How to Dye Away the Grays

Series Summary

For many years, women have sought the perfect hairstyle. That elusive blend of volume, smoothness and style has created frustration in many women who seek to express their personalities and creativity through their locks. In fact, hair styles often represent the cultural, social and ethnic identity of many individuals and can also represent social status. While hair density, texture and length are all factors in a person's hairstyle, fashion trends tend to play the biggest role in women's hairstyles. In this free video series on hair care, a professional hairstylist discusses hair cutting and hairstyling ideas. Find out which haircuts are perfect for each face shape, and get ideas on coloring hair at home or at a salon. Discover ways to get longer hair to spike up, how to style a Mohawk and how to style very short hair. Even learn about the topical and nutritional supplements that will make hair grow faster and healthier. For great style advice, consult this helpful hair care guide.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Lauren and I'm here to tell you how to dye away the grays. You can go and pick up color at any beauty destination. Also, many CVS, Walgreen's. Any nearby pharmacy would also probably have any color. It depends on whether or not you would like to use boxed color or professional color. Professional color you can get at Sally's Beauty Supply. They do sell it to the public. You are going to want to start. You are going either for application method either a bowl and brush or you are going to want a bottle. It depends on the thickness of the color. So which one would be easier and plus also which one is easier for you. In order to dye the grays, if you are using a brush and a bowl, you are going to simply get the color on to the brush. You are going to start at your root and ultimately paint the color on wherever those grays are. If it is the first time that you are coloring your grays, you are going to use that color and go from the root to the end of your shaft. That way you can cover the gray from root to end. If you are simply doing a touch-up of color already on. You are going to go only where that gray is. So that way you avoid color buildup. You are going to use tail end of your brush in order to section your hair and move to that next section while continuously painting on the color. If you choose to use a bottle for application purposes you are going pretty much do the same exact thing with the bottle. Except, you are going to use the nose of the bottle in order to do your sections. lay the color on and use your thumb in order to really push the color into that hair. Same thing. If you are doing a retouch you are going to only go where the gray is. You are going to stop when that line of color is. If you are a first time doing your hair, you are ultimately going to go through and cover strand from root to end. That is how you dye away the grays."