OMG! I am so excited about this part of the forum. Anyway, here's my deal:
I dyed my hair all black last year, about 3 months ago I attempted to strip the color using a color remover called Effasol made my L'Oreal. It didn't work as well as I thought it was going to, so I did it AGAIN, my hair lightened a little bit, but not like I wanted.
I went to my local beauty college and the girls there used 40v bleach on my hair on a big chunk on the underside of my hair and weaved strands on top of my head and in the bangs area. Yeah, my hair fried a lot and fell out a bit where it was bleached, but I was warned and kinda knew that was going to happen.
So, ,I dyed it blue with a temp dye made by Special Effects and it didn't take, so I tried again, still didn't penetrate the bleached areas very good. I also used Clean Canvas shampoo before I dyed it to make sure it was ready, did not use conditioner. The blue faded a lot, so I bought a very bright magenta pink dye, very liquid vegetable dye made by Manic Panic. This stuff is scary. Everything I touch turns pink because the dye won't wash out good. When I scratch my head, my fingers turn pink. It's been about two weeks since I dyed it and I use Pureology shampoo (Hydrating) and a leave-in conditioner made by Botanical Nutrients. I also use John Frieda's Spotlight, which is a thick serum that makes my hair really soft.
My problem is this.. my hair seems to have a film built up on it, not sure if it's the dye or the conditioner. I don't know what to do, it's so heavy and seems to get dirty fast. Should I try the clairifying shampoo Clean Canvas on it? Someone told me after I dye with Manic Panic to do a vinegar rinse on it to lock in the color better. Geez.. I just washed my hair and it looks dirty again already!