Hair coloring question!?

So I colored my hair black with "Clairol, Balsam, Black" hair dye. That was about a little before christmas. Just monday I re-colored it "brown" with "Loreal, Natural Match, 4W" it didn't do a thing to the black but it did color my roots. I though maybe it was because the Natural Match wasn't as strong as a REAL dye. It seemed mainly for a natural color just to kinda spruce up you already natural color. So I bought another box or dye and this one is another "Clairol, Balsam, 615, Dark Brown." Will it work this time?!?!?!?!?! I know it's alot of detials but I need the best answer I can get.

Hair coloring question!?
hm,


i don't want to say somthing %26amp; than you try it and it dosen't


work lol.


you can try it if you want to.. don't dye your hair to often though


cause you can really damadge it !


or just go to a hair dressers and ask them.


tell them what you have done so far,


or go to a pharmacy %26amp; ask one of the men or woman


what you should do.. they can help you out ! (:
Reply:Hair dye works by opening the cuticle and adding in colored pigment... if you used a black dye, then black pigment was added. Most of the time, you can't use a lighter dye over a darker one, especially black! You would first have to lighten your hair (I would NOT recommend bleach, but instead, a gradual lightener specially formulated for black hair, check Sally's Beauty Supply) until it was a bit lighter than the shade you want, and then you would have to re-dye it. It's a lot of work, and I would seriously look into going to a salon, though it can be done!
Reply:No, I'm sorry but you will have to bleach out the hair.





a big rule of color is that Color Will Not Lift Color. Especially Black with is the hardest for even us stylists to get out of hair. Bleach is your only option unless you'd just like to let the hair grow out naturally.





If you do decide to bleach out the hair, it will be very damaging regardless if it is done at home or by a stylist.


HOWEVER i do recommend seeing a stylist because though the damage is inevitable, proper application is very important and if not done correctly can leave bad spots of color.





if you do decide to color at home.


you will need Hair Bleach, 40 developer, and someone to help you. when mixing the bleach and developer i found that adding a squirt of any shampoo helps dilute the chemical and help with evening the end result without ending up with different tones.








sorry i took so long, but i just want you to do it correctly and know the basics.





good luck = )

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