That's it - NO more gray hairs! Help!
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Added Dec 03, 2009
Okay, I've had it. I don't want to embrace going gray. There is NO reason for me to have to go gray. What I need now is some really GREAT ADVICE about what I should ask my colorist. I would really like to keep my hair looking as healthy as it does now. Do I *have to* bleach? Is there another way to cover gray? I've heard the word "semi-permanent" thrown around but I'm afraid that the color will bleed onto my clothes - no more white shirts?
Help!!
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By Carolyn Schlicher, Dec 03, 2009
HI Katherine! Just 4 weeks ago, I got my hair colored for the purposes of finally covering the gray that was rearing its nasty head. So, I'm hardly the best person to give advice about strategies.
However, I will say that the colorist picked something akin to the color I had in my early 30s, and we put some very subtle highlights in to make it natural. I love it--I really do. Yes, I am now a slave to the hairdresser every 4-6 weeks but thanks to IR and being able to earn points for salons, I won't have to see that come out of my pocket. I went to an Aveda concept salon and the coloring they used has seemed to be quite gentle and my hair still is very healthy (I am using professional shampoo, though.)
What I had been doing for years was to put in highlights right in the different places the gray seemed to congregate--but I have dark blonde/light brown hair.
By Karyn Polewaczyk, Dec 03, 2009
Your photo is black and white, so I can't tell what your natural color is like, but I would suggest asking for a vegetable-based rinse to start to see if you like it. Not only are vegetable rinses ammonia-free, they're very low commitment - the last about a month, give or take several days. Demi and semi permanents are other options, and there are lots of formulas that are ammonia free. You'd only need bleach if you were looking to double process your hair (that is, lift the existing color out of your hair and then have a secondary color applied in its place). And in terms of anything "semi" or "demi" permanent: they fade, but don't rinse out. Temporary color, on the other hand - think something you'd spray on - would have the potential to run on your clothes.
And, if it makes you feel any better, I started to discover gray hair last year - at the ripe, old age of 26.
By Katherine C, Dec 03, 2009
My natural hair color is black but definitely not jet black - there are hues of very very dark chocolate browns. Unfortunately, the few times I tried bleaching my hair (professionally) lighter, the color tended towards being brassy (reddish copper) so I would inevitably dye it back.
My hair texture isn't "thick and coarse" and it isn't "fine." I always just think of it as normal with a little bend/frizz if I don't blow dry or straight iron it.
Several of my friends use hair color out of the box, but I'm afraid that I'll end up having hair color that looks very unnatural - Morticia Addams.
By Mike Petrizzi, Dec 07, 2009
I highly recommend just blending away some of your greys using a non-ammonia demi-permenant haircolor... Redken Shades EQ is the best on the market. It will leave subtly turn your grey hairs into more of a 'highlighted' color (think tawny caramels, mochas or honeys--depending on which tonality your colorist thinks is best for you) You will have a reduced feeling of grey hair while leaving your hair super shiny and only in need of about every 6 week refresher. Let me know how it goes!