Sun-in

[smilie]

Has anyone used this product to lighten their hair? I was just wondering how well it works. TIA!

 

[Miller1412]

I use it in the summer, but I have really light hair already. If you have darker hair, it can turn it an orange color. It works great on my blonde, just gives me some extra light highlights.

 

[kaylajr]

my DD has light brown hair
and we sprayed it on her hair last year

we were looking for fast results so we didn't wait for the sun but used a blowdryer to dry her hair

the results were GREAT her whole head of hair lightened about 2 shades but she ended up with some lighter streaks and it looked really awesome

 

[Annette_VA]

Oh, man...does this bring back memories. I used Sun-in all the time in middle & high school. I really need to try it again. I loved it when I used it then - it did a great job!

 

[Christine]

If you already have light brown to blonde hair, it works well. Medium to darker browns--it will get kind of "brassy" on you.

 

[Buckalew11]

If you already have light brown to blonde hair, it works well. Medium to darker browns--it will get kind of "brassy" on you.

From your photo, it looks like it would get brassy (orange) on you.

And PLEASE anyone who uses sun-in on your hair NEVER, ever perm over it. Can you say "mush"?

 

[CheshireVal]

I used this stuff in 8th grade. I still remember the way it smelled.

My hair is naturally in between dark blonde and light brown (dishwater blonde, I guess. ) Sun-In turned my hair a little brassy.

 

[smilie]

From your photo, it looks like it would get brassy (orange) on you.

That's not my color anymore, I change quite often. Right now I have blonde hair, and my roots are a light brown (natural color). I'm trying to find a cheap way to do my roots.

 

[Christine]

That's not my color anymore, I change quite often. Right now I have blonde hair, and my roots are a light brown (natural color). I'm trying to find a cheap way to do my roots.

I think that would be a bad idea.

 

[Buckalew11]

That's not my color anymore, I change quite often. Right now I have blonde hair, and my roots are a light brown (natural color). I'm trying to find a cheap way to do my roots.

As someone who does hair for a living, my advice is don't do it. ESP. since you change often. Chemicals and sun -in do not mix well (remember "mush"). If you have blonde hair right now & your roots are brown, sun-in will not lift you to match those ends. You'll be orangey roots and blonde ends and since sun-in isn't applied like real color is, it will not be even at that. And then in 3 weeks, you have brown roots, orange middle and blonde ends. That would need corrective color to fix ($$$).

 

[AMcaptured]

Since your hair already has a color on it I would not recommend Sun-In either. It works great for younger girls who's hair is not already chemically treated. My daughter had great results when she was 12 and her hair was a very light brown. However,I put some on my hair for the heck of it and it was very brassy as my hair is medium brown.


JMO

AM

 

[CathrynRose]

I think that would be a bad idea.

2nd this - 100 times over.

I went to beauty school. Sun-In makes lots of stylists lots of money, from doing corrective color.

Dont do it...please.

Cheap way to do the roots... go to Sallys, pick out a neutral blonde and (depending on how dark your hair is) a 30 or 40 volume peroxide (30 is 3 lifts...40 is 4 lifts - shades) 30 - 45 minutes, until youre past the orange stage.

DO your roots this way. No sun in... seriously.

 

[JenDaveBrendan]

I used sun-in years ago, and I had to go for corrective coloring 3x to get my hair back to normal. I would never use that stuff again!

 

[Cantw8]

This is what I use...very cheap and does a great job It comes in all shades, go lighter than your actual color

 

[smilie]

Maybe I'll just stick with the salon. Although I HATE paying their prices! It costs me just as much to do the roots as when I got all of my hair lightened, that's pretty expensive to keep up. But Dh loves the color- Men, sheesh! Thanks for the advice, I probably would have screwed up my hair!

 

[snowball22]

Don't use it!!!! My friends and I used this back in the 1980's and it would look great on day two. But by the end of two weeks, we all had orange brassy hair. It is very harsh on the hair and takes forever to grow out. Go to the salon and spend a few extra bucks to have it done right!!

 

[Pixiedust34]

I didn't know that they still made Sun In!

I use Clairol's Highlighting coloring. It is pretty easy to use, and the results are good.

 

[smilie]

Will the at home highlighting kits work just as well as going to the salon? Or is it not worth trying to match?

 

[Pixiedust34]

Will the at home highlighting kits work just as well as going to the salon? Or is it not worth trying to match?

If you already have old highlights in your hair, it is best to go to a salon. It's tricky to color hair that is already treated. You could end up with orange or greenish hair is you apply color on top of color.

I make sure my highlights are grown out before highlighting it again. I have short hair, so for me it doesn't take too long to wait.

I've had good success with the Clairol Highlighting kit. The color is lighter than my natural color, yet it looks "natural" enough. I used to pay $$$ for salon highlighting. Once I tried Clairol's kit, I never went back to the salon for highlighting.