Who colors their own hair? Mine won't color! (dye, cut, color)

[cattalk1]

I've tried ALL the store brands and types of hair color. I have straight hair I wear short and is lightish brown. NONE of the cheap stuff will color my hair. I even tested bleach on my hair I saved after a cut and itwould not change color after 30 minutes.

My father is 1/4 Cherokee and his stayed black until mid-40s. I'm at 42 years old now and no grey yet either.

I can go to the hairdresser and pay $80, SIT UNDER THE DRYER and hair will change color for highlights.

Can anyone else relate? How do you handle it?

My budget is just too bad to afford the coloring at the hairdresser. What advice can you share to make things cheaper...My natural color is really washed out brown and I no longer wear makeup so I think leaving this natural look is keeping me from being hired for front-facing employment. No one here likes the 'Earth Mother look'. I want other ideas before I use a purple hair wash daily, wear a spike do and pierce my nose to work around here more.

[Tokinouta]

LOL, I like the spike idea.

Well, what do you want, highlights?

After you put the bleach on put a shower cap over it. That will radiate heat from your scalp. Do you have a beauty supply chain near your home? If so buy some bleach and get a 40 volume developer. Mix half developer and half bleach. Use a brush for streaking a few highlights then put your hair in the cap for 30 min. Check it and make sure it's not getting to light. If you want to keep it from getting on your other hair get some foil and just take a bit for the streak and wrap it in foil. Timing is the same. Still put the cap over the foil when your done.

If you don't have a supply chain you can order it online.

If your color is to orange do it again. Also, buy a toner in an ash blonde tone. That should get rid of any red. You can use that after you bleach it.

Stores only use 20 developer for the most part. Not strong enough.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nEjM9b46lI

If you don't want to use foil do this, but unlike her put the shower cap on after while you wait the 30 min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J72d2gmVDKA

[ContraPagan]

What color are you looking for? I henna myself, so I go from natural blonde roots to auburn every 4-6 weeks.

[klmrocks]

Originally Posted by cattalk1

I've tried ALL the store brands and types of hair color. I have straight hair I wear short and is lightish brown. NONE of the cheap stuff will color my hair. I even tested bleach on my hair I saved after a cut and itwould not change color after 30 minutes.

My father is 1/4 Cherokee and his stayed black until mid-40s. I'm at 42 years old now and no grey yet either.

I can go to the hairdresser and pay $80, SIT UNDER THE DRYER and hair will change color for highlights.

Can anyone else relate? How do you handle it?

My budget is just too bad to afford the coloring at the hairdresser. What advice can you share to make things cheaper...My natural color is really washed out brown and I no longer wear makeup so I think leaving this natural look is keeping me from being hired for front-facing employment. No one here likes the 'Earth Mother look'. I want other ideas before I use a purple hair wash daily, wear a spike do and pierce my nose to work around here more.

I have long dark curly hair and have been dying my hair all sorts of colours and bleaching ( not so much now) for over 20 years and never run in to that problem. I have used quality ranging from dollar store to salon grade and all worked.

Make sure that your hair is dry, clean and product free ex not gel, mouse etc in it when you dye it. Also remember to check the side to ensure your colour intensity expectations match the products expected outcomes usually shown on the side. Some times your need to bleach your hair and then colour it later to get the desired colour intensity you want. What colour are you trying to get? Do a youtube search and your might find a video that shows step by step process tips.