I am African-American, and i usually get my hair pressed with a hot comb and flat iron-i have NEVER gotten a perm..i want to dye the tips of my hair a deep burgundy color..will i need to get a perm?
2007-02-26 14:00:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
I don't think one has anything to do with the other, except you really should not do a lot of procedures with your hair one on top of the other. Sounds like you don't have any chemicals in your hair now since you've never had a perm. First thing I would do, is condition my hair with a good conditioner, don't shampoo for a few days, shampoo, then wait a day or so and then put color in your hair. If there is any coloring that is made specifically for African-American hair, I'd use that. However, you may want to start out with a non-permanent color--Clairol makes one and it comes in a lot of shades. Sounds like deep burgundy would be nice. Stay away from the carrot red shades and the blond highlights. You want to enhance your beauty. You don't need a perm before you color. Good luck. Go to Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, etc., and look over the hair coloring products and don't buy the first thing you see. Think about it a little and try to envision how that color would look on you. Once you color your hair, it's hard to change it and it takes upkeep.
2007-02-26 14:19:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is half African American and she has colour put in her hair from her local salon. Her hair is straightened with Dark & Lovely mild relaxer. She doesn't have a lot of colour put in as her hair is very dry and the texture different than caucasians. I don't know whether you are in Australia, but there is a place in Sydney called Jingles at Burwood that specialises in 'black' hair. She also uses a ghd iron for straightening even further. Hope this helps, any other probs feel free to contact me.
2007-02-26 22:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by MissHelpful 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand... what has coloring your hair have to do with a perm? Perming is curling your hair.
Try a semi-permanent dye first to see how it looks before you do anything permanent.
2007-02-26 22:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by Principessa 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you will need to get a perm. But i reccomend going to a hair salon and asking a profesinal.
2007-02-26 22:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably wont need a relaxer, but you hav to make sure u take really good care of your hair and kep it conditioned. consult a good hairdresser, i think african americans are supposed to use permanent dyes, but i'm not sure. ask the stylist what the best product to use would be.
2007-02-26 22:11:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the links below for * Hair coloring tips
http://homebeautytips.blogspot.com/2006/12/hair-color-tips.html#name1
2007-02-26 23:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by Naturale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no need to get the perm
2007-02-26 22:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy a wig.......... I change my hair color and passport frequently.
2007-02-26 22:06:18 · answer #8 · answered by Fester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would try a temp first.
2007-02-26 22:04:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋