in addition to the other answer from a liscensed professional, color doesn't lighten color...which means, the color you had on the rest of your hair was darker than the color that you were trying to achieve. the virgin hair (your new growth) probably turned the color that you actually were trying to get, but, looked like crap because the rest of your hair didn't do what it was supposed to. your roots stayed the same color with the med. brown you used to correct it because of the same principle...you can't remove color with color. another mistake people make when coloring at home is thinking that the color will "fade" out or wash out eventually...anytime, with NO exceptions that you are making your hair lighter than it is naturally...doesn't matter if it's blonde, red, or a lighter brown...if it is lighter than your natural hair color it is PERMANENT, that means that it will have to grow out or be cut out. if you are changing the shade darker or adding to the same shade check label for semi or demi permanent, because these will likely rinse out or fade out after several weeks. as a professional i recommend all chemical services be done in a salon, but some people like to experiement or cannot afford salon services. a correction is always going to be more expensive than going there in the first place, so keep that in mind too. to correct your color now, you should buy a color darker than anything that is currently on your head and apply to the roots first, starting in the front, apply only to the color that is the lightest...after you are done applying to the roots, then go ahead and apply to the rest of your hair and process as normal. if you have not had a trim through all of this you probably want to do that first, or do not get the new color on your ends until the last 10 minutes of processing because they will want to suck up all of the fresh color.
2006-07-16 19:11:57
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answered by tella stella 2
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The roots were "virgin" hair and needed to have the color on longer than the rest of your hair, which was previously color treated. Any time you color, whether you use the same color you've always used or a different color, you're going to have to put color on the grow-out first, let that process for 20 minutes (or longer, depends on natural color, what color you are puttting on it, and how resistant your hair is to color), and then put color on the rest of your hair (perhaps diluted with water or a mild shampoo) for 10 minutes or so.
I'd definitely recommend going to a salon for a color correction rather than trying to fix this yourself.
Best wishes!
2006-07-16 18:54:20
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answered by Miss_M 3
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Sounds like something I did, my hair is a dark brown, nearly black and I like to lighten it to a light brown/red. I usually had my cousin put in the hair color for me, and the first time I did i turned only my roots to a golden brown almost blonde. The rest of the hair was my normal Dark Brown. I had to go to a professional, and it even stumped them as to how I managed to screw up like that. Somehow the Screwup Fairy always seems to find me at just the right time.
2006-07-16 19:11:35
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answered by santana84_02 4
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You did too many things to your hair at one time. You will need to go to a professional to get this fixed. Colored hair has different properties than fresh growth... it will react differently to the color. There are treatments you can use before you color, which will set the colored areas back to the way they were... and then subsequent color applications will go on the same way to the roots and the previously colored hair.
DON'T TRY TO FIX THIS YOURSELF! You will end up bald.
2006-07-16 18:53:11
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answered by polly_peptide 5
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Your hair is getting angry at you because you keep messing with it all the time. Leave it alone for a while so that it can grow out natural and healthy before you resume damaging it once again with all those color treatments.
Natural, healthy hair - even if it's a "boring" color - looks better than something from a bottle anyway.
2006-07-16 18:51:08
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answered by JoeSchmoe06 4
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Lol....nicely bodily my hair looks like a flat fluffy mess yet as quickly as I enable it down at events im the life and soul and all people has a suggestions-blowing time. Your proberly choose better booze, and mild drinks.
2016-10-08 00:21:08
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answered by ? 4
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hair color is such a tricky thing that I would go get it done by an expert, and ive been getting my hair colored since i was 12......i wont say how old i am now.
2006-07-16 18:50:10
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answered by Anonymous
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