You never know, adding a little color to your hair could add a little more color to your life. Chime Edwards is an extremely popular YouTube vlogger with over , subscribers. Follow Us. Skip to content. Loading the player Flat ironing and curling irons are usually the culprits of heat damage.
Constant heat also deters the transition process because you literally stretch out your natural hair pattern and elongate the elasticity. This can sometimes result in permanent damage. Although there are safer ways to chemically process your hair, you are still taking a risk when doing so. Using box dye can be hit or a miss, depending on the peroxide level and your curls porosity and how you take care of it afterwards.
Using treatments like the Olaplex Bond Multiplier while coloring fragile hair, can help ease your curls into a coloring process. Method 1. Grow out the problem areas and get trims every 3 months until its gone. Getting a big chop which takes off most of the damaged area to start fresh and new. The benefit is you know its all gone and the hair grows very quickly due to lack of split ends.
Last but not least you can also do it with color. A clear gloss or a treatment that is semi permanent can help hydrate curls and give a glossy finish while the hair repairs and regains more moisture and elasticity. This would need to be maintained monthly to retain shine. After the road of transition comes the journey of maintenance. Maintenance can be tricky if not done properly. For instance, something as small as using a microfiber towel instead of a regular towel can make all the difference.
Unlike microfiber towels, regular towels have a rough material which dry your curls out and make them frizzy. Based on where your hair falls on the curly hair chart check out Different curl types and how they work it becomes easier for you to find the products that best fit your hair type.
By doing your research and finding salons that specialize in curly hair, you can find a good stylist that will make your natural hair pattern a priority. Curly hair stylists should know that certain measures must be taken when coloring hair as well as better products to use. Communication is key when changing your hair and understanding the process and risks of the color you choose. A high-lift blond will be more damaging to the curl pattern than a single process followed with a glaze.
You can always ask for a deep treatment after your color service. I mean, if things go wrong then I can just go ahead and BC. I would rather not It would suck to wait and grow my natural hair long only to dye it and then realize my hair doesn't like dye. Then I would have to start all over after years of growing it out.
Is now the best time to try dye? Or is transitioning hair too fragile for the extra stress? I would like it dark on the bottom like a color 4 and then some lighter blondes and golden browns on the top. There are some lighter areas around the front that are a color 2 though. So what do you ladies think Here is a pic of the colors I like I wouldn't because I don't want any chemicals in my hair as I transition.
I will consider it once I'm fully natured, though. MAkes sense to me if you are going to put in the extra effort and if you dont mind BCing if things go bad.
I want to dye but I'm going to wait until I am fully natural because I'm still trying to keep these relaxed ends as long as possible. EllePixie New Member. If I were you, I would do it now to see how your hair reacts - I did that when my hair was shorter, because I would only lose 5 months of growth if I had to BC again, rather than wait YEARS and let my hair grow out, then end up ruining it with dye and have to start all over.
However, you should ask yourself if it's going to be a color you want to keep up with, or just do it to try it once. After I got it out of my system, I have no desire to dye my hair again - especially since my hair is resistant to coloring and it takes more than one process for the color to take, which was fine for one time, but could be damaging in the long run. Here's a pic of my hair - I had to dye it twice to even see a difference in my natural color, especially when my hair was wet!
I actually LOVE this color on me, but alas, we will have to part.
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