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How to get rid of a perm after 6 months? And keep my hair healthy!

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:04:34 +0000

If you permed your hair six months ago, you could do deep moisturizing treatments to eliminate the perm residues.
You should also stop using products for curly hair. Instead, comb and detangle your hair with a comb every time you wash it.
If your perm is still too curly after six months, you can get a straightening at a salon. A professional hairdresser should do it.

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Do you want to know how to get rid of a perm after six months?

I’ll give you all the details later. But I can assure you that you’ll only have to follow three simple steps to get rid of your perm after six months:

First, get rid of curly hair products.
Second, apply a deep moisturizing treatment at least once or twice per week.
Third, trim your ends monthly by one or two centimeters.

It really strikes me that you want to get rid of your perm after six months. Why?

A perm lasts between three to six months. So, I think you want to know how to get rid of those perm residues that look weird on your hair. I close my eyes and picture you.

You have about six to eight centimeters of virgin roots and your curls are loose.

Am I right?

That’s what happens to hair six months after perming. The curls loosen, and frizz appears. You have slight, dull waves.

And that’s what really bothers you. So, you need to get rid of what’s left of the perm in your hair. And here’s how to do it.

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How to get rid of the perm residues after six months?

Every plan has step number 1. And in this case, it’ll be easy.

Don’t use hair products for curly hair

If you don’t want more curls, you shouldn’t use products that define your hair. You probably have a friend who loves her curls. It’s time to give her the products.

Deeply moisturize your hair once or twice per week

The more you moisturize your hair, the faster it’ll expel the residues of the perm chemicals. You can use a warm coconut or argan oil mask.

Wet your hair and apply the oil on your lengths and ends.
Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave it on from 40 minutes to overnight.
Rinse with shampoo

If you apply this mask twice a week, you’ll soon notice your curls loosen. I also recommend using shampoo, conditioner, and deep moisturizing masks.

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Comb your hair after washing it

Remember how you used to style your perm to define your curls? Exactly! You applied mousse or leave-in conditioner and styled your curls with your fingers.

In this case, you’ll have to do the opposite to get rid of the perm. After washing your hair and removing the excess water, comb and detangle it to stretch the curls further.

Trim your ends every month

When you had your hair permed, your stylist gave you a curl cut. And the bad news is that curl cuts are not for straight hair because they are uneven.

My advice is to trim your ends in layers every month to get rid of as much permed hair as possible.

Start your perming plan today and you’ll notice that there will be no curls left after a fortnight.

Now, if your perm is too curly after six months you may need to look for another solution. Read on.

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You can apply a permanent straightening to get rid of a very curly perm after six months

Please do it at a salon. Six months ago, you applied a perm, so the chemical process broke the molecular bonds to form your curls. And those bonds are still intact.

If you perm your hair with perm residue on it, you can burn it.

That’s why you should get permanent straightening at a salon. In my salon, when a client wants to get rid of the perm by straightening, I include Olaplex 3 to restructure the DNA strands and repair the broken bonds.

Conclusions

It’s straightforward to get rid of the perm six months later because, usually, all left in the hair is the remains of the process. Don’t use products for curly hair; trim your ends, and moisturize your hair deeply once or twice a week.

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Can I use a 20-volume developer to darken my hair? Or a 30-vol?

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:43:53 +0000

If you want to darken your hair two or three levels or, as we stylists say, lower two or three levels, you should use a 20-volume developer. It’ll darken your hair without ruining its color or health.
Therefore, you should never use a 30-volume developer to darken your hair.
I only advise against a 20-volume developer to darken your hair if it’s brown 4 and you want to darken it to black.
In this case, you should use a 10-volume developer. I’ll tell you why below.

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You’re planning to darken your hair and, suddenly, you’re overcome with an existential doubt: “Can I use a 20-volume developer to darken it?”

Let’s leave existential doubts for the philosophers and get down to business:

A 20-volume developer is always used to darken hair with only one exception:

If your hair is dark brown 3, and you want to darken it to black 1, you should use a 10-volume developer.

Why is a 20-volume developer used to darken hair? Because lowering numbers on the color chart is quite direct. The complications, instead, arise when scaling up to lighter colors.

So, for example:

If you want to darken your extra light blonde 10 to light blonde 8, you should use a 20-volume developer.
If you want to darken your medium red hair 6.6 to a dark red 3.6 , you should use a 20-vol developer too.
If you want to darken your blonde hair 7 to a brown 4, the 20-volume developer will work perfectly.
If you want to darken your brown hair 4 to black 1, you should also use a 20-volume developer.

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You’ll be darkening your hair by two to three tones in all those cases. That’s why we stylists say that the 20-volume developer is universal. It’s always included in dye kits.

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When should I use a 20-vol developer to darken hair?

The 20-volume developer works to darken hair two or three levels in one application. Also, if you want to achieve a natural and subtle color, the 20-volume developer is ideal.

The developer opens the cuticles for the dye to penetrate your hair fiber and lodge inside the hair. But don’t forget that the developer also lightens the hair.

The higher the developer, the more lightening power it’ll have.

A 10-volume developer can lighten up to one level. That’s why it’s used to go from dark to very dark hair.
A 20-volume developer can lighten up to two levels. It’s the universal developer and works with all hair dye colors.
Finally, the 30 and 40-volume developers lighten three to four levels without bleaching powder. These developers are used in high-lift dyes.

As you can see, the strength of the 20-volume developer is ideal for darkening hair without ruining your hair color.

For example, if you apply a 30-volume developer to your blonde 7 hair, your roots will be lighter and orange, and the rest of your hair will be dark orange.

But every rule has its exception. What I’m going to tell you next is for you if you want to darken your dark brown hair.

What hair developer to use to darken dark brown hair?

Dark brown 3 is a dark color with a lot of pigmentation. It’s not necessary to use a strong developer to darken it. Therefore, the strength of the 10-volume developer will be more than enough to apply a black 1 dye.

The 10-volume developer will open the hair cuticles and the black 1 dye will quickly penetrate your hair fiber and cover your dark brown hair.

Alternatively, if you used a 20-volume developer to darken your dark brown hair 3, your mane would be reddish dark brown or reddish black 1.

How many levels can your hair darken in one session?

My recommendation is that you don’t darken more than three levels per session.

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In other words, you can’t go from platinum blonde 10 to black 1 in a single session because your hair will be brassy red after three washes.

Why?

Every time you lighten your hair, you take color out of it. But when you darken it, you add color, and that new pigment has no base to stand on.

For example:

Let’s say your hair is a very light blonde 9 and you want to darken it to a brown 4.

Your very light blonde 9 hair is almost White. You’re two levels away from having no color in your hair.

Brown 4 has brown, which contains red, some orange, and therefore yellow. They’re too many colors for your hair fiber.

So, since all those colors can’t settle inside your hair, the brown 4 will start to fade and leave your hair dark reddish orange.

So, if your hair is very light, and you want to darken it more than three levels, you should do it gradually.

First, you can go from very light blonde 9 to dark blonde 6. Then, you’ll darken it with a brown dye 4 in the following application.

This is called a color filling. It’s what colorists do in the salon to darken hair on more than three levels.

Conclusions

If you want to darken your hair, use a 20-volume developer. The exception to using a 10-volume developer is if you want to darken your dark brown hair to black.

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Does Color Oops work on black hair? Yes, if you use it often…

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:31:21 +0000

Color Oops perfectly removes black hair dye.
So, if you have black-colored hair and want to remove the dye completely, your best option is Color Oops. Unlike bleaching, it’s less aggressive to the hair and only removes the artificial color.
So, after using Color Oops on your black colored hair, you’ll get your natural hair color back, though a bit lighter.
I’ll tell you how to use Color Oops on your black colored hair so that it works properly.

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Does Color Oops remove all hair colors? What about black, red, blue, or purple?

Are you bored of dyeing your hair black and wonder if Color Oops will remove your dye?

Good news! Color Oops removes artificial hair color.

But in the case of black-colored hair, it has an extra advantage: using it up to three times in one day will remove the black dye from your hair.

So, what’s the difference between Color Oops and bleaching? There are several differences:

During bleaching, you use ammonia and a developer. Therefore, you remove the artificial and natural color from the hair. Color Oops, in turn, contains concentrated sulfates and sulfur that break down the ARTIFICIAL color bonds inside the hair. So, when you rinse it out, the dye disappears.
If your hair is dyed black and you want to bleach it, you’ll need several bleaching sessions to get all the color out. And that can take months. On the other hand, if you use Color Oops, you’ll remove the black dye in just one session.
Bleaching can literally burn your hair if you aren’t experienced in coloring. In contrast, the worst thing that could happen to your hair if you use Color Oops, even without experience, is that your hair will dry out. So, bleaching black-colored hair can be very dangerous, especially if you’re inexperienced.
If you bleach your black hair, you’ll end up with a reddish/orange color. However, Color Oops doesn’t leave that residue because it doesn’t fade the color. Instead, it removes it.

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What results can you expect when using Color Oops on your black hair?

This will depend on your natural color. For example, if your hair was brown 4 before coloring it black, it’ll be brown 4 after using Color Oops. So, the resulting color will be just one shade lighter than your natural color.

Alternatively, if your hair was dark blonde 6 before you dyed it black, it could be light brown 5 after using Color Oops.

Remember that if you applied a dark color several times to your hair, you’ll need to apply Color Oops several times to achieve the result you’re looking for.

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How to apply Color Oops on black hair to get proper results?

Prepare the Color Oops blend. The kit includes two numbered containers (1 and 2). Transfer the entire contents of container 1 to container 2 and blend to integrate. Put on your gloves.
Apply Color Oops to your hair. Always use it on dry, unwashed hair for 72 hours. Apply it from roots to ends. Be sure to massage each strand to distribute the product. When you finish applying the remover to every inch of your hair, cover it with a shower cap.
Leave Color Oops on for 20 to 40 minutes.
After the exposure time, rinse your hair with hot water. Use hot water and let it run all over your hair for 30 minutes.

Look at your hair when it’s completely dry.

If it has traces of black dye, you can repeat the process up to three times in the same day.

How to care for your hair after using Color Oops to remove the black dye

The recovery stage begins after removing the black dye from your hair because Color Oops contains sulfates that dry out the hair.

What should you do?

Use a deep conditioner to moisturize the hair. You can also use coconut oil masks.
Avoid using hair products with alcohol.
Avoid heat tools.
Use a leave-in conditioner to maintain moisture throughout the day.
Don’t wash your hair every day.

Can you color your hair after using Color Oops?

In my opinion, you should wait at least 24 hours to apply hair dye,.

Why? After using the color remover, your hair is completely dehydrated and porous. Therefore, it’ll “desperately” absorb the dye you apply. Likely, two dye kits won’t be enough to color your hair.

However, if you wait 24 hours to color your hair after using Color Oops, the color molecules in your hair will stabilize, the hair cuticles will close, and your mane can rest from the Color Oops application.

Conclusions

Color Oops is an excellent option for removing black dye without damaging your hair. However, you must follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully to restore the moisture lost during the process.

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Should I apply a purple shampoo on copper hair? No! It could be dramatic

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:01:42 +0000

The purple shampoo won’t work on your copper hair because it won’t remove the brassiness.
If you want to tone copper hair, you should use a blue shampoo twice a week for three to five minutes.
However, if you have coloring experience, you could blend purple and blue shampoo for your copper hair. I’ll give you the details later.

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Since purple shampoo became popular, everyone seems to want to use it. However, purple shampoo is used on certain occasions.

If your hair is copper, and you want to eliminate the unwanted tones, the purple shampoo won’t do you any good.

It may ruin your hair color.

If your hair is light copper, the purple shampoo will turn it red. In other words, it’ll be an undefined color.
If your hair is dark copper, the purple shampoo will leave it… nobody knows. It could be any uncertain color.

If I were you, I wouldn’t risk using purple shampoo on copper hair.

And I wouldn’t risk it because, as a colorist, I know the laws of colorimetry. And we’ll talk about them next.

Why doesn’t purple shampoo work on copper hair?

The science of coloring applies a very powerful and accurate tool to avoid mistakes when toning hair.

The color wheel tells us about opposite colors and neutralization:

If the hair is bright yellow, you should use purple to tone it. So, you should use purple shampoo for yellowish hair.
If the hair is bright orange like yours, it needs blue to be neutralized. So, blue shampoo will work for copper hair.
If the hair is bright red, it’s neutralized with green. So, green shampoo is suitable for red hair.[/su_list]

So, now you know why blue shampoo works to tone copper hair. I also want you to know that it gradually neutralizes unwanted copper until it’s ashy.

The blue shampoo adds blue pigments to your faded copper hair every time you wash your hair. So, it removes the unwanted orange tones.

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How to use blue shampoo on copper hair?

To tone your copper hair, you should use the blue shampoo twice a week. However, to know how long to leave it on, you should state the intensity of the orange in your copper hair.

If your copper hair is bright copper, leave on for four to five minutes.
If your copper hair is light copper, leave on for two to three minutes.

Step-by-step

Wet your hair with warm water.
Apply the toning shampoo from roots to ends and massage your hair.
Leave it on for two to five minutes according to your hair’s needs.
Rinse with lukewarm water.
Let your hair air dry because the dryer’s heat removes the pigments of the blue shampoo.

Also, alternate with a sulfate-free shampoo to protect the color. Once your copper hair is toned, use the blue shampoo weekly to maintain the color.

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Only for pros: blend blue shampoo and purple shampoo for copper hair

Even if you’re a coloring connoisseur, my pro tip is to use a blue shampoo for your copper hair and leave your creativity for other areas of your life.

After all, things are simple: blue shampoo works for copper hair. Why should you complicate your existence?

Still, here’s how to use a blend of blue shampoo and purple shampoo for copper hair. The results are up to you…

If your hair is dark copper, you’ll need only 100% blue shampoo.
If your hair is copper brassy, you’ll need 75% blue shampoo and 25% purple shampoo.
If your hair is carrot copper, you’ll need 50% blue shampoo and 50% purple shampoo.
If your hair is extra light copper like an egg yolk color, you’ll need 75% purple shampoo and 25% blue shampoo.

The lighter the orange in your copper hair, the more proportion of purple shampoo you’ll need because that’s where the yellow undertones appear.

My last tip: before toning your copper hair with the purple and blue shampoo, do the strand test on a strand of your hair at the back of your head to see the results. If you are satisfied, you can apply the blend to the rest of your hair.

Conclusions

You should use a blue shampoo for copper hair. The toning shampoo will help your hair get rid of the unwanted orange undertones. Remember that the purple shampoo, instead, neutralizes unwanted yellow tones.

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How should a hairdresser prepare the client before perming?

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:44:11 +0000

If you’re about to get a perm, you should discuss the process with your hairdresser. Your stylist should ask you four questions before starting the process:

Your stylist should ask you about the history of your hair. Your stylist should know if you have bleached, colored, or had any other process before. Also, how many times you got them. You should also tell them about the hair products you use and how often you use them.
Your stylist should assess your hair’s health. If your hair is weak or dry, perming could irreversibly ruin it.
Your stylist should help you choose the type of perm that best suits your style and hair type. We’ll see this in detail later.
Your stylist should give you detailed instructions on how to care for your hair to maintain your curls and extend the duration of your perm.

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When you want to achieve a goal, planning is the key.

Applying a chemical process like perming to your hair requires preparation to avoid disappointment or ruining your hair.

Those preliminary steps involve two people: you and your stylist.

Before perming, you should have a thorough discussion with your stylist. There are many types of perms, and not all are suitable for all hair types.

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Your stylist should also assess your hair to confirm that it’ll withstand the process and give you a detailed hair care guide.

Your hair will change after perming. It’ll have specific needs, products, and care. Keep reading if you don’t want to be disappointed after perming your hair!

Your stylist should know the history of your hair before perming

If you have bleached your hair, you can’t apply a perm until the bleached hair is gone. This means you’ll have to wait a few months. While you wait, you should trim your hair every few months to remove the bleached sections faster.

The stylist won’t be able to perm your hair if you have had a keratin treatment or a permanent straightening. These processes thin the hair and damage its structure. If you perm your hair at that moment, it’ll break.

If you color your hair, your stylist will recommend that you wait at least three months to perm your hair. So, if your stylist doesn’t ask you about your hair’s history, care methods, or previous chemical processes, you should look for another professional.

That stylist is not used to preparing the client before perming and could ruin your hair.

Before perming your hair, your stylist should assess your hair’s health

As you may know, perming is a very aggressive chemical process for the hair’s internal and external structure. So, the stylist should ask you for an appointment before perming to prepare you for the procedure. The stylist will ensure your hair is fit for perming in the meeting.

For example, if your hair is dry, damaged, or frizzy, the perm fluid could break your hair’s structure. It could even cause hair loss.

If the stylist decides that your hair won’t resist the perm, the stylist will recommend deep moisturizing treatments twice a week. Then, they’ll ask you to wait one month to assess your hair again.

If your hair is recovered by then, it can be permed.

Your stylist should advise you on the most suitable perm for your hair

After assessing your hair, the stylist should ask about your goals and expectations with the perm.

Many professionals don’t consider clients’ wishes.

That’s why clients are usually unhappy after leaving the salon.

So, I recommend you bring a photo with the perm type you want. the stylist can explain if it’s suitable for you.

For example, if your hair is very thick and heavy, a very curly perm may not be suitable for your hair.

Ask the stylist to show you several alternatives. There are various sizes of rollers. The smallest the roller, the tighter the curl.

You should also let your stylist know if you want a very curly perm or a surf wave perm.

Your stylist should tell you how to care for your hair after perming

This is essential to extend the duration of your perm. What should you ask your stylist?

How soon you’ll be able to wash your hair after perming.
How to style your permed hair every morning.
How to sleep so you don’t ruin your perm.
What hair products to use on your permed hair.

Conclusions

Conclusions
Now you know how your stylist should prepare you before perming. Follow these steps before you curl your hair to reach your objectives with a perm.

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Why does my perm not last? It has to do with your hair

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:32:36 +0000

There are three reasons why your perm doesn’t last.

Two of those reasons have to do with your hair and another one has to do with your care methods.

Reason 1: Your perm doesn’t last because your hair has low porosity. So, the perm fluid doesn’t penétrate your hair.
Reason 2: Your perm doesn’t last because your hair was too damaged before perming. In this case, you should seriously consider a deep repair routine. I’ll tell you why. Stick with me because it may be the best chance to save your hair.
Reason 3: Your perm doesn’t last because you don’t take proper care of it. I’ll show you how to extend its duration.

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How to style permed hair in the first 48 hours?

I understand your frustration. You’ve had your hair permed and you were told that you’d enjoy fun curls for six months, but you notice that your perm doesn’t last.

I know it’s easy to ask you to keep your cool. But it’s the only way to understand what happened to find the best solution without ruining your hair for good.

Why am I giving you this warning?

Perming is an aggressive process for the hair. It’s almost as aggressive as bleaching. So, if your perm doesn’t last, you shouldn’t run out to the salon to re-perm your hair.

Let’s see what you can do now with your perm that doesn’t last.

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If your perm doesn’t last, your hair may have low porosity

Unfortunately, in this case, you can’t blame your stylist or even yourself if your perm doesn’t last. It’s not your fault that your hair has low porosity We cannot go against nature or genetics.

If your hair has low porosity, it means that the cuticles are closed and it’s almost impossible to open them, even using products like perm liquids.

Your hair is probably thick, heavy, and naturally straight.

After your stylist applied the perm liquid, your hair probably got some waves or curls Soon, all your hair curled due to heat and humidity.

However, after 48 hours and washing your permed hair for the first time, your curls disappeared. You may have been lucky enough to have some slight waves still.

What can you do now?

Go to the salon. Talk to your stylist. Decide together when it’s the best time to get a new perm using EXTRA HOLD perm lotion.

Your stylist will advise you on when you can re-perm your hair.

If your perm doesn’t last, your hair may have been too damaged before perming

Before applying the perm, your hair probably had a long history of bleaching, dyeing, or use of heat tools such as curling irons or flat irons.

These previous processes dried out the cuticles and turned your hair porous. So, your hair couldn’t retain the perm lotion.

How does the perm lotion work?

It opens the cuticles to modify your hair’s structure. However, in this case, the cuticles are too damaged due to the previous processes you applied. Therefore, the perm lotion cannot fully penétrate the hair.

your hair could be in danger in this case.

The perm liquid could further damage your hair and ruin it for good.

The last thing you should do is worry about your perm not lasting. What you should be concerned about, instead, is your hair’s health. The perm not lasting is the least of your problems.

People have visited me at the salon with ruined hair because they permed their damaged hair. They told me about terrible experiences of losing hair strands when they rinsed out the perm fluid.

If your hair was seriously damaged before perming, consider yourself lucky that the only consequence was your perm not lasting.

Start an urgent deep hair repair routine.

Unfortunately, the stylist who permed your hair didn’t do it right. They shouldn’t have permed your damaged hair.

If the perm doesn’t last, you may not be taking proper care for it

Part of the perming process is taking your responsibility for it.

Some reasons lead me to believe you probably don’t care for your perm properly.

Maybe you didn’t wait 48 hours to wash your hair after perming.
You may have used shampoo and conditioner instead of products for frizzy hair.
You probably applied heat to your hair.
You may have used a moisturizing mask for damaged hair.

That’s the opposite of what you should do to extend your perm’s duration. Instead,

You should use shampoo and conditioner for curly hair.
You should nourish your hair with moisturizing masks for curly hair.
You could include a leave-in conditioner for curls in your hair care routine.
You can diffuse your hair with cool or warm air.

Conclusions

Now you know why your perm didn’t last. So, before making any decisions, ask a professional hairdresser for a customized solution.

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Best 5 box dye to cover bleached hair: a stylist helps you choose

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:11:30 +0000

If your hair is dry after bleaching, I recommend GARNIER OLIA box dye because it has natural oils but not ammonia.
If your hair is brittle after bleaching, and you lose hair when you detangle or wash it, I recommend SCHWARZKOPF KERATIN COLOR box dye because it contains keratin, which is an essential hair protein.
If you have bleached your hair and do sports in the sun, I recommend L’ORÉAL SUPERIOR PREFERENCE box hair color because it contains UV filters to protect your hair.
Alternatively, to cover the gray in your bleached hair without using ammonia or a developer, you could go for CLAIROL NATURAL INSTINCTS semi-permanent box dye.
Finally, if you’re looking for semi-permanent dyes, you could go for REVLON PROFESSIONAL NUTRI COLOR FILTERS box dye because it offers an extensive range of colors for your bleached hair.

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If I bleach my hair then dye it, what will happen?

If you bleached your hair and want to color it, the first thing to do is to decide whether you want to apply a permanent or a semi-permanent box dye.

As you may know, bleaching is a very aggressive process for the hair and can be pretty damaging. It takes moisture and nutrients out. After bleaching, the hair is usually dry and dull.

Permanent dyes are applied with a developer. So, the dye doesn’t fade with washes Instead, semi-permanent dyes fade gradually with washes because they aren’t applied with a developer and don’t contain ammonia.

So, after deciding whether to use a permanent or semi-permanent hair dye, you should choose the brand. I’ll tell you about the 5 best box dyes for bleached hair and which is best for you.

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Best 5 box hair dyes to cover hair after bleaching

I chose five dyes according to their characteristics. Remember that coloring bleached hair isn’t the same as coloring virgin hair.

Bleached hair needs nutrients and moisture, and these box dyes contain moisturizing agents, vitamins, and natural oils.

By the way, do you have gray hair? My professional opinion is that semi-permanent box dyes are better for covering gray hair. They’re deposited on hair and don’t cause any damage.

Ready to choose the best box dye for your bleached hair?

Garnier Olia permanent hair dye for dry bleached hair

This is especially suitable for dry hair after bleaching. Although it’s a permanent dye, it doesn’t contain ammonia. Therefore, the developer will open the hair cuticles for the color to penetrate your hair.

Also, its unique oil formula will give your bleached hair extra shine and moisture.

However, it has a disadvantage. As it doesn’t contain ammonia, the color may not last as long as other permanent hair dyes. It’s your choice between longer-lasting color or healthier hair.

Schwarzkopf Keratin Color permanent hair dye for brittle bleached hair

Does your hair feel brittle after bleaching?

For example:

Do you have a lot of frizz?
Do you have trouble detangling your hair?
When you detangle or wash it, does it fall out?

If you answered yes to one of these questions, bleaching left your hair brittle. In that case, it needs protein such as keratin.

So, the best thing for your hair is to choose a dye that contains keratin, such as the Schwarzkopf brand. Its formula will help repair your hair and reduce frizz.

L’Oréal Superior Preference hair dye to protect your hair from UV rays

If you practice sports, especially outdoor sports of hiking, the L’Oreal box dye is ideal for your bleached hair.

Its formula contains serum with vitamin E and UV filters to guarantee up to eight weeks of intense color without fading.

The dye kit includes two serums to extend the duration of the color.

Clairol Natural Instincts semi-permanent box dye for very gray and bleached hair

In my opinion, this is one of the best semi-permanent hair dyes to cover gray hair. Also, since it doesn’t contain ammonia or a developer, it won’t take out any moisture from your hair.

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Revlon Professional Nutri Color Filters semi-permanent box dye with a wide range of colors

This hair dye is applied as a moisturizing mask and contains nutrients and moisturizers that will repair your bleached hair. It lasts from 8 to 12 washes.

How long should I wait to color my hair after bleaching?

If your hair has withstood the bleaching session, one of the best times to color it is right after bleaching.

After rinsing the bleach, you should dry your hair and apply the dye of your choice.

Why is this the best time?

Because the cuticles are still open will completely absorb the dye, to evenly cover your mane.

However, if you feel your hair is too damaged after bleaching, I recommend you wait a week to apply the dye.

Conclusions

Now you know which hair dye to choose to color your bleached hair. Remember to consider your hair health after bleaching to make the best choice.

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How much is 1 part color 2 parts developer? Read before guessing!

Alejandra Anton — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:00:22 +0000

If you want to dye your hair, the proportions will NEVER be 1 part color to 2 parts developer.
Hai dye is a blend of 1 part dye and 1 part developer.
If you use a box dye, you’ll have the exact amounts of dye and developer to blend. So, you’ll need to use the bottle of developer, which has 60 ml, and the dye, which has 60 ml.
If you buy the developer and dye yourself, you should use 70 ml of dye and 70 ml of developer because that’s the equivalent of 1 part dye and 1 part developer.

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If you’ve come this far to know how much one part dye and two parts developer should be, fate has been kind to you.

By having this information, you won’t ruin your hair today.

Why?

Hair dye isn’t prepared with one part dye and two parts developer.

Of course, you need to use the exact proportions.

As coloring is a chemical process, two problems may arise if you don’t use the proper amounts of products:

First, if you use more developer than dye, you’ll dry out your hair.
Second, if you use more dye than the developer, the dye won’t penetrate the hair and change your hair color.

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You need to use 1 part dye and 1 part developer to prepare the dye.

If you use a dye kit, you don’t have to worry about measuring either the developer or the dye. All you have to do is mix them. Even if you use your developer with a box dye, you should always use 1 part dye and 1 part developer.
On the other hand, if you bought the ingredients yourself, you should mix 70 ml developer with 70 ml dye. Why 70 ml? Because home-use dyes have that amount. So you won’t make any mistakes.

How do you measure one part dye and one part developer if you don’t use a box dye? Here are some ideas.

How to measure equal parts of developer and hair dye

Colorists have tools to measure the exact amounts.

For example, when you prepare the dye, you should consider your hair length. You’ll need more dye if your hair is longer than shoulder length.

Still, you’ll use one part developer and one part dye. Let’s see an example.

Let’s say you want to dye your hair dark brown, and it’s above shoulder length. In that case, you’ll need 70 ml of dye and 70 ml of a developer.

Likewise, imagine your hair is 10cm below shoulder length.

How many parts of dye and developer should you use?

You’ll need one part dye and one part developer, but both products should be in higher amounts.

So, you’ll need 140 ml dye and 140 ml developer. It’ll still be 1 part dye and 1 part developer.

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Regardless of your hair length, the proportions of the dye are one part dye and one part developer. What will change if your hair is very long is the amount of each element.

How do you measure one part dye and one part developer exactly?

You can use a measuring cup, preferably glass. So, put the developer in the container until you reach 70 ml, and then add the dye until you reach 140 ml. Then, blend to integrate. You can’t go wrong with this method.
You can also use measuring spoons for cooking or washing clothes.
Y If you have a digital scale, use it to measure the developer and dye.

Finally, what would happen if you used 1 part 1 part dye, and 2 parts developer?

The dye would be diluted and the color lightened.

For example, if you mix 1 part dye with 2 parts developer to reach dark brown 3, your hair will be dark orange. You’ll need to visit the salon to have a colorist apply a toner, at best, or bleach, at worst.

Conclusions

There’s no mystery. One part developer and one part dye means blending equal amounts of dye and developer to prepare hair dye. Alternatively, using one part dye and two parts developer’ll ruin the color and your hair’s health.

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Bad Grown Out Blonde Hair: 3 Ways to Fix it Like a Hairdresser

Alejandra Anton — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:54:25 +0000

Before finding a solution, it’s necessary to understand why you feel your blonde hair has grown poorly.

Do you feel your blonde hair is badly grown-out because the roots are too dark? You can fix them with lighter highlights at the roots that will blend in with your blonde mane.
Alternatively, do you feel your blonde hair is badly grown because the roots are too blonde or gray? You could apply very light highlights to blend the roots with the rest of your hair.
Don’t like your blonde hair grown out because it’s too orange or yellow and the roots are too dark? Then, your best option is to apply a balayage and toner to fix your badly grown-out blonde hair.

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Roughly speaking, those are three alternatives to fix badly grown-out blonde hair. But before you get your hands on your hair, wait!

Coloring trends have changed in such a way that even badly grown-out blonde hair can be trendy. Why?

Check out Instagram photos! Check out the hair of your favorite Tik Tokers!

What do you notice?

That’s right! Many celebrities wear dark roots in blonde hair or lighter roots grown into blonde hair.

However, this new trend isn’t for everyone.

So, if you’ve dyed your hair blonde and don’t like the color difference of the roots when they grow, you’ll need to fix it.

The solution will depend on what you don’t like about your blonde hair that grew out poorly.

If you feel your blonde hair has grown badly because the roots are too dark, apply highlights to hide the difference

When you dye your hair blonde, dark roots will show up after three or four weeks.

You could apply a dye to even out the color.
Or you could opt for a more natural and modern alternative: apply highlights. Here’s my advice.

If you apply highlights to the dark roots of your grown-out blonde hair, you’ll blend the natural color of your roots with the rest of your blonde mane.

What are the benefits?

The highlights will give your hair a very interesting luminosity, and your hair will suffer less because the dye is applied only on some sections of your roots
You should touch up the technique every three months instead of every month.
You’ll spend less money and less time in the salon.

In this case, your roots should be three or four centimeters long so that the colorist can comfortably apply the paper highlights and, then, the toner.

If you feel that your blonde hair has grown bad because the roots are too light or too gray, apply some highlights

If this is your case, I think I can guess what happened. You probably have very light blonde hair and wanted to go honey or caramel blonde. So, you dyed it.

However, when your hair grows out, the roots are much lighter than the rest of your hair.

You can’t avoid it! Hair grows out with its natural color. Likewise, you can’t avoid gray hair.

So, for either case, I suggest you ask your colorist to apply highlights by bleaching small strands randomly distributed in your mane and blending both colors.

The best news is that you’ll fix your badly grown-out blonde hair in one session with pale blonde highlights without losing the darker blonde in the rest of your mane.

What are the benefits?

You’ll disguise lighter or gray roots.
You’ll need a touch-up every three to four months.
Each time you go to the salon for your highlights, you can choose different toner colors for different shades of blonde.

Using a silicone cap, your colorist will divide small strands in about 70% of your hair. They’ll apply the bleach and leave it on until it reaches a pale color. They’ll rinse the bleach and apply a toner to even out the color with your roots.

When you return to the salon for maintenance, you can ask your colorist to apply a darker toner to achieve a golden blonde or ash blonde.

If you feel your blonde hair has grown out badly because it’s too yellow or too brassy, apply a balayage

Don’t despair. When blonde dyed hair grows out, it usually turns ashy after washes.

My professional advice is to apply a balayage, which is a natural fading technique, to lighten the ends.

What are the benefits?

You’ll return to the salon for maintenance every four to five months.
Natural hair growth is respected because you can have up to ten centimeters of root growth.

In this case, the colorist will only bleach the lengths and ends and apply bleach for a maximum of 10 minutes on the front of your mane to brighten your look. Then, rinse your hair and apply toner to neutralize any remaining yellow or brassy tones.

When your hair grows out, you won’t lose the technique and your balayage will remain flawless.

Conclusions

If you dyed your hair blonde and you don’t like the way it grew out, you know what you can do to fix it. The first step is to identify why you feel your blonde hair has grown out badly and ask your colorist to fix it with any of these techniques.

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How to remove red hair dye without bleach? Two options from a hairdresser

Alejandra Anton — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:43:44 +0000

You can use a color remover or a blend of vitamin C and clarifying shampoo to remove red hair dye without bleach.
The color remover could remove the red dye from your hair in a single day. It can be used up to three times a day.
If you use the vitamin C and clarifying shampoo mixture, you should remember that it may not remove the red dye from your hair in one application. Therefore, you’ll need to reapply it after a week to remove the red dye from your hair completely.
Before using either of these two methods to remove red dye without bleach, you should consider your hair’s health. I’ll tell you why.

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You know that you can remove red hair dye without bleach by using a color remover or a mixture of vitamin C and clarifying shampoo.

However, before I continue, I’d like to give you a tip: if you want to remove red hair dye without bleach, the best is to ask for it at a salon.

Removing red hair dye without bleach isn’t an easy task. Red pigments are the hardest to remove.

Also, both the color remover and the mixture of vitamin C and clarifying shampoo dry out the hair.

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If your hair is damaged or dry, these methods for removing red hair dye without bleach could ruin it.

Therefore, if you can’t detangle your hair after washing or lose a lot of hair, you shouldn’t bleach your hair or remove the hair dye.

Instead, ask for an appointment to receive advice to repair your hair before removing the red dye.

Let’s explain the methods to remove red dye without bleach.

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How to remove red dye without bleach using a color remover?

The color remover penetrates the hair, breaks the molecular bonds of the color, and removes the artificial color. In other words, after using the color remover, the red dye will be gone and your hair will be the color it was before you dyed it red.

There are several brands of removers on the market. However, in my experience, the best ones are COLOR OOPS, COLOR PREP and COLOR FIX.

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How to apply the remover to get rid of the red dye?

Hair dye kits include two containers. First, transfer the contents of container 1 to container 2 and mix to blend.

Wash your hair two days before using the color remover so that the scalp oils protect your hair.

Divide your dry hair into four sections.
Separate one of the sections and apply the remover from the roots to the tips. Repeat on each section.
Once you’ve covered all of your hair, distribute the remover.
Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave the remover on for 20 minutes.
Wash your hair with warm to hot water.
Let the water run through your hair for twenty minutes so that your cuticles continue to open and expel the red dye.
After 20 minutes, wash your hair with your usual shampoo.

Rinse and dry your hair.

If your hair has traces of red dye, you can repeat this process up to twice on the same day.
If you completely removed the red dye, moisturize your hair with coconut oil or a keratin mask.

How to remove red dye with a mixture of vitamin C and a clarifying shampoo?

Why does this mixture remove red hair dye even if you don’t use bleach?

Both the clarifying shampoo and vitamin C wear away the artificial hair color. Also, the effervescent power of vitamin C opens the hair cuticles to allow the red pigments of the dye to be removed faster.

Crush 12 vitamin C tablets into powder
Use a plastic container. Place the vitamin C powder and 100 ml of a clarifying shampoo. Blend to integrate.
Wet your hair and remove excess water. Your hair should not drip.
Apply on lengths and ends and massage your hair from the roots to the ends.
Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave the mixture on for 60 minutes.
Rinse with lukewarm water and apply conditioner.

Remember that if your hair has traces of red dye, you should wait a week to use this mixture of vitamin C and clarifying shampoo again. In the meantime, apply a moisturizing mask at least twice.

Conclusions

As a hairdresser, I recommend you ask for an appointment at a salon to remove red dye without bleach. Red dye is one of the hardest dyes to remove and the process could ruin your hair if you do it yourself.

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