Hello, DIYers!

Since Covid began, many people have been taking it upon themselves to color their own hair. Aside from the obvious concerns for safety, many salons have also experienced issues with staff and scheduling, making it difficult to get an appointment at a time that you need. If you’re too antsy to wait and you’re thinking about doing your hair with a kit from the store, we’ve got some tips and techniques that can help you get your desired look!

As a reminder, there IS a good reason that people use professionals for their haircare. Hair can become damaged in the process or the effects of the dye or color can be unpredictable. Each person has different hair and not all techniques will work the same on everyone. Curly hair, ethnic hair, pre-colored hair, virgin hair, etc. all react differently, so make sure you do your research before taking on this task and do so with your personal hair type in mind!

Choose the Right Developer

If you are opting for box dye, the box will likely contain a bottle of 20 volume developer. If you are purchasing color from a shop like Sallys, you will want to select a compatible brand of developer at the proper level. Volume 10 developer is gentle, slow, and deposits color only. 20 volume will process a bit faster and give you flexibility to move 1-2 shades. 30 volume developer will work even faster and allow for 3-4 shades of lift. There is also a 40 volume developer on the market, but you don’t need it at home. Just trust me on this one!

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Lighten with Dirty Hair and Color with Clean Hair

It’s a myth that it is better to color your hair when it is dirty! It *may* be helpful to have the grease build up before bleaching, but clean hair can help create evenness in your fresh color. So go ahead and wash it!

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Start Coloring process on Dry Hair 

Your hair should not be wet when you put on color.

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Line Surrounding Areas of Skin with Coconut Oil 

The oils will help to avoid direct contact from hair color or dye that goes astray! If you’ve ever accidentally had hair dye stained on your body for a bit, you know that it can be a huge bummer when you want to show off your new look right away!

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Section Hair Appropriately 

There is a method to coloring! Section your hair and follow each step closely!

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Select Your Highlights First 

You can highlight your hair yourself at home too! Just be sure to pre-plan by deciding how thick you would like your highlights and if you would like them all through your hair. Further, you will want to decide on what color you would like them to be!

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Peekaboo Color 

This look is so gorgeous! It gives you just a hint of color in the back!

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Mix Colors 

The coolest part of coloring your hair at home is that you can make custom colors that are perfect for you. can’t find the perfect strawberry blonde? Maybe you’ll mix a dark honey blonde with a light copper blonde! You can choose how much is added and find which outcome is best for you!

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Get Healthy, Vibrant Rainbow Hair

Want something bright and funky?! We’ve got you covered!

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Use Aluminum Foil 

Use foil to keep things neat- especially if you are using multiple colors!

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DIY Color Deposit Shampoo 

If you are dawning a funky color, you can add a quick refresher to your hair each time you shampoo or condition by mixing it with some of your color! Just make sure you won’t be sharing the bottle with anyone else!

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Highlight with Spare Tooth Brush 

A toothbrush can help you get high quality highlights that look natural! A mascara wand would also work!

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Color the Tips of Your Hair 

Color the tips of your hair with a funky color!

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Lighten Your Hair Naturally 

Get beautiful light strands without using chemicals!

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Ombre Short Hair 

You can still get this awesome faded look with short hair! Here’s how you do it…

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Touch Up Your Roots at Home

Sometimes your roots need a refresher before the rest of your hair. This tutorial can show you how!

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Rinse Your Hair with Cold Water

Cold water helps to close up the pores on your hair and keep the color in. At the very least, make sure that you are rinsing the color or dye out of your hair with cool or cold water and then skip washing for 72 hours, if you can. The hotter the water is that you continue to rinse with, the more porous your hair will become. That can make color fade faster, dry out your hair, and cause breakage.

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Get the Dye Off of Your Skin with Ease! 

There are a bunch of ways to get the color off of your skin if you’ve accidentally gotten stained. Try any of these methods!

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Balayage at Home 

This tutorial walks you through one way that you can get this popular look from the comfort of your own home!

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Dying Natural Hair with No Bleach 

Lighten your hair with gorgeous results!

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Choose the Best Highlights for Your Undertones 

Are you unsure of which shades will work best for your skin tone? This can help!

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Going Red from Dark Brown 

This is everything you need to know about going red!

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Safely Bleach Your Hair at Home 

Bleaching at home is a risky move! Make sure that you do your research and have all of the materials that you need before you begin. It could take awhile!

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Rinse Henna Dye Out with a Combination of Water and Apple Cider Vinegar 

This henna expert tried rinsing with apple cider vinegar to prevent her color from continuing to run and it worked!

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Natural DIY Haircolor 

Go natural with these homemade hair dyes!

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DIY Hair Color Remover

This will help you to strip color from your hair for a more natural look!

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Avoid Using Heat Styling Methods 

Using heated styling, even as simple as a blow dryer, can open up the pores in your hair and allow color to fade. If you can, avoid using it as much as possible. When you do use it, be sure to have a heat protector spray handy!

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Split Your Color Down the Middle 

Like this look? Learn how to do it here!

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Treat Your Hair to a Homemade Hair Mask

After all is said and done, your hair has probably been through it! Especially if you have used lightener. Why not add a special, luxury treatment intended to help give your hair some new life?

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Correcting Hot Roots 

Hot roots occur usually in the lightening process. They are pretty unsightly, but this can help you fix them!

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