We should ask ourselves: What would a restaurant owner think if I came to dinner with a package of noodles and asked him to boil them and put butter and cheese on them?
Would you walk into a restaurant with a package of noodles? Keep in mind that your stylist has invested a lot of money. He will have the tone the client brought in. The three best-known and most important international brands worldwide have scientists in their laboratories working tirelessly to produce the most sophisticated hair dyes with the best results.
Of course, the same goes for the pharmaceutical industry that launches specific drugs and generic drugs. Are they the same thing? It does suffer. Sometimes, even that suffering leads to irreversible damage. And no, a highlighting cap will not save you from cheetah spots or hair that is breaking off by the time you wash it. The reality of these color trends is they must be done by a licensed professional.
Even most ombres use a blend of techniques from hand painting to micro highlighting. This type of application can simply not be done without experience. If you bring one of these fun fashion tones to your stylist, not only will they be able to lighten your hair in the least damaging way possible, but also give you tools to make it last! So, you decided not to listen to the other 4 reasons because you still think you know best. Well, orange you the hair expert? Think outside the box color and head to your nearest salon.
Your wallet and hair will thank you. Every ones hair has different pigment, texture, thickness and length. But what do we hairdressers know anyway?
We only went to school and were required to get a license, take ongoing classes, AND have to take additional hours every 2 years to be able to renew our license. By the way—thickness and length have nothing to do with how to color your hair.
But what do I know? You are NOT the only stylist and you are representing with zero compassion for clients. That is a nightmare to a customer because with statements like that, how could anyone trust you? Again, what do we know we pay in education. Dye is for your clothes or food dye… note for hair color! My hair was a bit damaged but not enouh to not take the color I wanted.
All the while not being able to figure out why it wasnt red. I left with my hair wven kore damaged then before because she messed up. I do not trust salons anymore. Even when I provide photo reference. And you must have spent 3 days in the salon size your hair was colored 17 times in one sitting. So please stop bashing stylist and salons.
Thank you. Every salon has different people, and yes, like any person in any industry not everyone is perfect at their job. There have been several times I have communicated large blond sections like an inch wide and they gave me highlights.
I despise highlights, not on me anyways. Not my style. Different artists have different visions, it helps if you find a stylist you connect with and gets you. Until then, if you can do your hair proper on your own- nothing wrong with that! You wanted stripes not highlights.
However, any stylist with integrity would flat out tell you no and not take your money. Clients are a reflection of the stylist and walking around with outdated hair reflects poorly on the salon. Outdated hair does not reflect negatively on the salon not listening to what the client wants reflects negatively on your salon.
I have clients that still tease and have outdated looks and then I have clients that I balayage and turn purple. Listening is the best thing you can do for your clients. I would find a stylist with experience and a portfolio you can look over. A good stylist should always have some before and after pictures of recent work. Have you attended cosmetology school? Do you know the components of professional hair color and developer? Furthermore, we all start out at the same level: the bottom.
Chances are that you were possibly stuck with a brand new stylist, and they, like any of us, mess up. We are not perfect. I will tell you why your hair was chocolate brown instead of the red you wanted. When you are applying your box color all over you are creating different levels of porosity. Damaged hair will soak up any red and gold tones and leave you with brown. The stylist should have added more of the appropriate pigment to the color applied so that your hair would be the red you wanted.
A good colorist knows this therefore do your homework on who you are going to before so you know they are actually trained in corrective color and you will have a better experience. A Hairstylist that is trained in the color line they are using can absolutely achieve the exact hair color someone wants the first time unless the clients expectations are unobtainable due to previous hair history and hair condition.
We cannot know exactly what kinds of colors where used in your box dye. I buy supplies at the hair supply store its actually cheaper than the box color lol when you figure it out. In all fairness I did go to Carousel Beauty college a long time back. The results are always stunning — I get loads of people ask me about it and complimenting me on the deep purple shade I choose — and when I get a cut, the stylist always remarks on the excellent condition of my hair.
I never use bleach, condition once a week, and absolutely never blow dry or straighten. Schwarzkopf is the best! I recently found it on amazon! That is the best colour shampoo and everything! Had to commoner I love that product! My hair is down beyond my rear, really long and I just add highlights myself. How did you do it? Last time I had it done she would let me pic or mix the colour.. And it was to brassy and orangish.. Thanks so much let me know please?
I do not believe this for one minute. Like one of the Professionals stated below the integrity of your hair has been compromised no getting around it. Its not so much about the result of using a box color…its more about the ethic. What ingredients are in the product and how its being made? For example testing on animals which Feria does test on animals.
The ingredients being used in color can be very harmful for us, so it may seem as though you are getting great results but there is a bigger picture. Our choices effect a whole lot more then what you can see in the present moment. I suggest you look deeper into what is in the bowl of colour and how what was the process for that to be create.
Amen, Melissa. Not only do we look at ingredients in the products, but all of the actions taken to make it. This includes how we treat animals, the environment and other human beings.
It is so important to stand behind the products we use and spread awareness. These techniques can be learned on youtube. Black Box Color is the absolute worse. Your novice is showing. Hahaha On a more serious note, most people cannot watch YouTube videos and execute professional looking colors. You just have to remember that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and a trained eye sees all of the flaws, blotches, bleeds, etc that the novice does not.
If it works for Dita it works for me! The hardest part if DIY is just the mechanics of it — it helps to gave a helping hand.
That makes me cringe lol Manic Panic and Garnier are two different types of color. Oxidative color which enters the hairshaft and direct dye which stains the outside of the hairshaft. Manic Panic will not harm your hair but Garnier has an alarming high amount of amonia which is horrible for your hair. Good luck girl! I would just like to point out that the selling of professional grade products to unlicensed people is totally illegal because of the possible misuse of them.
You need to keep in mind that these professionals dedicate their lives to making people look beautiful. Hair stylists do not get paid time off, hardly any benefits, and work insane hours. My whole point is that paying for cosmetology school is unnecessary these days. All of the professional products are available on the internet yes, even Olaplax!
And to be honest, most hair stylists are not exceptional; many are awful. Yes… A lot of hairdressers are bad. You can do all the research you want. I built a ten year career out of just practicing and was pretty successful until I wanted to broaden my skills a bit. Because for A LOT of people… A simple change of hair and some great advice can really make their day.
And that is priceless. I completely agree with everything you said above. The best stylists charge a lot of money. Not everyone has that disposable income. Those women should not be sentenced to a life of mediocre hair. Now see… This is something completely reasonable. I totally understand this. Ask them! Or try another salon! Not ALL really great stylists charge an exorbitant amount. Some great stylists like to appeal to a broader audience than just those that can afford them. I completely agree that no one should have to live with bad hair.
I am one of those stylists. I work for myself so I can charge less if I want and more if I want depending on the circumstances of the client in my chair. I have been a hairstylist for over 30 years and I am SICK of people treating my profession as a dumping ground for their insecurities. I make a lot of money, more than teachers, some nurses and a lot of people with bachelors degrees and I have never been laid off except when I had an office type job!!! Fuck you, cunt. There is a whole lot more to being a hairstylist than executing a look.
Sanitation for one… It is sad that you are belittling our profession that we work hard to learn and achieve. Yes you can get just about anything online but the only people who can help you when your hair breaks off is one of professionals you find unnecessary.
I see your post was 2 years ago I wonder if you still like your self styled hair. You say hairstyling is a worthless degree but I bet I make more money than you!!!! How do you think this talk reflects on your profession and your peers potty-mouth?! People are going to do what they want, no matter how much you try to teach them. The most common result is an odd shade of green shining through, or even purple. You may have months or years of various pigments hiding in there and who knows which ones will pop out!
You will end up spending more money to get your hair back to normal than you would have if you had it done professionally in the first place. You get excited! Hopefully many of you will be wiping that word from your vocabulary and switching over to the wonderful world of professional color! Still not sure? What's your first thought when you want to change your haircolor?
View Results. Brown and Confessions of a Cosmetologist. Please contact me if you would like information on how to properly link to this article. For one, Eva Longoria actually does use box color and recently did a video applying it herself at home- Straight out of the box.
No deception. Does that change the fact that professional beauty supply stores are not open to the public? Salon clients are paying for a service provided by a licensed professional…the price of the color has nothing to do with it generally. So many people are oblivious to the fact that fast hair growth shampoos of course with no sulfates, no parabens and no DEA even exist. We all can now enjoy longer hair and achieve more possibilities. Surely worth exploring.
For the most part, you should try to steer clear of hair products and treatments that contain chemicals such as parabens, DEA or sulfates. Clearly your content on this page is so useful for various reasons. It avoids the accustomed pitfalls and errors too many fall into- getting bad alternatives.
Thank you so much! I need to know more to give you the exact reason this is happening- so here are the possibilities and my thoughts:. Going lighter with an all-over color application is usually only an option for people with virgin hair. This could be because of inexperience, or if your hair is very damaged your stylist would do this to more safely lighten your hair. So, is it okay until your first wash…or is the color never light enough? If you have hard water this is definitely the problem.
Mineral deposits will make blonde dull and brassy very quickly depending on how hard the water is. If you have a water softener then it needs to be refilled with salt regularly monthly in some cases.
You can also do a Malibu treatment, which will remove the hard water mineral deposits. Hi, I desire to subscribe for this weblog to take most up-to-date updates, so where can i do it please help out. You can sign up for my newsletter here!
Would be nice if the article was a bit more positive for those wanting to make the change from box to salon dye. I get that point 10 is probably targeted at people thinking of using a box colour for the first time to discourage but some readers might be in my position where they now have the funds to get it done at a salon, but feel gloomy after reading this!
It should scare you a little bit…at least enough to do some research before coloring your hair with a box. I came up with this article after years of seeing clients come in some new and some returning because they needed help after a box color disaster.
It all depends on what you are starting with and what you are trying to achieve. BUT, if you are coloring virgin hair hair that has never been colored before , then you have a pretty good chance of it turning out well.
Everyone is unique and so is their hair…. Start getting haircuts to remove old box dye color and after 2 years of haircuts your hair should healthier. Well as we cant go to hair stylists atm because of the home isolation thing we dont have much choice do we.
I wrote this article in , so I think your comment is a little undeserved. It is good, I promise you the ion permanent, Demi and semi is so gentle to your scalp and I did a highlights over an ion Demi color it lifted amazing. I know this post is a bit old but I saw other recent comments.
Only salon quality. I was dying and ruining my hair for a decade of box dye. My hair started off very thick to thin. But it was all worth it in the end. Not to mention box dye has potential cancer causing effects.
It also includes, coal tar in product. The darker the dye, the worse it is. People need to be more aware of how bad box dye really is. I have a question. She wants PM 5VR all over. Can i do 30 vol on the regrowth and 20 vol on the rest? To even it all out. You will most likely need to use two completely different formulas to achieve the look of 5VR. For example, her hair already pulls warm so you would use a different color to achieve the violet-red because she already has red undertones.
You can use a demi-permanent color from the regrowth to the ends and permanent for the virgin hair. Overall I agree with everything here! When I was like 13 or 14 I used box dyes for a few years and had no issues and my hair stayed silky and thick and healthy. I DO agree though after research and seeing others experience that box dye is a no-no. This is a great article and very well written!! Thanks for sharing! I agree with most of this except the cap.
I have some clients with hair you can not foil too short and the cap does beautiful work. Does the same damage happen with these? I ask because my hair has been becoming frizzier despite deep conditioning all the time although the dye is only on the ends of my hair. The colour lasts me forever so I have only retouched it months apart basically just two dye jobs. Chromasilk is awesome!
I can help you choose the best product for your hair if you give me a little more detail. Been using boxed hair colour for several years. My hairdresser loves the colour of my hair. Have short blonde hair with some white hair now. Also you can buy Swarzkopf hair colour too. May I suggest you do further research before you tell people not to use a boxed hair colour. And FYI some hairstylists really botch a hair colour and then people use the boxed hair dyes for a better result than at a salon!
But, can you site your sources? You claim most boxed hair dye ventures end badly… Please show your data on that. Also, any data on hair health would be appreciated. Everything I write is based off of my personal experiences as a professional hairstylist. I cap highlighted my hair until I literally looked so ridiculous but thought it was awesome.
I went from light to dark auburn, shades of brown, etc. I even got a PERM in 10th grade after using box color…. This article makes too many absolute conclusions. The thing about a box dye is that it depends what you are doing especially how drastic a change you are going to make AND how much research you undertake. Lots on the internet now to inform you to lower the risks of box dyes. For about 3 years now I have been colouring my own hair. In the 1st year the ends got damaged with me constantly dying my entire head of hair.
However, thereafter I learned the technique for doing root touchups and my hair has reverted to its original healthy condition. I also switched to using Loreal Casting Creme Gloss in dark brown, which is a demi permanent but which surprisingly covers the greys and does not wash out for me. My hair colour has depth and most people are surprised when I tell them it has been coloured. A lot of damage can arise from using an incorrect technique based on lack of knowledge such as always pulling the hair colour through, or not knowing the difference between dying virgin hair vs previously dyed hair, or dying over chemically treated hair too soon.
It is not the box per se as even professional dye would have the same consequences. Yea, I get that…and I also mention that all of this depends on the circumstances.
This article is not about other things that can go wrong or cause damage when you get your hair done professionally or DIY. Everyone has a story about how they had a bad experience in the salon or with at-home hair color.
Everyone is different, which is why what works for you may not work for someone else and some people are looking for answers. I agree with you there! You should really be the one doing your research instead of telling a hairstylist of all people to do hers. Most color corrections and chemical cuts come from at home jobs.
These almost always come into a salon looking disastrous and take tons of time to correct. Most hairstylists will cringe at the sound of their client confessing to a box dye job as this almost always means we have to take the time to strip your hair before applying the correct color. This can take anywhere from days, to weeks and even months to do when it could have been avoided in the first place had you not decided something that requires almost a year of schooling and a state regulated license was easy enough to do at home.
You are so full of shit! Just a so called professional who just wants money. I have straight very thin hair. Her hair has gray and is also very thin and fine like mine. Hi, I enjoyed your article re box dyes. It was enough to send me to the salon. I had a fantastic stylist that helped me achieve the medium ash blondewith light highlights. Then I moved out of state and the hair dresser I use now was good in the beginning and suddenly my hair has been turning very copper.
Its horrible and I try to tell her without hurting her feelings and she never fixes it. She claims my hair is just too dark to get the ash I desire. Is there anything I can do to take out the copper and reds? Thanks so much! Im thinking of dying my hair darker… right now its a light to medium brown, but I want it around 2 shades darker. I asked mi madre and she said that I should try a temporary dye to see if i like how i look or not, so she told me to use box dye.. Im nervous because I do not want my hair to be really damaged.
It is soft, thin and very oily… but if i go to a hair stylist they might color my hair and i might not like how it looks on me. Should i use the temporary box dye? Thank you for this article! Do you have any color on your hair right now, or have you highlighted your hair in the last year? Previous chemical services are what make box color more complicated…. Which temporary box color do you plan on using? Great post. I fried my hair with box dye in high school thinking I could dye my whole head every time.
I have a question for you. Do I have to find a different salon that carries a different line or is there a way to achieve my color? You can go to a salon that uses Redken. A GOOD haircolorist will know how to create that color with any brand.
We use Redken at Ulta Beauty and there are tons of ways to formulate that color. We definitely have 8GR and 8G in Chromatics…. Thank you so much for your response! Good luck! I used the link to try to find a certified colorist in my area. Turns out there are only four in my state! The closest one is 65 miles away. What does this mean for me and my hair exactly?
People get their hair colored here all the time, and several salons in my city charge hundreds of dollars to do it. Does a certification in your field necessarily mean that the hair colorist is better or that I should trust them more?
Am I going to have to learn to live with my gray-blonde hair at 24? Some people claim to be certified haircolorists, but they are only certified in things like Redken color…ABCH is completely different. Ulta are responsible for my fear of going to another hair salon for color. I went to Ulta, thinking I was getting the best, I wanted my hair lightened and Pravana unnatural purple, blue, turquoise and pink tips. I had done it myself but, it had faded and was due for a refreshed look.
I reluctantly went back to complain and the head stylist or manager offered to fix it, she even told me that she would order Oleplex to do exactly what I wanted, so I agreed.
I go in for my appointment and she wanted to put a couple streaks of bleach towards the ends of my hair, so none of what she told me that she would do even happened. No Oleplex, no lightening of the rest of my hair was done, she lied. I so wanted the professionals to work because I have a bad back now but, I unfortunately have to do it. It sounds like your hair was dark when you went in for your appointment. Was it previously colored or natural?
If your hair had been colored one or more times before attempting to lighten it then your ends would be even harder to lift. Your stylist should have asked you for your hair history and told you the reality of the results you would get. This happens a lot with vibrant colors because your hair needs to be very light. Your stylist should also dry your hair before applying the Pravana Vivids color or it will not work as well.
We offer a similar add-on service by Redken. When I went to my colorist — she had to strip the boxed color from my ends your blog was what stopped me from trying to do that myself, thanks! It took MUCH longer than normal, according to both my colorist and common sense, to get the color out. So, after stripping the color out my hair is definitely damaged — not so damaged that I have to cut it all off, but… noticeably drier on the ends than it was before. I will just note here that the boxed color left it shiny and it was definitely the stripping it out that damaged it, in case anyone else finds that useful.
Had I just wanted to go back to my natural color and then leave it alone — it probably would have been fine. I DID tell my colorist about it and she was FINE with it and even impressed by the vibrancy of the color which was very close to the custom color that she mixes. Their purple is really vibrant and lasts through more shampoos than the dyes, no kidding. Is this safe to use? How is a depositing conditioner different from a dye?
It seems every company touts that. When we did it last I was sitting for a while under the dryer and it took two applications to lift it out. Thank you so much for your time and expertise. First of all, thanks for your comments! The downside is that lightening your mid to ends is more damaging than lightening new growth like with highlighting.
When my hair was damaged in school it was a lifesaver! I used it with their leave-in treatment daily after towel-drying my hair. Depending on the level of damage…. You can make it better and repair your hair, but some damaged hair just has to be cut off. Personally, I do not recommend using heat to lighten the hair…. Stylists use heat to speed up the lightening process to save time, and speeding up the process promotes damage. Slowly is safely….
Next time…. This confuses people because they think that professionally means avoiding damage. Professionals can do it more safely, but whether it be in the salon or at home…lifting hair color will cause damage in every case….. Hairdresser said I cannot die it grey….?? If you go to a haircolorist they will give you a number of options that work, but will have you coming back every month or so. Those options are okay for some people-like those that want to go lighter, but not gray yet.
They should formulate for a neutral result. I use a box colour to remove grey roots once every 6 or 8 weeks i have mainly blonde hair so it blends well not everyone has a disaster with box colour and as im 60 yrs am on a small pension cant afford a hair colourist so do it myself or one of the family helps.
Yes, as I stated in the article…. Most people are not as fortunate as you are. Someone with brown hair that needs to cover gray will have trouble with color matching, hot roots, dullness, etc.
I have a client that recently went through a divorce and she needs to cut back on spending, so she box colors her hair.
She stopped by the salon and told me the troubles she was having with the box color and I gave her a few pointers for better results. Many people read this article and miss the point- thousands of women out there are ruining their hair on a daily basis and this information is meant to prevent those disasters. I so agree with everything you have said here! I dyed my hair with box dye for years and I could not figure out why I kept using light colors but my hair kept getting darker and darker then I learned about color buildup!
I had to get a bleach cap done to break up all that old yucky color and then my wonderful stylist put a good healthy natural looking color on with some beautiful highlights that looked so natural. I was like night and day!! You can stretch your salon visits out longer than you think because the color is SO much better.
Just invest in a decent shampoo and filter your water if its hard or has a lot of chemicals and you are good to go!! You will never ever regret it not even on the tightest of budgets. I just wish everyone would take their time and find a true haircolorist…. Color correction is very expensive, but there are ways to get great haircolor at a decent price!
For example…. Lots of our clients take advantage of that special so they can be pampered and have great haircolor! A new hairdresser then gave me a horrible reddish brown colour 2 years ago — tried to fix it and same thing happened. I showed him a photo of a girl with brown hair with distinct beach-blonde highlights for a bit of texture and asked if I could have that, he said yes. How much of a risk when I already hate my hair is it to go for a neutral brown box job?
Thanks for your comment! One of my clients lived in Guatemala for 4 years and in her last year there she found a hairdresser from the U. She did not blame them, but it was frustrating! Military bases are a great place to find a haircolorist if your abroad. Try connecting with moms in military Facebook groups or blogs. A lot of them know a hairstylist that works from home they do that because they move too often to settle down at a salon.
Thanks so much for reading! From blonde, you would need to color your hair a level 7 copper seriously orange. Hi Erika! I have both the Garnier Color Sensation 6. I think that hair color is possible to achieve….
It also depends on whether or not your hair was color from roots to ends every time, or if the regrowth only was colored. I dye my hair black, no matter which brand it becomes black, I use non-ammonia ammonia itches. It does say to dye only roots first in every box. My hair is very shiny with no split ends ever I cut it a couple of times a year. Maybe North-european thin glass-like hair is so different from other types. I would not use box color to my daughters type 3 mixed hair.
I know someone just like you! She used to be our receptionist at Bubbles Salon and she would rarely let us cut her hair…. Definitely apply on the regrowth only and feather through the demarcation line for the last 5 minutes or so. So I was wondering if it would be rude to ask my stylist about using a vegan semi- permanent hair dye called artic fox at home. My hair is currently virgin. I dont plan on bleaching it but just applying it over.
The dye doesnt have any ammonia or anything else bad in it. It is also known for being non-damaging and conditioning. I get asked questions like that all the time! I just give them my advice to help them make an educated decision. If you have truly virgin hair then I would not color it at home…or at all. Then before you […]. Oh my god! Thank you! Not a lot of people really know what it takes to fix a color that the outcome is almost unknown. It took a long time to grow it out, but virgin hair feels so nice.
I used to use box color on a regular basis and my hair was completely ruined for a long time. It probably made it worse that I changed the color all the time instead of sticking with one. The only color I will use now is a streak or two of Manic Panic or hair chalk. Do you think that would look okay. I have really fair colored skin, blue eyes, and dark dark drown hair.
Thank you for answering my question. I stumbled upon this article because I wanted to know the difference between professional hair color vs box hair dye.
I started with box hair dye and always had a dark brown color. I wanted to go lighter after several year and it was a long process. My hair was extremely healthy and thick throughout every process except for the last stages of going lighter. After cutting a good chunk of my hair off I decided to stay with a brown color.
My hair was finally going back to how it first started. I am also making deep conditioning masks for my after-dye treatment. Hi Esther! I would not recommend using a box dye ever, especially over bleached hair. As mentioned in the post, box dyes have harsh chemicals that can react poorly and cause some serious breakage. Especially for a silver color, I do not recommend trying this yourself. My hairstylist told me it will take two applications. Thank you.
This is something I would reach out to your stylist for. Toning is something you can do from home with a toning shampoo or conditioner, but lightening definitely is not. Hi Nat! Many henna dyes contain metallic salts. Just this past week I had a client in my chair that I did a test strand on with henna in her hair, and the hair literally melted to pieces in a matter of minutes.
Your information was very helpful I have doing hair for 45 years And I learned something new So I thank you. So I have short hair, I am 47, have only ever used box dye. I currently have like inches of growth with gray. I would like a salon to take over from here. Do I need to grow out all my hair or keep getting it cut until all the box dye is gone? What is my next step… I thought I could like the gray, but I am having such a hard time.
Hi Rebecca, your next step is up to you! You have a number of options here. It all depends on your maintenance goals and your budget.
You can see my post here for a further explanation of your options. Please if I dye my hair blonde several times and is ready to actually grow my hair, will the dying affect the new growth that will come even if I shave my whole head? Hey Ellen, no the hair that has not grown out yet is not affected by the hair color. Hair color only affects the hair that is colored that has already appeared past the scalp.
Ive used other colours since Lockdown. Always had it done in a salon before Covid! I HATE this colour!
It makes my hair mousey! I did it yesterday, What can I do! I have ordered some Purple shampoo, hoping that will lift it somehow. Ive used Argan Oil on my hair as well. I have never felt so awful about my hair before. My natural colour is dark brown, although greying now.
I had highlights of copper and blonde to start and then went completely blonde highlights. Please help. Hi Anne! If your hair turned mousey then do not use purple shampoo, that will probably only make matters worse! When coloring over blonde hair it needs to be filled first with a warmer color, then the desired shade can be applied. I would wash your hair with dawn dish soap a few times in HOT water to get it to fade as much as you can, followed by your regular shampoo conditioner and a hair masque.
I would do this until you are able to get in to see your stylist so she can fix it! Hi Laura, I have a question for you regarding Clairol Natural Instincts, an over-the-counter demi-permanent hair color. I have fine hair, have been taking biotin and a medicine that helps to keep my hair growing as I was thinning quite badly due to both school stress and change of menopausal hormones. I am now post-menopausal and recently been put on some medications that include female hormones, and I take a variety of vitamins daily.
I would still consider my hair to be somewhat fragile, and it grows painfully slow. I have been letting it grow without getting the ends trimmed, as I usually have done most times to get it shaped when I get my demi-color every three months or so.
It is not quite shoulder length, and the bangs are a bit shorter, and I have not been happier with the thickness of my hair for quite sometime, although my hair is still relatively fine in texture.
I wonder why the demi-permanent does not wash out completely, and I am left with what seems like light brassy highlights. The demi washes out from the grey hair, and seems to leave highlights in the rest of my hair.
They charge me for a toner which has me a bit confused. She is an experienced stylist and has told me that the product she uses on my hair is the most gentle one available on the market. I am a student, and of adult four sons, two are still students living at home. Due to the economy and pandemic, my husband was unemployed for 15 months, and since January he is underemployed, meaning that finances are tight.
I am extremely tired of paying the hefty fees that salons charge, and I am determined not to go to the salon, except for an occasional cut. Since my hair grows so slowly, this means every three months or so. I am a little unsure what product she is using exactly, but I am happy with the outcome, except for the brassy remnants that seem to remain in my hair.
I thought a demi-color washed out completely. The color she applies evens out the color in my hair brassy ends and blends with my roots, but washes out after 6 washes or so I wash and condition my hair up to twice a week, or less, using high quality hair products. My question is that I have found this Clairol Natural Instincts product 7A Dark Cool Blonde Sandalwood , and note that this product is rated among the top three for gentle or mild home hair color products.
The box also says that it lasts 28 shampoos, and I do understand that the color will wash from my grey hair much sooner. When I used to get highlights done before my grey hair, I used Olaplex to cause less damage to my hair.
My question is this: how to get the most out of this Clairol Natural Instincts product with the least amount of hair damage. Thank you for your thoughtful response. I look forward to hearing your advice.
Hi Colleen! So demi colors do not wash out completely. You need a semi-permanent for that. Demi is in-between a semi and a regular permanent. Demi colors are usually what we use as toners on the hair. You cannot have a color lift lighten your natural color and have it fade away completely. If it is changing the chemical composition of the color of your hair, it will not go back to completely normal again. A semi would simply tone over what you have, and you can have it darken and then fade back to normal, but not the opposite because it is against the physics of hair color.
The box color would probably do the same as what your stylists color does if it is a demi, only it will be more unpredictable because it is over the counter and not formulated for your hair in particular. I recommend using a coloring shampoo or conditioner, which does not contain developer and are semi-permanant. You use them as a regular shampoo or conditioner and it adds the pigment to your hair.
When you stop using it, it begins to fade away and will fade completely back to normal. I recommend the conditioner over the shampoo you do not need to use both because you can use it as a conditioning treatment and leave it on for 20 minutes and it will make your hair feel great.
I will attach a link to where you can find them and choose the color that works for what you are going for. It will tone over your gray hairs but will not affect your darker hairs. I hope this helps! Hi There! Allergies are tough, I know because I myself am allergic to bleach, yet I am a platinum blonde! One option and what I personally do, is I highlight my hair and never let the color touch my scalp. I keep it in foils so it is away from my skin but up very close to my scalp.
So you can explain to your hairstylist about your allergy and ask if she will put all the color in foils for you rather than an on-scalp application.
This has worked well for me for the last 9 years! A second option is go to different salons that offer ammonia free hair color and do a patch test on your wrist to see if you will react to it or not. They are semi-permanant but if you keep using them they will keep depositing the color.
No ammonia or anything is used they are direct dyes only, which I would not think you are allergic to but always do a patch test on your wrist.
I will add a link below to the brand I recommend. Hello, hope you can help, but I think I already know the answer regretfully. I have been going to salons for years. I had a light brown color with blonde highlights and lowlights if it started getting too over-processed , followed by a gloss toner or whatever word they use for this.
This was not only getting very expensive, but age and my water at home would cause the highlights to get brassy too quickly and the low-lights seemed to fade too quickly, and turn a muddier color.
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