Color Damage that Cannot be UnDone!

 

Are You Over-Processing Your Hair with Color?

I cannot straighten hair that's been colored at home or over-processed.

         An (unnamed) franchise salon in Frisco is selling memberships to their clients to keep their chairs full.  They also sell their "professional" color to clients to take home and apply for convenience.  The woman in the photo above stated that she is going in every 2 weeks for her root new growth color. At such frequent intervals, it is impossible to avoid overlapping which eventually leads to Over Processed hair.  That means that the hair is damaged!!  Hair is dry and brittle.  All the hair around her face is even worse.  

She has not been trained all the factors in how to apply correctly at home, where, and what not to do.  Furthermore, the salon franchise claims their formula is ammonia free.  Well, it is impossible to open the cuticle enough to get the large sized color molecules into the cortex where it must go in order to permanently color your hair without some type of similar chemical.  It is misleading and may not be safe with other chemical services or color.

The variation in healthy vs over-processed hair will not present itself until after a straightening is attempted due to the potential of healthy hair losing up to half a level of color.  I have never heard of a salon coloring new growth on two week intervals.  

Do NOT color your hair at home and avoid memberships.  It is recommended to have roots colored no sooner than 5 or 6 weeks.  This salon above is not only doing a disservice to the client, but responsible for damaging her hair.

Have you ever stood in line behind that one lady with light or golden roots, but black ends?  Well, she is coloring her own hair.  The black area is over-processed and the light area isn't "taking" the color because it is resistant and the wrong formular, timing, and application.

Go to a salon, Ladies, and don't look for bargains, coupons, or discounts!

Pregnancy and Permanent Straightening

 

Pregnancy and Permanent Hair Straightening

I have actually had chemists and scientists with Masters and PhD's ask me this question after they are sitting in my chair for their straightening.  No hairstylist can legally answer that question as it is considered by the State of Texas as, "practicing medicine without a license."  You should always ask your doctor.  They know the answer off the top of their head.  They have responded to that concern for innumerable excited parent's-to-be.  I am glad that you asked before you made your appointment.  The following information will save time and ensure your doctor knows what service and chemicals you are referring to.

Active Ingredient:  Ammonium Thioglycolate. 

(Chemically breaks the disulfide bonds in order to be re-arranged later with the flat iron.)  It is not applied within 1/2" of the skin but does makes brief contact with the scalp during the 7-minute thorough rinse.  An odor of ammonia is experienced and inhaled during the application and processing of the first solution, but not enough to have ever involved OSHA regulations.  No odor beyond that except usual scents from conditioners applied.

 

The neutralizer: A low-level hydrogen peroxide solution -about 1.5% (which re-bonds the sulfides making the altered texture permanent) That info will help your doctor advise you. Let me know if you'd like me to send a .pdf file of the Material Safety Data Sheets, or MSDS info of the exact products I use for your doctor to review. 

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