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Scott Cornwall Colour B4
by Island Girl I don't usually write reviews on products I have used but after reading through tons of reviews trying to find someone with hair like mine which became an impossible task I thought maybe there are other women out here like me doing the same trying to find reviews on this product from a tried and tested woman of colour . I had ... a mishap with some fab red hair dye, I have been dying my naturally dark brown hair , plum reds and blacks for almost 15 years . I saw a beautiful red permenant hair dye and purchased thinking it will take to my hair , unfortunately only the regrowth (roots) took so was left with a very bright red root and black ends , I have quite long hair and it looked ridiculous ! So the search began ,desperate to find a product to rid me of this huge mistake I took to the internet , came across many peroxide based products but having very long fine (not course)mixed race afro hair I didn't want to go down the bleaching route , as afro hair lacks moisture as it is and was afraid I be left with no hair lol . Found Colour b4 and as my title states , I read hundreds of reviews and the majority were all very positive , but again it seemed that only ladies with european or asain hair left reviews and afro hair isn't as strong as these hair types , anyways I went forth on trying this product, I used extra strength for darker hair , my worst fear was my hair would be very ginger and dry ! I read instructions and followed them to a T . My hair was not any more dry than it usually is, the colour was NOT ginger but a light brown with copper tone to it ,today is the following day , and I moisturized my hair as normal with my usual afro hair products and blow dryed and used straightners , and the colour has stayed the same , a tiny bit darker due to the moisterizers I have to put in my hair , no dryness or brittles ends, again my hair is naturally vey dark brown ,quite long half way down my back, its not very course , yet have a lot of hair on my head but is very fine , so is thick in appearence,so afro hair but not of a course nature as when I say I'm mixed I'm actually full black but of small island decent so afican, and spanish mixed.excelent product , hope this helps anyone like me ,who needed to hear a review from someone of similar cultural background. Read the complete review |
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Scott Cornwall Colour B4
by bettyboop2002 Just a piece of advice before I go into detail on the product, if you have blonde hair and are considering dying it darker, do not take this decision lightly! Trying to get it back to normal is a nightmare, it's not easy, not cheap and not good for the condition of your hair! Twice now I have made this mistake and I do ... not intend on doing it again. The first time I did this I was a teenager and decided to dye my hair bright red, until it started to fade too quickly and needed colouring too often, so I went over it in a brown that went nearly black. On this occasion I lived near a friend who is a hairdresser who sorted it out in a salon at a discounted price. The second occasion was more recently when I couldn't find my usual blonde colour and went for a different brand which turned it bright yellow. Ever since then any colour would range between orange and yellow so I took drastic action and went brown. It looked okay and I got many compliments on it but it just wasn't me and after a few weeks I wanted my blonde hair back! Not easy to do. Salons can charge a lot of money (which I don't have), as you have to pay to get the colour stripped on top of the cost of a new colour. Salons can vary massively in their prices so it's well worth ringing around to compare prices, my friend paid £70 for the stripping alone. Plus another £70 for the new colour and cut. That's when I started researching the home colour removal kits and read good things about.... COLOUR B4 - HAIR COLOUR REMOVER - By Scott Cornwall Buying the kit This colour removal kit is available in a range of pharmacies including Boots and Superdrug. Prices vary depending on offers etc. I picked my box up at a local pharmacy for £10. This kit is regular which removes light to mid tones, extra strength is also available to remove darker or stronger colours. Also in the range is a permanent straightening kit, foil effects cap, pre colour preparation treatment and an after colour stabilising treatment. Packaging The kit comes in a bright pink and white box, information on the box includes the following: - A picture of a before colour, wrong colour and restored colour. - Patch test recommended - Ingredients list - A reminder that some blonde hair colours will have bleacher your natural colour so your natural result may be lighter than expected - Removes both semi-permanent and permanent colour - Removes colour build up - Use before salon treatment, can be used before any colour treatment Inside The Box In the box are gloves which are large enough and easy to work with, an instruction leaflet which is simple to follow and three pink and white bottles which are very hard to get into so I'd recommend removing the outer plastic packaging on the bottle with a knife or scissors before putting on your gloves. The bottles are a mixing bottle 'B' (remover), bottle 'A' (activator) and bottle 'C' (buffer). Application The process is fairly simple, similar to putting on a home hair colour. You will need to protect your area and clothing with an old towel or cape in case you spill any and it stains, the leaflet suggests cutting along one side of a bin liner and wrapping it around you, holding it together with a hair clip. It also tells you not to use in a drafty area or near open windows, and the product absolutely stinks, it's vile! So maybe a nose peg too! First you unscrew the top of bottle B and pour in the contents of bottle A. The opening of bottle A is larger than B so I thought I would make a real mess but the liquid is really thick, almost gel like, so it's easy to pour out a little at a time without any mess. You then put the lid back on and mix the two by shaking the bottle for 30 seconds. You then apply it all over your hair, if you find it easier you can pour the mixture into a bowl and use a brush to apply which is what I did as I was doing this myself. If you have a friend to help you it's much easier. You can also leave it in the mixing bottle and pour onto your hand to run through your hair. A few clips are useful to section off your hair to make sure you haven't missed any bits and it is evenly covered. You then wait for 30 minutes for regular up to 60 minutes for extra strength for thicker hair or darker colours. You then rinse the product off under the shower for between 5 and 10 minutes. The leaflet tells you that you might want to use an alarm clock or mobile phone to time this, it also tells you it's easiest to stand under the shower and as I didn't want my mobile or alarm clock in the shower I just guessed. When your 5 minutes are up you then apply half of the buffer from bottle 'C' and work into a lather, leaving for a minute before rinsing for another 5 minutes. Next you use the rest of the buffer as you would use a normal conditioner. It was during this last rinse that I noticed a clump of hair fall onto the base of the shower and the tears started! I had mental images of following my sister up the aisle with a bald head, or wig shopping before the big day. I finished rinsing and got out of the shower, at this stage you can dry your hair as normal. Results I kept a towel around my head for a while, until I calmed down a little and dreaded combing my hair, expecting more clumps to fall out. Thanfully, they didn't! I dried my hair and couldn't notice where the "clump" had fallen from, I couldn't see any bald patches which was good. When dried my hair was not my natural colour, but I expect it is as near to it as I'm going to get without growing it out. It's a dark blonde kind of colour, it isn't a very even colour so I'm definitely going to have to put a blonde on it but I'm going to try and wait a couple of weeks to give my hair a rest and condition it a lot before I do. The instructions say that in theory you can get a perm or straightening treatment straight after this removal but they do say that ideally you should wait two weeks. The treatment left my hair a bit dry, as I expected, but to be honest not as bad as I thought it would be. When I mention the clump of hair which fell out, it wasn't a handful of hair, but it wasn't a few strands either. With me having quite thin hair as it is I really wanted to hang on to that bit that came out! I expect that the reason for this was not just this product, but also that my hair had more than likely been weakened from my previous attempts to lighten it before resorting to the colour remover. Overall For the blondes reading this who may be thinking of going darker, think very carefully that you are sure. It's not as simple as putting another colour on if you don't like it or get bored with it. For those of you who are reading this because you're too late (I feel for you), if you have the money I would advise going to a salon to get the colour removed professionally. If you don't this is definitely worth a try. I feel it did a good job overall I'm happy with the end results but hopefully I will never need to use this product again! Read the complete review |
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Scott Cornwall Colour B4
by Jodie Harsh I have decided to write a fairly detailed review of Colour B4, because there is a lot of mixed messages surrounding henna removal generally, and Colour B4 and henna. I struggled to find any useful informed reviews on Colour B4 and henna - hopefully this will do the trick! The packaging states that you cannot use CB4 for henna ... removal. Henna is notoriously almost impossible to remove - it binds to the hair shaft differently from artificial dyes. Furthermore, many dyes sold as 'henna' are not pure, but contain metallic salts, which react very badly indeed with ammonia and bleach and will destroy your hair. My own hair is naturally a dark honey blonde, with years of highlights on and off. I used LUSH CACA ROUGE 3 or 4 times in the past 4 months and had a very rich, deep and dark henna shade (think Florence Welch). However, I am at heart a blonde, and so have been desperate to return to my usual shades. As anyone who wants to get rid of henna knows, the general consensus on the web is that you can't, and even that you will have to cut off your hair to be rid of it - but I am here to tell you that you can! Firstly, you MUST be sure that the henna you have used contains no metallic salts. If you aren't sure, simply pull some hair out of your hairbrush and do a Colour B4 strand test. It is also recommended that you wash your hair twice before using to remove build-up of product etc., which can prevent CB4 from working effectively. Colour B4 itself will be familiar to anyone who has used hair dyes. You mix together two bottles of substance, give it a good shake, then apply until your hair is soaked. My own hair is above the shoulders and rather thick: one bottle was sufficient. Longer or thicker hair will require two bottles. If is left on for an hour (I used Colour B4 Extra), after which you must rinse for at least 5 minutes. I did not do this, because my shower head is broken, and life's too short. Once rinsed, you lather it wit 'buffer', which I suspect is essentially clarifying shampoo, and rinse for a further 5 minutes. After one application, the dark, almost garnet-like colour of my hair was raised to auburn. It is not a miracle, but as anyone who has read about henna removal knows, this was fairly amazing as a first step. I then used an entire bottle of John Frieda blonding spray to no effect - which should reassure users of Caca Rouge that you can use a lightening spray over it without your head going up in flames! CB4 can be used more than once, so the following day I did another application. I have been left with a pleasing shade of golden blonde, and am stunned by the difference. There is still more red there than I would like, and so I will spend perhaps 3 weeks washing with John Frieda blonding products before the final step of getting some highlights. After 2 applications of CB4 Extra my hair isn't noticeably dried out (it is less full than before because henna is, famously, very nourishing and thickening for your hair), and there has been absolutely no breakages. There was a very slight stinging sensation on one area of my scalp where I suspect I might have had a scratch anyway - certainly nothing to trouble me. To summarise: Yes, you can remove henna Yes, you can use B4 to remove henna - just check it contains no metallic salts and do a strand test Colour B4 is not a one-hour miracle: you will need to do at least 2 applications, and perhaps more, and be prepared for 'warmth' in your hair if you were previously blonde. Read the complete review |
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