Color Touch-ups...how often?
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Topic: Color Touch-ups...how often?
Posted By: Yoda
Subject: Color Touch-ups...how often?
Date Posted: September 16 2006 at 6:45am
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Natural strawberry-blonde here. About to dye my hair light brown (permanent color). Would like to know about how often touch-ups may be needed. The product I'm using is Ion Color Brilliance.
Thanks, Jess [Edit: I also read somewhere that hair should be slightly damp before dying...is this correct?] |
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Posted By: KellyH
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 12:51pm
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If you are using a permanent color, you will need to do your roots every 4-6 weeks depending on how fast your hair grows and your personal preference of how much 'natural growth' is showing. Same time frame (approx.) for semi/demi-permanent depending on how often you wash your hair, but it will fade all over. For permanent color, your hair should be dry and 'dirty'. By that I mean wait a day or two after washing. Your scalp needs the oils to protect it because of the ammonia and/or peroxide. Try to brush/comb as much of the hair products out of it as possible.
With semi/demi-permanent I have had the best luck using it on clean, dry hair. I wash and condition it with color treated shampoo and conditioner, dry it, then apply the color.
Please, please do a strand test first!
Good luck! ------------- 
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Posted By: Yoda
Date Posted: September 17 2006 at 10:06pm
Thank you Kelly!! 
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Posted By: KellyH
Date Posted: September 18 2006 at 4:24pm
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You are so welcome, but please keep in mind this advice is based on my amateur experience. lol -------------
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Posted By: Yoda
Date Posted: September 18 2006 at 5:53pm
lol That's ok. I trust your advice! 
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