Want Red Hair Colour or Red Lowlights on Dark hair?

Simply use henna ! The Renaissance Henna Hair Colour Kit comes with full instructions. Look through the hair colour galleries to give yourself an idea how it's likely to turn out. Bear in mind that you'll only get shocking red / orange tones or highlights on grey or white hair ( which you can easily mute to brown or black with indigo). If you have dark hair, the henna will add deep reddish tones and make your hair look like it has natural red lowlights; any odd greys will look like reddish highlights. The difference between lowlights and highlights? Highlights brighten your hair ( and can be shocking !) , whilst lowlights deepen your hair and are more subtle.

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Anisa's hair before 19/7/06 (age 10)	Anisa's hair after henna	Anisa's hair after henna 2
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Anisa's hair after henna 4		Anisa's hair after henna 5
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Want black hair colour ? Or black hair with red or burgundy highlights ? Want blue black hair colour?

Use henna followed by indigo in 2 stages if you want a dark hair colour with red lowlights or purple blue lowlights. Full mixing and application instructions come with the Renaissance Henna Hair Colour Kit.

Want brown hair colour? Or brown with red or burgundy lowlights?

Use henna + indigo. Full mixing and application instructions come with the Renaissance Henna Hair Colour Kit.

Want burgundy hair colour?

Use henna + indigo. Full mixing and application instructions come with the Renaissance Henna Hair Colour Kit.

The Renaissance Henna Hair Kit gives you a myriad of colours - pick one ! I can't guarantee your end result hair colour, but I can tell you that I'm certain you'll love it, that you'll be impressed, and that you'll be hooked ! Try it and you won't look back. Go on - because you're worth it !

Let's Work Together

Part of my aim in promoting the awareness and use of natural henna and indigo is to build up as extensive a hair colour photo gallery as possible to demonstrate the incredible range of hair colours that can be achieved with these natural herbal hair colours. I urge everyone to contribute to the Hair Colour Gallery by sending in photos of your before and after henna hair colour before and after henna / henna+indigo. Please send me your photos and I will display them here. Remember to tell me whether you had previously used any hair dyes or bleached your hair, if so how long ago, and how you mixed your henna/indigo; also give me a name that you don't mind being identified by. Feedback is always welcome, particularly as it inspires so much confidence in people new to henna and indigo for hair. Again, please do take the trouble to provide feedback if you can, and confirm that you don't mind me adding it to the Testimonials page; also remember to tell me what name and town to use for you.

Want to Test your Hair for Free?

Want to test henna / indigo hair colour on your hair for free? Send me a small sample of your hair. The best way to do this is either to collect enough hair from your hairbrush, or [preferably] ask your hairdresser to keep back a sufficient sample for you on your next visit. Put it into a small polythene bag and pop it into the post. When I receive it I will photograph it in three stages and display it right here in the hair Colour Gallery - you'll see your original hair colour, your henna hair colour , and finally, your indigo hair colour [applied after henna]. Give me a name so you'll be able to identify your hair sample and colours - a made up nickname will do if you prefer not to use your real name. I don't need your address, but an e mail address would be handy in case of any queries.

Henna Hair Colour Strand Tests

I must remind you that hair colour strand tests don't always give you an accurate prediction of your end result hair colour and they don't always take on colour with the same passion as a full head of hair would. Many people are disappointed with the hair colour strand test result but amazed with the full hair colour application. Maybe it's the body temperature that makes the difference; it's hard to say. Also, do remember that your strand test hair may not necessarily be a true indicator of final all over hair colour due to the fact that the strand test hair may have uneven colour saturation, especially if you've previously used hair dyes. And hennaed & indigoed hair looks like different hair colour depending on where you're standing - it'll look like a different hair colour indoors compared to how it looks outdoors. It's a beautiful coat of many colours. In my opinion, henna / indigo should be used by every person on the planet at least once in a lifetime. It's too incredible to miss out on and if you never try it, you'll never know.

A Reminder about Previous use of Chemical Hair Dyes and Henna

If you've previously used chemical hair dyes, although you can go straight ahead and use henna / indigo, I'd recommend you wait as long as possible. My minimum recommended waiting time is 2 weeks, especially if you've just permed your hair. But my advice is to aim for 2 - 3 months before using henna after a hair dye if you can. The only reason why I advise people to wait as long as possible is simply to give your hair the opportunity of getting rid of chemical hair dye build up, and also to ensure the best hair colour take from henna/indigo. It's the compound (“metallic salt mix”) hennas which hairdressers moan about and say you can't use before or after hair dyes. My henna and indigo are not mixed with metallic salts - they are pure. They are not the same stuff your hairdresser is talking about ! My henna and indigo are safe to use both before and after chemical hair dye, but my advice to you is to wait as long as you can before using hair dyes either side of henna, because it's in your best interests to wait.

Strand Test Hair Colour Pictures

Below are photographs of natural hair strands showing how they colour with henna, and how they intensify to darker shades after the indigo application. I'm afraid the photos don't do justice at all to the final end result colour - scroll down to the real life photos see what I mean. Also, please bear in mind that the henna used for these strand tests was mixed with part lemon juice and part water and therefore the henna colour is lighter than it would have been with a straight hot water mix.

Henna on Grey Hair

Kara

Kara says: “I had never henna'd my hair previous to this because of the grey streaks. Wasn't sure what would happen to it. But then decided to try doing a mix of henna and indigo powder. Probably next time, I'll do the henna application first. Wait a day or so, then do the indigo. Just because I know more now about working with the all natural powders. But for this round, I actually had the henna and indigo mixed together in the same paste. Left it on, wrapped in plastic wrap, covered in foil, covered in a towel for several hours. I LOVE IT! Really enjoy not having the grey showing, and the rich colors of the brown now, too. Don't think I'll ever go without it now :) miracles, k-” http://www.hennahealing.com

BEFORE HENNA INDIGO	AFTER HENNA INDIGO *the silvery threads which show just above the hair ornament are reflections of light streaks, not grey hair !

Colouring Grey Hair on Black Hair Colour with Henna and Indigo

Maryam

Maryam has kindly allowed use of these photographs to demonstrate the use of henna and indigo on grey black hair.

Maryam says : “I have tons of grey and I used Sabrina's henna and indigo combination before she started marketing it and I was so pleased with the quality of the henna and indigo, not to mention the results, that I agreed to let my hair go grey to show everyone just how it works. Even when it's grey you can see hints of burgundy left from my previous henna indigo applications. As you see in the pictures below, the henna alone - at first - makes my grey hair look orange, but actually if it's left alone it deepens after half a day or a day to a more even reddish tone which is quite nice. However, I prefer an overall darker hair colour as I have dark hair anyway. Once I put the indigo on, the orange red tones deepen to between darkest brown to black, but with red undertones which I really like. For me, it's such a relief to have discovered this product because without it I didn't enjoy the henna (mehndi) on its own in my hair due to the amount of grey. But now it's great ! .

Maryam's henna application

Here's the henna paste going on, and finally wrapped round with plastic wrap to hold it all in place and keep warm - henna likes warmth !

Here is the black grey hair after henna application

	hair brushed forward over the face	this is the henna hair on day 2. Note:the white streaks are light reflecting off the hair

Maryam's indigo application

And here is the indigo going on, and then how it looks after the indigo application. Note the indigo was not covered at all whilst the colour developed.

Here's how Maryam's hair looks after the indigo application.

		hair brushed forward over the face

Unfortunately most of the above photos are taken in bright sunlight and the hair is reflecting light which misleadingly gives the impression of some grey hair remaining; the bright sunlight photos have not brought out the true intensity of the dark colour from the henna and indigo. Next time, I'll try to get photos taken in natural light indoors to demonstrate the true depth of the colour. But better still, try it to find out for yourself !

Maryam's hair some 5 - 6 months later

These photos were taken on 2nd January 2006. I wanted to show how the colour has built up and deepened since those last photos were taken. I regularly use henna which I normally leave in for a couple of hours or longer, immediately followed by indigo which I usually leave in about 30 mins to 1 hour. I use the colour roughly once in 6 weeks, sometimes once in 4 to 5 weeks. I'm really pleased with it ! By the way, my hair has been cut which is why my hair now looks a bit different ! Best wishes, and thanks for supplying an awesome quality of henna and indigo which continues to work wonders on my hair ! Maryam.