Henna has a natural red dye. Indigo has a natural blue dye. Senna has a natural yellow dye.
Henna – Indigo mix gives shades of brown to black.
Henna – Senna mix gives shades of red.
If your brown-black hair is grey, mixing dyes will give the following colours:
2/3 Henna & 1/3 Indigo |
Light Brown |
½ Henna & ½ Indigo |
Mid Brown |
1/3 Henna & 2/3 Indigo |
Darker Brown |
Henna first, wash out & then apply Indigo |
Black |
1 tbsp Amla Powder per 50gms of henna, will give a slight ash tone to the red in the henna.
If you have grey hair, mixing dyes will give the following colours:
Henna |
Coppery red |
½ Henna & ½ Cassia |
Coppery gold |
2/3 Henna & 1/3 Indigo |
Light Brown |
½ Henna & ½ Indigo |
Medium Brown |
2/3 Indigo & 1/3 Henna |
Dark Brown |
Henna first, wash out & then apply Indigo |
Black |
If your red hair is grey, mixing dyes will give the following colours:
1/2 Henna & ½ Senna |
Warm Red |
2/3 Henna & 1/3 Indigo |
Reddish brown |
½ Henna & ½ Indigo |
Brownish red |
1/3 henna & 2/3 Indigo |
Brown |
Henna first, wash out & then apply Indigo |
Black |
If your blonde hair is grey, mixing dyes will give the following colours:
Cassia |
Yellow highlights |
Henna |
Red |
1/2 Henna & ½ Senna |
Copper Red |
2/3 Henna & 1/3 Indigo |
Light Brown |
1/2 Henna & ½ Indigo |
Mid Brown |
2/3 Indigo & 1/3 Henna |
Dark Brown |
Henna first, wash out & then apply Indigo |
Black |
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