-Ask your boss or parents first. Some companies do allow it, some don't. It's better to know before you have to get sent home from work without pay. Or grounded.
-Do not bleach hair to white or anything close to it. If it ends up anything lighter than the pale yellow that the packaging suggest you have it may not take in any of the color.
-Do not expect it to drastically change the color of dark hair. It works by staining so although some shades can tint brown hair, you're not going to end up pink without some bleach. This is a good alternative to using boxed dyes for darker shades of red since the color will fade out before a root touch up is necessary.
-Do not try to bleach out one color to move on to the next: it doesn't work. If there's a big difference between the two, say green and red, just wait for the ugly fade-out period to pass.
-Do take the time to use a brush to apply around your part and hairline or you will end up with stained skin. For this same reason, always wear gloves when applying.
-Rub/comb the dye though your hair until it starts to get frothy. This way you know you're not missing any sections, and for some reason it just seems to work a little better.
-Ignore the recommended 30 minutes on the package. Because these dyes only work by staining your hair you aren't ever in danger of over-processing. So wrap your head up in tin foil, but a bag on your hair and a towel on your pillow and sleep in it.
-If you don't have the time or the patience to sleep with it in, at least blast it with a blow dryer every few minutes for however long you leave it in. It makes the colors a little more vibrant, they stay a little better, and if you do want to sleep with them in it dries the dye up a little bit so it's not such a sloppy mess.
-Cold showers are your friend. Warm water opens the cuticle allowing the color to escape.
-Touch up as often as you like. Again, there is no chemical processing unless you're bleaching, so feel free to touch it up as soon as you aren't happy with the vibrancy.
-Don't be afraid to be bold. Mix and match colors, do fades or tips, whatever you want! Need ideas to get a start? Go here!
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| Stellar: Green Grind |
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| Manic Panic: Purple Haze |
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| Color Jamz: Wildfire Red |
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| Color Jamz: Candy Apple Red |
This is really helpful information since I've been looking into using some of those Manic Panic colors but I've always been intimidated by it. So you're sure keeping it on overnight is okay? Not that I don't trust your opinion on it.. but I'm wondering if you've done it before and if your hair lived to see another day.
ReplyDeleteIt's perfectly harmless. =] Obviously after the point of a few hours it doesn't stain your hair any more, but rather than sitting around and waiting to see what color it turns out I've found I obviously worry less when I'm sleeping. I learned this early on when I was still only allowed to do this to friend's hair, so when I finally got a chance to do mine (about 4 years ago) I always left it on for at least two hours which is a lot easier to do while you're asleep. You can go by the time on the container by all means if you are still concerned, but you'll end up with paler colors and hair you have to touch up weekly.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will trust your experience and do it overnight. :)
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