Are there any ladies that colour their own hair i am considering it.

A question about : Are there any ladies that colour their own hair i am considering it.

Hi all i keep thinking of colouring my own hair, problem is i have not got a lot and its fine i have lots of friends that colour there own whos hair looks in better condition than mine i have mine done at a hair salon at a high cost compared to theirs.

Hair salon or boxed which is the best the hair salon say no dont use a box colour much worse for your hair, but then are they saying that due to losing a colour customer.

I Have stopped using straighteners for a while due to damage at the back of my hair they are saying.
Any advice would be great.
Thank you.

Best answers:

• One other thing to you might wish to consider
  GO TO A TRAINING ACADEMY!!
  The people who are dying your hair are level 2 training (Level 2 is what people who work in the salons are!)
  There is an instructor there (Who has worked in salons, probably up to management level) and they oversea what is happening
  The student has to write down prior to ANYTHING exactly what they are going to do
  And it costs little (And there's the guarantee that if the student messes it up, the tutor will fix it)
• OP I've coloured my own hair for the best part of 18 years (wow I feel old!!) I started as a teenager and just never looked back. It's been every shade of red and I've even dabbled with being blonde (it's naturally pale blonde anyway) and dark brown/black. I get bored easily so I can't see myself going back to my roots any time soon.
  Dyeing hair isn't as bad as I think you worry. The biggest faff is the actual dying because the dye is cold and can be messy (top tip: do everything s-l-o-w-l-y, there is no race, it wont dry out, unless you really are taking days and weeks to apply the stuff )
  I agree with putting petroleum jelly (Vaseline) around your hair line, but don't freak out if you haven't, it just risks having a dyed hairline which soon washes out. I'm very disorganised and will dye my hair on a whim and often forget the Vaseline. The dyed hairline normally takes 2 shows to totally go and fades dramatically in-between and that's with red dye which is the hardest to remove.
  Section hair before dying and brush each section, the same way you'd section it if you were straightening it. It won't take much longer if you do this and saves missing chunks of hair.
  Start at the top of your head and work downwards on each side. If you are worried about the back try to feel for the roots first and then complete the lengths afterwards as the back can feel a bit harder to keep track of.
  Massaging in the rest of the mixture is important. I'd start with the back to ensure every part of your hair is covered.
  You may need two boxes if your hair is longer than your shoulder or very thick.
  I use GHDs every week and sometimes twice a week. I also use a hair dryer 5 days a week at least (it's heated styling tools which do the damage) and my hair is naturally fine. It tolerates dyes very well and in fact unless I am trying to lighten my hair I find that the dyes help boost the thickness and add to my hair rather than make it feel more fragile.
  Stick to the 30 minute dyes not the 10 minute dyes if you are very concerned about damage though; the 10 minute versions use types of alcohol which can cause drying to your hair.
  Acedemy's and beauty colleges are great if you can get a space but few are free and may will take a while longer than if you did this yourself so weigh up the pro's and con's beforehand. I would also ask about waiting lists and how reliable places are because in the past I have been cancelled on so much that I think it's about 50/50 as to if I end up getting my hair dyed as a hair model these days. It never used to be this bad, not sure why such poor treatment is viewed as OK now but I guess it probably speaks volumes about something...
• I've dyed my own hair for the last 10 years and I've been everywhere from peroxide blonde to jet black. A couple of months ago I had blonde highlights and now I'm dark reddish brown. I've only ever had my hair coloured professionally once and it took too long for my liking.
  I've never had a problem with dry hair, or burning and I actually do keep the colour on longer than it states and I'm being perfectly honest here, I've never done a strand test or a skin test, but I would suggest doing it, because you never know.
  Try and get a dye with no amonia if you're worried, or even try something like L'Oreal Casting Gloss which lasts around 26 washes.