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	What hair dye have you found covers grey hair best (non-salon)? By Egico is now Egioz Asked Jan 30 2008 8:50PM	23 Pts Rate Question

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by Kimmy on Jan 9, 2009 at 11:07 pm Permalink

L'OREAL Paris superior Preference. You said your hair was long and there was not enough. My g/f uses 2 boxes her hair is long and thick and it works great for her.

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Egico is now Egioz Jan, 10 2009 at 02:44 AM

I'll have to see if I can find that. Usually the dye leaves tghe grey roots much lighter than the rest of my hair!

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by crazyredhead on May 22, 2008 at 11:51 am Permalink

I have tried almost all the "box" hair dyes and found that loreal preference works best....not the cream one, that does not cover gray. My hairdresser told me to go to Sally's and buy the processor and color separate and mix two colors. My hair is auburn....medium to light....so red dye does not stick to gray hair...mine would wash out in two weeks....so I mix one full tube of light golden brown (loreal excellence for 100%gray coverage in blue box at sallys) and mix it with a half tube of red or auburn. My hair is long so I need one and a half for coverage. If your hair is short or medium length mix the tubes half and half....its one tube with 2.5 oz's of developer...or I use one and a half tubes with 3.75 oz's of developer....I leave it on for the full 40 mins. also that makes a difference with gray coverage. I dye my roots to about 4 inches out and leave on for 20 mins then pull the rest of the color to the ends for the last 20 mins.....I am 42 and have to cover my stubborn grays every 5 weeks...sallys is the way to go....good luck my silver strand friends....

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Egico is now Egioz May, 22 2008 at 12:45 PM

Thank you - I will definitely try this. I have long hair too and the boxes never have enough to cover! I never thought of going to Sally's!

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by Lippycow Jetpacking for Nelson on Mar 7, 2008 at 2:41 pm Permalink

All top brands that states covers all grey will do the trick.

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Lippycow Jetpacking for Nelson Mar, 08 2008 at 02:13 PM

Usually when that happens its because the hair is white not grey,my sister has a problem finding one that covers...the hairdresser told her thats why she cant cover it...she is gutted lol.

Egico is now Egioz Mar, 10 2008 at 02:55 PM

that sucks :(

Lippycow Jetpacking for Nelson Mar, 10 2008 at 04:03 PM

Sorry,but that might not be the case for you

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by Zubradevine has left the building on Mar 7, 2008 at 2:33 pm Permalink

L'oreal herbal essences is what i use on my mums hair and she is about 45% grey

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Egico is now Egioz Mar, 10 2008 at 02:56 PM

thanks :)

Zubradevine has left the building Mar, 10 2008 at 02:57 PM

Btw way its not loreal its clairol, i got iot mixed up with something else sorry

Egico is now Egioz Mar, 10 2008 at 08:29 PM

Ok I'll check it out

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by Epistaxis on Mar 7, 2008 at 2:32 pm Permalink

Clairol

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Egico is now Egioz Mar, 08 2008 at 01:57 PM

Which one? There are so many different types!

Epistaxis Mar, 08 2008 at 03:27 PM

Clairol grey busters, you can get it from any sally's beauty supply store. Make sure you find your natural level hair color, mix with equal parts of 20 volume peroxide.

Egico is now Egioz Mar, 10 2008 at 02:54 PM

thanks - I'll give that a try :)

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by Silver-Open-Hands on Jan 19, 2009 at 7:42 am Permalink

Color Charm Demi-Permanent colors available at Sally's. Still, they build up on the ends like other colors. The good news is that demi-permanent colors don't damage the hair or burn the scalp (unless you are allergic) like permanent color. The Color Charm gives a very rich result and lasts a long time.

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Egico is now Egioz Jan, 20 2009 at 11:18 AM

A demi that covers grey? I thought the only option was permanent. I'll have to give it a try - my grey is more white and it's very prevalent.

Silver-Open-Hands Jan, 21 2009 at 05:46 AM

Just make sure you leave it on long enough. Good luck.

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by Anonymous on Jan 9, 2009 at 11:00 pm Permalink

I've been using Loreal Excellence for about 5 years. I used a dark blond. I made the mistake of using a clairol touch up kit for dark blonde and it made my hair darker.
I have 100% grey and my roots grow out really fast. I try to go as light as I can so my roots aren't as prominent.
I really liked the fact that every time I did color my hair...about every 2 weeks!!!you really couldn't see a line....it seemed like the color was really even. Now I would like to make my hair lighter and I'm not sure if I can just go from 7 to 8 and achieve a lighter color or if I have to get low lights from a salon.

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by Lord Knows on Apr 3, 2008 at 5:02 pm Permalink

Hydrience by Clairol

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