Hair Dye Not Lasting

Note if you have stubborn gray the duration may need to extending to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Hair dye not lasting. If youre using permanent hair dye give your strands a break in-between dyeing sessions waiting until your roots grow out. Doesnt really matter if it is store-bought one or if it is high-end. Rinse your hair with cool water in the shower and apply a deep conditioning treatment.

Do not wash your hair for a couple of days. Washing your hair too soon after you color it can rinse some of the dye out. It may take up to 45 minutes for the color to penetrate gray hairs.

Once you color your hair or even if a hair coloring expert does it you can expect the dye to last anywhere from 4-6 weeks. To keep your hair color looking fresh as long as possible the dye needs to settle in your hair. Wait to wash your hair.

If it was a semi-permanent dye you should use a semi-permanent dye. Beyond that there will still be color but because of factors like exposure to heat and sunlight it. If it was a permanent dye you should use a permanent dye.

So when coloring your hair apply dye to the gray areas first. You see when salons or products say that their permanent dye stays in the hair for around 6 to 8 weeks it means that your hair is most saturated with color within that time period. This rule applies to pretty much any and every box of dye.

A permanent hair dye is a dye that goes through the process of oxidation. Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes then rinse your hair clean. Cleansing agents even the ones designed for color-treated hair can.