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Correct Demarcation in Hair Color
Q: I have a 100% gray hair - when I changed to lighter color, it did not cover the roots. I can see the demarcation between
the roots and the new color. How can I correct the demarcation?
A: It sounds as though you made a common mistake when coloring your hair to cover gray – namely switching to a lighter color without
lightening the starting color of the hair. You most likely have been using deposit-only color, which offers no lifting action, and
therefore when you applied the lighter color, you did nothing to even out the difference in the color between the new growth and the
previously colored hair.
You should either select a 30-volume peroxide to combine with your hair color choice, which will
lighten the hair before depositing the new color, and may mean you need to select a color from the professional formulas at your local
beauty supply store rather than using a kit purchased at a supermarket or drugstore. You also have the option of simply using a
lightening agent to lift the hair color to a shade at or slightly lighter than the color you are trying to achieve before you apply
the new hair color.
If I have misjudged your situation and your problem is simply that your new color – while
adequately altering the color previously used – has failed to cover the new growth, then your situation is that the gray hair is more
resistant and needs to be treated as such.
Gray hair can often be color-resistant. Fortunately, there are formulas designed for resistant gray
hair, as well as additives that can be used in any other hair color formula which will help to make gray hair take color better. These
can also be found at your local beauty supply store.
Whichever of these situations is the cause of your unsatisfactory hair color results you now have
suggestions for correcting them.
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