How to Cover Black & Gray Hair With Blond
As you age, your hair may begin to become speckled with gray. Eventually, all your hair may turn gray or white. Many women (and men) prefer to dye their hair blond as they begin to gray. This is because the difference between the blond and gray is very subtle, so as the roots grow in, the gray won't be as noticeable as if the hair was dyed black. Dyeing hair blond is easy---if you've dyed your hair before, you'll be familiar with the procedure. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Old clothes
- Hair-coloring dye
- Color developer
- Application bottle
- Scissors
- Plastic gloves
- Color conditioner
Instructions
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Purchase the blond color you desire at a drugstore or beauty supply shop. Always put on old clothes to protect your skin from the hair color. There are specific hair dyes made solely for gray hair that you can also purchase.
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Mix the color with the developer in the application bottle provided with the dye.
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Snip the tip off the application bottle's nozzle with a pair of scissors. Put on the plastic gloves that come with the color and shake the bottle to mix the ingredients.
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Apply the blond hair dye directly to the hair. Completely saturate the hair with the color and allow the color to set in for 10 to 20 minutes (the hair dye box will instruct the specific time to leave in the hair color).
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Rinse your hair until the water runs clear. Add the color conditioner and rinse out. Style as usual.
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Tips & Warnings
To find the perfect shade of blond, visit the Ladies' Home Journal website (http://www.lhj.com/style/hair/styles/the-best-hue-for-you-how-to-dye-your-hair/).
Some ingredients in hair dye can severely hurt your hair and scalp and result in bad dye jobs. Many blond colors have stronger ingredients to turn darker hair blond. To prevent overdyeing your hair and to view a list of toxic ingredients to avoid when purchasing hair dyes, visit http://www.care2.com/greenliving/toxic-hair-dye-ingredients.html.
