QuoteReplyTopic: Need corrective color advice - Please!! Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:20am
A few years back I had my naturally dark brown hair (professionally) colored bleach blonde. Now, my current colorist has tried a few times already to color my hair back to my natural color but my hair doesn’t seem to be taking the color. It turns back to blonde after a few days. My colorist said that the person I went to before her totally stripped my hair and that I would have to wait until my hair (my roots) grow back in. Is this true or is there something I can do to get my hair back to its natural color (or close to it at least)? Help!!
I have never heard of something like this happening before. if your previous stylist did indeed strip all the color out of your hair, i would think your hair would then be only too ready to soak up all the dark brown. the problem is usually in the bleached hair absorbing too much, rather than too little color. i suggest you get a "second opinion" and go to a different stylist or colorist. it may be the color formulation your current stylist is using is the wrong type for your hair. One extra suggestion--dont try to do it yourself at home, since there is clearly something unusual going on with your hair--it needs professional care!good luck :) silvie
> I have never heard of something like this happening> before. if your previous stylist did indeed strip all> the color out of your hair, i would think your hair> would then be only too ready to soak up all the dark> brown. the problem is usually in the bleached hair> absorbing too much, rather than too little color. i> suggest you get a "second opinion" and go to> a different stylist or colorist. it may be the color> formulation your current stylist is using is the wrong> type for your hair. One extra suggestion--dont try to> do it yourself at home, since there is clearly> something unusual going on with your hair--it needs> professional care!> good luck :) silvieTina, did your stylist use a filler prior to the color?
> I have never heard of something like this happening> before. if your previous stylist did indeed strip all> the color out of your hair, i would think your hair> would then be only too ready to soak up all the dark> brown. the problem is usually in the bleached hair> absorbing too much, rather than too little color. i> suggest you get a "second opinion" and go to> a different stylist or colorist. it may be the color> formulation your current stylist is using is the wrong> type for your hair. One extra suggestion--dont try to> do it yourself at home, since there is clearly> something unusual going on with your hair--it needs> professional care!> good luck :) silviei agree silvie
The last couple of responses touched on the solution, I think. The key is the filler. By now, you may have solved your problem, but here goes anyway. I have returned many bleached blondes to their natural color succesfully. The key is to restore the underlying pigment, which is missing due to the bleaching. Granted, the higher the lift the harder to restore pigment. There are some factors about filling the hair that are important: the color of filler chosen, the formulation of the filler, and the application of the filler. Filler supplies 2 things, pigment, and porosity correction, so it's important to use the right color filler. Generally, the darker you are going, the more red your filler needs to be.( if you are tinting back to brown hair, for example, your hair should look bright red/orange after the filler has been applied---it scares most people) I usually mix my chosen filler color with a deep protein conditioner, and a bit of 5 volume peroxide.( the conditioner fills and helps even the porosity, and the protein helps give the color something to cling to when it enters the shaft) I apply to the hair shaft, leave on for 15 minutes, then towel off. I do not rinse or shampoo the filler off. Then I apply the haircolor directly over the filled hair. My results are predictable and generally, fading is minimized. I will say that fading is to be expected though, and to minimize even further, finish the process with a color glossing. This will help close down the cuticle and seal in the color,( as well as add a pigment kicker). I apologize for such a long post, but I hope that you found something in it that hadnt been tried before, and so you can give it another shot.Good Luck,Cherie
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