Dye my hair?

I use Superdrugs own brand the sort that last for 24 washes, about £2.69 i think, they also do the permantent dye as well.
In between using that i use a colour mousse by VO5, you just comb it through your hair after its dried off from shampooing.It covers up the grey patches etc.Think thats about £3.
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I have a generous sprinkling of grey hair, its long and I'm not going to dye mine. You will ind the grey is more visible to you than others because you are concious of it.
If you do decide to dye your hair go for a semi perminant no regrowth it fades out.

If you decide to use a permanent dye make sure you do the allergy test first

Maybe one of those colour shampoos would cover the grey? It would be less drastic if you are unsure about dying your hair.

I use Clairol Nice & Easy and have had no problems with it at all and I have ultra sensetive skin.

Hello, I used to be a senior colour technician at Toni & Guy.

Since you only have a sprinkling of grey you don't yet need a permanet colour, in fact avoid using one for a long as possible: They are harsher on the hair, look less natural and also are much easier to get the colour wrong.

Use something like Clairol's "level 2 lasting colour" or L'Oreal's "Casting" i.e an ammonia-free colour that will last about 4-6 weeks or 24 shampoos. These blend in the grey hair (usually up to 50%) and work with your own hair colour instead of completely changing it (think of a pair of sheer tights as opposed to an opaque pair). Another advantage of these less permanent colours is that they gradually fade so you don't get an obvious re-growth line. (With salon colours we call these quasi-permanent or tone-on-tone colours because true semi-permanent colours last only for 6-8 washes, but they may be named differently for home colours)

Choosing which colour: For your first time, choose something a little too light and then go a shade darker each time until it is spot on. Because these colours work with your own tones and don't actually lighten the hair it isn't going to look too light. But, if you use something too dark you do have a problem (in an emergency use washing up liquid or head & shoulders to fade the colour, but follow with loads of conditioner). With L'Oreal salon colours the colours come out way darker than you'd expect, my hair is medium/dark brown and I have to use dark blonde for an exact match, but I'd imagine for home colours they should be closer to the colours you'd expect.
Also at first stick to "base colours" like blonde, brown etc, and not "tone colours" like ash, auburn etc. Once you find your base level, e.g. light brown, you can then work out if you need it warmer or cooler e.g. light ash brown or light golden brown.
If you have medium-long hair you'll need more than one packet! The picture on the box will probably have longish hair, but I can guarantee that there won't be enough colour for longer hair. One box is just enough for a regrowth application or for short hair.

Applying the colour: Divide the hair into manageable sections e.g. 4 equal quarters. If the grey is on the top/front then start with applying the colour there. Leave the hairline until last, otherwise the colour just gets on your skin as you move the hair

Subsequent colours: If using the same colour, just do the roots and not all your hair each time. Just do the ends from time to time when it needs refreshing.

Some other tips: Apply vaseline around the hairline to avoid staining your skin. If it does stain, milk or cigarette ash are good for removing it. If you get it on your clothes, immediately spray it with hairspray to stop it setting before you can put it in the wash. Always do the allergy test, for any sort of colour, in fact do it twice as it's more likely that the second time your body comes into contact with something that it thinks "hang on I don't like this" and reacts to it. Always, always, follow the instructions and leave the colour on for the amount of time it says on the instructions. Contary to popular belief, leaving it on for longer won't result in a deeper or darker colour!! For permanent colour it will actually lighten the hair's undercoat resulting in a less stable weaker colour. But semi-permanent colours do become more permanent with subsequent layers (mine only takes 2 layers to become as permanent as a permanent colour) so as I said just do the roots.

Good luck, I hope it goes well for you