Archive for June 27th, 2006
A cheap and easy way to dye your hair wild colors with Kool Aid.
So you’ve decided to change your hair color to something a little bolder. Well, good for you. But before we begin, you need to make sure that’s this is going to be ok.
People, especially parents, tend to freak over wild hair color. So if you have a real nine to five job, or you’re under eighteen or still living with your parents, make sure you have given this some thought. You may just want to buy a wig instead.
Still with me? Great! Now, first of all, you need to determine if bleaching is going to be necessary. Brunettes will need to bleach to achieve any kind of noticeable color, as will redheads. If you do have red hair, please understand that this may not work at all. Red is the hardest color to dye over. If you have darker hair, but all you’re looking for is a tint of color, you don’t need to bleach. Blondes will not need to either.
Do you want streaks or over all color? The basic instructions are the same for both. The difference is that streaks should be separated from the rest of the hair by wrapping in foil.
Bleaching is relatively simple. Buy a bleach kit from the store. You want a kit that specifically states bleaching. A blonding kit will not be enough. Mix the ingredients according to the directions in the box and apply to hair in a well-ventilated room. Put on a shower cap and wait the recommended amount of time. At this point, check the hair to see how much it has bleached out. If not enough, put the cap back on and wait another ten minutes. Keep checking your hair until it had turned a yellowish white color. Then go rise the bleach completely out. Do not use the conditioner that comes with the kit. This will close off your hair to the color.
Next you need to mix up the Kool Aid. Choose a color you like, the brighter the better. Mix two packets of unsweetened mix with a double quarter sized amount of conditioner. I cannot stress enough that this must be unsweetened Kool Aid. If you use the sugar-added type, your hair will be a mess. If you haven’t bleached your hair first, go wet it. Put on a pair of gloves and apply the Kool Aid to your hair. If this is not enough to thickly coat the hair, mix up some more and continue. Wrap your head in plastic wrap and leave it. Leave it as long as you can stand it, all day if you can. The longer you leave it, the better the color will adhere to the hair.
Over time, the color will fade out. If you want it out quicker, toothpaste will speed up this process, but if you bleached the hair or you have really light hair normally, it will not remove the color totally.
June 27th, 2006
Let’s face it, most of us girls, and some of you boys out there think about ‘going blonde’ at some point or another.
For most though, thinking about it is as far as it goes. Endless horror stories of hair turning orange, hair falling out, third degree burns and even hair turning green are all well known.
Hairdressers are very reluctant to risk their reputations on what could be a hair disaster of epic proportions, and like to try and put you off as much as possible. I personally have emerged twice from salons with a nice set of ‘highlights’ because the stylist was so reluctant to dye the whole thing that I chickened out, and let them do what they wanted.
Even if you are lucky enough to find a hairdresser who agrees. They’re likely to charge you a fortune for it. Little wonder then that those of us who DO get further than just thinking about it, decide to take the plunge in the privacy of our own bathroom and this site is for anyone who is considering doing just that. This site is dedicated to all you blonde wannabes out there.
June 27th, 2006
Avoiding Green Hair while swimming
Q : I re-coloured my hair blonde last night, and im thinking about going swimming. Whats the chance of it going green?
A’s : Please wear a swimming cap to protect your hair! I know they look dreadful but even if your hair does not go green, chlorine can’t be too great for your hair.
I read in a magazine today that if blonde hair goes green after swimming, if you put tomato ketchup on it & leave it in for about 10 mins or so (I think) then the green tinge will vanish. Good tip but it would be a bit annoying having to smell like tomatoes after every swim!
Tomato sauce acts as an anti-oxident (that’s why tomatoes are so good for you esp cooked). Hair turns green due to oxidation chemicals in the pool. It won’t turn your hair any colour but it will remove the green. If you wrap your hair in cling film after you add the sauce it will speed up the process. And it doesn’t need to be heinz. the cheapies are just as good.
Some hair lines do a serum to put on your blonde hair if your a regular swimmer! I used boots own ‘Sun and Swim’ and I didnt go green, and im a not so natural baby blonde!
Orange Blues
There are 2 things you can do if you’ve dyed your hair orange by mistake. Basically :
1) Go back to brown ( please read the Back to Brown basic advice page.
2) Re-bleach in order to get down to the light yellow shade needed to be blonde. This is covered through out the site really, but if you read the ‘Disaster’ section you’ll see that it happened to me !
Below is one girl’s experience :
Q : I have naturally blonde hair but for 6 months have been dyeing it dark brown. I wanted to go back to blonde so bought a lightening kit which should have made it go dark blonde. I used it on Friday night and my hair went ginger so yesterday I bought a blonde permanent dye and put that on and now its gone bloody bright orange. Its a white blonde at the roots (where my natural colour was coming through), then bright orange all over and on the ends it’s a darker colour, I look like a punk. Should I get another blonde dye and put that over the top today or do you think it will just make the orange worse?? Really dont know what to do….HEEELLLLLLLLLLLLP
A’s : I did the same to my hair a while ago, but dyed it again with an ash blonde colour and it looks fine now.Just make sure you use a cool shade of dye like ash blonde rather than a warm shade like golden blonde.
I’ve also done this. Just make sure you dye over it with a darker colour. Ash blonde like has been said is a good idea. When I did it I dyed over it with brown and it turned out fine.
Your options are either dyeing it darker again, or bleaching it properly to lift to the colour you want (you probably need a separate bleach to do this). So, my advice, go to a hairdresser and let them fix it
Well they put blonde bits in and its toned down the orange/ginger, more of a strong strawberry blonde, not sure if im 100% happy but much better than before.
Strawberry blonde sounds much better than orange.
Q : I dyed my hair black last summer and its faded a little now and my natural colour [dark brown] is showing through. I`d love to go bleach blonde kind of like Gwen Stefani but I`m not sure if I could bleach over the dye in my hair, although I would love to try it cos I`m so sick of the black. . . does anyone know what I could do?
I’d say go to a hairdressers, as it might go orange if you do it at home.
It WILL go orange if you do it at home. I’ve been there.
Go to the hairdresser,be prepared to sit there all day have your hair bleached at least 3 times then go back in a couple of weeks and get it bleached one more time then for the toner (WARNING:after all that bleach this bit STINGS )
Its very expensive and you will have straw like hair and a bad scalp for quite a while after. But once you get used to the constant deep conditioning it can be well worth it.I love my hair the way it is now (Gwen white) but its been a bugger to get it this way, only embark on this if your really sure cause it is quite expensive and time consuming at first.
June 27th, 2006
We all have them don’t we ? Days when we want to run screaming from the mirror ? Times when our hair just won’t style the way we want, or the color hasn’t turned out like it was supposed to ? Perhaps hair that frizzes at the slightest hint of dampness, or limp locks that just won’t hold any style no matter what ?
The answers and tips were never in one place though, Until now that is ! I’ve saved all the information I could get my hands on in the hope it will help those like me, who have experienced more than a few experiments gone wrong, or lank, dull hair that just won’t sit no matter what I do.
There are sections on the most common problems which include dry, greasy and frizzy hair horrors. Disasters like coloring/dyeing mistakes and hair cut mishaps. There are basic facts, stories, fixes, advice and tips in each area. Feel free to browse through !
(Ps all the hints, tips and stories contained within this site are only meant as general advice, what works for one person may not work for another. If you are in any doubt whatsoever as to what to do, PLEASE SEE A PROFESSIONAL !)
June 27th, 2006
“To get really clean hair, you must “lather, rinse and repeat.” One really good wash is normally enough.
“You can mend split ends with the right products.” Once they’re split, that’s it. The only thing you can do then is cut them. Some products can make split ends less noticeable however.
“Hair develops immunity to the same shampoo over time”. There is no evidence for this.
“Cutting your hair makes it stronger or grow faster.” Cutting it will only make it shorter and hair grows almost exactly half an inch per month, no matter what you do or take.
“Dandruff is contagious.” No.
“To get your hair to grow, brush 100 strokes each day “. Brushing hair excessively is very damaging to the hair and may damage the follicle.
“You should never pluck a gray hair because 10 more will grow in its place”. One folicle = One hair !
June 27th, 2006