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About Dana Sear
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I can answer questions on all types of hairstyling, cutting, designing, coloring, corrective color, perming techniques,product knowledge, and in general, anything that has anything to do with hair.

Experience
I have been a designer and educator for 26 years. I have been a salon consultant for Redken, affiliate trainer for ABBA Pure and Natural and am currently a member of the design team and trainer for my company. I specialize in corrective color, perming and style support, and image updates (make overs)

Education/Credentials
I have been actively licensed for 26 years. I have a college degree in another field, and actively participate in and teach cutting, perming, coloring, and business building classes. I am a certified Redken Consultant and certified to perform and teach Chi Transformation.

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Hairstyling - Hair dye and broken skin

Expert: Dana Sear - 10/30/2009

Question
I'm sure this will sound ridiculous, but I really hope you can help. I know that using hair dye on broken skin is a bad idea, but I have a nervous habit of scratching at my head and now that I've finally solved the problem during the day I've started scraping at it in my sleep, apparently. The result is that I always have a few breaks in my scalp. I absolutely hate my natural hair color but I don't have the time or money to get highlights or lowlights in a salon like I normally do; what exactly is the risk of using a full-color home hair dye kit on broken skin?

Answer
Hiya Jill,

Doesn't sound ridiculous at all. It's a very common problem. At the least it's going to burn like he*@. It can also cause infections, reactions, etc. All over color in a salon usually costs less than highlights and partial highlights are always an option too.

Another thing to consider is that if the color doesn't turn out, and you hate it even more than your natural color, it's going to cost even more to get it fixed. Talk to your stylist about working with you within your time and money budget. I do partial highlights for my clients all the time. I can make 10 or 12 foils look like a full highlight if I need to, and you won't risk the discomfort from the scratches on your scalp or the orange color you'll probably end up with from doing it at home.

Good luck,

dana

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