Does anyone have hair coloring tips?

i usually put the color in a bowl and paint it on my hair with a brush instead of using the bottle...but i was wondering it you put the color on your hair with your fingers rather then the colorbrush will it work better? i am really bad a coloring my hair so any tips about the hair color application process will be great! ;)





also if you leave the color on for longer then says to in the directions will it be more vibrant?


i am using loreal feria high lift brunette btwDoes anyone have hair coloring tips?
Loreal is a good product but don't use it longer than the directions as it is a chemical that can harm your hair. You can take sections of your hair and pin them back and slowly paint it on your hair but the bottle and fingers work better for getting close to the scalp. That is why they give gloves to use. Even hair stylists often ask others to dye their hair as it is difficult to get the entire area such as the back. See if you can get a friend to assist with applying it to the back sections so it is evenly applied.Does anyone have hair coloring tips?
I usually find that if you're doing it YOURSELF, then it's actually easiest to use your fingers, because it's easier to get everything thoroughly.





A few other things:


- shower right before you do it, but just use shampoo and not conditioner, then your hair will be more porous/dry so it will absorb more of the dye and absorb it better


- I usually leave it in a little longer than the box says...the box usually says 20 minutes, I usually do 30-60


- Right after you wash out your hair, rinse it with vinegar [and then rinse that out] because that raises the pH of your hair and should make the color stay in longer


- If you can stand it, wash your hair in cooler as opposed to hot water





Hope I helped :]
Using your fingers instead of a brush for distributing the hair won't be better. I suggest sticking to the brush instead. A few other tips are to seperate your hair by layers and then dye your hair in order, To Make sure you don't miss any strands. Also, When you are done distributing the hair color, Gently massage it into your scalp with your fingers to help get the roots better. Leaving the hair dye on longer will strip away the healthy hair and damage your hair (Burning it in other words), I do not suggest You leave the hair dye on add more than 5 minutes to it.
the brush is more messier that the tip.


the tip you know where its going and how much your adding and how much you need to add and its better to getting all the roots cause you end up just mixing your hair up.





whats really good is when you dye your hair is to put a lot on the root then take the rest of your hair and work the solution through like that, then getting the tricker spots, behind the ears the neck ect.





But the benifit and the only one i see about using a brush is that it wont get on your face as much as the tip but thats the only good thing i see about it, and with the tip you can always just put vasiline around your hair line so it wont get on your skin.





And no if you leave it on longer it wont be more vibrant just somewhat darker, and it can damage your hair more.
The best thing is to have a salon do it b/c they use ammonia free products that won't damage the root of your hair. BUT they are expensive so out of the box has to do sometimes :)





The best way I was told was to section your hair in layers and work from the tip to the root, doing the root last b/c it will change the fastest (heat from your scalp speeds up the process and you don't want two toned hair)





I was told to use the bottle then spread it in with your fingers. If you have long hair, use two bottles. Once you're covered, then take a COMB and brush thru it to even it out. Cover with a shower cap and take a hair dryer on LOW and heat the cap to help set the color. Keep checking it every so often to make sure the color is even. Good luck and make sure to use gloves!
From what I've heard, leaving color on longer than the time stated on the directions will not produce a more vibrant color. However, there are products that you can buy to enhance your hair color. By far the best is from Artec. Their shampoo and conditioner have color molecules suspended in their formula and they come in a variety of colors. Hope this helps!
You can use your fingers (with gloves on) then use a wide toothed comb to even everything out. I color my own hair too, but it really depends on what you want done to it. If you're putting in color (not bleaching) the results can be really flattering, but I would use professional colors from Sally's.





Hope that helps
There is no difference but the color can stain your hands....








the are some shampoos and hair treatments that you can by at a salon


or barber shop that will keeo your hair color more vibrant
Don't get it on your fingers, it will burn your skin and dye it. The color gets darker the longer you leave it in and if your going lighter than your natural color try bleaching it first. Hope this helps!
i wish i can help but i just dye my hair black from brown soo idk lol











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use ur fingers, its much easier to make sure u work in all of the color. also, the brush will absorb the dye so u may not have enough for your hair
tip





DONT COLOR.





You will regret it.