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I am wondering how many people color their hair at home and how often they do it? my hair grows really fast, but I don't want to overdo the whole coloring thing! I could not afford to go to a salon for the touch ups..it would break me because my hair grows so fast. I really hate the look of the gray roots showing!
My mum is allergic to hair dye and she used to buy the $12 hair dyes and only mix tiny amounts of the dye instead of using the whole pack every time.
It worked well - but I've never tried it - it seems too messy.
I colour my hair when the greys get unbearable - about every 10 weeks.
I hate spending the money - it's sometimes as cheap as $6 sometimes expensive as $15 - I would never waste money at a salon, where a colour is at least $45 and upwards.
Also, my husband cuts my hair for me - my 9 year old stepdaughter made me promise she could cut it for me next time :P
Just color when you can't stand the roots/grey anymore. Some people can tolerate it longer than others.
If you buy some good shampoo/conditioner made especially for color-treated hair, your color will last longer. Also, the kind of water you have will make a difference as well. For some reason in places where there is flouride in the water, the hair color seems to last much longer. If they treat the water with chlorine, it strips color out pretty bad. Get to know what kind of water you have... you might consider getting a showercap and washing your hair less often to allow the color to last longer. They have hair powder now that allows you to "clean" your hair without having to use water and champoo/conditioner. You just gently rub it in and it gets rid of the excess oils and brushing it out helps remove dirt - and they smell good, too!
Also - you don't have to color the whole head every time. You can do the whole head of hair the first time, then after that just touch-up the roots. You can go a long time without having to color your whole head of hair. Roots are naturally darker than the rest of your hair, so this helps it look more natural, too. You can also just do the top part of your hair... grab the top half as if you were going to do a half-pony tail and just color that bit.
Condition your hair really well... coloring dries it out and you don't want frizzy hair. You want nice shiny silky hair.
And one last thing - to avoid brassiness look for "ash" tones.
Natural Instincts - I think it is Clairol or Loreal. But, Natural Instincts is the name and it is non-permanent haircolor. The browns should do nicely. I color mine about every three weeks because it washes out in 28 days. It all doesn't wash out in 28 days but, most of it does. For gray you have to leave it on for about an hour and it will wash out faster with Gray hair. The color has a shiner in it and really conditions your hair. I think you may like it even though it still smells a bit.
I color my own at home. I use Loreal Preference and I really like it. I color it brown, but a shade or so lighter than my natural color. I can go at least 3 months before I have to color again. I don't have much gray at this point, just a few scragglers, so I could see that as time goes, I may need to color more often.
Coloring doesn't seem to dry my hair out. I also blow dry and use a straightening iron. I only wash and do this whole routine every other day, so I think that helps keep it's moisture.
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