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Topic: how long for color?
Posted By: grownupme
Subject: how long for color?
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 10:51pm

i permed my hair about 2 weeks ago.

how long should it last? its fallen a lot but im just not liking it.

how long should i wait to put lowlights in it? i was hoping it would be okay around my birthday but its super dry right now.

what are some good quality products to use to put moisture back in my hair? i didnt realize how much a perm would dry out my hair. color has never done this to me.

please help!



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    *lynzi*
miss mustang gt



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Posted By: aseya
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 12:30pm
Perms are supposed to last until you cut it off, but they usually do drop a little. Are you using any curl activators to get the maximum curl out of it?

Two weeks should be a long enough time before coloring. But if your hair is dry then I would probably get a deep conditioning treatment  (or two depending on HOW dry it is) first. I can't think of any products (my girlfriend loves Garnier's fortifying hair mask) but if you check out the African American Hair forum on the site they have a bunch of home made products that I've tried and they seem to work.

Other wise what I would suggest is to go to the salon where you want to have your lowlights done and have a color consultation first. And then ask the stylist what she thinks and how much the treatments are. Then you can just book a treatment. And that way your stylist also knows exactly what's been done to your hair, which makes her job easier and also helps with the outcome:)


Posted By: grownupme
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 8:32pm

i think its still too dry to put color on it so im going to go to sallys or walmart tomorrow and look for some deep conditioning products.

thanks for the help.



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    *lynzi*
miss mustang gt


Posted By: curlygurl
Date Posted: September 30 2005 at 8:04am

i had my hair permed to about 3 weeks ago but suprisingly it didn't dry out however it did drop, but it it still curly because of the type of perm i had, my hairstylist told me to get a protein treatment one or two weeks after my perm to keep the curl in and then once a month aftre this but you can probably get a good protein treatment from the shops that should do the same job, use shampoo and conditioner for permed hair and use a curl activator, this will hold the curl for as long as possible.

also ask your stylist what products to put in it, he/she will know what is best for your hair.

hope i heled




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