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Natural Indigo
| We make use of natural indigo, indigo powder, natural indigo powder, herbal indigo powder which is a sub-tropical shrub that stands 1 to 2 meters tall and possesses the wood pigment in its leaves. A typical yellowish green solution is used in the Indigo dyeing that makes it apt for cosmetic use. |
 
Indigo Powder A deciduous shrub growing 1m - 2m high, flowering during July-September pollinated by insects. Indigofera tinctoria is a frost tender plant of the tropics. A member of the legume family, Fabaceae, the third largest family of flowering plants, Indigofera tinctoria can biologically fix nitrogen, annually enriching the soil.
Indigofera tinctoria is native to India one of the oldest known centres of indigo dye production. The association of India with indigo is revealed in the Greek word for the dye, indikon, meaning 'blue dye from India' or more literally 'Indian substance'. The Romans used the term indicum, which passed eventually into English as the word indigo. The Romans used indigo as a pigment for painting, for medicinal and cosmetic purposes. It was a luxury, however, being imported from India to the Mediterranean by Arab merchants.
The indigo henna powder we offer is purely natural and free from colors. It gives strength, color as well as shine to hair. Indigo, a sub tropical shrub is used in making the powder that provide yellowish green color to the solution made from the powder.
Advantages:
- 100% pure and natural.
- Gives natural and attractive indigo blue color to hair.
- Dispels heat, cures neurosis and have a soothing effect.
- Revitalizes the hair.
- Cause no irritation to the skin.
Directions for use:
- Add normal water to make thick paste work on it to make a thick paste.
- Apply the paste on hair with a brush.
- Comb after five minutes for the paste to reach the hair roots.
- Wash off the paste after about 60 minutes followed by shampooing after gap.
Sensitivity Test:
- Clean a small area of skin either behind the ear or the inner surface of the forearm.
- Apply a small quantity of the Indigo paste.
- After about 2 to 4 hours gently wash the area with soap and water.
- If no irritation or inflammation is apparent, it is safe to use.
Warning:
- Use on the color on eyebrows and eyelashes may result in blindness.
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