Grey roots!

[PurpleParis]

I am 45 and do not want to give in to the grey! My roots are very grey/white and I periodically have them coloured but as I am now unemployed I can't afford to have it done in a salon. Can anyone suggest which off the shelf permanent colouring is good? I have dark brown hair (well apart from the roots that is!), my hairdresser says my hair is becoming resistant to colour and I'm not really sure of what this means, what can I do about it?

[footiefan]

Hi there

I use Nice and Easy 112 - dark brown auburn - my roots are really grey too and it works a treat.

They are doing a special offer on at the mo - buy to for �8.00 which is a great buy!!

Let me know if you decide and what the end result was!!

[vesperalley]

Hi Purple.

I am a stylist and have been at Toni and Guy for 10 years but this is just my opinion... feel free to take the advice if you want it...

First things first.

When your hairdresser says that you hair is 'becoming resistant to colour' I am guessing that the last couple of times the colour has not been covering as well as expected? This could be down to a couple of things... white hair can become more resistant to hair colour... this is easily taken care of by pre-softening the hair... which means running a low strength developer through the hair first to open the cuticle so that they colour molecules can get into the hair strand quicker. Its a little more difficult to do by yourself at home.

The other problem could be the colour choice of the hairdresser, he/she could honestly just be selecting the wrong colour or tone and not using enough 'base' colour in the beginning. Which could make the roots have an almost glowing effect. Again this is easily fixed if they make sure they are using the correct colour formula and formulation.

In conclusion I would still recommend that you have your hair coloured in the salon... its more professional and precise. If you feel better you could try changing to another salon. Maybe consider having lowlights rather than a block colour as this would help blend in the grey rather than cover it.

If you do still want to buy a shop colour... make sure that you stick away from ash tones!!! This is the biggest mistake I see... people see the word ash on the box and think it is going to make their hair look natural.... over grey/white hair it wont!! It will give it a green tone!!! nightmare!! You have probably seen plenty of people with this!!!

Goodluck

[tamborine]

cobblers - no hair is resistant to professional coloring; your hairdresser is inexperienced. Find a competant salon; where are you?

[PurpleParis]

Thank you all for your help, it is much appreciated. Thanks especially to Vesperalley, that was the explanation I was hoping for!
Thanks also to Footiefan, I did try Nice and Easy on Monday but 112A and it has worked OK but I must admit that the salon colour does take slightly better. My hairdresser is back from holiday soon and I shall discuss the developer idea with her. THANKS ALL XX

[Prudie]

I too have long dark brown hair and have had to cover grey roots for years. I use Loreal Excellence but only put the colour on the roots, leave for at least 45 mins. I find it brilliant and as my hair grows down the colour fades to a natural looking mix of browns (but no grey)

[vesperalley]

RE: Tamborine

Are you a stylist? Surely you have heard of pre-softening.... we're not saying that the hair is resistant... just saying its more resistant usual. This is basic hair education!!