Does (chemical) hair dying change hair texture?

[eros]

Sorry if this has been posted before, but I tried to use the search option and it wouldn't load, just kept going endlessly.
Anyway, I'd like to get finer/shinier hair. Will dying my hair with a mild semi permanent dye change the texture?

Oh and I've used henna for about a year now, but it's not exactly making my hair feel finer/shinier.

[elea]

my hair is thicker and the curls are more manageable dyed.

[stew]

i found that chemical dye often made my hair slightly straighter, but that could just be my hair.

[maborosi]

Hmm, that's interesting, though I guess everyone's experiences with henna are different. It's definitely the dye of choice if you want shiny hair.

I'm not sure about semi-permanent dyes, but I know that dyeing my hair for years affected the thickness of it (I'm probably an M but my constant dyeing made my hair closer to F and F/M) and it wasn't in the best shape.

Some deposit-only dyes, like Manic Panic, are really conditioning for the hair, and if left on for a long time, really give the hair a good conditioning and leave it soft and shiny.

~maborosi~

[spidermom]

For shine, seconding Manic Panic type dyes. My favorite is Punky by Jerome Russell (brand). It deposited richer color and lasted longer.

But I really don't know of anything that will make hair finer.

[akilina]

For shine, seconding Manic Panic type dyes. My favorite is Punky by Jerome Russell (brand). It deposited richer color and lasted longer.

But I really don't know of anything that will make hair finer.

Yess I love this brand! I haven't seen it anywhere since I was 14 but I loved the blue black.
I noticed that my hair was horrible feeling when I used henna.
I recently went thru a bout with color oops and started using chemical color again. I am so happy I did. My hair is so smooth and sleek using chemical dye. I just use demi permanent. Not sure if using color on your henna would really help. I would think that getting some of the henna out would help more.

[Montage]

Chemical dye tends to plump up the hairshaft as it never lies completely flat once it has been opened by the chemical dye (to deposit the colour). This has the effect of creating volume.

[MonaMayfair]

Chemical dye tends to plump up the hairshaft as it never lies completely flat once it has been opened by the chemical dye (to deposit the colour). This has the effect of creating volume.

Yes, peroxide will make it feel thicker.
Henna didn't make my hair shiny either, quite the reverse. It was shinier and smoother in its natural state even though it was blonde and darker hair usually looks shinier. Henna did make it feel thicker though.

[kittengirl]

My hair got thinner and more breakable when I dyed it. I hated it and will never do it again.

[eros]

So, will using a semi permanent dye make my hair less frizzy? By the way whats the difference between demi/semi permanent and just a normal permanent?