Why does hair dye wash out so fast?

PunkChic · Sep 3, 2008, 09:53 AM

What colour have you dyed your hair?

I tend to find that hair which is isn't in good condition doesn't hold colour very well and it washes out quite quickly.

danielnoahsmommy · Sep 3, 2008, 09:56 AM

Maybe try a new brand

LittleBlackKat · Sep 3, 2008, 02:12 PM

I dyed my hair colour black, and the brand is very well. It is Herbal Essences, and it was very very expensive. But I heard many time that the more you dye your hair, the more the colour will fade.

PunkChic · Sep 4, 2008, 03:14 AM

So you've dyed your hair several times before? Your hair must be porous. When the hair is porous, it's difficult for the hair to hold onto the shade so it washes out/fades.

Emland · Sep 4, 2008, 05:27 AM

PunkChic is right. The cuticle on your hair is probably stripped open and the color can't get a good hold. I would recommend that you use a wash-in (semi-permanent) color for a while that sits on top of your hair shaft rather than the permanent color that strips the hair until your hair has time to heal. You will have to apply more often, but it should help the texture of your hair.

I had to do that when I tried to turn myself into a blond and fried my hair. It took several months for it to recover. Good Luck!

KnowItAllNikki · Oct 29, 2008, 05:17 PM

Your shampoo for one. The color you use is also a factor. Red dyes fade faster. I have been dying my own dirty blond hair to strawberry blond for over a decade so I know how fast the red fades towards blonde. And my stylist always tells me its just red dye. Bleaching is bad for the hair, it will last longer but it breaks down the follicle's structure and they you will, of course, see your roots. Brunette is probably the easiest of the colors to use. Loreal Colorspa is my favorite, and I color one every 3 months or so. It doesn't fade into an odd shade like Clairol. Plus Loreal also makes more couture products so they know what they're doing.

But, my most important advice to you is watch what shampoo you are using! A shampoo that is sudsy and foamy, that feels likes it's really cleansing, is no good for dyed hair as it washes out the color fastest. You want to makes sure you shampoo isn't sudsy, which might feel odd at first, but these shampoos are the most gentle and won't strip you hair of the color.
GL!

mayseek · Aug 10, 2010, 12:57 AM

Oh my!!
My hair is black and I recently died it burgundy, you can't see it but in the sun & light there's a red tint however it been 3 days and I noticed that some of the hair dye is still washing out. I use garnier fructis triple nutrition shampoo & conditioner. I also straighten my hair everyday. Is it normal for the dye to still be washing out? Or not? Any advice?

subduedjoy · Feb 3, 2011, 10:57 AM

I have this issue too. My hair is almost totally white now, and I dye it black; so I have great trouble with white hair showing up at the roots. I'm going to try dying my hair a lighter color and using semi-permanent dye. So far, I've been washing my hair less frequently, and when I do wash it, I wash it with cool water. This helps in not taking out the dye as well as not taking out hairs. I find that I loose a lot of dye and hair when I wash my hair in hot water.

MilliePrice · Mar 31, 2011, 12:46 PM

It depends what colour you dyed it. If it's red, then I found personally that it starts to fade in up to a week, which is annoying because I have to keep dying it because my natural hair colour blonde starts to come through within a week!

I have found that whatever make you use its all the same, I have tried XXL live, garnia e.t.c and there all the same really. You find that its bright red for the first 3-4 days then after that it fades and eventually goes a light red/ginger. To make the colour last longer I recoment colour protect shampoo and conditioner because a strong shampoo like head and shoulders will wash your colour out even quicker!

Why does hair dye wash out so fast?

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