And unfortunately it probably won’t ever feel as soft as it once did. You’ll need to use multiple conditioning treatments to get your hair feeling like hair again. Your hair can take on a new texture and feel straw-like due to everything that’s now imbedded in the cortex. The chemicals do not come out until the hair is cut off. When you apply box dye, the hair is permanently altered. These are harsh chemicals that can be extremely damaging to the hair as well as cause reactions to sensitive skin and allergies. They typically contain high amounts of ammonia, PPDs, nitro dyes, metallic salts, and even unclean henna. In order to save money and lower the cost of the product, the manufactures use low quality dyes, chemicals, and additives to make this possible. I’m sure you probably already figured that box dye isn’t good for your hair, right? Believe me, there is a reason it is so cheap. And sometimes I even use up to 5 differently formulated bowls for what is needed to achieve the ending result. I usually mix anywhere between 3-5 color tubes in one bowl. Typically each formula is customized specifically for what I’m creating. If you have previous color on your hair with roots growing in, you need to mix a different formula for the roots or else you will have two-toned hair.Įven when using professional salon color, I very rarely mix up one color straight out of the box. This is typically a corrective color service and is a huge process that NO ONE should be doing themselves at home without experience or professional products. If you currently have black hair, the black needs to be lifted, with bleach, light enough to take on the lighter brown color. Otherwise, the hair will turn a muddy/green/ash color and fade extremely quickly. This means a warmer, copper, gold, or red color needs to be applied FIRST. If you are currently blonde and want brown hair, the hair needs to be filled before the brown is applied. ![]() (It would be nice if it were that easy though!!) If you want a medium brown, you cannot just grab a box that says medium brown, slap it all over your hair and expect great results. Things such as the hair type, condition, color level, is it virgin or colored, medications taken, allergies, underlining pigment, and more are all factors that determine what should be used on the hair to get to the desired outcome. There are many considerations that need to be accounted for before developing the correct formula for any hair color. Trust me, there is a reason we are required to have a license to practice hair. Hair color is not nearly as simple as most people believe it is. This enables me to be able to continue giving you awesome hair tips, so thanks! *** 1. ![]() If you take action and purchase a product through clicking one of my links, I’ll make some commission money from it at no extra cost to you. ***Since I’m sharing the products that I love to use with you guys, this page includes affiliate links to these products.
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