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Louise Galvin, a haircolour specialist and the woman behind Louise Galvin hair care products, is here to answer any questions you may have about haircare, haircolour and specifically how to treat coloured hair with her natural products.

Here’s what they say, “Louise specialises in achieving the most natural, gorgeous, shiny healthy hair. She uses as little colour as possible to protect the integrity of the hair and make maintenance simple. Her ‘less is more approach’ is renowned by women around the world who value her keen eye for the colour that best enhances complexion and eye tone. Her philosophy of ‘bottle before the knife’ to create youthful colour that instantly lifts away the years is what she is known for.

“Passionate about the environment and deeply knowledgeable about the latest innovations, Louise Galvin sought out the finest chemists to develop her own unique ‘clean’ formulas. She is committed to ‘guilt-free luscious locks’ and ensures her line is not tested on animals, contains only natural and naturally derived ingredients including essential oils, extracts and vegetable-based moisturisers in place of harmful, artificial preservatives, harsh detergents and has ‘No Chemical Nasties’.”

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This Q&A is sponsored by Louise Galvin.

UPDATE: answers now in here

Thanks and good luck,
MNHQ

Hi Louise, I have mid back length, greying hair. I've dyed it fairly dark for years to hide the roots, but the last couple of times my hairdresser has lightened the base shade and put some highlights through. This quickly looks brassy and I fear it looks cheap, not the effect I was aiming for.

Can hair be coloured grey? I have seen this look on models but my hairdresser says it can't be done. I love the length of my hair, but hate that I look like I dye my hair. Can it be coloured grey/silver? Or can you suggest colours to help me look like me again? I am in my forties, with olive skin and dark brown eyes. Thank you.

Hi I'm a 43 year old with thinning falling out hair. It was naturally a dark brown with a red tinge. The last few times I've had it coloured the permanent applied to the grey isn't covering it and am having to return to the hair salon to get it redone, I even tried a different more expensive salon and it was even worse! I'm really worried that this is the cause of my hair loss as my hair has gone from bra strap length to shoulder length. The condition of my hair is frizzy, the colour really uneven and would just like a cool brown that's shiny, have tried darker but it drains me as I'm Irish colouring. I have a cupboard full of hair products and the only thing that stops it looking a terrible mess is a 3 day straight product. It's such a confidence Sapper having my hair shedding all over the house but when the colour is fresh it hides the thinning of my hair so I feel more confident.

Hi Louise, my question is to do with maintenance of hair between colourings.
I'm about 80% grey but my natural colour and the dye I use is a dark chestnut - warm gold tones rather than red which I think look unnatural.
My hair looks fantastic when it is newly coloured, but after a few weeks the colour starts to fade, there is build up of colour on the ends and the roots look very obviously dyed where the colour hasn't built up on the newer growth. And then there is the stripe of grey before I get my next colour done, which is every 4 weeks. What can I do to keep the colour looking newly done and what can I do to cover the grey regrowth between appointments?
Thanks.

I'm finding it pretty much impossible to colour my hair brown without getting a red tone through it, same when I have it done at a salon.
Am I asking for the impossible or just not picking the right colour?

I am another one with brown hair, and i want the colour just to be my natural brown ( memories of that ' I wanna braaaawn baby' )
I dont want caramel or russet or anything

Yet time after time it ends up red or golden after a few washes..

hayulp!

I started going grey at 27, At 37 I have reached the point where my formerly chestnut hair has had to go blonde just to disguise the grey roots appearing 2 weeks after a colour. But I don't suit blonde hair. I don't like being blonde. My hairdresser adds bits of darker blonde (forgive me I don't know the technical term) to break it up a bit but I still hate it. Using my mum as an example at 50 she went white and looks fab! But I have approx 13 years before mine will be white instead of grey. I've tried changing my make up, the colours I dress in but it makes no difference, I hate being blonde. If I went back to my brown hair (maybe not chestnut) is there anything I can so about the root re growth that shows up 2 weeks after a colour?

Hi Louise

Is there any hair day that really covers white (not grey) hair ?

I suspect I am now fully white at my temples and around my ears. No dye seems to really 'take' on this area. They all say to 'leave it on longer for stubborn greys'. What about hair that is soft and white, not wiry and grey?

I do not want to go natural - I whited out early and in all other respects look young for my age.

Why do hairdressers look down on home colourants? It is so expensive to get your hair coloured at the salon, it isn't any wonder that so many of us do it ourselves particularly when your hair grows as fast as mine so needs redoing every few weeks but is there actually that much difference between home and salon colourants other than skill of application?

I have really naffed up my hair trying to get the Lou Teasdale silver/blonde. My hair was golden blonde so i bleached it three times then used a wella toner (white lady?) (something like that but that sounds wrong) anyway that has made it dull blonde/grey. I want it white. Any ideas before it falls out? Thanks

I've just recently had a baby, and unsurprisingly don't have a great deal of time to myself. Of course, hair wise this means mines now falling out in handfuls, going speedily white and my scalp is sore and itchy.

whilst I'm sure much of this is post-natal and temporary I feel really grotty, and wondered if there's anything quick and easy I can do to improve the look and feel of my dry, frizzy mop?

Hi Louise
I have naturally strawberry nlonde haire with lots of tones in it. I am now starting to get quite a few white hairs (I'm guessing around 5% so far), but my hairdresser says that if I have colour applied it will 'ruin' my natural colour(s). How can I cover the white hairs?
Thanks

*blonde, sorry!

Hello

My main issue is split ends and condition. No matter what products I use or stay away from the heat, it doesn't seem to make much difference. I have regular hair cuts, but my hair doesn't grow. I get an inch every 6-8 months so if a heavy handed hairdresser cuts it, it just gets shorter and shorter. I like it shoulder length or longer. I would love to know how to get some growth and condition

Cheers

Hi Louise
Which are the best colours to request for a Jennifer Aniston highlights colour please?

Also are there any vitamins you would recommend for hair growth and health?

Thank you

Same questions as a few other posters. I can't seem to find a brown colour that doesn't have that brassy orangey red tone. I've asked for an ashy brown, cool brown, emphasised that I don't want any red in it, but it still comes out the same. Unless they dye it very dark which gives the desired cool tones but drains my skin completely.

My natural hair colour is a dark ash toned cool brown. I have very pale Irish colouring with hazel green eyes and cool tones.

What should I be asking for?

Thank you Louise. Looking forward to reading your answers to all the questions.

Is your colour range for home colouring?

I get Inoa done at a salon, but I'm finding it too expensive to maintain. I want a home colour that will do as little damage as possible to my fine, fragile hair.

I have mid-brown hair that is greying fast. I can't afford the upkeep of highlights, which is what a few local colourists have recommended. Home-dyeing my hair one colour shows the regrowth within days (really!) but it's all my budget will stretch to.

I currently have shoulder length hair with a fringe.

Can you recommend a different way of cutting, parting or otherwise 'wearing' my hair that would disguise my ever more insistent greys?

Thanks!

I have long wavy (more curly on occasion) hair, I have tried products galore to make it look healthier and shinier but to no avail. I'm overall happy with my colour as it's naturally a bit streaky but I would like to try dyeing it to see if I can get that elusive shine I crave. My question is would I need to dye and highlight to maintain the tones in my hair or is there another way to use colour to achieve shine?

Hi Louise,
I'm 29 and already quite grey, I home dye it every 4-6 weeks but the grey is starting to show earlier and earlier. Is there anything I can do to make the grey easy maintenance?
I dread having to dye it every month only for the grey to start showing a couple of weeks later

Hi Louise - I'm 51 with a mediterranean complexion and very dark, naturally curly hair which I don't want to straighten at all.

I have a few greys which I want to cover so I dye my hair either at the salon or at home - I consciously try to go for a slightly lighter colour than in youth, but I still always end up with a really "block" colour look, which is wrong for me. And then it goes reddish which I don't like.

I asked my hairdresser about highlights but she advised against them as it would mean bleaching my hair.

I wouldn't mind keeping my natural colour if I could just cover the greys. Any advice?

Precious Excellent idea! I'd love that.

I have very thick hair, I'm trying to grow out the red toner that was in it but its making my hair very dry at the ends.
I've tried all sorts of hair conditioning treatments (including one that had me smell like a Thai curry for a week.) and yet still it looks dry.
My hair is in generally good condition and I've never had this problem before so don't know where to start with it!

Hi - I'm 31 and haven't dyed my hair in over 10 years. Fortunately I don't have any grey and quite like my natural colour, plus my hair is in good condition. But I get bored every so often and think about a colour change - will this wreck my hair? Is there a less damaging way to colour my hair?
Thanks

I am 40 with non-coloured hair. I am getting a few greys and my hair is changing in texture- even the non-grey new hairs tend to be coarse (and even crimped-looking for the first inch or two of new growth, with further growth appearing smoother.) My hair is also becoming darker. The stuff on top / growing from the crown is dark blonde (it becomes lighter with UK summers, I was a true blonde as a child) but the hair underneath is thicker, coarse feeling and much darker, too dark for my colouring and what people would describe as dark brown. My question is how can I go lighter (more like many old natural color of dark blonde/light brown) without damaging my hair texture (given that it's already becoming coarse?) My hair is shoulder length, and the non-coarse older hair is fine/medium texture but very dense, and in good condition.
Thank you.