How To Turn Your Hair Back To Black? : Indus Valley Indigo Powder

Last week I got an email from a lovely reader who wanted to know if there is any natural way she can turn her grey hair back to black? Henna application only gives reddish brown or burgundy color, but she wants to know if it is possible to get black hair?

Luckily I have an answer to the question – Indus Valley Indigo Powder . This is a 100% natural Indigo powder which can be used alone or along with Henna. It is affordable & easily available. Let me walk you through what is an Indigo powder and how to get the desired results using this power.

What Is Indigo Powder?

Indigo powder is natural dye obtained from Indigo plant which originates from our own land India. It basically gives blue to dark blue color hence the name Indigo. When combined with Henna it gives dark shades of brown to black. It was originally used and still being used to dye your pair of denim but the use extends to dye your hair too now.

The powder is extracted form a plant and looks exactly Henna. It does not smell much unlike Henna.

Does Indigo Powder Works For all Hair Colors & Hair Types?

The color that the powder will give to your hair actually very much depends upon your hair color. If you have light colored hair, and you use Indigo powder alone, you can dye your hair in nice blue, green, even yellow shades. Blonde hair needs Henna Base to get a proper dark shade. While dark colored hair can achieve a deeper shade without using Henna. If you have grey hair, which means you need to use Henna & Indigo powder to dye your hair brown or black.

Henna as well as Indigo are both bit drying in nature, if you have dry hair types, mix some oil/eggs with the paste that we are going to talk about in next section.

How To Use Indigo Powder To Dye Hair Black?

Follow these Steps:

1. Prepare Henna Alone For Application On Hair. You should always prepare Henna a night before application to get the true reddish brown color on your hair. Prepare Henna paste in coffee concoction & let it stay overnight. Apply the paste next day on clean hair covering each grey strand.

2. Let the paste of Henna Stay on your hair for at least 3 hours. And then wash it away.

3. Now Make A Paste Of Indigo Powder using water. Let it stay for 2 hours & then apply it over your Henna-ed hair.

4. You might not get jet black color in the very first use, but you can repeat the Henna-Indigo or Indigo paste alone to get the desired shade.

5. Do not shampoo your hair frequently to keep the color for long on your hair. Also deep condition your hair regularly to maintain luster & shine.

My Experience With Indus Valley Organic Indigo Power

I tend to get cold very easily. the frequent colds are the reason behind grey hair on my head. Frustrating. I use Henna but of course it can’t turn them back to black. Indus Valley was very kind to send some products to me to test, among which one was Indigo powder. I had never heard about this product before. I googled about it and Oh my, the pages were full of articles on how to cover your grey hair with Indigo Powder as dye.

I tried mixing Indigo Powder with Henna when I first used the powder. I let the paste sit overnight. The next day I applied it. I was really excited to see the results. But it disappointed me. I did not get even 10% coverage. My hair were still grey. I felt like even Henna did not perform well.

I again googled the right way to use Indigo powder. This time I got it right. I applied Henna paste before hand. Washed Henna & then applied the Indigo powder paste. This was way better. I again applied Indigo powder to get more intensity. Now my grey hair are deep brown. I am finally convinced.

The process it time consuming & tiring but when you get desired results, it makes you smile. I would also like to add, my hair are dry and using Henna & Indigo powder alone really dry them out. So I try mixing oils to the pastes which can hinder some color deposition over hair.

Tips To Make Indigo Paste More Intense

1. Add a spoon of salt to bring out more intense color.
2. In place of adding oils you can also add eggs to the place.
3. Allow some time to indigo paste to oxidize and bring more color.
4. Resist shampooing your hair for at least 2 days.

You can buy Indigo Powder here at just Rs. 199 for 100grams.

Have you heard about or used Indigo Powder? Would you like to use Natural dyes over hair colors? Leave your comments below.

Much Love

Nisha.