William or anyone else, I need help!

> Hello,> Ever since I was tiny I had golden blond hair. When I> turned thirteen, it started to change, and suddenly I> had light brown (or very dark blond) roots. My> grandmother took me to a salon, and for 5 years I had> my roots foiled and all over highlights added. When I> went away to college last year I got sick of leaving> campus and did it at home. I've been using Feria Blush> Blond, which has given me a strawberry blond color. I> like it, but I'm sick of the maintenance.> I was thinking of going back to my original color. The> only problem is, that I'm not even sure exactly what> it is. I think it may be a light ash brown, but it's> hard to tell when my roots are juxtaposed to my color.> I'm on an NCAA team at school, so I don't have time> (or money) to go to a salon. I know that there's no> such thing as "hair paint" and that whatever> dye I get will react in it's own way to my> overprocessed hair. I would appreciate help.> Thanks,> Jenn if you use a filler on your overporous hair then the color you chhose it will help to deposit more evenly and condition the heck out of that hair,

> What is a filler, and what does it do, exactly?To Laura;A filler is used to restore some of the hairs more 'normal' absorbtion properties to damaged or very porous hair such as bleached hair as in a double process blonde. They contain hair proteins and essential acids etc and sometimes contain and/or mixed with a drabber to prevent very uneven coloring or 'uptake' of over abundant amounts of pigment when coloring.william

Hi, I am interested in knowing mor about this "filler" too. My hair is very pourous. The humidity makes it look like cotton no matter what I put on it. Right now I use a lot of gel - I hate the way it makes my hair feel. I love the way my hair looks when it is newly washed and still damp. After it dries, it looks awful. HELP