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Printed Date: December 27 2025 at 2:57am
Topic: amm
Posted By: FabulousHairExt
Subject: amm
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 7:04pm
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what did you do to lighten your rk hair? ------------- fyi I know my spelling sux! |
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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 7:51pm
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I don't have RK hair, but I did buy some "virgin indian hair" and I used 30 vol peroxide and a bleach powder to lighten mine. I left it on for 20 mins. and I got it to a light auburn shade, I then dyed to to my natural color 5, and I absoultly love it. It was a little iffy (dry and nasty looking) after the bleaching, and I thought I would have to chop alot of ends off, but after I dyed it and conditioned the heck out of it, it looks great. I can't wait until my LG arrives then I am going to try the sandwich technique. I don't know if that helps you. I have heard that using a vol 40 can really damage the hair. I didn't wrap it in any foil, but that may have sped the process up a little. |
Posted By: FabulousHairExt
Date Posted: August 09 2005 at 8:17pm
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Thanx gsmilie what bleach did you use? ------------- fyi I know my spelling sux! |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 12:04am
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hey fab are u a professional? Are u liscensed? ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: FabulousHairExt
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 3:15am
Actually Tangles no, but I am currently going to school at the Aveda Academy studying to be a cosmetologist. My mom and aunt have been doing hair professionally for many many years, and I have been giving my friends and family basic bonded hair extensions with chrissy v for like 3 years, and now I am learning fusion. Eventually when I am liscensed I plan getting certified with great lengths and hair locs as well as socap. I am also in the middle of building my own website selling hair extensions, I hope to have the site up and running next month. I plan on selling virgin hair but I am trying to make a demo showing how to color the hair. ------------- fyi I know my spelling sux! |
TanglesRC wrote:Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 5:25am
| To get my virgin fina hair to a #4 I used 30 vol and 7n redkin it worked great. I made another peice a little lighter with 8n and 40 vol. If the RK you bought is colored then you have to bleach. |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 10:06am
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I just went to Sally's and bought a bleach that was in a blue pouch, and was a blue powder. When I first embarked on this adventure, I tried just using 30vol peroxide and 5n Redkin color, but there was no change after 1 hour of lettting it set. But bleaching, then coloring worked out great. If only my LG would arrive, I would put them in. I can't wait to see your site!! I love Aveda, but the little *(^%$# town that I am in, has never heard of Aveda |
, so I reluctantly have to use something else, or drive almost 2 hours to buy it. I moved from the "land of Aveda", were it was so abundant (Minnesota) and now I am stuck here, poor me!!!Posted By: FabulousHairExt
Date Posted: August 10 2005 at 5:08pm
Why dont you just buy products from the aveda website? http://www.aveda.com/home.tmpl - http://www.aveda.com/home.tmpl ------------- fyi I know my spelling sux! |