Girls, please help!?

Question

Which brand of hair colour or dye is best. I'm asking about brands you can buy here in Egypt. Every time I try it the colour seems to fade away and looks really dull after a while, not bright and shiny. I was thinking of a deep burgundy colour. Thanks for your help girls!

Answer 1

Hey there ya Amar,

Loreal Excellence is the brand that i use, it is very easy and i like the protecting serum that you put on yr hair before coloring. Also the color stays and is very shinny.

http://www.lorealparisusa.com/frames.asp#http://www.lorealparisusa.com/haircolor/products/excellence/index.asp

Answer 2

The most important step is to get it from a busy shop that its stock keeps changing so that whatever hairdye you buy has not been stood for a very long time. Try to go for a big brand and not the local ones (sorry but the local really dry out the hair) it would be ideal if you could find the herbal essence brand of hair dye they are really good but which ever one that you choose, then give your hair so so much conditioner because Egyptian water chemicals and hairdye create a coating on the hair which will make it dry and crack easier and look dull. Ideally after you have washed the dye out of your hair wash your hair in bottled water to make it shine x

Answer 3

The best thing is to look for a nature products. I agree with henna, but then there is one problem, henna makes the hair very dry.
Naturtint has the best products, it does not content ammonia, but coconut oil, which has the same result.
http://www.naturalhairdye.com/color/naturtint/naturtintp/index.html
L’oreal also saw through research that people are trying to spare their hair, so they came with also a hair color product without ammonia.
http://www.americarx.com/Products/7688.html
I know that they even sell these kind in Egypt . I think the best thing to do is to go to a pharmacy. Naturtint is the name in Europe, do not know how they call it in Egypt. But it is a green package, also not very expensive. With that, they also sell a conditioner which will make you have the shine and color even last longer. They also have these own shampoos with color extracts that will make the color last longer, while washing your hair, you know that the more you wash your hair the sooner the color will fade ;-)

Tips: Color your hair when it isn’t washed for a couple of days.
To save the color and shine, you can use a hair mask for colored hair, sunsilk has a good one, also not that expensive.
Always cut your hair after coloring, even when it is only the ends, Try to find a cream with tea extract, that will give the hair strength , shine and color lasting

Answer 4

For rich, deep, reddish tones, use henna - it's natural and will do far less damage to your hair than chemical colourants will. It's also freely available in pretty much every country, whereas chemical colourant brands differ in availability from country to country.

Answer 5

i luv experimenting on my hair, though i am not from egypt but i luv loreal's products and currently my hair is streaked in two shades golden blonde and to soften up the shade i used dull burgundy, wich looks great on wheatish complexion such as mine

Answer 6

wella vulcano red

Answer 7

ASA,

I will suggest you to go for Loral, Wella or Garnier product (if you can find this product in Egypt)

Ensure that you will do the allergy test on your skin before using any product.

You can also try to stick with HENNA treatment with the below recipe

Its too long but may be it will helps you

Mixing your Henna Powder:
Like with people who use henna for body art, users of henna for hair have recipes that are varied... some effective and some not. Some effective and safe... some not. I recommend a pretty basic recipe for both henna for body art and for hair. Get to know what the henna will do for you on its own. Then add to your recipe from that place of knowledge and awareness. Using someone else's recipe that works for them may or may not provide you with the same outcomes they report. Your hair reflects you and your individual system. Understanding what your hair needs and wants and what makes it thrive is what is important. The additions another person adds to their recipe that works for them is a reflection of what their hair needs and wants and what makes it thrive. Know what is best for your hair and use those things as additives only after you know and understand what henna will do on its own.
How much henna is required depends on your length and thickness of your hair. Rule of thumb is 100 grams per every foot of hair length. If your hair is short, use 50 grams of henna powder to make your paste. Know that any leftover henna paste can be frozen and saved for your next henna application.
Put the required amount of henna powder in a bowl. If color is as important to you as conditioning with henna, add to your powder a mixture of lemon juice (concentrate will do) and water at a 50/50 ratio. It is important that your water is not hot. Hot water will cook your henna and impair the positive results you desire.
When conditioning is important but coloring is not, reduce the amount of lemon juice. The lemon juice helps the dye to release and therefore helps the paste to color the hair more effectively. Add the lemon/water liquid to your powder until you achieve the paste consistency like thick pancake mix. You don't want your paste too dry and you do not want it too thin. You want paste that you can scoop up with your gloved -- yes... always wear plastic gloves -- fingers.
When your paste is at the desired consistency, cover your bowl with a lid, or plastic wrap and foil. Place your bowl in a place that will keep your paste at a temperature around 75 to 85 degrees. A too-cool environment will retard the dye release and too hot an environment will either cook your paste or cause the dye to release and overshoot. Too little dye release or too fast dye release and demise will provide you with a paste that will condition your hair still... but you will not get optimal coloring.
Allow your paste to "sit" for 8 hours. Uncover and stir your paste well to mix back in the dye that has been released.
Some options you may wish to try later are the substitution of a tea brew for water…adding 4 to 5 drops of tea tree, lavender or rosemary essential oils to your paste…
Applying your Paste to your hair:
Separate your hair to make application easier. Part your hair down the middle using your fingers. Then separate each of these two sections into three. Begin applying your paste to the back sections of your hair. Take your time and make sure that you have covered all of your hair with the paste from roots to ends. When you are sure that you have all of the hair covered thoroughly, cover your hair with a plastic cap. Then cover with a towel or scarf. Leave the paste on your hair for the length of time required to get both the coloring and conditioning desired. This can be anywhere between 2 and 8 hours. A harvested hair test performed on hair harvested from your comb or brush will provide you with timing and coloring information.
To avoid henna from staining your skin, apply a protective oil or grease like petroleum jelly around your forehead, ears and neckline. To prevent the henna from running from the edges of the plastic cap, place tissue around the edges of the cap.
Removing the paste from your hair:
This is best done while standing in your shower and allowing warm water to rinse the henna paste from your hair. Let the water run over and through your hair and use your fingers to work the water through and paste out of your hair. At some point the water will run clear. Continue to rinse your hair. Repeat rinsing is necessary. Many of the reports of itchy scalp and other problems people report and attribute to henna result from lack of adequate rinsing.
While shampooing your hair at this point is not necessary, some people want to. If this is your choice, always use a mild and diluted shampoo. Do not use a shampoo that adds protein. You hair has received sufficient protein conditioning from the henna itself. Apply the mild and diluted shampoo and work through your hair and scalp and then rinse out thoroughly.
Then what?
While your hair is still wet, apply a moisturizer. The moisturizer used can be either the appropriate oil or oils or a moisturizing conditioner of your choice. Again, it will not be necessary to use a conditioner that contains protein. What you want is a conditioner that is developed for the purpose of sealing the moisture in your hair. The oils will serve that purpose as well as many other moisturizing conditioners that work for you.
Work your moisturizing oils or other conditioner through your hair with your fingers. You will find your hair to be softer, easier to manage and detangled. Then style as usual.
I have already mentioned our herbal oil companion products you can use with your natural or herbal/henna. Other companion products for interim deep conditioning to use when using natural or herbal/henna monthly, are our Lotus Powder Plus, EveryDay Herbal Shampoo and Conditioner, Crown and Glory or our Neutral henna.
Many monthly hair regimes include coloring and conditioning with natural henna or herbal/henna. Then interim conditioning on an alternating 2 week schedule with Lotus Powder Plus, EveryDay Herbal Shampoo and Conditioner, Crown and Glory or Neutral Henna. And deep oil and moisturizing conditioning and/or daily management with our EveryDay Hair Growth Oil, EveryDay Herbal Hair Oil, Tamanu Oil or BaoHen Oil.