How to Fix Faded Red Highlights

Preliminary Strand Test

1). Separate a quarter-inch highlighted strand from the rest of your hair with the handle of a rat-tailed comb and clip it up.
2). Mix approximately a teaspoon of hair color in a plastic bowl with a plastic spoon, following the instructions on the package.
3). Unfasten the strand and place hair foil underneath it to protect the rest of your hair. Paint color on until the strand is saturated and fold the foil over until the strand is completely covered. Clip the strand in place.
4). Set a timer and leave the color on for half the time specified on the box; then rinse. If you are satisfied with the color, this is how long you should leave the dye on your red highlights.
5). Reapply the dye and rewrap hair in foil for more intense color. Leave on for the remainder of the time specified on the instructions.
6). Rinse the color out of your hair until the water runs clear, towel dry with an old towel and apply deep conditioning treatment to the colored strand.

1). Apply petroleum jelly around your hairline and on your ears to protect your skin from being colored with your hair.
2). Mix up your hair color in a plastic bowl with a plastic spoon as instructed on the package.
3). Use a clothespin to clip an old towel around your shoulders to protect your clothes and skin.
4). Separate out the red-highlighted sections of your hair with the pointy handle of the rat-tailed com and clip them into place. Put on your rubber gloves.
5). Place a sheet of hair foil underneath each strand. Unclip the strand on the foil.
6). Brush on color until the hair is fully saturated. Wrap it in foil until covered and clip it up.
7). Repeat the process from the front of your hair around your face to the back of your head, until all strands are coated with dye, wrapped in foil and clipped in place.
8). Leave the color on the amount of time you decided on during your strand test.
9). Unclip the hair and unwrap and discard the foil. Rinse your hair thoroughly until the water runs clear.
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Use an old towel to dry your hair and face. Rub a deep conditioning treatment into your hair. Rinse it out.