HIGH ammonia ?
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Printed Date: July 19 2025 at 8:45am
Topic: HIGH ammonia ?
Posted By: miamicanes
Subject: HIGH ammonia ?
Date Posted: May 25 2003 at 1:44am
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While it's obviously politically incorrect (given prevailing consumer bias towards low-ammonia formulas), is it unreasonable to suspect that the BEST formula for achieving solid gray coverage of new white roots on already-colored men's hair might very well be a high-ammonia formula permanent dye combined with a low-volume developer? RATIONALE: ammonia is the primary agent responsible for prying open the hair cuticle so dye and peroxide can penetrate the shaft. A low-ammonia, high-volume approach depends upon making the most of the tiny bit of peroxide and dye that manages to penetrate the shaft. Conversely, a high-ammonia formula would blast the shaft wide open and allow the dye precursors + developer to easily flow inside. At the same time, some of the "old" dye (now a millimeter or two away from the scalp) would wash away, so there'd be less of a problem with buildup with repeat colorings. Finally, the lower-volume developer would probably decrease the total time, because the chemical reaction would "settle down" more quickly and shift from primarily lifting to primarily depositing sooner. As I understand it, the main reason why ammonia is avoided is because of the cumulative damage it causes to hair. For a woman who needs to take good care of her hair because any given millimeter length needs to last for a year or two, that might be a Big Deal. On the other hand, for guys whose hair never exceeds 2 inches, and who might keep it short on the sides anyway, it might be a moot point. Thoughts? |
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Posted By: claribuzz
Date Posted: May 25 2003 at 11:51am
Interesting  I never thought about that with ammonia. We have been bombarded that ammonia is bad, well it is, but its not ALL bad. I am guy and i like having my hair coloured, and I now never let it grow more than 2 inches. So I'll think I'll stick to regular hair colourant that has the usuall amount of ammonia. I always had the problem with the old dye in my hair showing up after a few weeks. I like to see more of your thoughts miamicanes  ------------- ARGHH |
Posted By: mjski
Date Posted: May 26 2003 at 1:48pm
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SInce you are keeping your hair short it should never be an issue. For anyone with longer hair, they should only be 'doing the roots' first , then combing the color through the ends for the last 5-10 minutes. ------------- http://mj_ski.tripod.com/whyibleachedmyhair/id13.html - http://mj_ski.tripod.com/whyibleachedmyhair/id13.html |