Indigo Hair Dye
Indigo Hair Dye, Indigo Powder For Hair |
The quality of Indigo is assessed from the intensity of the color. The deeper is the color the better is the quality.
In India, Indigo farming is done for Medical and Fabric Dyes. KEO is the only company which is engaged in using Indigo for hair color dyeing purpose. KEO owns an Indigo farm in India and makes use of the best quality of Indigo in all its products.
Products:
Completely herbal and safe with medical properties, natural indigo dye is available in the form of cake and can also be powdered as per the requirement of bulk Indigo buyer. The prime cultivation season for Indigo dyes is from August to December.
Natural Indigo Dyes:
KEO Indigo Fields, Indigo Leaf Powder |
The precipitate from the fermented leaf solution is mixed with a strong base such as lye, pressed into cakes, dried and powdered. The powder is then mixed with various other substances to produce different shades of blue and purple.
Blue Wild Indigo
The Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) also known as Blue False Indigo, is a North American herbaceous perennial plant that was used by the Cherokee Indians to make a blue dye.Our indigo leaves are also used for making hair dye.
Indigo Leaves
Most natural indigo dye is obtained from indigo leaves in the genus Indigofera, which are native to the tropics.In Europe, Indigo can be obtained from wood (Isatis tinctoria) and dyer's knotweed (Polygonum tinctorum).
The primary commercial indigo species in Asia is true indigo(Indigofera tinctoria), a shrub found in Southeastern Asia. Its flowers range from red to purple.
Indigofera Tinctoria
Indigofera tinctoria bears the common name true indigo. The plant was one of the original sources of indigo hair dye. It has been naturalized to tropical and temperate Asia, as well as parts of Africa, but its native habitat is unknown since it has been in cultivation worldwide for many centuries.
Specification of Indigo:
Botanical Name | : | Indigofera Tinctoria |
Common Name | : | Indigo Blue |
Part Used | : | Leaves |
Chemical Formula | : | C16H10N2O2 |
Structure | ||
Type of Dye | : | Vat Dye |
C.I. Number | : | C.I. Vat Blue 1 |
Main Coloring | : | Indigotin (Strength = 40-45%) (Swiss Method) |
Component Photo | : | Spectro Metro Method |
Appearance | : | Blue |
Solubility in Water | : | 4.0 to 2.0% |
Heavy Metal Component | : | Zn = 27 ppm Cr = 1.6 ppm Absent = pb, As, Cu Hg, Ni, Cd |
Moisture Content | : | 5 1.0% |
Ph. of 1% Solution | : | 7 1.0 |
Specialty | : | Color changes to greenish yellow in alkaline medium. |
Dyeing | : | The process of dyeing cotton, wool & silk is almost the same, the process is like that of vat dyes. The dye has to be dissolved in a reduced state, then oxidized to get the shade blue. |
Colors Imparted | : | Blue |
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