Anyone tried any Japanese hair dye?

[prancer]

I heard it can dry out western hair, but I am seeking a color change. Does anybody have any experiences to share?
BTW< I am in the boondocks of Yamaguchi, so I am not sure if going somewhere that sells American products is an option for me.

[Taro Toporific]

I heard it can dry out western hair, but I am seeking a color change.

WOTS hair?

[Skankster]

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U may want to try it on your pubes first!

[prancer]

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U may want to try it on your pubes first!

You are going to have to work so much harder than that if you want to offend me. What pubes?

Anyway, has anyone tried J brands of hair dye?

[Andocrates]

What color do you want to go? I would think anything darker would be no problem. I do know that American Hair color seldom works on Asian hair, so I would think the product would be really strong like granma used to use. Japanese hair is very thick and coarse. (That why Japanese men can get away with comb-overs

[prancer]

Andocrates, I want to go lighter. My natural color is dark brown and I want to go closer to light brown. One of my J girlfriends helped me take an informal survey of a bunch of J men in a drugstore, asking them "what color should I dye my hair?" They all pointed to the lightest blonde color on the shelf. I'm not quite ready for that, but I got the message.

Please don't call me frivolous for this. I'm not trying to express anything about myself by changing my haircolor. I WOULD like to find a good man and make him happy. If spending 30 minutes with dye on my head will help me do that, than why the hell not?

I just want to make sure I don't fry my hair so bad I end up bald.

[Taro Toporific]

DP

[Taro Toporific]

... I do know that American Hair color seldom works on Asian hair, so I would think the product would be really strong like grandma used to use. Japanese hair is very thick and coarse.

Andocrates is right. JPN products would be really strong.
<---Look what happened to my hair!

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[prancer]

... I do know that American Hair color seldom works on Asian hair, so I would think the product would be really strong like grandma used to use. Japanese hair is very thick and coarse.

Andocrates is right. JPN product would be really strong.
<---Look what happaned to my hair!

"The Foreign Buyers' Club- Food and Fun from home to your door, anywhere in Japan!"

Scroll down to the Clairol prducts after entering "hair" as a search term.
http://www.fbcusa.com/public2/search.php3
851-043 Clairol 'A Touch of Sun' Super General 1 ct 3 oz 1,513 yen
851-428 Clairol Balsam - Auburn #606 General 1 ct 3
1,623 yen
851-430 Clairol Balsam - Golden Brown #609 1 ct 3 1,622yen
The Foreign Buyers' Club- Food and Fun from home to your door, anywhere in Japan!
5-15-3F Koyochonaka, Higashinada-ku, Kobe 658-0032
Tel English: 078-857-9001 : Tel Japanese: 078-857-9000

PERFECT!! You are a lifesaver!! I saved that link.

BTW, I have a related question, but I don't want to start a whole thread on it. What is this "henna" gaijin thing I keep hearing references to? I'm new to these forums.

[Andocrates]

[Taro Toporific]

You probably know what a Japanese na adjective is, genki na, kirei na, you can stick a noun on a na adjective and have a sentence.
genki na ojisan (Energetic old guy)
kirei na ojousan (attractive young lady)
hen is a na adjective that means strange/weird. I'll let you do the math.

Nah, you got it all wrong Andocrates.
A henna gaijin is the adult form of the larval anime-freak.

ADULT STAGE


LARVAL STAGE

[Caustic Saint]

I doubt anybody knows more about Japanese hair dye than Steven Schultz. Of course, he tends to go for blue/green/red/yellow/whathaveyou, but I'm sure he'd be a good person to ask even if you don't want something that extreme.

[Andocrates]

You probably know what a Japanese na adjective is, genki na, kirei na, you can stick a noun on a na adjective and have a sentence.
genki na ojisan (Energetic old guy)
kirei na ojousan (attractive young lady)
hen is a na adjective that means strange/weird. I'll let you do the math.

Nah, you got it all wrong Andocrates.
A henna gaijin is the adult form of the larval anime-freak.

ADULT STAGE


LARVAL STAGE

What stage is this?

[GomiGirl]

Do not buy Japanese products to use on your hair if you have fine caucasian hair. You wil regret it.

All of my hair colour comes from US, Australia or UK depending on where I have been so I can bring it back - if I do it myself. Otherwise, I have it professionally coloured - preferably by a foreign stylist or at least somebody that has trained overseas. It does cost a bit more but you will get better results and also learn what you need to know about caring for treated hair.

Like it or not, Asian hair is very different to Caucasian hair and so must have the correct treatments - especially when colouring.

If you don't believe me, check out the overprocessed straw-like hair of the gyaru's or gangaro's... it is NOT attractive.

[gomichild]

Although let me add that I have used Japanese hair dye and haven't got straw yet - but be prepared to do lots of hair treatments to keep it from drying out as (especially bleach) is pretty strong. Also keep in mind that any hair colouring has some bleach in it. You can also leave it on for less time than recommended.

Oh and be careful of pink colours. I loved having pink hair but the fact that it keeps washing out gradually for days was a pain. Pink sweat dribbles are not fun.

[GomiGirl]

Oh and be careful of pink colours. I loved having pink hair but the fact that it keeps washing out gradually for days was a pain. Pink sweat dribbles are not fun.

Yes but I would love to see you with pink hair again!!

So you made it home OK honey?

[GargoyleTS]

2 things:

1) Mmmmm, pink hair. *lust*

and

2) Andocrates, I need your address. I am sending you a large ziploc baggie. It contains my dinner, which had resided within me for all of about 10 minutes before I saw the image you posted.

[gomichild]

Made it home no problem and picked up my new glasses. Might have to have a nap soon though.

[khusam]

Prancer, is your hair fine or especially long? You might not be happy about what Japanese dye does to it... and you may end up having to cut it off.

I use very dark dye, but the Japanese products were smelly and dried my hair out... and made it frizzy. Going lighter will be worse.

If your hair isn`t especially `valuable` to you, go for it. Just buy a ton of conditioning treatment...

I found Mod`s Hair dye is good for my hair. Unfortunately, it also gives me an attractively puffy blotchy itchy face for a week or so after.

(Don`t skip the allergy test here! Even with brands you`re familiar with!)

[prancer]

Thanks, Khusan, and everybody else. I have long hair. I'm going to order my dye from overseas.

[Taro Toporific]

Although let me add that I have used Japanese hair dye and haven't got straw yet - but be prepared to do lots of hair treatments to keep it from drying out as (especially bleach) is pretty strong. Also keep in mind that any hair colouring has some bleach in it. You can also leave it on for less time than recommended.

I heard that LUCK has a lot to do with it too, from what I can remember of yourstories of Adventures-in--Amateur-Hair-Styling
I thought I could find those hair dye photos of you, but all I found was "Naked Boy with hair full of dye watches TV to pass the time."

[Skankster]

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U may want to try it on your pubes first!

You are going to have to work so much harder than that if you want to offend me. What pubes?

Anyway, has anyone tried J brands of hair dye?

No offense intended at all.
I just meant to give you a warning about the potential for disaster of using Japanese hair dye.

[sillygirl]

Hey Prancer

I love J hair dye cos it doesn't fade as fast as the stuff back home. I use dark colours. Do you have a Matsumotokiyoshi drug store near you? They sell foreign stuff. If you are going lighter tho, do the strand test - you probably should reduce the waiting time significantly.

[prancer]

Hey Prancer

I love J hair dye cos it doesn't fade as fast as the stuff back home. I use dark colours. Do you have a Matsumotokiyoshi drug store near you? They sell foreign stuff. If you are going lighter tho, do the strand test - you probably should reduce the waiting time significantly.

I haven't heard of that drugstore, but I'll ask around. And after reading everything on this thread, I'll definitely do a strand test. Thanks for you advice.

People on this board are really cool. Awwwwww.