Can I touch up salon dyed red hair with boxed dye?

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molode

I dyed my hair red at the salon about 2 weeks ago and it has already faded a lot (I was warned this). Instead of going back to the salon and paying another 50+ bucks, can I re-dye it with boxed red hair dye? I figure it won't do much harm since I already have my hair red.

Thanks for your help

Answer
Touching up, yes

How to make red hair dye fade faster?

Heather

I have naturally dark blonde hair and a month and a half ago I dyed it dark mahogany brown, it was supposed to be semi permanent.I was expecting the dye to fade before my roots grew out, but it hasnt and now my roots looks wierd. How can I make the red hair dye fade faster? I graduate in a month!

Answer
You can do one of two things, to remove most of that dye.

1. By using Tide detergent with shampoo
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Dye-from-Hâ¦

or

2. By shampooing you hair mix with a bit of Dawn.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2139523_use-dawnâ¦

Here's an example what hair stripping will do to your hair.
It is worst than hair dyes. "I accidentally dyed my hair this awful black, stripped it, and now it is this crunchy crispy mess!"

Hair strippers are chemical treatments which are intended to strip out artificial color pigment with less risk or damage to the hair. The chemicals used are called reducing agents.
Certain 'metal' strippers containing sodium sulphoites are sold for reducing hair dyed with metallic dyes, as these dyes react violently with tint stripper containing hydrogen peroxide-the subsequent reaction may cause so much heat that the hair gets dissolved.
Google hair dyes & cancer also. There are those who tan & smoke all their lives & do not get cancer, but there are those 2nd hand & 3rd hand smoke who do and are currently on oxygen because they can't breath or have cancer. Same with hair dyes.

Here's a new article I found re: henna, which is supposed to be better for you than reg. box dye. It's a good read!
http://www.hennaforhair.com/ppd/pjackson.html

Example of one who's hair is falling and stopped growing:
"my hair had been bleached many times and can't grow past a certain length
its also falling out . i stopped bleaching it.
i just need to add lenght! but if i can stop it from falling out..that be great too"

Source(s):
I know hair. I have over 4 decades of hair know-how. I have silky, shiny, soft, smooth very healthy hair down to my knees. Previously damaged by perming & dyeing in the 80's & 90's. I've known people in their 30's whose hair stopped growing from ironing their hair in the 70's.

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