Question for Claude and/or any professional

Thanks again, Claude.  My colorist is not a booth renter, but, she sure acts like one!  As for the $45 for Shades EQ, that's New York City prices for ya! 

Thanks Susan W & Claude for your responses.  It's funny how a colorist who proudly displays her ABCH certificate (American Board Certified Haircolorist) could be something so potentially damaging.  I've been going to her for quite a while, but, always had my reservations about using the 30v mixture on the mid-shaft and ends.  Don't get me wrong, my hair color is something I'm very happy with.  A few patrons of the salon have gone red after seeing my color.  Nonetheless, I am concerned about this practice...  My hair is tailbone length, and in relatively good condition, so, I don't want to compromise that by continuing to let her put the 30v on the ends.  Incidentally, I aksed her about this myself before presenting the question to the board, and she said that my the my hair is in good enough condition to withstand the 30v on the ends, due to the fact that I get regular protein and deep conditioning treatments.  She also mentioned that there's no reason to be charged an additional $45 dollars (which she said would be the cost to mix enough Shades EQ (demi) on my ends).  She claims that on healthy hair, the 30 mixture is just fine.  Any thoughts to her rationale?

Edited by Color_Diva928 - July 27 2006 at 2:25pm

I'm not a pro as you requested, but I'm sure you don't need a pro to tell you that if they pull 30 vol developer through your hair each time, its going to add up to damage in the long run.  I wouldn't let them pull it through all your hair unless you felt your color really needed a brightening.  It also may not matter if your hair is shoulder length or shorter, because the damage would be cut off before it really gets too bad.