Top 10 Hair Dying Mistakes
Whether you want to want to get rid of that gray hair or you just want to have a new look, dying your hair is a good way to achieve it. However hair dying may damage and dry your hair when used inappropriately.
The Three Types of Hair Dye
Before you see the top 10 hair dying mistakes, it is important to have an understanding of the 3 different types of hair dye that are available.
- 1) Permanent Hair Dye
The obvious benefit is that it lasts for a considerable time. But it contains ammonia and peroxides, which can possibly cause dryness and damage.
- 2) Long-lasting Semi-Permanent
As the name implies, has the longest life remaining even after more than 20 washes, depending on the brand.
- 3) Semi-Permanent
These have the shortest lifespan for dyes. After 6-12 washes, the color will start to fade. This is recommended for first-time users and those who want to experiment with colors.
5 Simple Steps to Dye
Your Hair Safely and Professionally
- 1) Separate hair into two quadrants. Then clip each part.
- 2) Wear plastic gloves while mixing dye solution. Follow the directions written on the box. Once done, squeeze a small amount of coloring into one quadrant. Streak thin stripes of color over the whole area of the quadrant. Put a clip on the colored part.
- 3) Repeat the process after you have completed coloring the four quadrants.
- 4) Consult instructions on how long you should leave it. Add a couple of minutes of wait to that of the suggested treatment time.
- 5) Put on left over color mix to the entire head after a few minutes. Rinse with cold water.
When dying your hair, the selected color of your dye should always blend with the original color of your hair and eyebrows and to enhance your features.
Top 10 Hair Dying Mistakes!
- 10) Applying dye to dirty, tangled hair
Deep condition your hair a month before dying to maintain color. Be sure your hair is relatively clean before applying. Trim hair especially dry and split ends to even out color. Hair should be slightly damp when dye is applied.
- 9) Using hair conditioner before you dye
Do not condition your hair a few hours before applying hair dye, shampooing will do the trick. Your hair needs to be free of free radicals such as dirt and oil as much as possible.
- 8) Choosing hair dye based on what the model on the box looks like
Consult the local salon or stylist on what colors would look best on you. The hair dye you choose should have the same tone as your skin color.
- 7) Forgetting to check for allergic contents
After choosing a brand, apply a tiny amount of hair dye near your neck or behind your ear to see if irritation, redness, inflammation, allergy, hair loss or any bad reactions occur. Wash the affected area right away if this happens. Remember the instructions carefully. Do the patch test 1-2 days before hair dye application.
- 6) Doing your entire head without testing a small amount of your hair first
Do a strand test by applying a bit of dye to a few stands of your hair to see if you got the right color.
- 5) Staining your skin or clothes
Protect your skin by wrapping a towel around your neck as the dye can irritate your skin or affect your clothes. Gloves should be used and must be included in a hair dye kit. Applying petroleum jelly or cream around your ears and neck part will keep off stains. Wipe off oil after shampooing. If you do happen to stain your skin, don't worry, rubbing alcohol will remove dye stains from your skin
- 4) Picking a color that does not fit with your natural hair color
Pick a color one shade lighter when dying your roots. This will make the transition from your colored hair back to your natural hair color graceful without roots that are a completely different color sticking out. This rule does not apply if you are dying your hair to completely different color.
- 3) Losing hair
After dying, always rinse with cold or tepid water to avoid your own hair from falling out.
- 2) Over-dying hair
If you did not achieve the desired effect, using Liquid Tide can correct this. A couple of days of use will lighten the color until your hair returns to the original color. Instead of over-dying, do touch-ups every four to five weeks to keep your hair color picture perfect.
- 1) Dying eyebrows and eyelashes
Never use hair dye on eyebrows and eyelashes! You dont want your hair dye to get into your eyes. Ask for medical help when dye gets into your eye.
While its cheaper to dye your hair at home and experimenting can be fun, dyes can be rough on your hair when used frequently. It is best to dye at a professional salon especially if you have not done it before. If it is your first time doing it at home, bring along a friend who has done it before to assist.