Indigo Powder

• Indigo mixed with Henna gives your Hair rich brown color
• Indigo applied over Henna treated Hair gives it a lush black color
• Completely natural and doesn’t have any chemicals
• Gives your hair Shine and Texture

Application of both pure henna as well as indigo powder mixture is really messy but great results always let you forget the struggle you have put into applying them to your hair. You will need the following things to apply the Indigo & Henna:

• A plastic or wooden bowl
• A plastic or wooden spoon
• Indigo Powder
• Shower cap or plastic wrap
• Plastic Gloves
• Petroleum jelly
• Old useless towel

MIXING THE INDIGO POWDER AND WATER

Take a bowl and add indigo into it. This quantity varies for the for different hair lengths. 100g will be enough for every six inches if your hair has normal thickness. For the more healthy or curly hair, you may need more, you may say 200g for every six inches. Add warm water to it and stir with a spoon thoroughly until the mixture is uniform and thick like yogurt. Add some salt for the better development of the color.

LET THE MIXTURE SET

Cover the mixture with the plastic wrap and leave it for one hour. The indigo mixture will turn deep blue-black. Stir it once again before the application.

PROTECT YOUR HAIRLINE

Use Vaseline or Petroleum jelly on your hairline, ear, or anywhere you don’t want the hair dye to stain your skin. If you don’t have Vaseline no need to purchase. You may apply baby oil, coconut oil or even just wipe off if any hair dye drips onto your skin

APPLYING THE MIXTURE ON HAIR

Don’t forget to wear some old shirt and gloves because indigo can stain your wearable clothes, make the partitions in your hair to thoroughly apply the mixture. Always apply the color to the tips for the maintenance of hair color. Make the partitions as small as they could be. Use the hair color brush to apply the mixture.

WRAP UP YOUR HAIR

After the color is applied wrap up your hair with the plastic wrap or in the shower cap. This way the color will develop fast

RINSING THE DYE FROM HAIR

After 2 to 3 hours, rinse your hair with the tap water. If you have mixed this powder in the henna it may take longer for the color to develop like 6 to 7 hours. Indigo is not very messy to be removed, it will wash out easily. Do not use shampoo for at least 3 to 4 days after the application of the indigo because its color would be washed out with the shampoo.

Instructions:

• Do not keep any mixed indigo powder in the fridge-freezer or in direct sunlight.
• Store any unmixed indigo powder in a zip lock bag sealed tight and in a cool dark place.
• For best results, use in combination with henna or after henna.
• Use shampoo after 24hrs but before 46hrs to lock in the color tones.
• If Indigo does not stick so easily to your hair, you may add egg white to the mixture.

Reminder: If you only apply indigo powder on gray hair, it will have little to no color. Indigo powder is best used in combination with henna or after dying your hair with henna.