Any tips you can share on dying ethnic hair at home?

The truth is, it can be tricky to get the exact color you want to achieve at home. Ethnic hair can even be trickier. If you are going just a shade or two light or darker, then by all means dye your hair at home.

Simply follow the directions and be sure to do a strand test. Typically ethnic hair is very dark or black. Usually we will want to go lighter.

If you want to go alot lighter, you may want to head to a beautician you trust. Hair color can be a bit like chemistry. Stylists are trained to understand how to achieve an exact color you are hoping for.

Often black hair needs to be lightened or bleached first. Then hair color can be added. Otherwise what happens is you get stuck in the awkward "orange" stage.

I know it can be cheaper to do hair at home. But you run a chance of it not turning out how you wanted it. By paying a little bit more you can pretty much rest assure that you will leave the salon happy.

The truth is, it can be tricky to get the exact color you want to achieve at home. Ethnic hair can even be trickier. If you are going just a shade or two light or darker, then by all means dye your hair at home.

Simply follow the directions and be sure to do a strand test. Typically ethnic hair is very dark or black. Usually we will want to go lighter.

If you want to go alot lighter, you may want to head to a beautician you trust. Hair color can be a bit like chemistry. Stylists are trained to understand how to achieve an exact color you are hoping for.

Often black hair needs to be lightened or bleached first. Then hair color can be added. Otherwise what happens is you get stuck in the awkward "orange" stage.

I know it can be cheaper to do hair at home. But you run a chance of it not turning out how you wanted it. By paying a little bit more you can pretty much rest assure that you will leave the salon happy.