How it works: What did hair dye do to your hair? Basically, dying is using chemical product to break the cell of your hair, wash out the original color pigments and then replace it with new ones. This will damage your hair (Of course). So if you dye your hair too much it will cause split-end, dryness and tangle.
Whether you choose to dye your hair by yourself or having it done in a salon. Here are the most simple things you need to know about this interesting activity.
I Equipment
1. Mixing bowl
You can use either an old porcelain or plastics bowl but just remember NEVER use metal bowl. It will react with chemical ingredients in dye.
2. Tint brush
There are 2 types of tint brush: the one with comb and the separate one as shown on the photo. I recommend using this one cause it will be easier when you need precision on your hair.
3. Gloves
ALWAYS wear gloves when dying your hair. It’s for your own safety since you work with chemical liquid. Face mask is option but if you can get one then it’s better. The type of glove I recommend is the surgery gloves as shown above, it’s fit to your hand perfectly and therefore, easier to proceed.
4. Comb
Use the comb with tight cog so you can separate hair precisely and the dye being distribute more even. And a reminder, use PLASTIC comb.
5. Duck hair clipper
This one is used to keep your hair parted so that it won’t stick together. Helps you easier to dye. Not really compulsory but recommend. Again, use PLASTIC.
6. Others
There are a few stuffs which used as tips so I will talk about it later in the coming entries.
II Dye
In whole, there are 4 types of hair dye. However, we don’t need to be hair expert so I will list here only 2 most popular types.
1 Permanent
This type of dye with completely change your hair color. The ingredients mostly are Hydro Peoxide and Ammonia. It works as mentioned above, break the cell and put new color pigment to your hair. This make your hair thinner (of course lighter) and stiffer. It is not recommend to use regularly. The gap between two dye should be at least 3 months and your hair need to be take care of very carefully after dyed.
For example, if you choose reddish shade and your natural hair is dark brown, red is a strong color so you will have brown reddish after dye. However , after 12 times washed, the reddish fade away, leaving you with a shade of light brown or brown yellow. This is the color of your hair after being washed-out. The part dyed can’t go back to the original color even you wash it thousands times!
This is the reason why this type of dye is only available in close-to-natural shades and produced by famous brands like Schwarzkopf, L’Oreal, Dermalogica, Garnier… If you found blue in this category, trust me, it won’t be that blue you want.
2 Semi-permanent
Let’s imagine this type as a paint pot and you will paint your hair. It will provide you super vivid shade. Some strong shade even work great on unprocessed hair/ dark hair( I will talk about this on the next entry). However (oh yes, it is, I hate it :( ), this color only last for 4-5 times washed. It’s not strong enough to stay for long, it will fade away after every wash. If you have processed hair/bleached hair it will stay as stain, the color still fade away. The great thing about semi-permanent dye is that it won’t really damage your hair, it allow you to change your color every month or even every week (but this option is harmful, I bet)
This type of dye is usually provided by smaller brands. But if you love to have a rainbow hair color, you must have know these “big boss” : Manic Panic, Directions, Fudge…
This is Manic Panic’s color chart. Cool, huh?
So that’s all for the first entry. New one will come if I am not too lazy. ;)
xoxo
Emily