Help me figure out my hendigo mix!

[lascuba]

After several months of using Lush Caca Noir I've decided to take the plunge and mix my own hendigo. I have a tentative recipe that I'd love your input on. All suggestions/warnings are welcome!

My plan:
100g Henna - I'm still deciding between using a strong tea or some combination of water/lemon juice.

150-200g Indigo - Add salt or not?

25g Amla - Do I add it to the henna at the start or do I mix it in after dye release at the same time that I add the indigo? I've read conflicting advice on this.

Coconut Oil ?- From what I've read here this is good for dye uptake as well as making the hendigo easier to remove. I'm leaning towards adding a bit (less than 10g) to my mix rather than oiling my hair beforehand. Unless I should avoid it all together. Thoughts?

My hair is naturally dark brown with a few grays (they're more blindingly white than gray). My main goal is to cover the grays without making the rest of my look too red, but I wouldn't be upset about too much red if it happened. Really, as long as my grays are covered and my hair doesn't turn green I'll be satisfied. :)

[Wavelin]

Hi! I have dyed my hair with henna/indigo/amla but it's a bit lighter than yours I think (a mousy dark blonde). When I used 100 g henna/50 g indigo/50 g amla it got quite red on my hair. I put in my amla at the same time as my indigo and didn't use any salt. I used strong black tea, which also gets quite acidic, because I thought it would make the colour less red. It's hard to know if it works, because I haven't got anything to compare with..

So my only real advice is to test your colour-mix on hairs from your hairbrush. Do as you have planed and write down amounts and times so you remember them and see if you like the result or not.

Good luck!

[fairystar32]

I used to use 75% indigo to 25% henna and it went almost black but I still had a red glow in the sun.
I always added salt to the indigo
I have never used Alma though
Good luck :)

[Mesmerise]

I don't know how long your hair is, but you have it down as a i in thickness, so I'm assuming you don't have a LOT of hair. I say this because 100g of henna alone covers my hair with some left over, so I'm thinking this mix of yours is going to produce a LOT of henndigo.

Now, if you're going to freeze some for later, that's okay, it just sounded like an awful lot of mix for someone with not a lot of thickness to their hair!

Sorry I can't give you advice about your mix though, as I just use henna on my hair.