Beauty

[Miss Lizzie]

I have silver chemo hair (after chemo I got someone else's hair, with a life of it's own) that I cannot color with permanent hair color for a couple more months. My Doctor suggested I use semi-permanent color for awhile. I would appreciate your advise on which brand to buy. To be used at home. I always used L'Oreal Preference in the past but am not sure what to use now. Also does anyone know how well it covers? And how long it usually lasts?

Thank you,

Liz

[Becca34]

I like clairol natural instincts.

[Tigriss]

The brand that carries your favorite color! Most of them cover the same and work the same. The only real difference are the colors. I'm with Vidaal Sassoon now that I've found their medium vibrant red hair color! It isn't permanent, so you can take chances. Start fresh with your hair and embrace the change. My boss' hair was the same after her chemo. Now she proudly wears her salt and pepper, pixie hair. She loves the new shortcut and how easy life is. She has lived through a tragic house fire, lightning burnt everything including the foundation and the bricks crumbled to touch, and breast cancer. She says that life is not worth all the stress we create!

[Miss Lizzie]

Thanks ladies.

[Jordan2]

Loreal makes one called Healthy Looks (I think) and Garnier makes one too. I have tried both and like them equally.

[jaxs mom]

Why doesn't he want you to use permanent. I'm asking because Natural Instincts is not semi-permanant, it's demi-permanant and it does have peroxide developer, but it's low volume. Between 1-3% depending on the color.

[bluheart]

Natural Instincts. But I've found even with sulfate free shampoos/conditioners it lasts about 4 weeks.

[Carmie]

Please do a test sample on your hair before you color with semi-permanent. If you have more than 30% silver, the product may not saturate well to give you good coverage.

[Desertdi]

On 1/11/2014 bluheart said:

Natural Instincts. But I've found even with sulfate free shampoos/conditioners it lasts about 4 weeks.

I can't find it anywhere........are they reformulating? going to new packaging? This has been a mystery for the past couple months.............

[Miss Lizzie]

On 1/11/2014 Carmie said: Please do a test sample on your hair before you color with semi-permanent. If you have more than 30% silver, the product may not saturate well to give you good coverage.

I will do that because I'd say I am 90% silver. Around the front It is pure silver and near the bottom it's a little darker silver. Do I just snip a piece off and put color on it?

Thanks Carmie.