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Hi, I dyed my hair and im not happy with the colour, how long should I wait before I should re-dye it so it wont be damaged? Thanks.
May 5, 2014

Dr. Rania Mousa General Medicine
It’s generally suggested to wait at least four weeks between coloring hair. That’s the minimum interval if you care about your hair but it would actually be better to wait somewhere around six or seven weeks if you’re really scared of doing any damage. For people with stronger hair, however, five weeks should be completely enough.
A lot of depends on the condition that your hair is in after the coloring treatment. If it got damaged after the first time then don’t rush with dyeing it again and fix your hair first before doing any further damage to it.
Deep conditioning at least once every few days is one of the best ways to recover from the damage you’ve done to your hair by dyeing it.
It’s always easier and less damaging to go darker than to go lighter. If you have strong hair and you are going darker then in most cases you will be fine with waiting less than the aforementioned four weeks.
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Dr. Salim Saab Otolaryngology (ENT)
do not dye your hair before 6 weeks because too frequent dying damage the hair
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