Pure Indigo Leaves Powder by Saba Botanical of USA
Indigo has been used since ancient times as a natural dye. The botanical name is Indigofera Tinctoria. It was used by men and women to dye textiles and hair. The dye is made from processing the plant’s leaves by soaking them in water and allowing them to ferment. This converts the natural glycoside indicant into the dye, indigotin. It can then be pressed into cakes, dried and powdered.
As a hair dye, pure indigo is a green plant and the green leaves are dried, crushed and powdered. When used properly with pure henna, it will create shades ranging from brown to jet black color. It also makes hair soft and silky to the touch.
Don’t Be Confused by Harmful Products Commonly Called “Black Henna”
Pure indigo is not (the misnomer) “Black Henna”. “Black Henna” is not pure indigo or "black" indigo. To be clear: if indigo is mixed with chemicals dyes, or even henna that has been compromised by chemicals, including PPD, then it is not pure indigo or the so-called, "black henna". Stay far away from “Black Henna”!
To avoid confusion, always make sure of the company’s reputation that you are dealing with, since there are no regulations in many countries, including India, for ingredients labels. For this reason, “Black Henna” dyes usually contain even higher concentrations of PPD than many commercial hair dyes sold in the USA. Sadly many individuals think that when they purchase this product, it is pure indigo (or pure indigo only mixed with pure henna) and the results have led to sad consequences and also some dermatologic horror stories.
Lustrous Henna® 100% Natural Hair Color Dye -in Soft Black Shade- is NOT “Black Henna”.
- The soft black shade is derived from mixing pure henna (from the henna plant) with the extracts of pure indigo and other natural botanicals found in nature.
- Lustrous Henna® is completely para-phenylenediamine-free (PPD-free hair dye); also, ammonia-free, peroxide-free.
- Lustrous Henna® remains in its natural herbal form (a powder).
When you want pure indigo, make sure what you buy is: pure indigo.
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Customer Testimonials about Saba Botanical of USA
Love your product! I am 85% grey and ordered the Henna Soft Black along with the Indigo. I used three parts of Henna Soft Black and one part of Indigo. I love the results. I got a very dark brown to black color hair which was exactly what I was looking for.
I used chemical dyes two or three times and developed serve reactions to the chemicals used in those products. With the Henna Soft Black and Indigo I just get great looking hair with no reactions. Would recommend to anyone looking for natural products.
Sam K. ,TX
Because of severe allergy to hair colors I cannot use any other color except your Lustrous Henna.
Thanks,
Banti, MO
Thank you. I am allergic to PPD so this product has been a wonderful natural alternative for me. I receive many compliments on my color and tell everyone it is a henna product from Saba.
Deborah
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Author: L.J. O'Neal, writer and researcher. (L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.)
©2011. L.J. O’Neal. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Do not copy or reprint this article without the consent of the author or Saba Botanical of USA.
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