.....Well, you have come to the right place! The following information will help you through the pain and bloodshed of getting wicked hair. We (my lil' sis and I) have been dyeing our hair for over three years solid, and we know a lot of the nitty gritty about how to get what you want from your hair dye. And, to tell you the truth, a good hair dye-job is a not as difficult as you might think!
.....Hair Color Duh! If you wish to acheive a perfect result everytime, one must bleach it platnum blonde. On the other hand, if you wish nothing to happen, dye your hair black first. In other words, the darker the hair, the weaker the result. Even if you have black hair, there are other cool hair dyeing options.
.....Shampoos They usually take the colors out in non-permanent dyes. A good gentle shampoo is important for before and especially after dyeing. We have found from our experience that a GOOD shampoo
and conditioner are the primo factors in having healthy hair. I bleach my
hair, yet because I use a good shampoo & conditioner, I have nicer hair than
your average Joe with head&shoulders.
.....Conditioners Typically you do NOT want to condition before dyeing your hair, as the color will not take as well and
will come out quicker. Usually, we only use conditioner (no shampoo)
after coloring our hair to rejuvenate it.
This is especially important following heavy bleach jobs and permanent dyes.
It also helps to keep the semi-permanent dyes in longer. Conditioner can be used prior to dyeing to shorten the color lifetime. A good conditioner is probably the most important thing for healthy hair, and can make even heavily bleached hair healthy looking!
.....Time The longer the dye is left in the better it will take (think asymptotically). Through experience we usually double the maximum time written on the package. This tends to work pretty well.
.....Heat By putting your hair in a plastic bag and heating it with a hair dryer opens the hair shaft more, asorbing more dye and speeding up the reactions.
.....Moisture Obviously, hair is easier to work with wet hair. Don't allow the dye to dry out. Usually, you can just add a little bit of water to moisten things up and keep the reactions going.
.....BLEACHING To get to a platinum, you'll have to REALLY work on your hair. We recommend several shorter bleachings spread out over the span of a few days. This *will* damage your hair no matter what you do, but if you spread the bleaching time out and condition in between, you might just have better luck.
.....COLOR FASTNESS for PunkyColor/ManicPanics
This is another often asked question. As we've noticed,
reds tend to last the shortest amount of time. Next are greens.
Dark blue and purples last the longest. So far, violet has proved to be the
most colofast. OTHER HINTS: (we've gotten these from various folks, all
will help the color take.) #Shampoo/bleach your hair just prior.# Keep hair
moist.# Put developer in your hair to soften it for 15 minutes then towel out
all the developer.# Brush color through your hair every 15 minutes.# Put hair
under plastic or foil and heat.#
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Miss Clairol- 8
Honestly, we can't tell the difference between Miss Clairol and Miss Clairol Ultress, except the packaging. Miss Clairol's colors tend to be wimpy and it still damages your hair significantly. It is rather consist and predictable.
Miss Clairol Ultress- 9
Excellent product if you want to go blonde. Other colors turn out great too. Doesn't thrash hair like some others. Highly recommended
Clairol Nice & Easy- 8
Not as good as the Ultress. Is a little more damaging to your hair. The conditioner they provide is not as good. Not a bad product if you want to change your hair color drastically.
Loreal Preference- no rating
Only used this product once.
Revlon Colorsilk- 5
It works, but the colors they show were not the results we got. The colors were also to flat. We used it once to try and get a blonded, but it tinged the hair orange.
.......Both Authors are naturally blonde, but tend to lighten their hair. They are both "normal" and attend
Stanford University.
Mark "Red" Byer was born in 1973 and Evi-Lynn "Tiggerr" Byer was born in 1976. If you haven't already guessed or read, they are brother and sister. Mark is majoring in
Product Design.
Right now Evi-Lynn is undecided in her studies.
Both enjoy shooting and posing in
photo
graphy. Both enjoy attending the
Rennaisance Faire
and they both coach for
S.C.R.A
in the summer. Evi-Lynn is a member of the Stanford Women's
Swimming
Team. Both are members of the
Line Around the World.
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