Your white hair won’t take color? 4 possible reasons and tips

In this article, I want to explain to you the 4 possible reasons why your white hair won’t take color:

 

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Have you tried applying dyes to your white hair, but it won’t take color?

 

In this article, we’ll delve into the 4 reasons why your white hair won’t take color.

The good news is…

They all have a solution.

You’ll soon be able to say goodbye to your white hair!

 

Reason 1: You chose the wrong dye for your white hair

There are different types of hair dyes to cover your white hair.

In general, we can classify hair dyes into two groups:

 

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Hair dyes with ammonia are best for dyeing gray hair permanently.

Why?

 

  Ammonia opens the hair cuticle for the color to be deposited permanently and dye your white hair.  

What happens if I use semi-permanent hair dye to color my white hair?

 

If you use a semi-permanent hair dye, which doesn’t contain ammonia, the color will be superficially deposited on the hair.

It may work, for example, to cover the first gray hair or to avoid coloring all the hair.

 

However,   the disadvantage of using a tone-on-tone or semi-permanent dye for gray hair is that they don’t last as long, and coverage is not full.  

Simply put, semi-permanent hair dyes camouflage gray hair.

 

Solution

  If you have a high percentage of gray hair, it’s best to use a permanent hair dye to get rid of it.  

This is the only solution to cover 100% of your gray hair.

 

Of course, you should choose the same tone as your base color.

 

Reason 2: The color to dye your white hair is wrong

Do you use permanent coloring and still your white hair doesn’t take on the color?

 

You’re probably choosing the wrong color.

When you choose a shade to cover gray hair, you must ensure it’s a single pigment color.

What does this mean?

 

It means that natural bases have no other reflects.

Natural bases are indicated by a single number. For example:

 

Solution

  So, if you’re using, for example, a 6.1 hair dye and your white hair isn’t taking color, try a 6 instead (the same goes for the other bases).  

That way, you’ll be applying more pure pigment to the hair.

 

Of course, highlights are beautiful, but you need to know about colorimetry to get them to look good and cover your gray hair.

 

Reason 3: Your coloring method for your white hair is incorrect

Do you know how to apply hair dye?

 

It sounds easy, but it’s not.

Hair dye application must be perfect because uncolored areas mean the return of white hair.

 

Solution 3

Apply the dye correctly to your white hair by following these tips.

 

 

Reason 4: Your gray hair is more stubborn than you thought

How can you tell if your gray hair is stubborn?

 

If you’ve done your hair color and tone selection perfectly and applied it correctly but still can’t dye your hair white, you could say your gray hair is stubborn.

 

Stubborn gray hair can be covered, but it requires extra attention.

But first, let’s see, what is gray hair?

 

  Gray hair turns white due to loss of pigmentation.  

Usually, gray hair is resistant to color, especially if it’s too thick.

So, what could you do to make your white hair take the color of the dye?

 

Solution 4

There’s a classic technique to make your white hair take the color of the dye. You don’t need to overspend.

You need to blend the dye that you’ll apply but with tap water.

Let’s see the step-by-step.

 

STEP 1

Before coloring your hair, prepare one part dye to one part warm water.

 

STEP 2

Apply it to your stubborn gray hair,   especially in those areas where you notice that the color doesn’t take.  

STEP 3

Leave it on for ten minutes and remove the excess with a comb or paper tissue.

 

STEP 4

Start coloring as usual. Respect the exposure times indicated by the manufacturer and apply the hair dye correctly.

 

STEP 5

You only need a few extra grams of the dye you will use.

 

Conclusion: follow my advice, and your white hair won’t give you any more trouble

In this article, we have gone over the 4 possible reasons why your white hair won’t take color when you dye it.

  Now you know some reasons why your gray hair is not being covered.  

We’ve seen that it could be due to using the wrong color, unsuitable methods, or having stubborn gray hair.

 

I hope you can dye your hair white from now on! I’m sure you will.