Dyed my hair again

If your hair is over processed it will not take any more colour, is your hair dry and brittle?

I'd have to say, let what you have in already grow out, and then try again. Be careful not to do too much to it all at once and hope it won't get too bad off again.

No, I mean grow out. Sorry, but if you dye it frequently it gets damaged and more porous. Even if it's not frizzy or straw-like yet, it's probably damaged anyway, by how much you said you've done to it. Once it's so damaged it won't take the dye right anymore, there's not much you can do except let the damaged part grow out and start over after that's cut off. If you keep dyeing it over and again it'll just get more and more damaged, I know by personal experience.

I've read that in some people, after hair is dyed a number of times the cuticle remains open and even new color justs slides out. This may be the case with you as you state your roots are holding the color. They haven't been subjected to the previous dyes.

Are you grey? If not, try Elumen. A bit extra $ but it works on a totally different principle, using the principle of positive and negative charges to hold the color in the hair. It also smooths the cuticle down.

You will also notice your hair will become like a child's--very soft, healthy looking and shiny. It will repair any previous damage by oxidative colors. I can't use it because if you have grey a regular color has to be put on the grey first and then the Elumen is used, which is way too much $$$ for me!

Just a suggestion.

Oh, to not have grey hairs again!

Unfortunately, you have to go to a salon which advertises (or you can call) that they use Elumen. It is not sold except to colorists who have been certified by their company, which involves taking a special course.

Since you don't have grey, it won't cost you that much. My hair never felt so good, it was unbelievable. Soft, shiny, and ever since the Elumen coloring which was many months ago, for the first time in years no split ends! I mean none, zilch. Ditto for frizz. The Elumen seals the cuticle which helps a lot. Absolutely no damage to hair whatsoever.

Drawback--as stated, you must go to a Goldwell salon which has an Elumen specialist. But if I didn't have grey in my roots and our $ situation was better, I wouldn't hesitate to have it done again. Just for the conditioning alone. BTW, it also comes in a clear, which can be put over any other hair coloring. All the benefits of Elumen except for no color added.

Hope this helps.

Wow but I live in Ireland so I doubt if I'd find it =P I'm also getting my hair done in a barbers, there's a well qualified hairdresser there who'll dye hair and since it's a barbers it's cheaper =P

I went to this barbers that has 2 hairdressers in it, they did it for $25 (Along with a trim and straighten) and it turned out perfect! It's only on top though it would have cost 4 times as much to get my whole head done, but it looks mostly bright red anyway. Its all actually dyed so theres more of a red tint, but only the top parts are bleached (when I say bleached I don't mean blonde, it was only lightened a couple of shades).

I might post pictures I took, but my hair is no longer straight and it looks kind of funny I really need to wash any brush it, the straightenening reall made my hair kinda dry and the dying didn't help.