Preparation Tips for Hair Dyeing

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Amelia and on behalf of Expert Village, I'll be talking to you about understanding the laws of hair color. Before you begin coloring your hair, it's always a good idea to practice parting off your sections. And you're really going to want to take sections that you can read a newspaper through. So that way you can get full saturation of the product. If the product is not fully saturated on the hair strand, you're going to get spots. So you're going to want to practice sectioning off. And I would, if you have a lot of hair, I would also recommend dividing your hair into sections, and doing one section at a time. And that way you'll make sure that you don't get any spots, and that you saturate everything completely. If your hair's very long, you're going to want to make sure to get more than one box. If you are applying color for the first time and this is a new color, you're going to want to apply the hair to the midshaft. And what the midshaft is, is this center, three or four inches here, of hair. These are the ends, and the ends tend to be porous and a lot of times dry. So the color's going to really grab right there. And then the first inch, or half inch or inch, that's the new growth. That's going to be softer and then your scalp is also going to help that color process faster. So that's why you want to always apply the color to the midshaft first. Then go back and apply it to the scalp. It's easier to use a brush and bowl method because you'll have more control. Whereas a bottle tends to get drippy and kind of go everywhere. I would also make sure that you have a friend who can make sure to get the back of your hair. Because I don't know how many times I've seen women who've colored their hair, and they've got entire spots in the back that they never could reach because they just couldn't see it. So enlist the help of a friend to color the back of your hair. Always make sure that you keep a copy of whatever color you use so you can make sure that you can keep using the same color. You don't want to jump around on brands or colors, or you're going to end up with a lot of different stuff going on in your hair. Never recolor hair that's already been colored, or you're not going to get an accurate color. Color does not lift color. If you're wanting to go lighter use a bleach. You can go darker but you can't go lighter. And if you're wanting to go lighter, I would recommend going into a salon. Again, you don't want to go anymore than two to three levels difference, lighter or darker. Anything more than that, you're also going to want to go into a salon. If you're looking for something very dramatic, you're probably going to want to go to a salon. So, if you're looking for your basic grey coverage, or toning of blonde, or just changing your color a little bit, sort of brightening it up, or adding some brown, doing it at home is no problem. So with these tips I hope that I've made it easier for you to color your hair at home. "