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I tried to go from a dark brunette to blonde using Clairol "born blonde" and the result was blond roots and the remainder is fairly dark orang(ish). I need to fix this asap! Do I need to go to a professional or just reapply the stuff? If I just reapply how long do I wait?
It costs tons to have corrective hair color in a salon, so what ID do is buy a box to do just a strand test. Put it on your longest reddish hair from as close to the blond part without touching it. Make sure this is a strand of hair totally visible to you. Then look at your watch and time how long it takes, rinsing that strand soon as it at least comes closer to matching the roots. Then blow-dry that strand and see how much it's lightened when dry. Pull on it with your fingers to see if it's still strong. If it only took like 10 min ...I'd go ahead and get a new box and do it again, trying hard not to hit your roots. 10 min shouldn't kill the healthy root hair, but your trying not to make them even whiter. Like I said, that's the way I'd do it. Then condition your hair with the best !
You are going to need to go to a beauty supply store and ask for the formula to do a complete "bleach out" and then after dry, re-apply the box formula. You will need a very strong conditioner for your hair - usually the clairol conditioner in the small tubes will work just fine.
I started coloring my hair at home and noticed that the box came with gloves that were kind of loose. My question is: What other kind of glove could I use and reuse? Something that would be safe and not rip up my hair? I was thinking of those rubber ones from Playtex? Or would they be too hard on the hair and rip it? Any ideas greatly appreciated.
I think any kind of latex glove would be fine, but I just use the ones that come. They are a bit lose, but I don't find that that is a problem.
Louise:
thank you for this suggestion. Just bought a box of disposable latex gloves, 100 ... should last a long time!
Ann
I colour my hair at home and it comes out OK. I am colouring to hide grey. I am still on semi permanent. I will evaluate continuing when it stops working for me. I am only doing the roots and I don't get that long before root re-growth. I am using Lorel Casting semi perm. I kept the bottle of mixed product in my cupboard with the intention of doing a little touch up in about 3-4 weeks. Has anyone here tried this or is it dangerous? I don't want to end up with green hair, although that is unlikely as my hair is black, or worse a nasty scalp injury.
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X Jen
Check the box. My brand states that you cannot save the mixture. It may be just a trick to make you buy more, or it may be unsafe to save. Sharon
My brand also states that you can not save the mixed up dye. I think that it continues to have a chemical reaction in the bottle, as you can see that it will have changed colour in the bottle if you look. I certainly wouldn't use it. Next time, do not mix it all up. As long as the products are not combined, you can mix up some, reseal the bottles, and then use it later.
I have naturally dirty blond hair. I dyed the tips bright red with Kool Aid. I want to dye my hair dark brown with a kit I bought from a local drugstore. I've done some research, so the kit I bought is top rated. Will my tips look weird if I dye them brown?
By E. J.
They might. Why not give it a week or two, and by then the colour from the koolaid should fade out, I would think. Another thing you might do is find the help line/Q & A section on the product you have.
I don't think it would be major. I would give the Kool-Aid a little time to fade or cut the Kool-Aid out. If you would want to color your hair now or in the next couple days I think the red would just be a shade or two darker. But eventually if you keep coloring it, it will even out.
I'm a dirty blonde that decided to dye my hair pink for Halloween. Now my dark roots are coming out and I want to dye my hair black. I'm afraid that it won't work out naturally. Will I have to bleach it to get it back to its natural blonde in the summer time or will it naturally come out?
By wild flower
If you dye your hair with a permanent colour, it will fade a bit over time, but it will not totally disappear. Hair grows about 1 inch per month. If you dye your hair black now, it will certainly not all be back to your natural colour by the summer. If you want lighter hair for the summer, you will have to either cut off the dark hair, or bleach it.
Since black is as dark as you can get, it will cover up blonde and pink. Naturally, in about 6 weeks your blonde-dirty blonde roots will grow back slowly but you can use a root touch-up product which would be cheaper than re coloring all of your hair.
I have dark brown hair which is short. I get gray around my sides and the front of my hair. I am looking for a dye product, a powder or whatever to cover those gray areas. I want one that doesn't get on your clothes or pillow. Thank you.
By sarah
A permanent hair dye will not get on your clothes or pillow as long as you rinse out properly after dying. (a temp one will however)
It has been 2 weeks and my roots are starting to show. Is it safe to reuse the remaining hair dye?
By JLH
if you did not mix the whole box of dye and kept the dye and conditioner separate you should be ok. I do it all the time as my hair does not require a full dye mix, it wastes it.
If you did mix it up, it is not useable.
When I color my hair I end up with a red tint to it, why? I use only browns.
By Terry
I just redyed my hair and touched up my roots. The formula from Sally's says leave on roots for 25-35 minutes. I left it on 20 and applied it to the rest of my hair to freshen it andn left it for another 10.
The hair on my roots didn't take to the dye as well as the rest of my hair. Should I have left it on longer than the required time, and when can I redye the roots to match?it is normally recommended that you don't dye your hair again for 6 weeks.
However, if you only want to dye your roots you will need to deep condition your hair two or three times before re dying your roots.
May I dye my hair and then my ends in two different colours? I wanna dye my full hair blond and then my ends pastel pink.
Is it still possible to do that on one day or is it too dangerous for my hair?It is possible to do it in one day. In fact for the pink to even show up you would have to lighten it up anyway. Just do all of your hair blonde, then do the ends pink. Sounds like it will look good.
I want to dye my hair a burgundy color. My hair is already a dark brown/black-ish color. I'm just worried that it won't go back to normal. So my question is, will it?
Hair dye changes your natural hair chemically and permanently. You may be able to dye your hair a new color, but it will never return to the original natural color. The only way to return to your original hair color is to grow it out and cut off the dye areas.
I have natural dirty blonde hair. I do not want to permanently dye my hair, but I want to semi dye it. I did research and it said that it should come out with a couple of washes.
I want to dye it a light brown and still have my blonde hair come back the same after a couple of washes. Will my hair come back the same if I use semi permanent dye?Your hair should return to very near it's original color. It will not be exactly the same because certain components of the semi permanent coloring will remain in the hair. Also, most semi permanent hair colors gradually fade over a four to six week period, not two.
This is going to seem very petty, but here goes. My roots could really use a touch up, but I have poison ivy going on 2 weeks now. Since it is an immune system response, would it be safe to color my hair or might I enter the ninth circle of hell? The package instructions always advise doing a patch test before every application, so maybe this is the time to follow the directions. Anybody have experience with this particular issue?
By Marne
I would not mess with your poison oak/ivy at all! (Yup-much experience here!) You can try the newish root coloring products to help you hair til your PO/I runs its course.
I tried dyeing my hair red, like ginger, but it only dyed the roots and the rest is still brown. I went out and bought two more boxes. I need two because my hair is long and thick, and tried it again, but it stayed the exact same. Is it a good idea to go buy blonde dye to get rid of this nasty split colour?
By Brianna B.
I think, at this point, you need to consult a hair stylist to see what can be done about your hair. Repeated colouring your hair could damage it. Perhaps you need to trim your hair to get an even colour.
My hair is dark brown, I dyed it black with Ion permanent hair color to match my extensions. Now the black has faded to a color similar to my natural hair color, but it has red tones in it. How do I get the red tones out of the hair dye (which is now brown but was once black) or can I get the color removed? Will the color remover turn the dye brassy?
By Katy
To get rid of the red or lighten it you could get a toner or developer. Toner will make sure the color isn't brassy but it won't completely get rid of it. Developer will make the red fade slightly, but if you continue to use color treated shampoo or conditioner, it would help the fading process speed up.
I stripped the temporary color out of my hair, the day before yesterday (2/18/15), with Head-n-Shoulders and baking soda. I am naturally blonde, but it turned it almost white. Today I tried to dye it an eggplant color and it won't take the color. Part of my hair is purple and part is gray. What do I do? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
By Amanda
The colour will not stay on my hair more than 3 days. What is the reason and how can I fix that problem?
By Supriya from Khopoli, India
What kind of color are you using. Hair dye is sold in permanent, demi-permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary. Some temporary products are designed to come out in about 1-3 washes (semi-permanent about 5 washes, demi-permanent 20-30 washes, and even permanent will fade over time). Make sure you are purchasing the right products for what you are looking for and following the directions regarding processing time, etc. If you want the color to last, look for permanent color and follow the directions carefully. If you buy your products at a beauty supply store, the staff should be able to help you.
Will I gt a better result if I cover my hair with a plastic bag to trap the heat when doing my roots from dark brown to Live xxl 00b max blonde?
By Khadija
Under the Clairol Professional booklet if using the Beautiful Collection Moisturizing color semi-permanent it says for long-lasting results with moisturizing color apply and cover hair with plastic cap. Process under warm dryer for 10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Rinse well. Do not shampoo.
My hair has been through a lot, I went from a natural dark brown to blonde, to auburn, to chocolate brown, to dark violet, to ombre, and back to dark brown again.
By Ally
There is no guarentee exactly what will happen with home hair dye attempts. You say that your hair has been through alot recently. I suggest you make an appointment with a hair stylist who specializes in hair dye. The stylist can examine your hair and suggest possible solutions. The best you can do at this point is have the stylist attempt to correct the damaged hair as much as possible and then apply new hair dye, if appropriate.
I used rose gold hair color by Loreal and it came out grayish. Help!
By Fran from Saint Louis, MO
I bought a dark mahogany brown hair dye and used it 2 nights ago, I still have a few blonde spots on the top. If I use a second kit on my hair will my hair get darker or will it just cover the spots I missed? I like the color it is now. I don't want it to get darker. I was wondering what I should do to get the spots I missed?
By Ashley S.
Every place the new tint touches, it gets darker. You need to have a friend daub it on only the spots needed.
What do I to use so well water with a lot of iron won't discolor laundry?
By maggie from St. Augustine, FL
At our last home we had a well with alot of iron in the water and we installed a water softner and used iron removing softening salt. It worked very well. Just don't run out of salt or you are back to the same dingy look that just won't come out of clothes.
I'm wanting to color my hair blonde and highlight it purple all in the same day. Is my hair gonna turn out?
By Ashley
Once your hair has been highlighted, there is more than one way to do a touchup. This is a page about hair coloring advice for highlighted hair.
