The Best At-Home Hair Color Tips

At last -- beauty salon color experts divulge secrets of coloring hair at home

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Tip No. 1:

When selecting at-home hair color, never go more than two shades lighter or darker than your current tone. Jason Backe, co-owner and head colorist at Ted Gibson Salon, warns that if you do break this rule it could lead to disappointing or disastrous results because unlike at the salon, the product is pre-mixed, so it's impossible to control the volume of peroxide.

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great tips

by Benahir Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 03:07PM Report as inappropriate

every time I colour my hair at home its a mess and never turns out right!

by Bon_Bon Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:03AM Report as inappropriate

My hair does not do well with @ home hair color.

by MissPurple Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 03:35PM Report as inappropriate

great for first timers

by aguifra14 Monday, July 25, 2011 at 03:00PM Report as inappropriate

Good to know when I do dye my hair.

by craZYgurhl21 Friday, July 22, 2011 at 09:10AM Report as inappropriate

nice!

by modinosaur Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 12:54AM Report as inappropriate

very helpful

by msSaroun Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 03:58PM Report as inappropriate

helpful! nice article.

by yckitsmary Friday, April 8, 2011 at 07:04PM Report as inappropriate

Very helpful!

by volta Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 11:18AM Report as inappropriate

good tips

by ChrisanneSkye Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 11:37PM Report as inappropriate

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