Box hair dye frequency

[halloween67]

Hi all,

I seem to be box dying my hair more often now due to greys and hair fading. I use garnier that I'm happy with but I'm dying it every three weeks. Can I safely dye it every two weeks or not?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Do people just use half the developer and half the dye as a mix for their roots? I know it has been asked and there was an answer, but I'm not sure of the proportions!
Thanks.

Oh and I also thought the mixed dye should be used immediately, and that it is very unsafe (not sure why) to keep unused mixed dye stored. Is this true?

Yes, do half and half. Then keep the rest in their own packaging.

I'm the same as you @halloween67 dark hair and fast growing grey roots. My hair is very thick indian hair too so makes it even more difficult. I now touch up the roots at home after 3 weeks and then professional colour every 2 months. But I wear my hair in a style that hides most of the grey roots.

@Teddypops Thank you. I should keep the unused parts in their separate containers I assume?

This is a great tip for touching up the roots!

If you are doing all your roots you will need a full box.
If you are just doing half the roots ie top and sides you could manage with half a box. Just mix up what you need and keep the stuff left in their separate containers

Can I just ask how good this actually is at covering Greys? Mine are coming through every 4 weeks now at the root and temple and I don't want to box dye all the time, as the op says

Get a tint bowl and brush (£3.50 Asda)

Weigh out the developer and colour. It’s usually 1.5 times check the box .

use kitchen scales to weigh the colour
Eg 10g colour then 15g developer.

You tube for tips on how to do roots.

I do my own all the time now with professional colours. If it’s a basic colour you could just get a professional colour tube and developer instead of box colour kit.