Help with dying hair

katie4

Hi I have some greys coming through and would rather try to dye it at home iv bought a hair dye but terrified to actually try it. I have hair just above my shoulder length. My question is can I apply it like shampoo? Or is it necessary to section it and brush the dye on? Thanks 

LillythePink

It can be scarey at first but once you get used to it, it's fine - practice makes perfect as they say.

It would depend on how thick your hair is and how close to your natural colour the dye is - you need to make sure you cover all of it so it's probably section and dye then with the remaining, try and look to see if you've missed bits and use it all and maybe then like a shampoo.

If your hair is thick, you may need two boxes - I had to use two when helping my daughter as her hair is thick - one box was never enough to get a proper coverage.

It may also help, if you have a friend or partner that can do it with you especially the first time just so you get all of it covered evenly.

I have been dying my own hair for years so am well practised when I've had both long and short hair.

Good luck

ccluedo

Make sure to do an allergy patch test (usually 48hrs before). Instructions included in the box. 🙂

Katiehound

All the instructions should be in the box.

Don't forget to apply vaseline (or cheaper petroleum jelly) to the skin at hairline so that you don't dye your skin!

ellieellie1955

You definitely need to section it. It is not necessary to dye the whole length, you can do only the roots, let say once in 3 weeks. 

RealGem

I know the correct way is to do teeny tiny sections and wrap them in foil, but that would take me a week, so I always get the dye bottle's pointy nozzle, and run it along the parted hair roots. Then use a dye brush to apply it to the whole grey area. (I wing it basically!)

And I keep sectioning it front to back, then I do the same from side to side, til it's all done.

Only when all the roots are done that way, do I (with rubber gloves on) mush it all over like shampooing for the last 15 minutes. I stick the hair to my scalp and wrap it all in a shower cap. And I wear an old towel round my shoulders. 

Then I rinse it all off, over-condition it, then rinse again. 

I bet there's a YouTube video on how to do it a similar way.

I found several on bleaching the roots for blonde hair, including this one. (She doesn't get started til half way through!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVAKwyKICag&ab_channel=ellebangs

...But you might want to search YouTube for longer to find a video that covers(!) grey roots. 

Good luck!

Katiehound

  I've never had foil in a diy kit

No foil needed with Nice n Easy, and no cap either. I have a sneaky feeling that might be with semi permanent dye

My thought would be to try a semi permanent first because then you would see how far one box will go, as well as how you like the colour.  If you are getting rid of grey suggest you try a matching colour or slightly lighter colour than your existing hair. Going darker hints at dye (and I guess you want it to be un-noticed!) and doesn't look quite right as skin tends to be paler as we age.

certainly don't miss the roots- easy to see on a parting, but also visible on crown of head.

twopenny

Agree with Katie.
I was so dilligent at first then got into the swing of it 
It does depend on what you are using and your hair - so patch test first and use a semi permanent while you practice

Shame they don't still do the 6 week one. It's a much gentler start.
Or just to shade the greys in superdrug do a wash in wash out that i use, gentle colour that will blend them in. £2 or £3