Happy day curlies. I have been applying a henna and amla mixture to the roots of my hair all winter. I have gotten lazy and just completely ditched the addition of indigo to make my henna'd section of hair darker to blend with the rest of my hair. I use henna to color my few pesky gray hairs on the right side. When using natural products the process takes time, and I don't have a lot of it, at least not extra time. I typically leave my henna on for a minimum of 2 hours and once rinsed, I apply indigo and leave it on for a minimum of 45 minutes.
If you look closely you can see the reddish tinged streaks on the right. This was right after a henna to my new roots in that section. I basically rinsed the henna, co-washed, and then diffused my curls before heading out to a birthday party on Saturday night. Now here it is 2 days later and I decided to wash my hair with Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle shampoo and then apply some indigo. I wear my hair pulled back into buns more often when it's warm outside, so I needed to do something to blend the noticeable contrast. The indigo is sitting on my hair as I type. It's a green powder that when mixed with water can be applied after indigo to give the hair a darker color. I'm sitting here hoping that my hair turns the right color (LOL!) or I may be sporting a headband for a while. Anyways I remember reading somewhere that it's safe to apply indigo 2 days later. I'm just going to let this sit for 45 minutes and then rinse it out. Here's what indigo looked like when applied to my hair:
I went and rinsed the indigo and I'm pleasantly surprised. This is the result:
My roots are dark. I do see a few reddish-brown pieces, but most of the section is dark brown/black in color. Yay! Now I know that when pressed for time I can do henna one day and then go and add indigo a few days later. Sometimes it's just good to break things up into small projects rather than tackling one large one. My roots are looking good!
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