a good semi permanet hair dye, also will my hair fall out

Hi Rita;

I use L`Oreal`s Colour Spa Castings, I find it doesn`t do much damage to my hair and as I have long hair there seems to be enough product in the package to get good coverage.

Like you I have used a lot of products on my hair and I found that I was losing a lot of hair in my hair brush. I have always treated my hair with great reverance and it horrified me that I was losing hair to over colouring or changing products. I would concentrate on getting my hair into the best possible health before changing the colour. You will only make it worse by adding dye to it.

You might want to try a natural henna product as I find they leave my hair feeling fantastic and they aren`t as drying. The last henna I saw though was over $16 an application so its not cheap. A herbal store may have them and I know Lush sells henna products (they ship on line too)

As I have auburn hair I only look for a product to stop my hair ends from blonding out after the summer and maybe a mid winter lift to my natural colour as I find it gets pretty blah.

I hope this helps, it can be scary trying something new especially if your hair is damaged.

Good Luck

Just saw this old thread. I have been trying to get info on Robert Craig Haircolor from someone who has tried it.

Has anyone here had any experience with, or heard anything about, this product? If you check out the website you'll see that it sounds like a great product. I am looking for third-party feedback on it. It sounds so perfect for me.

Thanks!

I have had lots of Shades EQ color services and they were absolutely wonderful. But my hair grows very fast, and I need a root touch up every four weeks and there's just no way I am going to visit a salon once a month. Not only because of the cost, but also because it's inconvenient. I've been coloring at home for eons. I'm looking for an excellent, healthier permanent line that I can use at home. I'm getting greyer and greyer and the semis are washing out too quickly these days.

My colorist friend used to purchase Framesi for me on her account (gorgeous permanent color) but it's a pain for her to get. She's offered to switch me to Redken, but even that has peroxide. I'm wondering if this Robert Craig "powder + water" is better for my hair. Could it be better (i.e., more natural) than Redken?

I've noticed that Sally's also has a few powder + water permanent colors that claim to have no ammonia, no peroxide, all gentle, etc. Water Works Permanent Powder Hair Color By: Worldwide Cosmetics is another of these, seems to be similar to Robert Craig.

What can you tell me about this type of product?

Thanks very much for researching this, Lili.

I have always wanted to try the Roux crayon, those little grey hairs that appear on the hairline a week after a color drive me crazy. I think I will try that.

My friend picked up some Redken Fusion for me to use at home (2N and 3N for my 1/3 - 2/3 mixture). She promises it's every bit as great as Framesi. My regular hair stylist agrees, so now I can't wait to try it. I'm going to have her pick up a year's worth for me so that I won't have to keep bothering her.

I suppose I will forget Robert Craig and keep to my usual method of doing the permanent color on roots about once every two or three months, with a Natural Instincts semi-permanent in between. And the crayon for those pesky hairline greys.

Ah, how I wish I would have appreciated my natural color before the greys came!

Thanks again!