Beauty

[kaydee50]

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@ID2 wrote:

I would NEVER attempt to get rid of my gray hair using a $3 hair color from the drugstore! Nope. I only get mine professionally done. Well worth the time and money.

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And I would NEVER sit in a salon for hours and pay $$$ to get something done I can do so easily myself.  That's what makes the world go 'round!

[Coastalcarolina]

I color my hair at home.  I have had some very bad experiences at the salon.  One lady let the solution run down my neck and I got a chemical burn!  Another one convinced me I needed highlights and they looked brassy.

 I use Wella Charm and only a #20 developer.  If I use a 30, it leaves a brassy tone as it fades.

[Allthingsgirly67]

I too have neither the money or patience to sit in a salon, especially since I can’t wear my glasses while the dye is on my hair. I only go to get highlights which I started so the grey aren’t so pronounced. Plus it’s nicer to save money doing it at home.

[Skyegirl21]

Love Garnier Nutrisse, #63 is perfect. Has an oil that seems to help guard damage to hair- I did not like Colorsilk either. It totally dried my hair, but it's very porous to begin with- I think it has a stronger developer in it. 

[cathysyd]

I used to use the Revlon Colorsilk version that didn't have ammonia or some of the other chemicals (I think it was in a greenish box). I loved it, but I can't find it anywhere anymore. I guess they discontinued it and didn't ask me. 

After my daughter had a bad reaction to hair color at the salon, I decided to try to go as "clean" as possible, which is why I was using the Revlon verion I was. Lately, I've been using Madison Reed since I can't find the Colorsilk I was using. I like that it doesn't have ammonia, PPD (which I think is responible for a lot of the reactions), SLS, phthlates, or parabens. I realize that the best, most healthy option is to not color at all, but I'm not quite ready for that. And the Madison Reed is pricey ($30; it's also available at Walmart now), but I do feel a little better knowing that it doesn't have all of the chemicals in it. And I have never had any reaction problems to any hair color to this point, even though I know that anyone can have an allergic reaction to anything at anytime, even with the "clean" products.

Just my 2 cents worth.