Maybe they're able to afford expensive deep conditioning treatments on a regular bases that we
can't, Because my hair would be totally fried!! I wanted
to colour back brown over my remaining blonde
highlights but even the stylist told me that would be hard on my hair if I didn't want to eventually cut it off
down the line as I told her of my long hair goals.

Hi Rua!  You don't colour the whole length of your hair
every time, though? (Except Maybe for the last few
minutes).  Since my hair is already coloured, adding
more perixide might be more damaging( at least
according to her.) So I think I will just grow the light
colour out, trimming as  I go, Until I I have mostly virgin
growth, then maybe I can colour( or henna) over that.

I remember reading some time ago that Tina Turner used so many chemicals on her hair that it fell out in chuncks and she had to wear wigs for her performances. I don't know whether she was using color or straightener but all those chemicals did plenty of damage.

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That wouldn't surprise me actually. She's done some REALLY drastic changes. (Going from having those grey extension things in "Dirrty" to her Marilyn Monroe wannabe look. It can't be good for the hair!) 

Babyfine! LOL! Of course I'm not mad!

You gotta do what you gotta do to make your hair healthy as possible! That's interesting what you were saying about colouring being good for some peoples hair. I've always actually thought that about mine, but I don't normally say anything to anyone because most people would think I was mad as a hatter.

But honestly, by the time it comes time for me to colour again, I really feel like my hair NEEDS it. It feels a bit lifeless and dull...and then once I colour, it brings all the good stuff back again. It's probably just me....but it seems to be doing the trick anyway!

i dye my hair about every three months and never more than that. i've been doing so for 11 years in december. i have this awfull noncolor medium brown that look plain greyish in my opinion. it was also rather straigth ... too straight. i use a mix with mostly black and a bit of dark brown cuze just dark brown looks too warm and reddish on me. i use pro products that every hairdresser i've seen uses as well: CreScendo from L'oreal professional with just a 3% (10 vol.) developper. so yes: i have great pale roots that in my opion really show after one month. but i also think they are less noticeble after two months. my color also fades a bit (especially the black dye, that's why i use a chunk of it cuze i know it will go the first).  after three motnhs i just feels it's finally time to dye them. so all in all: it costs me barely a thing! i do a year with a tube of black color (prize about 5€) and even longer with the brown. and the developper lasts ages too. luckily i have someone to help me to just do the roots.
i used to paint also the outer layer as well, and the whole of the hair after the summer. i never noticed real damage, but now my aim is hair beyond waist length so i think i am going to try to oil the lengths to prevent damage during the process: did someone ever try that in here?

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I was thinking about doing that next time I touch up my roots. Although I never apply dye except to my roots, I'm starting to realize that after I wash out the dye, the entire length of my hair feels stripped, which can only be from exposure to the dye during the rinsing-out process.