Covering highlights in your hair...

**NewtoOrlando** · 11 Apr 21, 12:47 PM

I have naturally very dark hair, but have had highlights fir a few years now, caramel tones. My hair is so dry, and I don’t want to get them re done, I would rather go natural or find another way to colour my hair. It would cost me an absolute fortune to have them stripped and dyed at the hair dressers (costs me £90 for a cut and a half head)

Does anyone know of a way I can tone them down to get some nourishment back into my hair at home? Nothing too drastic but is there a product I can use at home? I will get it cut soon so that will remove some of them but not all. I just don’t want to spend an absolute fortune if I can help it!

**fluffychicken** · 11 Apr 21, 12:52 PM

I've just coloured over mine. As long as its a while since your last. Colour it should be fine.

loldis · 11 Apr 21, 03:55 PM

It's been a LONG time since I had highlights but same, I just coloured over them with a permanent box dye very similar to my natural hair. Check the box, but think it's something like 8 weeks after your last colour is fine to treat as an all over colour. Because I was going darker, it covered over them really well.

That was the last time I used permanent dye, it's all grown out now. Now I just use the occasional semi whenever I want to blend the greys out. Typically just before holidays.

Talland 2016 · 11 Apr 21, 05:28 PM

Also use a hair conditioning mask/ intense conditioner
I use and Elvive one for coloured hair now usually weekly but was using it 2-3 times a week when my hair was very dry
Body shop also do some great ones as well

**NewtoOrlando** · 11 Apr 21, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Talland 2016

Also use a hair conditioning mask/ intense conditioner
I use and Elvive one for coloured hair now usually weekly but was using it 2-3 times a week when my hair was very dry
Body shop also do some great ones as well

Thanks, I use the bodyshop Ginger shampoo & conditioner as I get an itchy scalp with other shampoos, it’s the only one I’ve found in years that doesn’t make me itch.

**NewtoOrlando** · 11 Apr 21, 09:08 PM

Thanks all. My natural colour is a very dark brown with a hint of chestnut in it, so I’ll have a look in the next few days. I was just worried about the blonde ends going pink! But we shall see!

Talland 2016 · 11 Apr 21, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by NewtoOrlando

Thanks, I use the bodyshop Ginger shampoo & conditioner as I get an itchy scalp with other shampoos, it’s the only one I’ve found in years that doesn’t make me itch.

They may do a mask / intense conditioner in that range

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	11 Apr 21, 03:55 PM loldis Imagineer
loldis Imagineer Join Date: May 17 Location: Sussex	It's been a LONG time since I had highlights but same, I just coloured over them with a permanent box dye very similar to my natural hair. Check the box, but think it's something like 8 weeks after your last colour is fine to treat as an all over colour. Because I was going darker, it covered over them really well. That was the last time I used permanent dye, it's all grown out now. Now I just use the occasional semi whenever I want to blend the greys out. Typically just before holidays.