMayham, I had a very similar experience to you and Jemoiselle. The first full 2-step henndigo, the henna took while the indigo didn't really take and I ended up faaarr too red for my liking. So like Jemoiselle said keep applying straight indigo with hot (not boiling) water (and a pinch of salt). I applied 1 more time for 2 hours and I really like my results now. A very dark brown color that is much cooler. Also, I find that if you have someone to help you, at least point out where you might have missed spots that helps with a more even application.

[MagicAndMayhem]

Alrighty, I'll definitely take that advice.

Here is my hair now after a coat of henna:

http://imageshack.us/m/153/6865/007upf.jpg

An improvement but still wanting that red shine D:

[NouvelleNymphe2]

MagicandMayhem that looks very pretty! If you want it darker definitely continue with the indigo now that you have a lot of henna on your hair. You can apply indigo to dry hair as well. If you want redder perhaps look into another henna. I know there are henna's that seem to make a redder stain. I use Yemeni and it tends to make the more orange stain on my natural highlights. On darker hair it was almost pinkish red (after my first 2-step). If you're looking for that red red stain with less orange tones perhaps you'll need try another henna. I saw a thread awhile back where a girl got really red results from just one application!? If I can find the thread I'll attach a link. If anyone else knows of a henna that has a particularly strong red stain please chime in. :)

ETA: Link 1 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=69291&highlight=Henna+Results)

ETA: Link 2 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=65946&highlight=Henna+Results)

[allmixedup88]

here's mine!

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/941/dscf27692.jpg


I made a one step indigo over very dark brown hair. I hennaed it two months ago.

your hair is gorgeous

[allmixedup88]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/bitch_please/051211155603.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/bitch_please/051211155616.jpg
(sorry for the cleavage)

**My hair after 2 henna treatments**
the super auburn parts were previously bleached/toned/dyed/destroyed then dyed brown before the henna treatments

[knoxkatie]

I henndigoed for the first time last night :)

before: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7860&pictureid=103160

after: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7860&pictureid=103161

I used lush caca brun. I'm happy with it, but I definitely want to go darker so I think I'll do it again in a week or two. What do you guys think?

[NouvelleNymphe2]

I henndigoed for the first time last night :)

before: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7860&pictureid=103160

after: http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7860&pictureid=103161

I used lush caca brun. I'm happy with it, but I definitely want to go darker so I think I'll do it again in a week or two. What do you guys think?

Looks beautiful! So much shinier! It just hangs nicely in that pic and looks like it has a cherry tint. Awesome first time results!

[knoxkatie]

Thank you NouvelleNymphe2! :flower:

[Tessakai]

@ Angeldance : 95% of the crown of my head is grey. I do the two step process and get great results. I can't post pics as yet, not a full member yet.

[lw8666]

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa450/lwasik86/IMG_2944.jpg

My second henndigo application.

I love it! :)

[Heatherzilla]

This thread is so very enabling. I really want to go buy some henna and indigo now.

To those of you doing this with naturally brown hair did it make it much much darker? I'm naturally a medium brown and just want to deepen the colour a little and tone down a few of the the lighter streaks my hair got from the sun in summer. The top of my hair is much lighter than the underneath and it bothers me.

[lw8666]

This thread is so very enabling. I really want to go buy some henna and indigo now.

To those of you doing this with naturally brown hair did it make it much much darker? I'm naturally a medium brown and just want to deepen the colour a little and tone down a few of the the lighter streaks my hair got from the sun in summer. The top of my hair is much lighter than the underneath and it bothers me.

My natural hair color is medium brown with golden highlights. I had temporary dark brown on my length. I henndigoed and my hair became dark brown after the second application of a 50/50 ratio of henna to indigo. But you do have to keep in mind that your hair will be red no matter what. My hair is dark brown alomst black looking in regular light indoors. But in the sun, it shines like a dark red tone. But it looks amazing in my opinion... if you are into any red at all. :)

[Totte]

lw866 That's gorgeous :)

I'm currently sitting with hendigo on my hair.... waiting, and hoping it will stick to my hair this time D: I don't know why but I've never had Any luck whatsoever to get indigo to stick, haha.

[knoxkatie]

To those of you doing this with naturally brown hair did it make it much much darker? I'm naturally a medium brown and just want to deepen the colour a little and tone down a few of the the lighter streaks my hair got from the sun in summer. The top of my hair is much lighter than the underneath and it bothers me.

I have dark hair and posted pictures of my results a few posts up. Mine didn't get much darker with the 1 application of Lush Caca Brun that I used, but the color seemed richer to me. I am hoping to get a deeper color after another application.

I used the lush bar because it was my first time using henndigo and it didn't require mixing anything, except the hot coffee into the bar to melt it. If you're not a scaredy cat like me I think you would get a more dramatic result with 2 step henndigo.

Good luck and make sure to post pictures! :D

[fairystar32]

yes it did. My hair went darker and darker and ended up looking black. It still had a red glow in the bright sun, but looked black in most lights.


This thread is so very enabling. I really want to go buy some henna and indigo now.

To those of you doing this with naturally brown hair did it make it much much darker? I'm naturally a medium brown and just want to deepen the colour a little and tone down a few of the the lighter streaks my hair got from the sun in summer. The top of my hair is much lighter than the underneath and it bothers me.

[Heatherzilla]

I am excited to try this. =] I'm going to see if the slightly spacey lady in the health foods store has indigo as well as henna. If she doesn't, where is good to order from online? I'm hesitant to buy henna/indigo from ebay since most sellers have no idea whether it has other things added to it.

[Totte]

http://i52.tinypic.com/1e3yqe.jpg
My hair 3 days later T _ T;
I really wish the indigo would actually stick to my hair, but it looks all kinds of uneven when I'm indoors. When I go out in the sun it looks reddish brown. I kind of wanted a darker color but now I don't know what to do, haha.