i have blonde hair that is long and damaged. my natural color is light ash brown. what should i do with it?

Question

i think if i try to go darker, the color will fade. i have been dyeing my hair for 2 years. should i try to grow it out and cut it really short?

it isn't that damaged. just then ends. i will just trim a few inches. thanks!

Answer 1

If you try to color it darker, especially if you try to put ash in it, it will turn green and maybe purple. Definately green, though! If I were you, I would stop the chemical ravaging of your hair - it will only fry and end up brittle and break off so easily without effort. Try what I did - stop coloring, and trim it until the blonde is out. Your hair will be much healthier and then you have a fresh pallette to work with color on.

Answer 2

You are right... adding more color may fade if your hair is extrememly damaged. Additionally, it will likely only add to the damage. When you say you have been "dyeing" you hair for two years, do you mean you have been lightening your hair? If this is true, the damage is from this lchemical lightening process being repeated over time (whether by color or bleach solutions). Your hair can take only so much before there is nothing left in it's inner core resulting in weak, frizzy, brittle hair.

My best advice to you my dear is to seek the advice of a local salon professional. There are other alternatives to chopping your hair off. As a general rule, I'd lay off the color/chemical processing for a bit until you can try to restore some of your hair's health and moisture. Without seeing your hair, it is very hard to tell you what might be your best course of action. That is why I would recommend seeing a salon pro in your area for a consultation. Conditioning treatments may be an option...

Seek the advice of a licensed professional stylist and you will not be disappointed!

Best of luck!

Answer 3

First of all get your hair a nice trim, cut all the split ends, cut them as more as you can. Try using slightly heated olive oil message in your scalp then wrap a warm wet towel around your head it will improve your hair texture and will reduce the split ends. You must give a good gap of 3 to 4 months to get a new co lour to your hair otherwise it will damage your hair.
Secondly try some of the lighter shade of brown or any other color try to avoid blond as when your hair grow the color difference will force you to get them dyed again. Don't use very frequently the hair dryers and irons. Try to dry them naturally.
Growing them all and cut them out is a good idea if you have that much time.

Answer 4

Damaged Hair no problem! What I would suggest is to go easy on the hair color and styling and start using a lot of leave in conditioner The leave in conditioner adds essential nutrients to your hair which reverses the damage. Also trim your hair slightly to get rid of the split ends and breakage. Trim your hair monthly. Wash your hair every other day with a gentle shampoo and conditioner 2 in 1. I say every other day to give your hair time to recooperate and to get back all its natural oils. Another thing that I swear by is mayonnaise. I know it sounds crazy but mayonasie serves as a coating for the hair not only does it reverse the damage but it also adds depth, volume, as well as essential nutrients. For the next couple of months do not color your hair. Give your hair a break from the blonde hair coloring. Most blonde hair coloring contain a lot peroxide which can be harmful. What I suggest is to steer clear of the platnium as well as the ultra light shades for a while. Try the gentle blonde hair colorings available. What I personally recommend is the Ash Champange as well as netural tones because they get the hair blonde with less damage example Loreal Feria #81 cool blonde ashy blonde. Do not color your hair more than once every other month for optimal health and shine. Don't worry it is possible to reverse the damage, with a quality leave in condintioner, and mayonnaise your hair will be healthy, shiny, and silky.

Answer 5

i had the same problem recently. i let my hair grow out for about two months to let it start recuperating from all i had done to it. then i put in thin low-lights (streaks of color) the same color of my roots (light ash brown) throughout my hair (especially the bottom), so that it wouldn't be drastically dark compared to how blonde it was but still look more like my natural color. i cut a few inches of the damaged hair off the bottom and put in a reconstructive & hydrating treatment (try suntherapy or redken all soft heavy cream) and now my hair is strong & healthy again!! hope that helps =] oh, and i wouldn't take the advice of getting it bleached & then dyed... if you're hair is brittle & weak, more than likely your hair will just break off & you'll end up losing a lot of hair. instead just be patient with it and NO MORE BLEACHING!!!! good luck!

Answer 6

My suggestion is to cut off the damaged hair, and allow your natural hair to grow in for about 3 months. My natural colour is dark ash blonde, I've been dying my hair for about 20 years, everything from platinum to chestnut to auburn. The worst damage I've had was when I permed my hair after dying it. I had to cut about 6 inches off and do regular deep conditioning treatments for about 3 months.

Just stay away from reds if you chose to dye your hair again. If you want to darken your hair there is a trick to keeping the dark colour longer.

You have to buy two boxes of hair colour. Take the colour tube/bottle from one package, and saturate your hair. Leave on for about 20 minutes. Throw out the rest of the first box. Now mix the second box of colour like normal and colour your hair.

What you have done is "add" pigment to your hair. Normally this is done to hair that is really light blonde so it can hold a brown tone.

Answer 7

You should get it trimmed at least, all colors fade eventually, butt get a nice healthy cut before you dye it again,and keep it trimmed tomake it stay healthy looking, and if u are determined to go dartker do it gradually.

Answer 8

Have a good haircut and get the hair conditioned. Don't use other colorants before you've "repaired" the damage. Growing it out would mean a period of really messy hair...

Answer 9

No you should trim six inches or so...then gradually go lighter. Deep condition regularly every couple nights. Use a good ddaily conditioner too. I would say do it gradual. Its probably not as bad as you think.

Answer 10

You should cut and it and get it striped...they will bleach your whole head and then dye it back to your natural color.