Mistake number 1: keeping industrial shampoos in the bathroom
When we go to vegetable colors, we are looking for naturalness for our hair. The vegetable coloring indeed eliminates any chemical product. So if we want to make the hair breathe and make it enjoy the benefits of natural pigments, we play the game thoroughly: we get rid of shampoos, conditioners and other industrial hair care purchased in the trade. They are full of synthetic substances, potentially aggressive for the hair fiber. Once we get our hands on the (vegetable) dough, we only swear by the products bought in organic shops.
Mistake number 2: falling asleep during its vegetable coloring
Leaving your color on does not mean you have to fall asleep. We always keep an eye on our watch to ensure that the exposure time is not exceeded. We don’t forget that the longer we wait, the darker the pigment. For example, if you leave a blonde color too long, the shade can turn orange.
The right reflex when you want to be blonde : lightly rub with a towel or sponge at the root, every 10 minutes, to check that the color does not turn orange.
Mistake number 3: using unsuitable equipment
Avoid iron material, such as long tail combs which can oxidize. They are traded for a wooden comb. To prepare the color, glass or plastic bowls are used, especially not stainless steel.
Mistake number 4: color without protecting the outline of your face
Big mistake! Before coloring, apply an oily cream to the contour of the face and to the ears to avoid being made up like at Carnival. If the damage is done, a light exfoliation will make it possible to recover the damage by fading the color.
Mistake number 5: color for some gray hair
We have three or four white hairs hidden in the parting that ruin our life? Charley Assoun, hair colorist vegetalist, advises against making a permanent color when you have a low percentage of white hair. A reflective treatment or shampoo based on natural pigments may be sufficient.
Mistake number 6: choosing a single color in an organic store without mixing
Plant-based powders should be mixed to achieve a natural result and a precise shade. The risk with a single color bought in store? End up with a green plant on your head. Example with ebony. “A lot of women make the mistake of using an ebony pigment to camouflage white hair, but they don’t know that it tends to turn green!”, Warns the colourist.
The right reflex: we don’t risk playing the witch-apprentice, and we ask our vegetable colorist hairdresser for advice or even order a tailor-made preparation. “Vegetable coloring is a special cuisine” which cannot be improvised, recalls Charley Assoun.
Mistake number 7: going for half-natural hair colors
The vegetable coloring must be 100% natural. To choose it well, we go to an organic store and we take the ranges on which it is mentioned organic and / or 100% natural.
Mistake number 8: washing your hair directly after coloring
It’s simple, we risk losing all the benefit of coloring. Just after the color, we do a post-coloring care conditioner. And to be sure to fix the color, wait at least 12 hours before shampooing.
Thanks to Charley Assoun, vegetal hair colorist, author of Take care of your hair naturally(Eyrolles editions)
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