Useful practical information how to change gray hair into dark brown
Indigo is a plant. It grows three to five meters tall in Asia, America, and Australia. Healthy and natural organic indigo powder is produced from this indigo plant.
If your hair is gray, but you want to color it dark brown (and you want to have healthy hair, not affected by any chemicals), follow these steps:
1. One day in advance, prepare henna: mix henna powder with water; you should add some lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.
2. The following day (or a few days later), mix indigo with henna.
Mix henna powder with indigo in the following way:
two spoons of henna and four spoons of indigo (to make your gray hair dark brown).
Learn How to Prepare
Follow this step-by-step process and you will get dark brown color:
1. Prepare henna eight hours before mixing it with indigo (can be twenty-four hours or even longer - no problem).
Important!
Use only glass bowls and plastic or wooden spoons! Never use metal!
Mix henna powder with apple cider vinegar (or lemon juice).
Make henna look as thick as yogurt. Mix it well.
Cover the bowl tightly with a plastic bag or a plastic lid.
Leave it for at least 8 hours (or even a few days) for the dye to release.
2. Wash your hair with shampoo. Dry it with a towel.
3. Mix indigo powder with warm water. The water should be warm but not very hot. Water must be clean. You can boil it but let it become lukewarm.
4. Mix the henna paste with indigo paste.
5. Use thin rubber gloves. Put the mixed paste on your hair as soon as possible (put it on your hair within 15 minutes). Do not be afraid to stain your skin with the paste. You will be able to wash it well.
6. Cover your hair with a plastic bag and leave it for about four hours. If you wish, you can leave it overnight. If you leave the paste on your hair for less than two hours, the result may be not as desired. If you leave it overnight, make sure that you do not stain your pillow. If you stain it, you will not be able to wash it out.
7. After approximately four hours, rinse your hair well with lukewarm water. Then shampoo your hair and rinse it once more.
8. Your hair is now dark brown. If you want it darker, repeat the whole process (make sure you have released henna for at least eight hours).
You should keep in mind that henna and indigo will not make your hair lighter if you repeat the above process. The more you apply it to your hair, the darker your hair will become. You can apply the mixed paste on your hair every weekend. More applications will make your hair thicker. After a few applications, you will see that you do not feel any itchiness on your scalp and it became healthier than before.
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