Being a true eco-friendly hair dye, the hair color comes from Mother Earth. Obviously henna powder is the primary ingredient in this natural vegetable hair color dye. The various shade mixes include:
Indigo Powder.
The botanical name is Indigofera Tinctoria. Other synonyms are true indigo, pigmentum indicum, neel and neelii. The plant is actually a leafy shrub that grows 3-6 feet tall with magenta-colored flowers.
Indigo has been used since ancient times as a natural dye. 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, it is used along with henna to create shades of color. It also makes hair soft and silky to the touch.
Catechu powder.
The botanical name is Acacia Catechu. It is commonly known as mimosa catechu, cutch, katha or khar This thorny tree grows up to 50 feet tall in the vicinity of Asia, China, India and the Indian Ocean. The heartwood extract is a natural hair coloring dye and is also used to dye textiles. The bark is a natural breath freshener called, "Katha".
A natural hair color dye mix based entirely on nature is absolutely essential for those of us that want to "keep it green". At only $6.99 a pack, Lustrous Henna® is also friendly to the “green” in our wallet.
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