2. And your hair might feel healthier. While hair dyes and techniques have come a long way since their follicle-frying beginnings, they do still leave some damage. Taking a hiatus from color will help your hair return to its previous state--especially as dyed ends get chopped off.
"You must understand that it will take some patience during the transition," says Kandasamy. "You will have to grow your roots at least 1-2 inches. That means you will have to wait anywhere from 2-4 months to allow your hair to grow an inch or two.
One, hair dye swells the cuticle, giving each strand more volume. Secondly, hair dye creates the illusion of depth and light in hair, making it look like it has more body. So when you stop coloring your hair, you may see a decrease both in actual volume, and in the appearance of body and thickness.
Because semi-permanent dye does not fundamentally change the color or texture of your hair, you can certainly expect your hair color to revert back to its original state after using semi-permanent dye. As with any kind of hair dye, you'll notice that the color fades gradually before vanishing completely.
Dying your hair is not known to inhibit hair growth by itself, but dye can cause hair loss by damaging existing colour-treated hair. Hair underneath the scalp cannot be touched by hair dye, so it can't cause hair loss by itself, but it may increase rates of shedding due to damage.
Grey hair is healthier than artificially colored hair, easier to manage, and not to mention more affordable (for more tips on how to manage your hair see "Hair's Dirty (Half) Dozen").
Myth #2: Coloring Your Hair Will Make It Thinner
No, dying your hair once won't make it thinner. But, if you over-process your hair repeatedly, you can actually make your hair thinner in a way.
If you're looking to get rid of hair color, the safest way is to contact a professional at a salon. A colorist may use bleach or sulfur-based hair stripping products to lighten your hair back so that it can be re-dyed. They can also assess your hair for damage and recommend the best treatment option.
It's okay that dye doesn't work well with gray hair. Believe it or not, the dye isn't good for your hair anyway… It can leave it even more brittle than before and lead to hair loss more quickly than it would occur otherwise.
There are basically 3 main ways to transition to naturally gray hair: to let it grow as it is and be patient (a.k.a the “cold turkey” method), to cut your hair very short and regrow it fully gray, or ask your hair colorist to blend your grays with the dyed hair color.
Many experts are wondering why: "Women can do so much to keep their faces and bodies looking young--there's no need to think gray hair will necessarily make you look older," says Rita Hazan, owner of the eponymous salon in New York City.
Typically, white people start going gray in their mid-30s, Asians in their late 30s, and African-Americans in their mid-40s. Half of all people have a significant amount of gray hair by the time they turn 50.
There are no treatments that are proven to treat (or reverse) gray hair. For now, the best choice for people who want to cover their gray hair is to use hair coloring, which can be temporary or permanent depending on the type.
There's a lot of misinformation about gaining back your natural hair color once it's started turning gray or white. While certain nutrient deficits and health conditions may spawn premature gray hairs, it's impossible to restore your natural hair color if your grays are genetic or due to natural aging.
Ideally, permanent hair colour would stay just as vibrant as it was the day you coloured it, at least until the roots grow. On most heads of hair, that would mean a good 6-8 weeks between touch-ups.
The length of time between colorings depends largely on how quickly your hair grows, but typically, roots start to show after about three weeks and will become more noticeable about four to six weeks later. You may find that you want to touch them up every month or so.
Does coloring or bleaching your hair damage it forever — like, forever forever? In short, the general consensus among the celebrity hair colorists I consulted with is that, yes, dying and bleaching your hair permanently alters the integrity of your hair.
In other cases, thinning hair is triggered by something going on inside the body — for instance, a thyroid problem, a shift in hormones, a recent pregnancy, or an inflammatory condition. Hair loss may also be genetic. The most common genetic condition is known as female-pattern hair loss, or androgenic alopecia.