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kelley

kelley

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My daughter who is 10 wants to color her blond hair brown!! I told her I'd have to think about it, but I really didn't think this would be an issue till she was a teen. I color my hair all the time, and I don't have a problem with it, but she just seems young. She said some of her friends at church color theirs. I've really never thought about it - so I'm wondering if any of you ladies have pre-teen daughters that color their hair. I think it is ridiculous, lol!
 
My daughter had a pink streak until she got to middle school. (No 'unnatural' colors allowed there.)

So I suppose my answer is yes. :) I would probably convince her she should just get some lowlights or something that will grow out more naturally to avoid the roots problem and having to touch up every 6 weeks.
 
errr no. temp spray punk color for fun.. ok.. perm? definitely not besides it being just a bit to 'old' in my eyes also not good for the hair.
 
Yeah, she doesn't want punk color at all - she just likes my brown hair and wants it. I agree it seems a bit old in my eyes as well, but we have done a perm before, and I think that is even more damaging than coloring, at least in my experience.

Angie, I agree that the coloring of roots is the biggest pain! A bit too much upkeep for a 10-year-old.
 
Maybe ask her "Did you save your money for it?" That's what I keep telling my 12 year old who also wants to dye her hair. I told her how much it'll cost and how often she has to do it. :)
 
my daughter's are 8 and 11 and probably don't have a clue about coloring their hair. and i agree with Rachel. . .maybe if she realizes the expense and maintenance, she won't keep pushing about having it done. do you have access to getting the feathers clipped into her hair? my girls loved that and it added a pop of color and lasted a few months!
 
I am a hairdresser and I would definitely not let my daughter color her hair at 10 yrs. old personally. I of course am an advocate for proffessional color first of all because it is a lot less damaging, but that is quite costly for a 10 year old for maintenance and everything, and would not recommend store bought color since it much more harsh on the hair and generally more permanant and "staining". If you do let her do anything make sure it is semi-permanant so that she does not have a line that grows out from the color vs. natural regrowth! hope that all makes sense. And please don't take my advice to mean that I think you are a bad mom if you do let her, because that is not at all how I feel, I just chiming in with my own two cents personally for our family! :)
 
My 13 year old has been asking and the answer here is no. I told her it's one of those things she can look forward to as an adult. LOL
 
ya i don't think i'd go for the whole all over color thing for all the above mentioned reasons....

BUT.....i have to admit...eeeek....i treated my daughter for her 16th birthday a couple weeks ago with some fun "peek-a-boo" artificial color "highlights". She had been wanting pink and teal tips for YEARS and idk just thought it was kinda fun! I took her to my personal stylist and she came up with this which i have to admit, came out soooooooo FUN and pretty! Of course the up-keep? oy not happening!

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Oooh I bet my daughter would like those tips if I showed her!! The money thing won't work for her because she's a super saver, and she always goes with me when I buy mine and knows it is $10ish and is perfectly fine spending it!! I think I'm going to say age 13 and maybe let her get tips or something like feathers if she wants something.

Amanda - I'd never heard about store-bought being more harsh!! I have always done mine at home because of the cost. Thanks for your input!
 
No, I won't let DD dye her hair at 10. Some fun spray-in, yes, but regular all over color, no. At 15 or 16, especially if it was something she had been interested in for a long time, I would probably let her get some highlights or something else within reason.
 
Valoriew said:
ya i don't think i'd go for the whole all over color thing for all the above mentioned reasons....

BUT.....i have to admit...eeeek....i treated my daughter for her 16th birthday a couple weeks ago with some fun "peek-a-boo" artificial color "highlights". She had been wanting pink and teal tips for YEARS and idk just thought it was kinda fun! I took her to my personal stylist and she came up with this which i have to admit, came out soooooooo FUN and pretty! Of course the up-keep? oy not happening!

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OOh thats so funky i love it,and im no help cause my daughter is only 1
 
I would say no too. Kenzie had 3 different feathers put in but they are removeable. I think the tips are cool! But all over color from blonde to brown no. Maybe highlights on a brown haired girl....Maybe. I have seen some kids at school with major streaky highlights and weird burgundy hair color and such though.
 
Both of my girls got a small chunk of purply red before school started last year (2010). They were 7 and 8.5 at the time. I would never do that again. That red lasted 4EVER!!

This summer, I put a few blonde highlights in for them, but that's all. It's all grown out and gone now.
 
We have all sorts of colored hair clips... purple, pink, ice blue and a lovely shade of chartreuse... we also have the feathers but that 's as far as we'd go - for now! :)
 
kelley said:
Amanda - I'd never heard about store-bought being more harsh!! I have always done mine at home because of the cost. Thanks for your input!
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Here is a little explanation of the two different kinds of colors from this link here:
The tint found in home colors is derived from either vegetable matter or metallic ions. Vegetable tints, such as henna, coat the hairstrand with color, much like painting. Beneath the layer of vegetable tint, the hairstrand retains its natural coloring. When the color fades, you are left with your natural color. Metallic tints work pretty much the same way, though many health professionals have linked metallic-derivative tints to certain medical conditions.

Professional permanent haircolor works by penetrating the hairstrand, and changing the haircolor from the inside. This is what gives professional haircolor superior colorfastness, compared to store-bought permanent colors. Professional haircolors are sometimes referred to aniline-derivative tints (depending on what chemicals are used in manufacturing the color). Aniline-derivative tints are considered safe to use, and can be mixed with other aniline tints to create a customized haircolor.

With all that being said, I have seen really great colors from a box and people doing them at home, and had I not gone thru cosmetology school and learned some of the chemistry behind it I'd truly NEVER CARE! Hehehe!
 
Thanks - that is very interesting! I doubt I'll go with the pro stuff, just because of the price - DH would never go for that!! But I will definitely have to check my coloring to see if I am using the metallic or vegetable - I would like to use the vegetable stuff, lol :)
 
My daughter is 10 and if she asked me I would have to say no. I think that would be something she should wait to do when she's an adult.
 
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