Timeline for Could my character dye her hair with clothing dye or other common materials?
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| Jul 24, 2021 at 2:45 | comment | added | John | @Ivana yes indigo is another good choice, there are literally dozens of other plant based dyes, I couldn't list them all. | |
| Jul 24, 2021 at 2:44 | history | edited | John | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 23, 2021 at 21:09 | comment | added | Otkin | I second woad. Woad-based dyes produce a range of colours from blue to turquoise. However, the dying process can be somewhat complicated and require several sessions to achieve deeper hues. The hair will have to be bleached prior to the application of the woad dye. One thing I am not sure about is the condition of the hair after all this processing. PH of woad dye is not 7. According to the fabric hand-dyeing manuals, some formulations are harmful to protein-based fibres. I am not a chemist, so someone needs to verify this part and see how woad dye would interact with human hair. | |
| Jul 23, 2021 at 19:57 | comment | added | user3067860 | Woad grows as a weed in Europe (and is considered a noxious/invasive weed in the Americas). It's not quite as blue as indigo (doesn't have as high of a concentration--technically it is still indigo), but it's still definitely blue, and if you bleach first it will definitely be an unnatural hair color. You need to get the chemistry right to prepare it, but it was very common in the medieval era. (Source: I watched a YouTube video where someone went out and harvested her own woad from random roadside plants and used it to dye stuff blue.) | |
| Jul 23, 2021 at 12:51 | comment | added | Ivana | Just to add, indigo is a common and still available plant dye that also works well on hair. It will make dark hair darker and lighter hair blueish purple. | |
| Jul 23, 2021 at 8:05 | vote | accept | Lotte | ||
| Jul 23, 2021 at 4:33 | history | edited | John | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 23, 2021 at 4:20 | history | answered | John | CC BY-SA 4.0 |