This blog does not regard the recent exotic dance classes I've been taking. But, last night, I documented the usage of one of my favorite products that I want to introduce to you:
Yes, my dear friend Color Oops, who has gotten me through many hair a whim. The first thing I will address is the slightly false statement that it takes "only 20 minutes." Nope. You're like this for twenty minutes:
After that though, you have to shampoo and rinse your hair for an additional 20 minutes. So, really, it takes 40-45 minutes. That being said, it is wonderful and I have used it numerous times. Without getting into the nitty-gritty chemistry of it all, it gets into the hair follicle and oxidizes so as to break up the previous color molecules; that's what the initial 20 minutes of processing is for. After that, you have to wash and rinse them out, which is why it takes so long. They have been oxidized so as to un-bind from the strands, but washing away isn't a quick rinse.
But, yesterday, I started out with dark brown/black hair, and ended up with this:
A solid medium brown. I intend to also color over it again to even it out, as due to previously discussed blonde nightmares, there are areas that are not perfectly even. I could have re-dyed last night, and have on many occasions, and still ended up with soft hair. However, due to all the chemical business that has happened, the hair follicle is particular porous, and thus the dye takes more darkly than it otherwise would. Since I am prepping for growing my hair out with my natural color (a darker medium brown), I'm ready for it to be on the lighter side of medium brown as opposed to darker. As it grows, there's nothing worse to me than lighter roots. If I had dyed last night, most likely my hair would have looked very similar to how it had when I started. I don't have any "just hair" pictures of that state of being, but, picture one-dimensional black and you're about on track.
Now, let me clarify: This stuff is not healthy for your hair, it's just not the most destructive process. And in my experience, as long as you condition well and baby it after, there's nothing about this product that is especially damaging. I should probably stop keeping a stockpile of it, as it is tempting to use more often than I should, but if you've made a mistake and want to remove dark hair dye, this product is $15 at Walgreen's (last night it was on sale for $10- eeeeep)
Keep in mind as well that if you home dye (which you should never due outside of 2 shades) it's really convenient to avoid laying the dye and ending up with a greenish tone, which is a legitimate reaction that can occur if you're layering dye upon dye. Note that it also can't remove lighter shades.
All this said, please note that it smells like sulfur.
If that deters you, head to the salon if you're intending to un-color colored hair.
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