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[margaret]

Hi I've noticed in the past few months when I have my hair dyed it isn't taking the colour like it used to, has anyone got any ideas on why this could be happening x

[Salad]

I've not noticed any changes with having my highlights.
A hairdresser is probably the one to ask, you might find one pops a long to advise you here 

[Daisydot]

Hi Margaret do you mean it's not keeping its colour or is it not giving good coverage over grey,there's numerous reasons for this to happen.is it box dye or salon your using.x

[margaret]

Hi Daisydot, I've been going to the same salon for years and it's happened about 3 times in the past year, it doesn't take to the grey, my hairdresser thought it might have been the shampoo I was using causing a barrier on my hair, but I've used it for years with no problems before .x

[ellie]

Daisy dot  do you just have the roots done or a full head, and is it a permanent colour or semi ?

[margaret]

Hi I have a full head colour and it's permanent, the colour goes onto the grey roots first then the rest in put on about 15 minutes later

[ellie]

Sorry I meant to say margaret.   What colour are you now, ie the end result.   Grey hair is very resistant and your own hair colour might be changing, therefore your hairdresser might need to change the colour or brand to adjust accordingly. 

[CLKD]

Grey does not take up colour in the same way as our original colour.  Due to the type of hair.  Have a chat with the hairdresser?  I now longer have my coloured, the grey gets taken out with regular cutting but as I rarely look in the mirror 

[Daisydot]

Hi Margaret there are excellent products on the market now that will more than cover and sustain the coverage on grey hair,for example goldwell products these are only used in salons.sometimes if your not using a specialist colour maintenance regime in the after care you can strip your hair very easily,for example any shampoos like head and shoulders for instance which contain coal tar will strip your hair colour so you must use the relevant after colour care products,realistically if your hair is more than 50% grey coverage you need to have it touched up every 6 weeks its not necessary to have a full head cover done every time if it's only roots.Talk to your hairdresser and maybe look around askin* the salons which products they use for grey coverage they are not all the same.good luck xx

[ellie]

Good advise from daisydot who I expect is a hairdresser or ex hairdresser like me.....Would help us to know  what type of hair you have and what percentage of Grey you have ( does it have much white in it).    Plus what colour are you now?

[Daisydot]

Retired Ellie  xx

[ellie]

Snap 👍🏻

[margaret]

Hi my hair is dark brown, I cover the grey roots every 4 weeks, my hair is lovely and shiny and in good condition, my hairdresser gave me some Wella shampoo to use, I've been using Tressemme shampoo for years

[Daisydot]

Looks like you just have fantastic regrowth rate then Margaret it's impossble to advise you with out seeing your hair I'm afraid so that's the only assumption I can make,I personally have a great regrowth rate too rather than the expected thinning hair loss that most ladies have with the menopause and like you my”silver”streaks lol come through pretty quickly so I coiour my hair every 5 weeks I have long blonde hair.all I can suggest is be guided by your hairdresser it may just be something you have to accept (or not)I've no intention of growing old gracefully I'll hit the bottle every opportunity I get  sorry I couldn't be more helpful.xx

[CLKD]

Tresseme dried my hair out instantly.  Used it twice when it was first released to the open market and gave up.