Indigo Recipe for Hair

To give black hair additional depth and sheen.

Indigo paste must be used within 15 minutes of mixing.

• 100g indigo leaf powder (100g for short hair, 300g for shoulder length hair, up to 500g for waist length hair.
• Enbough warm water to make a past (the consistency of creamy yogurt).

▶ Mix indigo powder with warm water (do not add any lemon juice to indigo or the colour will not develop) until it is the consistency of thick yogurt. Add one tsp of salt if you are going for deep black colour over a henna base.

▶ Follow the procedure for henna, but only leave the indigo on the hair for 1 hour. When washing just use warm water (no shampoo or conditioner). This mixture needs a day or two to oxidze before a neutral shampoo and conditioner may be used.

Combining Henna an Indigo

For rich black shades apply indigo paste over henna dyed hair -

You can make separate pastes and combine them or you can do two separate hair treatments. For brown, auburn, or chestnut shades combine indigo paste with henna paste. Equal parts will give a mid-browns, more indigo will yield darker browns, less indigo will give softer reddish browns. Experiment to find the colour you want. For rich black shades apply indigo paste over henna dyed hair.