Grey won’t hold color
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Printed Date: November 23 2025 at 12:11pm
Topic: Grey won’t hold color
Posted By: ringletchk
Subject: Grey won’t hold color
Date Posted: November 15 2005 at 4:26pm
I have very light/grey blonde hair. For the last oh maybe 8-10 years my hair won't hold color of any volumn. After about a week the color is gone. I've tried Grey Magic and Blonde Hold from Sally's. I've also tried coloring a much darker color to hopefully fade to the right color and that even disappears. this light blonde / grey color makes me look much old than I am. Any suggestions? ------------- Ringletchk |
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Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: November 15 2005 at 6:10pm
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How long are you leaving the dye on your hair? To get the best deposit for grey hair, you should use a 20 vol. peroxide, and leave the color to process for 45 mins. Also, don't pull the color through to the ends--only touch up your roots when redoing your color--, which just makes your hair dry and porous. Porous, dry hair won't hold color long. You may need to start using a demi along with a neutral protein filler to tone the midsection and ends of the hair. I know Clairol has grey busters; have you tried those yet? 88N is a light neutral blonde color. You could try that. See swatch below: http://www.multibeauty.com/mc2.asp - http://www.multibeauty.com/mc2.asp You could also try blending your grey hair by adding some highlights and lowlights in your hair. Highlights (Bleach these in, one to two shades lighter than your natural color--probably golden yellow and pale yellow) Lowlights (Single process color, one to two shades darker than your natural color--I'd stick with the grey busters--86N or 87N). Anyway, I hope this helps! Rebekah |
Posted By: ringletchk
Date Posted: November 16 2005 at 3:07pm
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What is grey busters? Is this something at is built into the product? Am I understanding you right that I should use a semi perm color first and then use the Clariol with the grey buster afterwards? Sue ------------- Ringletchk |
Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: November 16 2005 at 3:51pm
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It's a product that is sold Sally Beauty Supply. The bottles of MISS CLAIROL color are labeled as grey busters. The Brand is MISS CLAIROL. I imagine that the grey busters is in the color, although I am not sure what it is, but have seen others have excellent results using this product. Use the Clairols Grey Busters to retouch your grey roots as the new growth comes in. Remember that pulling color through your hair from the roots to the ends to "refresh" the color only dries your hair out and makes it very porous and difficult to hold color. To refresh the midsection of your hair and the ends of your hair, use a demi in a complimentary shade (clairol compliments). You also may want to apply a neutral protein filler, prior to coloring the midsection and ends, to help the color stay in the ends better. Hope this helps! Rebekah |
Posted By: ringletchk
Date Posted: November 16 2005 at 4:19pm
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I'll try it this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for your help.
Sue ------------- Ringletchk |
Posted By: Rebekah
Date Posted: November 16 2005 at 4:38pm
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Good luck Sue! I hope it works for you. If you have any more questions, please post again. Rebekah |