Found a way to stop color bleed on porous gray hair without a filler

Had a client with stubborn gray sections that kept pulling green from demi-permanent color. On a whim, I mixed a tiny amount of clear gloss with the color, about a 1:10 ratio, and it sealed the cuticle just enough. Has anyone else tried something like this on resistant grays?

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emma_baker6126d ago

Honestly, that sounds like a risky shortcut to me. Clear gloss isn't really made to seal the cuticle before color, it's a final step. You might just be diluting your demi and covering up the real issue, which is likely uneven porosity.

troychen25d ago

How would you fix uneven porosity then?

owens.jenny25d ago

You know, Emma saying "covering up the real issue" really hits on something. I see this everywhere, like when people use a ton of filters instead of just dealing with their skin, or pile on more stuff in a messy room instead of actually cleaning. It's always a temporary fix that makes the real problem worse later. With hair, if you don't even out that porosity first, the color just slides right off the damaged parts and sticks like glue to the healthy bits. You end up chasing the result instead of fixing the base.

wilson.olivia16h ago

But is it really that big a deal, emma_baker61?