[Sticky] Colour B4 Information

thank you, gonna dye it next week. hopefully it won't be too dark.
thanks again for the advice  x

Okay, just double checking. If I use colourb4 on my hair and it turns out a mix of yellow, orange, brown.. can I dye over it with a semi? and which semis are true semis? I want my hair to be a lighter colour but am scared of it being patchy!
Thank you x

Yes, you can. The buffer-step is actually like a clarifying shampoo so it creates the perfect base for a semi. True semis don't require mixing of any sort: it's applied straight from the pot/tube to your hair. So no peroxide, ammonia, or anything.

The patchiness will depend on the colour you're going for, and the results of the Colour B4.

A true semi in a natural brown colour, which brand would have this? Sorry to sound like an idiot!

Adore do some beautiful natural true semis. Have a look at the Natural Shades-section, some of our members have already tried some of their colours.

I still haven't plucked up the courage to try a colour remover.  I emailed Colour B4 and asked them if it would work on the mixture of dyes I have on my hair - I got a really fast, long response - but I have no idea what the answer was!! LOL It was like a science lesson!

I still haven't plucked up the courage to try a colour remover.  I emailed Colour B4 and asked them if it would work on the mixture of dyes I have on my hair - I got a really fast, long response - but I have no idea what the answer was!! LOL It was like a science lesson!

Do you have semis, permanents/demis, or a mixture of them? Color removers are designed for permanent + demi dyes, but can work on semis too. They seem to work better on faded semis vs freshly dyed, generally. Sometimes with oxidative dye buildup you need to do 2-3 applications, like if you've been using a permanent black  box dye for years

It's a mixture I have - what is classed as a semi but is probably a demi as it has a developer with it (lasts up to 28 washes apparently) and a permanent but it's a permanent that doesn't have peroxide or ammonia in it - it's a powder that you mix with warm water - it's got sodium perbolate in it (I think that's how you spell it).  Although it's permanent, it won't actually change your hair colour - like if  you have dark hair, you can't put a lighter one on because it doesn't work like that. 

That just doesn't sound right!! LOL

I'm terrified to try a colour remover though - in case it wrecks my hair which is very prone to dryness and frizziness on the top layers and in case I get the fright of my life with the amount of grey I have!! LOL  I would need a dye on standby but no idea what to get as it's been a long time since I saw my natural colour!!

I've got a bottle of Adore Mocha here so next time it needs doing (for the greys), I'll try that and see how it holds on the greys.

Permanent dyes all need peroxide. It was a powder that you mixed with warm water? It sounds like some sort of henna type thing to me. Do you have a link to that product that you used?

I'm not sure what a color remover would do for this powder stuff you used since I really don't know what it is, though it sounds like henna. The color remover will remove the demi though, leaving you with a slightly lighter, warmer version of your natural color.

My best advice would be to prepare you hair for a week or two before doing the remover by doing some deep conditioning treatments/overnight coconut oil soaks and a vinegar rinse or two, to help restore some moisture back to your hair and balance it out. I would test strand the color remover first though to see how it turns out, and to make sure your hair can handle the dryness that color removers can cause.

This is the stuff I sometimes use - the link should take you to the ingredients

http://www.danielfieldmailorder.co.uk/daniel-field-colouring-faqs/#11

Hiya, Ive been reading this thread quite carefully and just want to ask a few things (please, I feel a bit stupid asking) haha.

Ive been dying my hair black again for 2 months,its nutrisse blue black.

I use aussie masks and argan oil and my hair is thick.

Is there a chance colourb4 will or wont work for me?

(Sorry should of said,  Im wanting to go a light brown colour)

It should help a lot, you might have some staining, but hopefully not enough to prevent a light brown 🙂

Remember you can use them up to three times and use a clarifying shampoo first.

It should help a lot, you might have some staining, but hopefully not enough to prevent a light brown 🙂

Remember you can use them up to three times and use a clarifying shampoo first.

Awesome, thank you so much pretty ^_^

Sorry can I ask one more question?

How much product is there in colour b4? and should i get a couple of them?
My hair is thick shoulder length.

It should help a lot, you might have some staining, but hopefully not enough to prevent a light brown 🙂

Remember you can use them up to three times and use a clarifying shampoo first.

Awesome, thank you so much pretty ^_^

Sorry can I ask one more question?

How much product is there in colour b4? and should i get a couple of them?
My hair is thick shoulder length.

One box should cover it.  My hair is thin, but thickly distributed and it was shoulder length when I used Colour B4, and I ended up with extra product.

I didn't use colourB4, but I did use Jo Baz in max strength.So here's my story - Years ago I used to bleach my hair and dye it atomic pink, but I got sick of the upkeep and wanted to stop bleaching so I let it fade and then covered it with a dark brown with a red tint Olia Permanent Dye.  I had been wanting to do reddish-purple ombre so I did a light bleach ombre-style on the ends up my hair, which, predictably, barely did anything.

So, I gave me hair a weeks break, then did the Jo Baz. You definitely need to wait for it to dry before you judge the colour, as it still looked quite dark while wet. My hair also smelt like a demon (for those of you who don't watch Supernatural, that means it smelled like sulfur). However, I also found that my hair continued to shed colour the next day when I gave it a really good wash to try and get the smell out, and I found a bunch more of that old red came out.

So, overall, I think it worked well it getting the permanent dye out. However, I have quite fine hair, and I found that the Jo Baz really dried my hair out, so I've been using my coconut oil and I got a keratin hair masque. Once my hair has recovered I'll do a bleach bath and see where to go from there. Also, while the smell is mostly gone, sometimes when it's damp I still get a hint of that smell, and I've washed my hair a lot since I did it.

One more tip - if you have flatmates, or family, or anybody else that won't understand what you're doing - I advise that you wait until you're home alone to go doing your hair colour remover. It's kind of hard to explain to your flatmates why you've spent half an hour in the shower.