Hi,

I'm new to the forum, so forgive me if this has been asked a gazillion times already, but do you do anything special when coloring your hair with a temporary color?

I have medium brown hair, but the ends have turned reddish, even though I try to keep them out of the sun. The top and front of my hair, though is medium brown with grey. So when I put my hair up in a bun at the top of my head, it looks really silly -- red hair sitting on top of salt and pepper! I want to color it using a similar color so that it looks a little more consistent.

I haven't colored my hair in a few years, but when it was just shoulder-length, I'd put the color on the scalp area first, let it sit for the recommended time (I think it was 10 minutes), then add it to the ends. A few friends said that I should probably try the reverse: put the color on the ends for 10 minutes, then do the scalp area.

Does anyone do that? How do you do it? Do you put it in a pony tail? Where does it sit for those 10 minutes? Do you wear a plastic cape or wrap it in plastic (or put a plastic bag over the tail)?

Thanks for your help! So glad I found this site!

MMM

Thanks for the quick reply!

My hair is thin and very fine and almost touches the small of my back. Because of this, I usually wear it up, though I will often wear it down when I've just washed it (or when I'm chilled by air conditioning somewhere and forgot to bring a sweater, LOL!).

Yes, the results I'm trying to achieve are to get the hair more one color. I like a little variation, which is why I use temporary rinses (they let some of the grey show through, but not all, giving a more natural look).  The other result I want is to cover some, but not all of the grey.

Regarding conditioning, yes, I'll remember to do that. I often condition only the tail. I make a tail on the top, lean over the sink, wet it, squeeze out the excess water, and then add a good conditioner (I'm now using one of those thick cholesterol creams), and hang over the sink like that for a couple of minutes. Then I rinse with warm, then cool, water.

Thanks again for the reply!

MMM