Is do it yourself hair color a bad idea?

In a perfect world – those interested in coloring their hair would do so in a salon. The environment is conducive to “messy” coloring applications (read: no t-shirts to soil or shower curtains to stain with dye).

However, you should know, retail haircolor products are pretty good quality. It's not the actual “juice” of the color that causes problems…it's usually (wince) the hands of the at-home applicator. Truth is: it's tough to reach certain parts of your head – which can be missed and leave gnarly dark spots or worse yet, uncovered gray areas.

No!  When shopping for hair color, take a lock of hair and match it up to the color on the box, and go no more than 2-3 shades lighter than your natural color.

Color disasters happen when you make an extreme color change. Why?

Your hair is a blank canvas and will run into the hazards of soaking up too much red or green pigment. Store-bought colors work best when you stay within your range, enhancing what you already have!

I am amazed by people who will use a do-it-yourself perm or do-it-yourself hair color.

The results can be frightening. And the cost of repair is very time consuming and very expensive.