QuoteReplyTopic: Can I color my GL on my own? Posted: May 30 2005 at 2:54pm
I have GL's in and really need to color my grey roots on top of my head. I use to color my own hair all of the time but I am not sure that I should attempt this on my own with these in.
Anyone have any experience with this? I always have to have my roots colored with the GL's in but just don't want to pay 100.00 plus for roots only.
Any recs on a good at home color to use for this?
I am medium dark brown right now.
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No NO Please NO..... Maybe a professional could paint some tint on your roots.... but IMO that's a big Maybe.. Extension hair is processed differently than other hair and it could go green, break off, whatever. Don't risk it. Especially with such expensive extension hair. Good Luck (can't wait to see what others have to say)
I don't see why you'd have a problem. I bleached my roots with GLs in
without a problem; hell, I bleached a batch of GLs hair, too.
Just be sure to rinse the roots thoroughly (this applies to any
extensions, really). The dye can get a bit "caught" in the bonds, so be
sure to spend a lot of time rinsing each individual area.
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I should clarify I just want to do my roots. I have had it colored 4 or 5 times when I have had GL's in previously but always had the person putting in the extensions color it for me.
I absolutely do not want to shorten the life span of these but also can't stand the excessive grey either!!
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If you really really want to do it, maybe just around the hairline and on your part with a mascara wand..... deposit colors can really be hinkey with extension hair. Somebody here said maybe it was because there were some extensions that had metallic dyes in them. Sorry to cause controversy.... I'm a bit more concerned about depositing color than lifting in this case.
Would love to know what Metalgirl or Tanglesrc or Rae thought on this one.
I think with extensions, it's good to have some help when you're doing
your roots, so you can be more precise. I *try* to get my husband to do
it for me.
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This is very true Jenny!! The ex-husband eventually got pretty good at helping with my roots pre-extensions. But I don't suppose he would appreciate a call to help now;)!!
Ummm...color is actually not my strong point, but as long as you kept
the color on your own roots and off the extension hair, I think you'd
be fine. My concern with coloring the 'stensions would be that since
extension hair is already so processed and maybe more porous, it might
take the dye faster than your roots will- leaving you with different
color roots and extensions. But with a bit of help (not even skilled
help, maybe just a friend to see the back) and a tint brush, you should
be fine.
As for what kind of dye...well, drugstore dyes tend to be metallics,
which are awful for your hair. I'd suggest going to your local beauty
supply and picking up a gentle color and some developer.
ARE YOU TRYIN TO LIFT COLOR OR DEPOSIT COLOR... (LIFT-LIGHTEN NAT COLOR) ( DEPOSIT --dARKEN NAT COLOR) IF YOU WANT TO DARKEN HAIR SEMI OR DEMI OR EVEN TEMP COLOR WILL WORK.. BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO LIGHTER OR EVEN A DIFFRENT TONE THEN YOU NEED TO USE A PERM COLOR.. IF YOUR BLOND U WILL NEED TO USE A BLEACH OR EVEN A HIGH LIFT.. IT WILL BE FINE JUST WORK AROUND THE EXTEN.. IF YOU USE A MASC BRUSH ULL BE ALL DAY
Hi Sesame! I have a client that needs to get her roots done every 3 weeks to cover grey. I use Racoon's Euro hair on her and she wears the hair for months before coming back to me and the hair's still in great shape (re-useable still).
GL's hair however is Indian and not european so imo you should be ok colouring your roots but i would watch you dont pull the colour through the GL hair incase it does effect the hair since it would already have been through a colour process already.
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Don't think the ex will be showing up for this anytime soon! I can only imagine what his new wife would have to say about that!! She is my biggest fan you know;)
I may try this. I should have also specified that the only area I will color is the actual part on top of my head where there aren't any extensions. And I am not going to lift or lighten--just darken.
I do root colors around extensions (primarily shrink links) all the time.
Have someone help you make sure you keep the color off the extension hair, just on the roots.
Demi permanent colors will not cover gray, they will blend it, but not cover it.
If you are going for a drugstore brand of color, if you stick with Clairol or L'Oreal they should not contain any metallic salts. In fact, there are very few products on the market that contain metallic salts. The only one I can think of is that "Just For Men" stuff.
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