Dyed Hair - you know those fancy colors - for an 11 y.o.

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Has anyone allowed their kid to do it? Pros/Cons? DH seems to think that it will damage her hair. My opinion, it'll at least get her into the salon to have it cut after almost 1 year.

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I have no issue with it except if I don't like the color. I'd agree and make it conditional on a hair cut.

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Look into hair extensions. I had some that were glued in with the hair protein keratin so it didn't damage my hair and lasted up to 3 months.
If your husband is concerned about hair damage, this might be a good compromise.

[Anonymous]

Why does he care about damage? It's hair. It'll grow even if she hates it and has to cut it off because it's too damaged to color again.

Compared to the coming tattoo arguments, this seems like such an easy way to say "yes."

[Anonymous]

Is the spray/powder not appealing to your dd?

[Anonymous]

Just use kool-aid

[Anonymous]

Check with your school - some have rules about "unusual colors" for hair dye.

[Anonymous]

I have dark blonde hair, and in high school I sometimes colored strands around my face with pink or blue Washable Crayola marker. The advantage of the Washable Crayola was that it washed out, easily and thoroughly in one shower (Kool Aid lasts many washes and sometimes won't come out of light colored hair at all. Also, the Crayola Washable markers had an almost oily quality that didn't damage my hair like the Manic Panic or other things my friends used for color streaks.

NOTE: it must be the WASHABLE formula.

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Kook aid doesn't always wash out. Chalks and sprays can come off on clothes and pillowcases. We've had a few things ruined by the sprays.

It sounds like DH is just being conservative and looking for an excuse to say no. The fun color dyes don't have to be more damaging than regular colors. If your kid has dark hair, you'll need to strip the color and then apply the fun color. But you'd have to do that for any lighter color, so it's not the fun color that's the problem.

I don't see why your compromise of cutting the color out after a while wouldn't work. But we're big on letting the kids decide what to do with their own hair/bodies.

[Anonymous]

I would try on an app or computer first. Lots of hair apps let you take a pic and experiment first. I will say that if you pick the right color for the right personality it can be spectacular but the wrong color can be just offensive. You might want to limit it just a few strands or just the tips until you see if it works in a positive way. My DH used to have a friend who dyed his hair a different color every week. It was so sad when he finally grew up at about 25 years old.

[Anonymous]

Why not dye the ends? This way you can easily trim them off when you all tire of the look.

[Anonymous]

An 11 year old neighbor dyes the end of her hair with kool aid on a regular basis.

[Anonymous]

OMG why? So tacky. Does she also paint her nails black and wear tube tops? Might as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG why? So tacky. Does she also paint her nails black and wear tube tops? Might as well.

Hey, it's better than a black heart.

[Anonymous]

We did it just a few months ago. DD1 is light blonde and didn't need bleach, just the color. It was mostly gone after about a month. DD2 has coarse dark brown hair, which needed bleaching for the color to take. It did dry out her already dry hair some but we just condition more. OTOH her color is still looking pretty good 2 months later.

My main issue with hers is that where the color is starting to fade, the bleached blonde is starting to show, which I hate. Luckily we only did a few inches of the ends, and only the top layer, so I think I will find something that is close to her natural color to cover up the blonde when she is done with the color.

To the pearl clutching PP, it is just hair, it will grow out, it can be cut, and they are kids, not Supreme Court judges (yet).