Want Red Highlights in My Hair
Q) I've just died my hair black today and I want red highlights. How long do I need to wait to add them?Professional Hair Care Answer - If your hair is generally healthy, it won't hurt to add the red highlights very soon. At least wait until you don't see any hair color coming out of your hair when you shower and shampoo. Dark colors have very dense color molecules (there are a lot of them) and they take a bit longer to adhere to your hair. If your hair is not in good condition, I would wait a few days. Either way, just condition your hair well and wash it one more time before you add red colors. Black hair colors seem to wash out a bit more in the second, third, or fourth shampooing, and that will help establish better color when you add your highlights. Right now, your hair strands are full of black color and can't absorb much color without losing some first. (called oversaturation) I would suggest using a clarifying shampoo like a Tea Tree oil shampoo Have you highlighted in red before with a black color on your hair before? You will need to 'lift' your hair, since you can't add color to black without doing so. You will need a stronger peroxide than the color in any box provides, if that's what you're planning to use. You may get some lift out of the regular box color, but it won't be much. You can get all the color help you need if you buy my hair care and hair color ebook. Remember, giving me details enables me to give you the best advice possible! If you want red highlights, really just about any lighter color will give you some red colors. Black hair can only go up the color scale and red is the next color beyond black/dark brown. So you see, you can probably get red hair color by using a light brown color with a stronger peroxide, like a 30 or 40 volume. Stay away from ash colors because they cancel out reds and can look drab. Have you ever had a bad salon experience? (Post your own or read others' contributions...) Sign-Up for FREE at TheHairStyler.com! The Uncolor System Haircolor Remover Henna N Placenta With Olive Oil Treatment Professional Hair Care Tips and Advice More Professional Hair Care Tips and Advice Order the WENŽ Healthy Hair Care System and receive FREE bonuses
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. Use them once or twice to help speed up the oversaturation process if you like. But don't speed it up so much that you stress your hair or damage it. Clarifying shampoos can be terribly harsh on your hair. 
