Monday, July 20, 2009

1/4 hair highlights & can you dye previously dyed hair?

Hi, I have long naturally very dark brown hair and wish to get honey/light brown highlights dyed in to lighten it.



However when I visited the salon they said that because I used a [semi permanent] red tinted toner about two years ago (still very faintly visible) it can't be dyed because the lingering peroxide will prevent any colour taking. I have also dyed it black before.



Has anyone else heard of this?



Surely people can re dye their hair without need of bleaching it?



She advised 1/4 hair highlights (the newly grown hair).



Is this true, and if so do I have other options?



And would 1/4 highlights look good or ridiculous on near waist length hair?



Thanks,



1/4 hair highlights %26amp; can you dye previously dyed hair?

The previous answer is right, color doesn't lift color. You can only color over color if you are changing tone or going darker, not lighter.



But to answer the next question, color remover is just another name for bleach, usually weakened a bit. At the salon it'll be called color removal, a hot wash or a baby bleach. It really should be done at a salon because if any of it gets on the non colored hair that's grown the last two years you'll get light spots (often called leopard spots) and have a whole new mess to deal with. but if you think you've got the skills, you can but it at any beauty supply.



Are you sure she meant just highlighting the new growth? usually a 1/4 highlight means just highlighting the top layers, which is often recommend for long hair because of time, cost, and hair health concerns. And it looks GREAT on long hair!



Even if you do the color remover on the ends, you'll have to bleach the highlights then tone them to the color you want to ensure even color results.



1/4 hair highlights %26amp; can you dye previously dyed hair?

The reason they said they can't color over previously colored hair is because color does not lift color. Only bleach and hair color removal treatments will lift previous color. So what would essentially happen is you'd have a beautiful color on your new growth and a totally different color where you've previously colored your hair.



The resaon she's suggesting highlights is because isolated foils can give you a more even, lightened look. This way you can gradually lighten the hair until the new growth is complete.



As far as it looking ridiculous on waist length hair, no it wouldn't. But maybe if you were willing to part with some of the lenght, you'd be able to get your desired color sooner.

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