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Gray Streaks After Covering Highlights
Q: I (like an idiot) decided to color my hair. So, I bought some [brand name omitted] for brunettes (I got the one with the most
beautiful lady on the box) and my hair did not turn out the same color as hers. I had blonde highlights that I wanted to cover up because my
roots were very dark, my base was light brown and as I said I had blonde highlights. Well, the stupid stuff said that it wasn't for blondes
and I didn't think I was a blonde (I mean they should put percentages on the box - such as Not even 15% blondes should use.) NOW I HAVE
GRAY STREAKS IN MY HAIR. NOW I DID NOT HAVE GRAY HAIR UNTIL I PUT THAT STUPID JUNK IN MY HAIR. I like the color that it turned out to be,
I just don't like the gray streaks that have taken the place of the doggone blond highlights I was trying to get rid of. Is there anything I
can do to fix it? It is subtle but still noticeable. Thank you for your help.?
A: The first thing you should do is relax, this is fixable. What has happened is that the base color used in the kit you purchased reacted to
the base color of the blonde highlights to produce a bad color reaction. I'd wager that if you step out into direct sunlight and look at the
gray streaks, you'll see a slight greenish tinge to them.
What you need to do is go the your nearest beauty supply store and get three things: a bottle of red-orange
base haircolor in a color level close to the color you wanted or a little lighter, a small bottle of 20-volume developer, and a small bottle of
a moisture-rich conditioner. (You also want to make sure you have gloves and a plastic cap, as well as any color bottles or bowls and brushes
you may need while at the beauty supply store.) With these products we are going to create a color-correcting "conditioner cap".
You want to combine 1 oz. of the haircolor formula (they come in 2 oz. bottles) with 1 oz. of the 20-volume
developer in a bowl or color bottle. Then add 2 oz. of conditioner to the color and developer and mix them thoroughly. Mark the time you begin
applying the conditioner/color mix to your hair. Apply this mix to the gray streaks first, and wait until 10 minutes have passed then apply the
remainder of the conditioner/color mixture to the rest of your hair and massage to evenly distribute the mix through the hair. Cover your hair
with a plastic cap.
At the twenty minute mark, rinse the conditioner/color mixture from your hair thoroughly and dry the hair
completely. You should find that the gray streaks are now blended away. If they were particularly stubborn, you can always repeat the process
with a new batch of conditioner/color mix, and up the processing time to a total of 30 minutes. I do, however, recommend that you wait a day
before repeating to avoid "over-conditioning" the hair.
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