Bigen xpressive3/21/2023 ![]() ![]() And I'm seriously contemplating going SUPER dark for the fall winter, like black. ![]() And not only that but I noticed that there are a few strands at my hairline that are growing in a very light color.I don't know if these strands are the start of grays, or what (my father went gray around my age), but I don't like how it looks. ![]() So I have brown roots down to the tops of my ears and it fades to red all the way down. My hair is naturally dark but I used to dye it red, and last October I dyed it black (Nutrisse), and it lasted a while but it eventually faded to red again. What really got me interested was that you said this is great for dark hair and grays. Thanks! I was wondering about that, because I usually take 2 boxes of drug store dye, and I was worried that I would need like 4 bottles of the Bigen if I were to use it LOL. There are other attractive natural hair dye alternatives out there, but Bigen is really great for dark haired curlies going gray - so gentle! and such rich color! It's just great to have options I'm glad that people are trying this and interested in it. Also, it's pretty cheap - one box retails from between $4.25 and $6 from what I've seen in drugstores and the internet. Since you are mixing the powder with water, it makes a lot more dye than you think, and you can control the consistency - it's not runny at all, so quite easy to apply. The hair powder comes in a tiny, super cute amber glass bottle (.21 oz), and the box includes a slim plastic cyclinder to use for measuring water to add to the powder to create a paste (so, you will need to supply a bowl, something to mix it up with and some plastic gloves). I have medium thick shoulder length hair and 1 box is plenty for me, almost too much, but your hair looks thicker and longer. I've seen pictures of your hair, and you might need 2 boxes. Apple Cider Vinegar rinses might help too, if you like those, for clarifying.Īlso, I would recommend the tint (or painters) brush just for roots application/touch ups, but otherwise smooth on the hair dye on with your gloved hands for the rest of your hair. that is, if your hair can tolerate heavy humectants. As for the cucumber and aloe conditioner, I would add honey and oil to it for color stripping/fading. It's also a pretty decent brand of hair color and should do the trick without damage or dryness (at least, I think Excellence is pretty good, although still preferred Nutrisse when I was using drugstore permanent hair color). Good to hear that you like the color better today Excellence does have peroxide, so should work to lighten your hair color. Let us know what you do and how it works out! ![]() I think that hair porosity will affect that too. But a good warning (again) that Bigen goes on dark. In other words, what about using curl friendly, moisturizing techniques to tone the color down a few notches, all the things that we do to avoid color stripping. You can also OD on hot oil treatments and glycerine heavy stylers too. What about using a lot of honey in conditioner to lighten, as well as using hair conditioners that have lemon and other citrus extracts. I did that the last time and was very happyĪs for covering over the dark color, it might be hard to go lighter without using peroxide (although if you are willing to use peroxide for this purpose, would highly recommend Garnier Nutrisse - as for safety, you probably could use Garnier a couple of weeks after the Bigen with no problem since Bigen is all natural). I plan to cut the dark 57 color with lighter colors.Īnother thing that is great about using Bigen for touch ups is that you can mix up half the bottle and just apply that to your roots and leave on 15 minutes, and then mix up the rest of the bottle and apply to the rest of the hair for another 10 minutes or so. One thing I will experiment with is MIXING their colors since it's a powder and you can customize. 56 was better on me, and I've ordered a bunch of lighter browns numbered in the 40s (I think the higher numbers are darker). I've used 56 (rich medium brown) and 57 (dark brown), and got rich dark brunette color both times. However, jet black from a product labeled dark chestnut seems a bit extreme. And I recommend it only for people who want dark hair. I think it is way too dark and I am thinking about covering it with another color. I tried this yesterday and while it does a good job of covering the gray it is too dark! I got dark chestnut but it looks like jet black on me. ![]()
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