The Indigo Plant, Botanical History
The botanical name for the indigo plant is Indigofera Tinctoria. Other synonyms are true indigo, pigmentum indicum, neel and neelii.
The indigo plant is actually a leafy shrub that grows 3-6 feet tall with magenta-colored flowers.
The indigo plant has been used since ancient times as in natural dyes. It was used by men and women to dye textiles and hair. Indigo 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.
In natural dyes (for hair coloring), the green leaves of the indigo plant are dried, crushed and
powdered. When used properly with pure henna, indigo dye will create shades
ranging from brown to jet black color. It also makes hair soft and silky to the
touch.
Pure henna powder and indigo dye from the crushed leaves of the indigo plant have been used for centuries to make a jet black henna hair dye. Both are currently available for anyone desiring natural dyes for hair coloring made in the traditional manner.
What Pure Indigo is NOT:
It is not the so-call misnomer, “Black Henna” hair dye.
"Black Henna" is not pure indigo dye or "black" indigo. If henna and indigo are mixed with chemicals dyes, or any henna hair dye that has been compromised by chemicals, including PPD, then: it is not pure henna, pure indigo or pure anything. Stay far away from mislabeled, “Black Henna” hair dye. It is not 100% all natural indigo dye. It is not 100% all natural hair dye.
Lustrous Henna® Hair Coloring in Soft Black Shade -is NOT the mysterious “Black Henna”.
The soft black hair coloring shade is derived from mixing pure henna (from the henna plant) with the extracts of pure indigo plant leaves and other 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 natural hair dye powder).
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” hair dye usually contains 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 dye (or pure indigo only mixed with pure henna) and the results have led to sad consequences and also some dermatologic horror stories.
When you want natural dyes for hair coloring or pure indigo powder,
Make sure what you buy is:
Pure indigo powder and totally natural dyes like Lustrous Henna® Hair Coloring.
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