What is the difference between dying your hair at a beauty salon or dying your hair yourself at home?

Are the dyes available at stores more damaging to the hair than dying at a salon? What is the difference specifically? Which is healthier for the hair? I don't want to cause any more damage to my hair.





Real answers from experienced professionals please.





Thank you!What is the difference between dying your hair at a beauty salon or dying your hair yourself at home?
I dye my hair at home every 1.5 months, usually using the cheapest or close to cheapest brand available. My hair is undamaged and I have never gotten poor or unwanted results. I have friends that have gotten dye jobs in salons, and although I would recommend salon highlighting, I did not notice a difference between a salon job or a home job if the dye was a single color. Home dye jobs are easy enough if you carefully read the directions and don't forget a step, but if you want highlights or a bleach job, I recommend going to a salon.What is the difference between dying your hair at a beauty salon or dying your hair yourself at home?
The difference between dying your hair yourself at home and going to a GOOD salon (NOT Fantastic Sam's or any place in a mall) is the way your hair will look. If you want the color to look nice, especially if you want hilights or lowlights or any sort of color combination, you MUST go to a professional. It is WORTH the extra money to have a hair color specialist examine your hair and prescribe the best color combination for your hair texture and they can also help you choose a flattering shade for your skin coloring. Do NOT put color on your own hair, I promise you, it will look like crap 80% of the time.
About $50.00

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