Henndigo and highlights

[Flossiebell]

Hi All

I used 50/50 henna and indigo on my hair about 4 months ago, just the once (and left on for 4hrs I think). However I was thinking of having some highlights to blend greys at some point soon (clinging onto summer hair vibe I think!).

Will I have to wait until it grows out to avoid the risk of my hair turning frog pond green? Even though I only used it the once? I’ve used box dyes over a few layers of henndigo years ago with no problems but wondering if highlights are different?

Would appreciate any thoughts on this as I know whenever I mention the word henna to people in the ‘real’ world they just start freaking out lol

[Nightshade]

You should strand test because there are very high odds that your highlights will go green, gray-green, or patchy. And yes even if you only used indigo once.

Here's a lock of hair I dyed with henna and indigo and then bleached.

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In this second picture you can see the natural color of the hair strand, a bit that's just henna, the indigo over the henna and then the bleached bit on the end.

Highlights are going to show the green much more than a box color because you're trying to keep it light and therefore not putting a masking pigment over the top of it. Maybe you're lucky and your indigo has faded to the point where it won't turn green, but I would collect shed hair from your brush and bleach that before doing anything to the hair attached to your head.


ETA: Henna and indigo are in the 'forever dyes' camp. If you are prone to wanting to change your hair color for any reason, especially frequently or seasonally, then these dyes are not for you and you should consider sticking to chemical dyes if you want to keep the option for highlights and or whatever ~summer hair vibe~ strikes your fancy.