Clairol Balsam Creme
Written by: Brianlam
So, I actually dyed my hair a couple of months ago with this stuff and my hair is still brown! Amazing!
For Asians, the two biggest problems with dyeing hair are:
1. The colour doesn’t take, and
2. It damages your hair
Having experienced both, I went in with low expectations, but was quite pleasantly surprised by this product. Also, both problems were avoided with a little trick I figured out.
Normally when dyeing hair, you put the dye in once and leave it in for 30 minutes. Now, four years ago when I decided to go “natural reddish blonde,” I left the dye in for 2 hours. Yes, the colour took. Yes, I was a vibrant red-head. Yes, my hair was damaged beyond repair.
Instead, what I did this time was dye my hair normally for 30 minutes and used the leftover dye to colour my hair again for another 30 minutes afterwards. The dye lasts an hour before the chemical reaction is finished so you’ll have to work quick. You won’t get intense results, but it’ll definitely be noticeable. And if you live in a sunny region, like L.A., the sun damage will make your hair lighter and lighter…
Oh yeah, and the box was only $5. That’s half the price of most brands like L’Oreal.
Comments10
Jessica says:
September 16, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Do you need to bleach your hair before applying the dye?
Brianlam says:
September 16, 2010 at 4:36 pm
I didn’t, and I strongly advise against it for 2 reasons:
1) There’s no easier way to damage your hair, and
2) DIY bleach is harder than dyeing your hair because the bleach has to be kept moist while it’s in your hair. It’s very easy to mess up and leave your hair with weird dark patches (personal experience here).
Yanwai says:
September 15, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Would this hair dye cream make your hair feel coarse and dry after? How much compared to other hair dye products, if any?
Brianlam says:
September 15, 2010 at 10:43 pm
I find that it’s not so much the product that damages your hair as it is how you dye it yourself. My hair wasn’t dry at all after using this product. The main thing to remember is to not leave it in for longer than the recommended time. And not to dye already dyed hair.
CL says:
June 7, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Did you apply this product on natural dark/black hair or did have pre-coloured hair?
Brianlam says:
June 7, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Natural black hair, though LA sunshine did lighten my hair a tad over the months.
Vince says:
April 29, 2010 at 9:04 pm
The sad thing is the one time I came home with orange/brown hair after a trip to Hong Kong, my dad refused to call me his son.
Apparently, anyone who dyes their hair is a some pop-singer-wannabe, who will fail at life >_>…
curiousgeorgia says:
April 27, 2010 at 2:10 am
when you dyed your hair and used the left over, did you wash it out first or just threw a second layer on top of the first one?
Brianlam says:
April 27, 2010 at 7:30 am
I washed the first layer out; that’s how I knew the colour didn’t take the first time, haha. So dye went back in for another round, and it did the trick.