How To Color Resistant Grey Hair Effectively 

" *Grey hair grows faster* " That is why I *have* to color my grey roots at home. I can't afford to pay for my hair colored every 4 - 6 weeks at the salon.

Wow you have explained this so well. I recently started dying my hair with salon colours and found the numbers to be very confusing and didn't understand why my greys would randomly appear about 3 inches long despite dying my hair but I haven't been using neutral formulas. Thanks so much! Subscribed to your channel xx

Useful info especially 1st half. Towards the end, I started to feel like I need a spread sheet to narrow options and figure out what to do. Let me admit that I'm in very unfamiliar territory here tho! :P

Thank you, this is useful! I'm only 26 but saw my first grey hairs at 21. I got a significant amount of grey by my temples so when it hasn't been coloured in a while I can't put my hair up without showing all the grey and since my natural hair is dark brown it really shows. I hate it and it makes me insecure and I don't have the time or money to go to the hairdresser every 4-6 weeks . I want to start colouring/touching up at home but always felt nervous about doing it. This video is really informational and helpful! Your hair is gorgeous btw!

You're a great teacher Kristy! I finally understand!

Excellent video! You did a great job explaining the whole process. The examples in the end were very helpful. Thank you I learned a lot!!

I’ve been looking for a video just like this forever! I learned SO MUCH! Thank you! ❤

Excellent tutorial. Thank you 🤍

Thank you so much!!! I never understand gray coverage until now!

Ty for all the info! Much needed❤

This is great information. Thank you.

Great！you answered all of my questions in just one video. Thank you

wow! you are such a good teacher. After going to the hair salons for 35 years finally things make sense to me . thank you so much.

You are so helpful! Thank you!

Very, very helpful!

Thank you!! My grey I think is 75% it fades so quickly! Only wash 2-3 times a week still doesn’t last a week! 😢

Excellent explanation. Wish you were still making videos.

Hi 😊I loved your simple explanations. Easy to understand and learn. Thank you so much keep up the good videos and your channel will sky rocket. Good luck 🎊 🎉

This video was so helpful! Can't thank you enough, Kristy! Like and subscription 💕

Very good video, one of the better ones.

Thank you for this video - so glad I found your channel, my hair is a mess 😃

Thank you so much for this amazing video 👏👌

You are a goddess! Thank you for such a thorough explanation! I was going to attempt this at home, but after all these details… I’m going to see a professional and try touching up new gray hairs later. 💇🏻‍♀️❤️💇🏻‍♀️

Thank you you explain it so well 😊👍

Supremely informative!!! Subscribed 🎯

Your explanation so helpful and you are great and what you doing, I’m always looking for a color classes because most of my clients have more than half of gray hair and none of them like black hair I im always in trouble with mixing the perfect number to turn the gray hair to gold or blonde you maybe a good teacher for me ❤

I have seen many videos in my quest for basic information about hair color and you are the best. No kidding, there isn’t anyone else who bothers to show color swatches and the tables illustrating colors and numbering systems. I need n to know more about using toners. There are a lot of colorists who use #6 or #10 developer to mix 1 1/2 parts developer with 1 part toner. I didn’t see you mention developer with toner in either one of your videos that I watched today.

This was a perfect video. I learned exactly what I needed to. Thank you! Also, love your accent:)

This is just one brilliant explanation😍

Kristy, I love your videos. I have been coloring my own roots and do my highlights for 16 years when needed. My grow out is 100% grey now. I use a 7NN and sometimes a dash of ash, although I think it makes the roots too dark and dull. I noticed you talked about using 30 Vol, which I have always used a 20 Vol. I do notice before I'm ready for a touch up again, which is every 3 to 4 weeks, it has a red tinge in the roots. I would like to ditch the Ash as I feel it makes the color look dull, but my question after seeing this video should I use a 30 Vol developer instead I 20? I am concerned about damage and hot roots with the 30. If you see this and answer I appreciate it!

Really great explanation. thank you :)

Great! Thank you!

Excellent video Kristy! My hair fits pretty much on the first scenario you mentioned. 5 base and I lift to 6 mixing with 6.1. My question is, I have highlights, different tones ( I do it myself lol) maybe 7-8. How can I use toner on my hair?

My hair has been described by professional stylists as gossamer thin and poo burnt brown. I was 12. So, needless to say I started trying different. Colors. Blondes made me look too pale. Blacks made me look like morticia adams. Then, I found auburn, and fell in love with all the shades. Now at 64 I still love it. How close can I color without looking like I am trying to recapture my youth?

Thnx for sharing your valuable knowledge with us ❤... Stay Blessed Stay Happy Always 🤗😘🥰🧚‍♀️🦄🌈🧿

Hey Kristy, Thanks for the video :) Can you tell me what color your hair is, please? What are the numbers on your root and ends? I hope you will answer my question, because I love your haircolor so much 😊

There’s a reason stubborn gray strands tend to be coarser and wirier in texture. As well as losing pigment over time, hair gets a reduced supply of natural oils from the scalp. The cuticle, the outermost layer of every hair strand. Can be particularly thick and strong on gray hair. Under a microscope, a hair cuticle looks like a series of interlocking scales. If those scales are tightly closed, then moisture, hair products, and (in this case) hair color will have a hard time soaking in. This is why permanent dye formulas contain heavy alcohols or ammonia to force open the cuticle and guarantee color deposit.

Excellent teacher. I can't decide which way to go on color, but I am going to leap. I think Schwarzkopf is a good brand.

What do you think about using developer to pre soften before color?

At the very end when you mentioned you would use a volume 30 on the 70% grey very fine hair person... What does the 30vol do that the 20vol does not do? I'm guessing it lifts the hair more bc you said I'd 20vol were used it would turn out dark and dull.

Since I am doing at home color (I’m not a hair professional), I’m level 4 brunette naturally and want to keep that color (no lighter, and it’s ok if it darkens a bit), the back of my head hardly has gray at all, but I’ve got a fair amount in front, some gray patches, normal to fine texture. Please recommend product and developing time for my roots! Tysm

Hi Kristy recently an following your video one after the other am watching from hair cut to hair color .firstly I would say you are adorable and love to watch ur videos you educated through your video matters me more and bless your heart. My question is I highlighted my hair I have a few strands of grey hair to maintain in th salon and appointment past the appointment so I decided to it at home previously watching your video I covered my grey hair with garner olia new brand . I don’t where to get the salon color bo color for full coverage grey hair

Could you show us examples of brands of the n or 0/00 series. I did not know about this and now wondering what they look like and how to get them

I learnt loads , thankyou kirsty .

For years I have gone to a salon to have my hair professionally lifted from around a 7 to a 9. About 6 months ago I decided I wanted to go back to my natural level 7…but now I have about a 2” section right at the front of my hairline where I part my hair that is 100% white. The rest of my hair has barely any gray strands coming through, maybe 10% gray strands. How would I go about mixing the color to deposit it? My hair is very dense, but it’s a normal thickness and texture -not fine or course.

I have. 2 questions . After dyeing my hair with 6/3+6/00, and I want to add the toner to seal the cuticles, what peroxide strength should I use, or should I just dilute the remaining colour the I just used in the bowl that has 20vol? Second. Question , why or how can I fix the translucent greys! I tried less peroxide and it didn’t fix the problem that much. I mix 50g of 6/00+25g of 6/3… what formula and ratio of you think is best or do I need to pre soften the greys with tint and a bit of warm water? Thank you

Yes stress!! I had a few here and there- but within 6 months of COVID lockdowns I went to almost 50%

What should I do or use to color my grey hair blonde

Hi its well.explained But im a new junior hairstylist Ive noticed that everytime i cover 70 pervwnt white hair and uses 20 vol.it never covers the whitebut the 30 percent black or level 5 or six hair will just be cover...so i shld be using 30 percent evry time its thin hair and 70 percent gray?

First of all, very professional presentation thank you I am 63 years old, female from subcontinent of India. Originally my hair were black black, but as the gray came, I have been using hair dye to cover the gray the problem is every time the new gray hair grow and I apply the color on the gray the other hair, which were already colored before become darker, you were talking about some cream to apply to give the hair shine I didn’t quite understand that part. Also, please tell me with this type of coarse hair that have been colored many times what percentage of applicator I should use I would like to stay dark brown because that suits my facial color. Thank you very much. and some thing to seal the color in and some thing to make them shiny because I can’t afford to pay the professionals thank you very much.

Can you make a video how to formulate gray hair going dark and blonde ?

Is mousy brown hair pretty much grey hair? I've got this coming through & I'm not sure if it's grey on blonde hair. Thank you

What about the ratio , it is 1:1 but if i use 7:00 and 7:1 with 20% developer , how many ml do i use.. considering my greys are 80 % ?

Kristy, thank you for being such a great teacher! May I ask for your help please? I am similar to your friend (chemotherapy unfortunately, then hair grew back much more grey and different texture) - can anything be done to soften/straighten the grey strands that are coarse/wiry so that they don’t stick out in different directions? 😫😭

I m using 6.1 dark ash blond, and I have 50% grey hairs, so for grey roots, which colours sgade are used for grey roots?

I've had grey hair since I was 32. I have done my hair color myself forever. I dye the Grey roots dark blonde and bleach painted on streaks. My hair is in good condition because I wrap my bleached strands in foil and dye the roots dark blonde, so no damage. I'm older now I've been coloring my hair this way for 4o years. I'd like to dye the whole thing a lovely golden tone blonde so that my grey that grows fast doesn't show as quickly. What is the best recommended way to do this.

Thanks Kristy, Could you tell me how to mix a toner as you mentioned. My colour does get very dull between as you said.

Why do most colours you buy in a shop barely cover grey hair! I’ve not coloured my hair for 2 years and I’m now 40% grey! I used to lift my hair with full head bleach by 3 shades the koleston 2000 12/0 followed by a toner. Im obviously worried colouring it to what I used to have but probably looking at a 10/0 maybe. Im a 6/0 I think. Interesting hearing about the thickness of the grey hair strand on the ends. Im unsure what percentage of peroxide I would need. I used to have 40% , not so sure 20% would life my salt & pepper hair

I habe a question, I only have like 10% grey but sadly in the front and crown, I am a 5 level naturally, if I do t want to habe a line of demarcation on my re growth, can I use a Demi 6.N/ 7G (half half) mixed with 10%, do you think this will cover a bit the grey so that it looks like a highlight or it won’t cover at all?

With Wella I find I have to touch up grey in two weeks 🤦‍♀️ even with pre softening with unmixed color WHY????? Rinse in cool water and only flat iron once a week 🤦‍♀️ maybe my hair dresser and I need to talk about a toner ?? Please answer

Loved your video, Can I use 6.1 a75%, mixed with 7.1 25%, first time using ash colour At the moment I have 6N with 7N Thanks for your help😊

Excellent and informative explanation. Thanks so much. A few months ago I had my hair highlighted and roots done, I have been trying to go more ashy with the highlights and colour because my hair tended to go orange after time with previous highlights. My natural hair is 6. I told the stylist I wanted darker roots because it would be easier for me to colour. The stylist wrote the colours used and toner used. When my roots had grown out I coloured them with a Redken 7nn and 20 volume like the stylist told me but my hair was so dark and the middle and ends lovely. A few days ago I went back and previous stylist was off sick so I had a different stylist I told her it was too dark at root area and wanted highlights to match ends and my roots doing. She did a 7nn on roots (although my hair is fine but lots of grey) and highlights turned out fine she toned the roots in 7nb and 9 (I think that's what she told assistant). After watching this video I think I should use a 30 developer. I wish I had known.

Hi Kristy! I love the way you explain the gray covering! I just have a client today that ask to go from level 8 to 9.She have 75 % gray on roots. And she want to go lighter all over.What do you suggest me?

Hello from Greece , i ‘ ve waiting for this video, i am using igora 7-00 fixed with 7-1, i have around 60 % grey , sometimes i mix a bit of 8-11 in order to make the colour more natural and less dark. Is this ok ? Can i mix 7-00 with 8-00? What percentages you suggest? I always use 20% instaed of 30 because i think is better for the hair .i am waiting also for your next video with the 10 minities color.

Hi Kristy ! What a great video again ! I'm looking forward to watch the one when you'll be talking about igora ! I think I have about 20% of grey and thick hair. And I don't have enough time, so 10 to 20 minutes will be perfect for me I think. You have to do this every month or less ? Thank you for your videos, you're the best !!! Kisses from France 😉

Are there any vivids (purple, pink, blue, green) that work over naturally grey hair? I can't find this info anywhere. 😭

I’ve been growing my hair since November of 2029, pre pandemic. Now everyone has gray hair, and I’d like to color it again. I want a color that can fade back to gray should I not like it colored again. I’m a natural brunette, and my gray hair, specially around my face, is beyond difficult to cover. Can you help me?

I'm 66 and have Auburn hair and 60% gray. I mix 4 colors of ion to get the right color. My hair is short so I cant separate and apply just to roots. My hair feels wonderful after color even just after normal shampoo. By day 3 it feels dry. The color goes on all the hair cause it's short. Any suggestions?

Gray hair to me is dark and white combined. My hair is white in front and dark in back. I tried semi permanent hair color in the color champagne and It looks gray.

My grey hair is not growing faster. Its alot slower. When i dyed my hair. I had to get it cut every 6 weeks. Now i can prob get away with 9 weeks.

I used to be a red head and my hair is 80% grey/white but it's dull. I want to go 100% white and I don't know how to do it. I miss having "statement color" hair.

Hi Kristy thanks for your video. I color my own grey roots that always tend to wind up a little bit lighter than the rest of my hair. I don't have much grey maybe 10 - 20% and my hair texture is not fine or coarse. What do you suggest to avoid slightly lighter roots. I'd prefer not to go darker and want everything to be a 5 which is the color I use. I am a natural 4-5.

But toner does not stick to gray hair. So if you're using it in between colorations and wanting to cover your gray roots. It's not going to work. you're still going to have a stripe of gray?

The 30 vol doesn’t pull too much warmth

My hair is about 80% gray. I got to a salon to get my hair colored about every 3 to 4 months to cover my roots. Would it be possible for me to cover my gray roots at home using a demi-permanent color so I don’t have to have it colored so often and also so the line of demarcation won’t be so obvious?

Yes so how to color gray hair from scalp to tip

I'm glad gray hair goes faster. Let it show

I've always dyed my hair at home and I've always gone for a light blonde look, but in recent years my hair has gone quite grey and I feel like the light blonde dye isn't doing me justice anymore I feel like I look washed out so I'm wondering whether a golden blonde would be better, what would you advise please? Than you.

Why not no lift 10% on white gray hair to just deposit?

“Let’s just say her hair is normal”….

OK good information but obviously she’s not a professional because there’s no such thing as 20% developer it’s 20 volume which is 6%. Be very careful don’t ever look for a 20%. It will burn your hair off.

Hello just wanted to let you know your title for the video says Gay Hair. I believe you meant to write Grey Hair.

This is great information, but that irritating low hum in your audio makes it really difficult to listen for very long.

Good God get this girl a wheelchair because she’s like the stephen hawking of hair to me…😂😂😂

This cannot be good for your eyes

If I wanted a dissertation on grey hair I would have searched for that. All I want to know is how to color it, but I'm 5 minutes in and I still don't have the answer. Thumbs down.

oh my god you talk so much

Welllll.. wish I had seen this before dying. But next time 🫡