Hair Color

 One of the biggest questions that I seem to get with clients who color their hair is, " My greys seem to not be effected by the hair color and they are Still here! How can I cover the grey better ?". Well first off, you need to use a permanent hair color. Permanent hair color has smaller dye molecules, and when activated by the hydrogen peroxide or what is called "Developer" ( if you use at home color , this is the "white liquid" in the bottle ) will penetrate your hair shaft, thus leaving you with permanent hair color. Grey hair has a tight compact cuticle. Have you ever noticed that your grey hair sometimes has a thicker, coarser, and rougher texture than the rest of your hair. These are normal signs of a more "compact cuticle". You need the strength of a permanent hair color to penetrate that cuticle, and permanently "stain" it. Another trick you can do is to do is to Pre-Soften your hair. You take your Hydrogen Peroxide A.K.A Developer ( Developer comes in either a  10, 20, 30, and 40 volume bottle at a beauty supply ) put it in a bottle used for coloring hair, and apply just the developer to the hair. When I am doing this application, I divide my clients hair into 4 working quadrants, and let 1 quadrant down at a time. I apply the Developer from root to just pass the previous hair color. Let the Developer sit for maybe 5-15 minutes ( this time is dependent on how coarse your hair ) . What the Developer is doing is "Pre-Softening" the cuticle to make it easier for the hair color to penetrate the compact cuticle. After you have processed for 5-15 minutes, you can then rinse the Developer, do a quick blow dry of your locks, apply your color, process as usual, and done!. Also, when doing Pre-Softening, use 20 volume Developer. As stated before you can find all that you need at a beauty supply store that sells to the public. I know this is an extra step and it does take longer but This Is the Answer to the question. If anyone has any questions about this step, or wants a more in-depth explanation of how it works, I will gladly answer! Have a Happy Dye Day!

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