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Easy at-home hair colour treatments!

Colour your world with these tips for a perfect at-home hue.

Permanent, semi-permanent, wash or foiled? Here we break the hair treatment codes so you can get your best look ever!


PERMANENT
Gives 100 percent grey coverage. This is a double process colour that first removes the natural pigment of your hair and then deposits the new colour. Lasts four to six weeks before you need a touch-up.

SEMI-PERMANENT
This is temporary colour that penetrates the hair and binds to the surface of the cuticle. Washes out after 10 shampoos.

DEMI-PERMANENT
This is great for blending first greys. It contains peroxide, but no ammonia, so the colour fades over time. Lasts about four weeks before you need a touch-up.


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BLEACH
This lightens the natural shade by up to seven levels. It eliminates melanin (the colour-producing pigment) in the hair.

"My hair looks like ...." Our best reader Q&As!

"My hair looks brassy." Use a violet-based shampoo to tone down brassiness.

"The result looks nothing like the colour on the box." Call the toll-free number and ask for advice.

"I coloured my chemically treated hair, and now it's fried." Don't try to fix this yourself. Call a colourist immediately.


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