Grandmothers Perm Didn't Take?My grandmother got a perm it didn't seem to take. Her hairdresser has given her them before and they have been beautiful. it didn't take and she told her it could be due to some of the medication she is taking. How can I find out if the meds she takes is causing her resistance to the perm. I've googled but haven't found much until I came across your site.
Darkening Dyed Hair?I messed up! How can I darken this to a more black cherry/burgundy? We dyed it less than 24 hrs ago and my natural hair color is dark brown. Only thing I know of for sure my sister-in-law used was Ion sensitive scalp lvl 30 developer and she hasn't told me the brand, color or type(perm, semi, demi) used and I hate it, makes me feel like a back alley strawberry shortcake. My brothers hair, which is the same dark brown, turned out a beautiful dark burgundy. We used the same stuff from the same bowl and I'm at a loss as to why did this compared to his.
Curly Hair ProblemsMy curly hair is SO annoying. It is ALWAYS in my face. Even in a ponytail. It get tangled SUUUUUPER easily. I can brush my hair and 1 minute later it is a mess. It is shoulder length. Do you guys have any idea how to keep my hair out of my face and/or untangled. I need your help, guys.
Using Curl Activator?I'm white and over 55 with natural gray and curly hair. I bought Luster's S Curl curl activator moisturizer. Can and should I use it on dry hair or just wet? And if only wet hair, do I need to rinse it out?
Perm Gone Wrong?I got a perm last week, I have blonde and brown hair so she knew I had bleach in my hair from before. However she was really busy and mentioned not leaving it on very long, but now I have no curls even the day I left. It was just a wave here and there but no curls and a lot of straight pieces. Is it from the blonde or not doing the perm right? Can I fix it at home to just be straight again so it doesn't look crazy.
Acid Perm on Fine Hair?I have fine hair layered short bob and I'm going to have an acid perm because my hairdresser says it will better for my hair. But she says she can do an acid without heat and I am reading a acid perm must have heat to produce best curl. Any advice please?
Natural Brown Went Orange After Highlighting?Got my hair professionally highlighted (just a few foils along my part) and the highlights were toned. Only the highlights were toned not my whole head. But wherever highlights/toner were put, my natural brown turned orangey brown and in a splotchy way as pictured. You can see the difference in colour from my natural brown. What went wrong? This is a first it's happened. What can I do?
Can I Get a Perm On Colour Treated Hair?I have very straight, limp, lifeless hair, which I keep short in a bob. I would like to grow it longer and would like to get a 'demi wave' (if they're still called that) but I also want to keep colouring my hair (I do that every 2-3 months). Is this possible? I used to do it when I was younger. I'm just fed up with spending hours with rollers in my hair only for the curl to last about an hour.
Cleaning Hair Curlers in the Washer?My curlers are full of hair. The bristles hang onto the hair. I heard there was a way to remove the hair in the washing machine.
Hairdresser Turned Hair Rose-gold Instead of Blonde?I went in to have my roots touched up blonde. Roots are blonde. Much of the rest of my hair is not! It turned rose-gold. She said it is impossible to remove. I have to wait until it grows out. So she added highlights! I'm very unhappy!
Hair Dye Stripping Mistakes?My daughter tried to strip the black hair dye using color-oops, and well oops is exactly correct! Her normally blond hair is now orange at the roots, red in the middle and black at the ends. Please help us fix it.
Lightening Dyed Hair?Last night, I dyed my hair pink and blue. Well, the blue is ok but the pink is fuchsia. How can I make it more of a pastel pink without losing the colors?
How to Fix My Perm?So I just got my perm yesterday around 11:30 and it took about 2 hours. After I was done, I had lunch and did all the usual stuff after then went to bed. Woke up and basically all my curls were gone. Will this fix itself or do I need to have it done again?
Bantu Perm Query?Hi, I Bantu my hair all the time. I'm wanting to know if I can add perming lotion/process to my Bantu knots to get a permanent Bantu knot look?
Advice About First Perm?Help me please please please! This is my first ever perm, and I am so sad and disappointed. I got my perm yesterday and it started to look like this just a few hours after leaving the salon. I'm thinking about going in today and asking her about it but it's appointment only and I don't think I want her to redo it. Heavily on my mind: washing it out before the 48 hours and getting a refund? What do y'all think. Also the first three are the morning after pictures and the blue T-shirt ones are a few hours later.
Hair Fix for Brassy Color Instead of Pink?I had my hair demi permanent colored yesterday and instead of the pastel pink I wanted, the color came out brassy. I called my hair stylist and she told it could be the toner and she will fix it in three days when she is back at work. Can my hair be recolored a darker pink and not damage my hair? I do have a dark color healthy set of hair.
How Long Will Perm Solution Last?Does perm solution go bad if it sat in my car for 2 months and it was cold outside?
Dyeing Hair Back To Natural Color?Nearly 3 months ago, I had blonde hair and got it dyed brunette. My natural hair is dirty/dark blonde and I went and got it dyed really light blonde, hoping for a good balayage but it turned out yellow and was not blended well. So 6 weeks later, I made the impulsive decision of dying my hair 3 shades darker than my natural colour to what is supposed to be light brown but is actually a dark brown. I hate it and the regrowth is so obvious and annoying because I have very white/light baby hairs around the sides of my face.
Newly Permed Hair Is Losing Curls?So yesterday I just got my first hair permed. I just want to permed half below part of my hair as she recommended it as my hair length is a bit passed shoulder, I could say medium. It's big curls. Its looks good after she permed and washed it. Then she blow dried it. I was satisfied with it. It took me two and a half hours.
Straight Perm Frizz?During covid, I decided to do a perm for the mussy look. It would be a nice change. No! It turned out horrible, a half permed frizzed mess! I suffered through, waited weeks before trying to fix with a straight perm to reverse the effects. I have straight permed before and never had any issues. This time it took out the horrible half curled mess but left a lot of areas'straight frizzed?
Toning Down Hair That Is Too Pink?So I went to the hairdresser yesterday. I actually wanted to go for a slightly dark rose gold color, but ended up with quite a bright shade of pink. Although I don't think the color looks bad, it's a little too far out of my comfort zone. I am kind of out of my hairsalon-spending budget so wonder if there is a way to DIY tone the color more to a rose gold?
Perm Not Curly?I would like to know some suggestions. I permed my hair last year. Then I shaved it low to the point where it couldn't be braided, but was not shaved completely off. Now my hair has grown out some and parts of my hair have lost its curl pattern and when I twist or braid it looses out.
Hair Turned Pink when Dyed?I used to use henna and it wasn't staying as long as I liked so this lady at Sally's said I could use Clairol's Beautiful, it was a rinse so my hair wouldn't turn a funny color. Wrong! Now my hair is a bit pink and copper and a little purple. I want my brown back what can I do? I used Suyra cream henna before I tried this Clairol Beautiful. Just so you know what kind of henna I used.
Damaged Hair from TexturizerI used an extra strength texturizer on my hair about five years ago. My hair hasn't been able to grow like it used to ever since. My hair used to grow super fast super quick but now my hair grows to a length and stays the same and the sides barely grow. I noticed when I wash my hair, I see breakage.
Going Back to Original Hair ColorSo, what do I do when I had highlights at a salon. I kept them for about 2 months but I didn't like them so later on, I bleached my hair and then dyed it dark blonde. It also came out bad still I kept for about 1-2 weeks then I dyed it back to dark brown and it pretty much looks black but still you can kind see some of the blonde in random strips. I just want to know how I can get my natural hair color back and what helps with hair growth.
Asking My Mom to Let Me Shave?I am a 14 year old boy and I want to shave. I am super hairy. I don't have an older brother and don't live with my dad. I want to ask my mom, but I am an awkward person. What do I do? The hair is driving me insane.
Fixing a Bad Dye Job?I've have always had really pretty blonde hair. Well 8 years ago a salon messed up my hair. I told them that I just wanted some low lights and a little lighter blonde highlights. Well they turned it red. It looked so bad I changed it to solid brown. Now I wanted go back to blonde so I got a hair stripper a salon lady told me to use and then picked out a pretty blonde color. It turned it yellow.
Hair Damaged By Relaxer Not Growing Back?The sides of my hair is not growing back anymore due to relaxer burn. It has been like that for the past two years and I keep hoping to myself that it's gonna grow back, but it's just the way it has been all this while. I decided to let it go back to virgin. Maybe it going to gain back its strength, but I don't know if it's the best idea. I wanted to cut it off, but my mom won't just allow me to.
Areas of Permed Hair Straight After a Few Days?I got a perm on a Friday, but by Sunday it looked like the front of my hair (by my temples) was almost completely straight. I hoped that on Tuesday when I washed it that things would be OK. So Tuesday came around and I washed and styled my hair with a curling shampoo and conditioner then used curling styling products and a diffuser.
How Soon Can I Re-perm My Hair?I just permed my hair and I forgot to put the cap on after the solution. What is the use of the cap and how soon can I re-perm my hair for a better curl?
Toning Down Dyed Hair?I dyed my hair plum, but it came out bright purple. How do I tone it down?
Remedy for Brassy Hair Color When Dyed?Every time I dye my hair, whether salon or box, it turns a brass color. I've tried home remedies and shampoo for colored hair. I do have well water, but this is horrible. My hair color is medium to dark brown. It is just a few shades different than my roots. There is just too much brass.
Removing Sharpie from Hair?I used a purple Sharpie to dye the ends of my hair. My hair is a natural blonde and the Sharpie has stained my hair. I've tried the hairspray trick, washing-up liquid, and a hair colour remover, none have worked. My hair is very fine so I don't want to use anything too harmful to prevent breakage. If anybody could help? My hair is short so I can't cut it until it grows more.
How Long Should I Wait Before Re-dying My Hair?I dyed my hair blonde within the last 24 hours and the plan is to re-dye it blue soon. So the blonde dye was to act as bleach so the blue would show up better. I dislike how my hair looks with the blonde color as it is not even and was only acting as a lightener to make my hair a lighter color so the other dye will show better. How long should I wait until I re-dye my hair blue?
Fixing a Hair Dye Experience Gone Wrong?So the other day I bleached my hair. It came out orange from the bleaching. Then I dyed it medium brown, but it is now an almost dark grayish, indigo color. My hair is naturally a dark brown. What can I do to fix this without going to the salon?
Coloring Hair After Lightening?I just lightened my hair, it's white, light blonde, a touch of yellow with a small amount of orange. I want to put pastel blue on it now. I've already put a toner in. How long do I have to wait?
Perm Not Curly to the Roots?I have been reading your post on'perms not being curly enough.'I'm a guy with longer hair, but not super long. It's not even to the shoulder area. It's in great condition and I have lots of hair! Which is a blessing. It's straight as well as thick. I've had perms growing up and they were super tight and I looked like Shirley Temple.
Perming Your Hair at Home?I've gotten perms for about 4 years now. My hairdresser usually uses a white (9/16 inch) rod, which produces nice curls. I feel comfortable giving myself a perm, so I ordered white rods online from Sally's beauty salon. I decided I would practice rolling my hair with the perm rods before I applied the solution, but once my hair dried and I took the rods out my hair was so curly.
Re-Dyeing after Stripping Out Black Dye?Just stripped the black dye out of my hair and got it to my natural hair color. Then a couple days later I go to put an ash blonde on and everything, but my roots are black again. Why? I've stripped my hair and put dye in before and it took just fine. But not this time.
Re-Dying Hair After Removing Color?I just used baking soda and clarifying shampoo to remove Splat hair color. When can I color it again?
Asking My Mum to Let Me Shave?Okay so I'm Indian so I have super dark long hair everywhere, on my arms, legs, armpits, face and basically just everywhere. I have started trimming my hair slightly using scissors, but its so tedious and I never get an even natural look.
Do All Boxed Hair Dyes Have Metallic Salts in Them?I want to dye my hair with Splat in the color crimson. It says not to if I've dyed my hair with a product with metallic salts in it. What do I do?
Hair Straight in Places After a Perm?I got my perm about two months ago. And I started to notice that I have what looks like a rat tail. Some parts of my hair are straight, but not all of it. How can I fix it?
Redoing Roots with Highligher?I did my hair roots a week ago, and yesterday I did a highlight to my hair. I did not leave it in long enough on my root area and it is brassy. I would like to re-do my roots with a 9NC, last week I did it with a 7NN and 6NN. My question is how long do I have to wait to re-do my root area with the 9NC?
Permed Hair Straight in Some Places?So I got my perm today and I had baseball practice a bit after. After practice i took my hat off to find my hair looks a bit straight in some places. Will this be fixed by just washing it when it's time or is the perm ruined?
Dyeing Hair After Bleaching?Please help. I went to a hair salon on Saturday and have been left with orange hair, not only that, I also suffered minor chemical burns. It was the worst experience of my life. I am desperate to re-dye my hair asap as I look horrendous. Do I have to put a red on first before a brown will take?
Re-dyeing Hair After Bleaching and Coloring?I recently dyed my hair. I beached my black hair and coloured it to chocolate brown. I hate it. It's dreadful and I've lost confidence. How long before I can dye it back to black?
Shaving Sideburns?I waxed my sideburns 2 days before, but still the skin tones are not blending. The area where I waxed is looking entirely different from the area that is unwaxed. How much time will it take to blend in? Or is there any way to do so?
Using Leftover Hair Color?My tube of hair color is enough for 2 applications. It has a small hole in it. Is it safe to use the rest?
Re-dyeing Hair the Next Day?I dyed my hair fuschia yesterday with box hair dye and absolutely hate it. Can I get another box hair dye in brown and redo it?
Remedy for Hair Damaged by Relaxer?I bleached my hair brown and lost a lot of hair though it still looked full. I know I lost a lot of hair because of the falling hair when I comb it. Two weeks later I dyed it back to black. Everything seemed fine, but when I relaxed my hair a month later half my hair fell out. I am relegated to a low cut.
Getting Back to Your Natural Hair Color After Dyeing?So I dyed my hair about 2 months ago with semi permanent color, but the other day I went with a permanent brown hair. My hair is naturally light brown/dark blonde. Is there a way to get back the natural colour?
Asking My Mother to Let Me Shave My Legs?I'm 13 and too scared to ask my mum to shave my legs and I have thick black hair. I always see boys staring! My friends say I should just shave and not ask. My mum usually waxes my underarms.
Fixing a Hair Dye Mistake?I have naturally dark brown hair and in November of 2019 I dyed it a purple red color right over my natural hair. It slowly faded to a pretty purple red tint and was lighter too. I just dyed it two days ago to dark blue, right over the other color. Both of these were permanent dyes. So yeah I don't like the blue and I know it will fade to green so I have no idea what to do.
Dyeing Recently Highlighted Hair?Two days ago I box highlighted my hair. I hate it and I was wondering can I go back and turn it black? I have a natural dark brown hair color. I would say it's pretty healthy normally.
Home Perm Causing Hair to Fall Out?So my friend and I got a home perm she put the perm in my hair wrong. She put only the curling lotion in my hair and now my hair is coming out. I've washed it out with shampoo and I am keeping conditioner in it, but honestly I am really scared.
Perm Not Curly?3 days ago I got a perm. The week before I got chop stick curls and loved them, so I decided to go for the perm. I went to the salon for a consultation and showed pictures of what I wanted. Then I went to the salon to get the perm, to say I'm unhappy is an understatement.
Stringy Spiral Perm?I got a perm yesterday (1-28-20) and when I was done processing my stylist took a small comb and combed my hair. It made my curls stringy and not very curly anymore. Will it fix itself after I wash it tomorrow? How do I fix it?
Hair Loss After a Perm?I permed my hair and while washing out the perm all of my hair came out in clumps. I literally have about 2 inches of hair left. What could have caused this?
Perm Not Curly Enough?I had gotten a perm about 36 hours ago and my hair was very curly when I got the perm, but now it seems as if the curls came out and my hair is becoming a lot straighter. I have not rinsed, shampooed, or even washed my hair since the perm. What should I do?
Permed Hair Not Curly Enough?I got a perm. The perm was not at all spirals and looks like I had braided my hair. My ends are ripping off and I must now get a haircut. It has now been a day since the perm. Will putting in curlers while it continues to set help it get curlier?
Fixing Hair Colour that Turned Out Too Dark?My daughter got blonde highlights added to her light brown hair. I didn't want them at the roots of her hair so I asked the hairdresser to cover the roots. The colour turned out too dark and completely different than the brown in her hair. We tried the vitamin C and Head and Shoulders fixes and it did lighten it a bit, but has left a slight ginger tone to it. Should we try it again?
Perm Not Curly Enough?I did a retouch Wave Nueveau curly and half curly and the ends came out straight! What went wrong and how can I fix it?
When Can I Re-dye My Hair?I went to the salon and asked for my hair to be coloured like the second photo, but during the process the stylist said that the hair had come out lighter than what I had asked for. I don't really like it and want to go back to brown. How long would I have to wait before I could have this done and would it be better to get it done professionally or get a box of dye?
Dyeing Hair After Bleaching?I got me 4 packs of bleach from Sally's to dye my hair. We put 3 of them in and had no problems, but last night we put the 4 one in, it burned my scalp and left blue/green from the bleach in it and it's not coming out. What should I do? How long would this take to heal and how long do I wait to put dye in?
How Long Before I Can Re-dye My Hair?It's been about 2 months since I colored my hair red and there is still some color left in my hair. I want to color it red again. Do I have to wait until the previous color is completely gone?
Increasing Hair Growth Rate?How can you grow hair really fast? My friend has trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) and is really insecure about it. I really want to help her.
Getting Mom to Show You How to Shave?I keep asking my mom to let me shave and she said yes and got me a razor and shaving cream. She told me that she would show me how, but never did. And I keep bringing it up and she keeps forgetting. How do I remind her again because I don't like talking about shaving that much?
Dyeing Hair After Bleaching?I went the hairdresser's yesterday to have my hair changed to blonde they bleached it, but it's lighter than I wanted. It's light grey and in places yellow. I was wondering is it safe to put a box dye on today to make the colour less bright and to make it all one colour?
Returning to Natural Hair Color After Dyeing?I've been dyeing my hair black for years. I want to stop having to dye it and just let it be grey. How can I best do that? It is long, so would take too long to grow out.
Permed Hair Not Curly Enough?I'm a seasoned hair stylist who doesn't take any short cuts when it comes to hair. The other day I had done a perm on a client with fine hair. I followed the directions down to a T. When I checked the rod I saw the S pattern. The client left with wet curly hair.
Lightening Hair with Lemon Juice?Will this method work if I don't go out into the sun? I am trying this during the winter and it's dark out all the time and there is not much sun.
Hair Damaged by a Perm?After getting a perm my hair is falling out. It looks dull and matted like dog's hair. What can I do?
Fixing Pink Hair Dye?My hair has a semi color in it, coral, actually it's pink! I don't like it! What can I do to get it out?
Using Dandruff Shampoo to Remove Hair Dye?Can dandruff shampoo remove dark red dye from my dark brown hair restoring it to its natural state?
Tips for Washing Hair with Hard Water?Does anyone have some tips for washing hair with hard water?
Perming Hair After Dyeing?I dyed my hair with a white dye today and I'm thinking of perming it soon. How long do I have to wait to perm it?
Asking Your Mother to Let You Shave?My mom won't let me shave my legs and facial hair. It is normal for a girl to shave at my age, but when I ask her about it she gets mad and starts to scold me. Sometimes I'm just too afraid to ask her. I'm really ashamed of showing off my face because my my moustache, they even make fun of me at school. But I am still really scared to ask my mom.
Treating Perm Damaged Hair?I want to repair my hair. My mom made me do perms for my whole life (17 years), but I'm old enough now to say no. How do I repair my hair so it's not stuck in a halfway relaxed state?
Rebonded Hair Growing Back Frizzy?I have very frizzy, curly hair and about 3 years ago I rebonded it for the first time. Afterwards I kind of got addicted to it and rebonded my hair like every 5 months.
How Does Peroxide Lighten Your Hair?I dyed my hair dark brown, but I want it lighter. I bought dark blond. But I get orange or yellow tones.
Toning Down Purple Hair?How can I tone down purple hair?
Fixing Dyed Hair That Came Out Pink?How do I get my hair copper? I did a blonde balayage a couple of months ago from my natural brunette. I was blonde with smudged brunette roots. I decided to do a copper color because I thought it would be easy. I usually go to the salon, but this seemed easy. Well it turned a dark coppery pink :( How do I fix this? I don't have money to see my stylist.
Perm Not Curly?I got a perm at a salon and it didn't take. I went back and she redid my perm. My hair is short and still is not holding curl; it looks like a scrunchy mess. I went to Sally's and got some leave in conditioner to hold the curl. I don't understand why my hair did not take. I'm upset cause I spent a lot of money for hair that didn't turn out curly.
Darkening Bleached Hair?I got half of my hair bleached about a year ago and I dyed it a nutmeg brown a month ago. The ends where it was bleached blonde are lighter than the top of my hair. Can I dye my hair again with the same color to fix the lightness at the bottom or will it not change my hair at all?
Fixing Permed Hair That Lost Its Curl?I got my perm yesterday and it turned out nice, but when I woke up this morning the curls seem to have become straight. What should I do?
Hair Is Breaking After Using Luster's S-Curl Activator?I have 4c hair dye I believe and I used this in July. It's now October and my hair is falling out like crazy. Not my new growth, but just the texturized parts, literally every time I touch it with my hands or a comb or brush.
Permed Hair Not Curly Enough?I've been going to my hairdresser for years, and she knows I have been wanting to do a perm for months now. I have showed her photos over the past few weeks of what we wanted to achieve and also what we did not. I reiterated several times that I wanted proper curls (not waves, since my hair is already somewhat wavy).
Hair Too Dark After Dyeing?I recently got my hair dyed. It was blond and I wanted to go a little darker however it was too dark. The hairdresser put a few highlights in it however the ends of my hair are darker than the top. What's my best bet to get my ends dyed blonder.
Using a Vinegar Rinse on Grey Hair?Will a vinegar rinse change the color of the white (grey) in my hair?
Dyeing Hair After Bleaching?I just recently color stripped my hair and bleached it because I wanted it blonde. I hate my hair and it's only bleached so far and I want it back to black. How long do I have to wait and how can I get it black without it ending up any other colors?
Re-perming Hair?So I got my perm a day ago, and it's not curly enough at all. So I washed the chemicals out of my hair. How long should I wait to get it re-permed?
Darkening Dyed Hair?I mixed garnet and fuchsia hair colors and it came out a bit too fuchsia. I would like to darken it up to achieve a burgundy like color with less fuchsia . Can I put a darker color over my hair to achieve the results I'm looking for? And if so, what color do you suggest? The left pic is what it turned out like the right pic is what I'm trying to achieve.
Permed Hair Lost Some Curl?I had a perm once before, and while not spiral, it was curly not just wavy. I apparently haven't figured out how to comb/pick them (LOL), so however often I would brush it right before I washed it, and after I washed it/got it wet, it would spring back.
Using Hair Removal Cream for Sideburns?I used the hair removal cream for sideburns? Is it all right? Will the hair come out thicker?
Straightening Permed Hair?I got a curly perm in March. I cut my hair 4 weeks ago to shoulder length and I still have some curls. I thought it would be easier to straighten now that it is short and it is way easier, but every time I flat iron it it gets poofy and it doesn't stay straight. How can I make it stay sleek and straight all day or what product do I need to use?
Grey Hair Turned Purple Using Argan Oil?I dyed my roots with Sally's new argan oil very black and it turned my roots purple again. I left it on for 40 minutes.
Asking Parents to Let You Shave Your Legs?I want to shave. I'm 14, my legs are hairy, and I'm an athlete. I don't think it looks nice if a girl has hair on her legs. I do! I asked my mom if I can shave my legs and she said no. The reason is because when she was my age she also had hair on her legs, she didn't shave because I think that her mom didn't let her. So I went and asked my dad if I can shave it and he said yes.
Trying to Repair My Damaged Hair?I'm a dude and I let my mom put relaxer on just the top of my hair (not sides) and it was a big amount that it burnt my hair to the point I had pain just combing it regularly. Then I realized it stopped growing. The top of my hair looked the same for about 10 months.
Previous Blue Hair Dye Turns Green When Dyed Brown?I dyed my hair blue a while ago and decided to dye it back to dark brown. I've dyed my hair dark brown twice and the parts that were blue keep going back to green. How to I get all my hair to be one shade?
Re-dyeing Hair After Stripping Color?Can I dye my hair right after I stripped it if it feels like it's in good condition?
Orange Hair After Bleaching?After bleaching my hair it turned orange. I want it dark dark red. Can I just dye it dark red now?
