I have been coloring my hair for over 10 years using Loral Preference Dark/Medium Auburn and what used to be my gray roots are now much lighter then the rest of my Medium auburn hair. I have a very big event for work tomorrow and need to know how I can fix this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Well I went to a local beauty supply store where I live and used shade 1 shade darker using 20 peroxide, left it on my hair for 20 minutes and did only the roots, then ran the rest of my hair through for about 1 minute. Then conditioned my hair, where it was left with shine and did not damage my hair.
This was my first question that I have posted on this site and I wanted to tell you all that it was a great experience and did help me. I hope that if someone has this problem it will help them too!
Go see a professional today.
The higher end salons are not open but you can an find places like Toni and Guy and Aveda open at the malls. Maybe JC Penny.
If your hair is long, you can put it up in a French twist, or a bun. Leave some loose tendrils around your face. Use bangs.
If your hair is short, wear it with a side part, combed towards the front, a little tousled. You'll look great.
You probably just need to color it again, but leave it in longer. I always have to wait 50-60 minutes when I'm covering the gray. Good luck!
Call the toll-free number on the box. They will tell you what to do.
You could try coloring just the roots. Their are products just for doing that.
I suggest that you are now more gray/white than when you started. The rest of your hair is naturally darker and also is .ore saturated with color. You might try either only coloring your roots or color your roots first and leave it in for awhile before putting color on the rest of your hair.
As others have suggested, maybe you did not leave the dye in long enough. How long did you leave it in? I am just confused as to how the dye this time did not color your roots properly whereas a month or 2 ago it did. You simply cannot grow in that much grey in your roots in such a short amount of time, so I assume you either left it less time or accidentally picked up the wrong shade.
You should always start with your roots when you dye your hair and leave it in for about 40 minutes, or whatever the box recommends, and then run it through the rest of the hair the last 5 minutes.
I stopped using boxed dyes, I noticed how badly they damaged my hair. I started losing tons of hair and the rest was just a frizzy, rather rough mess. Even now that I get a base color PLUS highlights at the salon, my hair still looks healthier and fuller than it did when I dyed it all one color at home.
Because of the potential for damage and the fact you may end up with similar results on the second try, I suggest going to a stylist that will be able to even out your color. If you're only having your hair dyed one shade, it should not cost more than about $40. Because putting dye one or two more times or even three more times can really ruin your hair, I think a stylist is a safer bet to ensure your color is even while incurring the least amount of damage possible.
Next time, you can try dyeing it at home yourself, just keep in mind that you will need to leave in the dye longer, or choose a dark auburn or chocolate cherry shade instead so that you don't end up with hot pink or tomato red roots in comparison with the rest of your darker hair.
