funky colored thermofiber, or dying thermofiber???

Hey Jenn, don't know if you're still looking to dye Elite Thermo, but I just tried it yesterday with Dark Brown powder Rit, and it worked, bold color.

I was just dyeing a 2-3" wide test strip, but here's my recipe, I'm sure you could modify and use it with one of their bold bright colors.... test it first!

2 cups water
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon powder dye

After 5 minutes, I yanked it out, it was sooo dark & bold, not pastel shade at all! (I was looking for a lighter shade, but used too much dye.... oops. So I didn't bother to cook it for 30 minutes like Poose did, cuz I knew I didn't want the dark color anyway..... if I was looking for a bold color like you are, it's probably best to cook for 30 minutes) However, the hair was tangled after me stirring it in only 2 cups water, so maybe Poose can chime in here on what I did wrong (probably not enough liquid, or maybe I just shouldn't have stirred it).

When I get another chance, I'll cut some more test strips of the 613, and try dyeing them with tan. If that doesn't work to get a darker blonde color, I'll try to use the 613 Elite Thermo for bold funky color highlights

http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=48302&KW=

Ok Ive seen posts on here RAVING about the new Elite Thermofiber hair... and I've used WaWa and liked it ok. However, I KNOW WaWa only comes in basic colors for the most part, and from what I can see on the website, so does the Elite. I'm planning on putting in a headful of black with bright streaks extensions at some point soon, and I'd ideally like to get some thermofiber in funky BRIGHT colors, like purple and blood red... I feel it just holds up so much better and is easier to care for than human, and I dont want to mix something like PH  with it because I know firsthand that that can cause a freakin rat's nest of tangles I also remember reading on here about HeadRazor (???)  hair that came in a ton of bright colors, but I dont know where to order that from and Im not 100% sure it was a  thermofiber. Can someone please direct me to where I can get what I'm looking for, or, if its possible to dye (also remember reading something about fabric dye, but Im not sure it it would take intense enough - i heard it resulted in more of a pastel watered down shade ) I'd REALLY appreciate it :)

Edited by imzadi92 - June 26 2007 at 3:53pm