High porosity and hair color ;_;

[massivecnqstdr]

Does anyone else have major color grab and major color fade? It drives me INSANE! I wish my hair could be a somewhat consistent color, but it grabs so much and lets it all go so quickly! I've tried semis, permanents, professional permanents, and henna/indigo. I'm hoping once my hair is longer and I can put it up I'll be able to stretch washes a lot...

Anyway, have you all found any solutions?

Also, is it possible that heat styling fades hair color somehow? For some reason, I feel like when I blow dry my hair more often the problem gets worse. I could be crazy! :confused:

[Sillage]

Don't they use protein fillers for that purpose? I seem to recall a liquid protein product that you mixed in with the hair color...

[Coolcombination]

The more porous your hair, the more it will absorb dyes, the same theory should mean that your hair lets it go just as quick. I would use a protein shampoo/conditioner before you dye to fill in the gaps in your hair.
I find that using heat appliances dulls my hair, so it looks less vibrant, heat strips your hair of moisture giving it a dull appearance.

[Lyv]

Mine is like that with chemical dyes but not with henna. I started adding a protein filler to mine and it really helped keep the color consistent and it didn't fade as fast, they have it at sally's in different colors.

[massivecnqstdr]

So you use protein filler with henna? I haven't really thought of trying that. Do you mix it or apply before?