Grey Hair Dye

Is Grey Hair Dye Going Mainstream?

I have been spotting celebrities going grey haired everywhere. Some let their natural grey hair shine through and some use grey hair dye to achieve this look. Celebrities from Emmylou Harris to British star Pixie Geldof are all turning to this grey hair dye trend.

I’m not sure that there is an actual grey hair dye product on the market, but I think instead, these young celebrities are going grey haired thanks to an ash or blue based hair color. The process could take awhile, especially if you are starting with dark hair. The process would involve bleaching or lightening hair to the palest of yellow or blonde and then coloring the hair with not grey hair dye, but an ash based one.

If you know that under all that hair color, you have a full head of grey hair and you want to go for that look. You can get there by touching up your re-growth with a semi-permanent hair color instead of the usual permanent. The semi-permanent hair color will allow your grey hairs to grow in gradually and blend your previously colored hair with your newly grown in grey hair.

“Grey Hair Dye
Trend is Hot” So who is grey hair for? I wouldn’t say that many people can pull this look off in their teens and twenties. I’d say to hold off on the grey hair dye look and go grey gracefully as you age if that...

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Stay Fresh Secrets to Avoid Hair Color Fade

Whether you have your hair color done professionally or you do it at home, a fresh new hair color can be such a boost! But unfortunately, all hair color fades with time. Here, celebrity hair stylist Marc Anthony of Toronto, founder of the Marc Anthony Brilliant Color line of products, provides tips on keeping your hair color fade to a minimum. “Tips to Avoid
Hair Color Fade”

• Use warm water when shampooing to open the hair cuticle. Then, rinse with cool water, which closes the cuticle down again. This helps seal in color and shine.

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• Take precautions when you’re in the sun. Always wear a hat to help prevent sun damage, and use hair care products with UV protectants to further protect your hair color fading from dangerous rays.

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• When choosing a hair color, keep in mind that red hair colors fade the fastest

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• Use products that are tailor-made for color-treated hair, like Brilliant Color Color Lock Shampoo & Conditioner, Moisture Gloss Shampoo & Conditioner, Daily Drops and Diamond Shine.

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• When having your roots re-touched, don’t run the hair dye through your ends. Instead, during the last five minutes, add water and “shampoo” the hair color through your hair. “Too much hair color on the ends will create build-up, which reduces shine,” says Anthony.

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You can remove hair dye BUT . . . know what to expect!

It is possible to remove hair dye at home effectively but to get it right requires some due diligence on your part. A reader recently asked us about removing hair dye with “Color Oops” by Developlus and then how to dye it back to a lighter color.

“Remove Hair Dye Carefully” I haven’t used “Color Oops” before so we asked the manufacturer if they would answer the question below, but there are some things that are a ‘given’ when dying your hair and especially if you want to remove dye from your hair.

• Read all the information given by the manufacturer, some hair dyes may not be able to be removed.

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• Prep hair by doing deep conditioning or protein treatments.

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• If you have questions, call the manufacturers help line. Every one’s situation is different. The process to remove hair dye and get to YOUR desired end result requires specific steps.

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• Strand test - leaves no surprises!

Sarah asks;

I was alternating going to a hair salon and home hair coloring to cover grey roots, but we recently moved and I haven’t found a new hair salon yet. My hair color is a bit darker now than I’d like and so I want to use Color Oops. I use permanent hair color for the grey roots only, and use a color gloss over the lengtht to refresh color.

My question is on recoloring after using Color Oops. Should I still use permanent hair color on the roots since that is virgin hair? WHAT should i use for the lengths??? Semi, or Demi, or just a color gloss again? Also, for the virgin roots, I’m assuming I pick the hair color shade I want (say 5N) But for the lengths that are more porous, do I need to use a 7N or 8N for them to “match?” I am planning on using a protein treatment after Color Oops and waiting 1 week before recoloring.

Phillip Agrey of research and development at Developlus says;

Yes, you should use permanent hair color on your roots/virgin hair. On your ends you should use the semi color as you have done in the past. However, you should only process for 5 minutes on the ends. Your ends will be porous and they will absorb color quickly. Processing longer than 5 minutes can cause grabbing and the hair color can turn out too dark.

We highly recommend using a good protein treatment such as Satin Reconstruct . Apply the conditioner, pla...