Prettymetty
Natural/4b/medium-coarse
I bought some Shimmer lights conditioner to tone my hair. I'll use it as a prepoo tomorrow and see if it helps.
For Colored Girls Only (Hair Coloring Support Thread)
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ShortieRN
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Hi everyone.
Well I color because as I age I have the genetics for thinner hair and my blonde makes it look thicker.
I use dark & lovely Honey Blonde on the top/front and Luminous Blonde in the back. I've been coloring for over 30 years. I made the choice years ago to have color as opposed to relaxer. I use shea moisture's castor oil shampoo and Paul Mitchell's The Detangler conditioner, Palmers protein pack and Parnevu's leave conditioner + castor oil on thin spots.
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Evolving78
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I may do a dark purple rinse, or blue black in April. I wash my hair too much right now for color.
GettingKinky
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I had my grays colored a few weeks ago and already I can see gray at my roots. I think the Demi-permanent dye isn't strong enough. Maybe I need to step up to permanent, but I don't want to. My stylist used a volume 5 developer. Do you think I need something stronger?
Bronxcutie
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I have decided to give up my blonde hair and go back to my natural color, dark brown. I used Creme of Nature's Lightest Blonde. I think my hair looks healthier darker. I have been struggling with dry ends. I deep condition weekly but I have added Palmer's Deep Conditioning Protein Pack.
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Evolving78
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5? She should have used 10 or 20. What brand did she use?
Evolving78
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I’m not putting a rinse in my hair until I get it in top condition again. I really wanna do either some sort of black, or chocolate brown. I think the brown won’t have me look older, or harsh. I need to start considering those things now.
GettingKinky
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Back when I made the switch from semi-permanent to demi-permanent, I think she was trying to ease me into the transition so she used a low volume developer. But that was 2 years ago. I'll talk to her about a higher volume developer. I read that a 20 volume will turn demi-permanent into permanent because the cuticles are lifted and the color deposits in the cortex. Is that true?
I don't know what brand she uses just that the color is 5N.
Evolving78
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20 is idea and normally used, especially if you have resistant hair, or grey hair. She should have started you with 10 to being with. 5 is a waste of time and money. I asked what brand did she use, since 5 isn’t common. She was basically putting a rinse on your hair, so I hope she charged you the same price.
Beany
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Colored my hair over the weekend. I was looking for Ion demi in midnight blue at Sally's, but there was only one tube left and I needed 2. Instead I bought Age Beautiful dark blue (or darkest blue? I can't remember). It is really dark. I'm ok with that, it was just a little shocking because I was rocking violet/burgundy hair since the Spring. I'll touch it up in January with Ion midnight blue.
Rocky91
NYE side boob.
i love that product....the hair looks so rich and healthy. it has good dimension and doesn't give that flat black color look that comes from box colors.
Beany
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It's definitely not bad. I don't see any blue though just black.
Rocky91
NYE side boob.
It's best seen in sunlight. Most blue blacks are like that, very subtle, but the objective for me is to get the darkest black I can-jet black doesn't cut it for me.
GettingKinky
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My stylist thinks the reason my gray didn't stay covered last time she colored my hair is because she didn't wash it first. She could be right. I just started wearing wash n gos and using a lot more product than I used to. I hope she's right I really don't like those grays in the front popping out.
RossBoss
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I wonder how close the scientific community is to eradicating gray hair once and for all. I only have 2 solitary strands of gray on my head so I'm safe...for now. But man, I will be fighting it til the bitter end with my Bigen or any other blue black dye or maybe even henna.
Evolving78
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I heard it has a lot to do with diet, or having deficiciencies in the body, such as copper. Stress may bring them on, just like stress can cause hair loss too. I have one and I will do all I can to prevent more from coming if possible.
Always~Wear~Joy
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I'm going for this color/balayage
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I’m starting to get a patch of gray that is resistant to color. Stylist did a little darker than the last time and it seemed to take but it was just a touch up so the resistant previously colored hairs show but pass as highlights.
I use henna so they have that orange/red tint. I used to use henna for color and health. Now, I’m going to try tea rinses since Henna is no match for my gray.
I use henna so they have that orange/red tint. I used to use henna for color and health. Now, I’m going to try tea rinses since Henna is no match for my gray.
faithVA
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Try the Surya Brasil creme color. I have had great success with it. My grays were quite resistant but this color works well for my grays and my low porosity hair.
Evolving78
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I may try platinum blonde, or go back to my purple.
Evolving78
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Has anyone ever used cream lighter/bleach?
Evolving78
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I just lightened and toned my hair again, and I love the results! I don’t think I’m going to add a fun color right now! I like this Storm look going on! Can’t wait to get my fresh cut!
NappyNelle
Kinky Coily 4A, Fine Strands, WSL
I dyed my hair tonight with Ion Color Brilliance. My greys are all colored over, except for two in the very rear, which was my fault for being lazy. I'm very happy with it so far.
Okay, I have been coloring my hair because I have been going gray for years now and this is what i have noticed.
Using those chemically non natural brands has thinned out my edges. over time I think there is or are some chemicals in those dyes that slowly kills the hair at the root. I know it is so because when I started using the same hair dye on my brows to make them darker, my brows became very sparse and I had to stop and it took me months to get them back to what they were before.. I don't have a lot of brows to start with, so using dye on them practically killed them.
Because of this, I have stopped using those commercial dyes that have lots of chemicals, and now I ONLY use those more expensive so called natural hair dyes you find at the health food store. They don't always do a great job at coloring my greys but I am sticking to them.
AND,
More importantly, just like relaxed heads stretch relaxers, I have started stretching the touch up time. I no longer touch up my edges every month with hair color. Instead, I now use dark brown or black mascara on my edges, being very careful to not put them on my scalp. They work fine and wash off easily so I can still use castor oil on my edges nightly to keep them strong. I plan on touching up my hair every 3 months instead of every month.
Using those chemically non natural brands has thinned out my edges. over time I think there is or are some chemicals in those dyes that slowly kills the hair at the root. I know it is so because when I started using the same hair dye on my brows to make them darker, my brows became very sparse and I had to stop and it took me months to get them back to what they were before.. I don't have a lot of brows to start with, so using dye on them practically killed them.
Because of this, I have stopped using those commercial dyes that have lots of chemicals, and now I ONLY use those more expensive so called natural hair dyes you find at the health food store. They don't always do a great job at coloring my greys but I am sticking to them.
AND,
More importantly, just like relaxed heads stretch relaxers, I have started stretching the touch up time. I no longer touch up my edges every month with hair color. Instead, I now use dark brown or black mascara on my edges, being very careful to not put them on my scalp. They work fine and wash off easily so I can still use castor oil on my edges nightly to keep them strong. I plan on touching up my hair every 3 months instead of every month.
Hi, I'm curious about natural or more natural brands that are not henna. Can you share a few names? I haven't experienced any thinning in my edges but I only reapply every 3 months at the earliest to cover gray. It's been 4 months since my last application.
I think if you are only coloring /touching up your hair every 3 months, you will be okay. I was touching up my edges every month. The rest of my hair I color every 3 or 4 months so they were fine, it was not too much chemical agression.
Anyway, I now buy whatever I see at the health food store: Surya, Naturtint, HerbaTint, whatever they have on the shelf I fancy that day, I have no favorite. However, l bought and used the Shea Moisture brand, it worked fine, but I was not happy because 1 month later, when I tried to use the remaining unmixed product ( I don't use all of the product for a touch up) had turned really strong and smelly. Which was weird because that does not happen with the other natural brands, which allows me to use a package for at least 3 touchups.
Evolving78
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I plan on bleaching my hair a less than 2 weeks from now. I plan on getting my haircut too. The barber cut off my sideburns, so I’m waiting for them to fill back in.
UPDATE:
Mascara on my edges worked to cover the grey and is a cheap convenient emergency option, but it made my edges look wiry and wild. so I cannot use it on the regular.
So I decided to use a very good natural haircolor instead of going for the cheapo. I am now using Herbatint every other week or so to cover my gray edges and putting castor oil every night to nourish the roots,
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