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Why is ammonia important in hair dye?

Updated: 12/11/2022
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Jemmaaleigh

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Ammonia helps to open up the cortex, layer of the hair, ensuring permanant results, as opposed to semi-permanants that only last 28 shampoos. Dyeing with ammonia is harsher but is faster, and Ammonia is alkaline and therefore will cause the hair to be permeable to take in color.

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My hair is relaxed how long do you have to wait before you can put highlights on permanent colored hair?

You can't use permanent dye after a relaxer and you can't relax dyed hair. Either way, your hair could break off or fall out if you do both. You can use a no ammonia demi-permanent dye on your hair after a relaxer. I would recommend PM Shines by Paul Mitchell. It has no ammonia, is relaxer safe, and has soy protein.


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