Imagine you go to the store to buy blonde hair dye for $9.99. You apply the dye to your hair and you wait the recommended amount of time and then rinse it. You step out of the shower and while getting dressed you turn your head to look in the mirror…”NOO!” Your hair is alien green. Here are some steps to avoid this.

Before You Start: When dying your hair remember to always read the instructions and remember sometimes help is needed.
“One size does not fit all–everybody’s natural hair color and texture is different, so even if it shows a certain color on the box, it will not be the same outcome for every person. There’s a lot of factors you must consider before coloring” licensed cosmetologist and instructor at Iowa School of Beauty Linda Sayaovang said.

When dying your hair, professionally is always the best way to go.
Step 1: When dying your hair, the first step is to decide the color whether professionally or at home. Not all colors look good on everybody. When choosing colors always consider things like skin tone, hair color at the time otherwise there could be a disaster.
“The best way to choose the choice of color for your hair is based on skin tone and personal style. You must consider the upkeep and cost also,” Sayavang said.
Realize that dying hair costs a lot of money through this there will be two sides box dye and professional.

Step 2: After the color is chosen there is yet another big choice to make…box or professional. There are again things to be considered. Box dye can hurt hair if not applied right or if it is not made right for your specific hair. There is also the fact that professional dye is not cheap.
“You should get your hair colored professionally due to customization, desired results, and professional products,” Sayaovang said

Step 3: Professional path: You should research to find the perfect place. Places like Iowa School of Beauty they always love customers, or All About You Salon and Tanning. After choosing the place make an appointment.
Box path: go to the store, box dye is sold at lots of different places such as: Dollar General, Walmart, Walgreens, Hy-Vee, and so many more.

Step 4: Professional path: Arrive at your appointment on time with money (and time). Dying your hair might be fun but it is also very time consuming.
“My hair appointment once took five hours because it was the first time we bleached it so we had to wait a few hours for that and then tone it twice and cut and style,” sophomore Jasmine Noland said.
Box path: Buy preferred dye and then bring it home to use. If you even think that you might have long hair buy more than one box of dye it’s better to have too much then not enough.

Step 5: Professional path: After your stylist is done with your hair don’t be afraid to go show it off to the world. Go be you!
Box path: Following the directions that came with your box of dye first apply dye to small patch of skin for allergy test (If allergic please do not keep going). If not allergic then apply dye to your hair making sure that it gets through all of your hair. You will probably want a friend or family member to help you make sure that the dye is saturated through all of your hair.

Step 6: Box path: Keep dye in your hair for the recommended amount of time and then rinse dye out in shower using the wash from the package.
Never be afraid to show off your new color and never go too far from the recommended time on box of dye.