Tips and Tricks
Hair Dye Instructions:
- Hair should be washed / clean and dry before dying. We recommend using shampoo but not conditioning before dying.
- Wear protective / latex gloves to prevent staining your hands.
- Apply petroleum jelly or oil or conditioner to face along your hair line, ears and neck to prevent staining skin.
- Generously apply to hair, starting at your roots. We recommend dividing your hair into sections to get the entire length of your hair. Feel free to massage it in, it will not damage your hair or your scalp.
- Leave in for 30 minutes. For extra dye penetration you can apply heat for 10 minutes with a hair dryer on low-heat setting.
- Rinse away from face. You can optionally shampoo to reduce color bleeding. Condition thoroughly.
- Dry your hair, and rejoice with your awesome new hair color! Send us pictures and let us know what you think!
Precautions:
Perform a strand test first to test for an allergic reaction.
This highly pigmented dye is very intense and long-lasting, and can temporarily stain skin and permanently stain clothing. It can also temporarily stain your sink or bathtub but this should wash out.
Works best on bleached platinum blonde / light blonde hair. Lunatik Hair Dye is designed to be non-damaging and will not lighten your hair. It is not very effective on dark hair.
Not for use on eyebrows or eyelashes.
Tips:
Hair color results will initially appear more concentrated and darker and will lighten / fade with each wash. You can reduce the hair coloring time to 20 minutes or mix with conditioner if you want to start with a lighter shade.
Due to the color intensity of this dye, the first 1-2 shampoos will have a significant amount of color bleeding in the shower during washing. During the first couple of days we recommend keeping your hair away from light-colored clothing or light-colored pillow-cases. After this, bleeding should be minimal.
For extra long-lasting dye and to prevent fading, you can add a little bit of dye to your regular conditioner. This will infuse your hair with more color each time you condition.
Our hair dye is designed to be extra long-lasting and lasts 6-12 weeks but can fade faster due to the following factors:
- Frequent shampoo / washing. We recommend you limit washing your hair to 1-2 times a week to keep your hair healthy and maximize color intensity.
- Excessive exposure to the sun. (the vampires don’t like the sun, it makes our colors fade faster and can dehydrate your hair)
- Exposure to water, particularly chlorine pool water or salt water.
All of our hair dyes have compatible formulas and are meant to be combined to create new colors, so feel free to create your own colors!
Bleaching Tips:
As with any other alternative hair dye colors, if your hair is dark, we do recommend bleaching your hair before using our hair dye to get the most vibrant results. If your hair is already dyed a dark color, we recommend using a ‘hair color remover’ before bleaching it. Bleaching your hair is a delicate process and if you have the budget for it we recommend having your hair professionally lightened at a salon. However we know many of us are all about DIY, we do still recommend getting a friend to help out and here are some tips for keeping your hair healthy.
We recommend ‘Volume 20’ hair developer to minimize any hair damage, plus bleach powder which can be obtained at most beauty supply stores.
- Wear protective / latex gloves to prevent getting bleach on your hands.
- Apply petroleum jelly or oil to hair line, ears and neck to prevent any bleach contact.
- (optional) Apply coconut oil to your hair to keep it healthy and prevent damage. This will however make the bleach slightly less effective.
- Mix the liquid developer with the powder bleach to get a creamy consistency.
- Apply to hair that needs to be lightened. Start at the roots and apply in sections. Do not massage into scalp.
- Leave in for 30 minutes or follow the bleach package instructions. For enhanced results, apply heat with a blow dryer on ‘low’ setting.
- Rinse out and thoroughly condition your hair.
If the bleach results are not completely even, it is fine and will give you slight highlights when you dye your hair. While you will get the most vibrant results with light / platinum blonde hair, our hair dye also works well on medium-blonde / dirty-blonde hair.
Often, hair dyes specify whether your hair should be clean or dirty, and wet or dry when you apply the dye, but my bottles don’t say…does it matter?
Hello! Your hair should be clean so that there is no build-up of oil or dirt. Thanks for your question, we will update this section to make it more thorough. 🙂
Thanks! SO excited to try it. 🙂
I really want a lighter pink color then the one you sell so I was thinking of mixing in a little of another dye to make it lighter. (I know about the conditioner trick, but I think it would still be too dark for the color I want)
So my mix would be:
Killer candy
Directions – Toner (says: They can also be used to mix and lighten other colours)
Do you think this could work?
If not do you think you will ever get a lighter pink?:)
Hello! We don’t really recommend mixing our hair dye with other brands, as they might not interact properly. We’ve heard of other users mixing with other brands and getting OK results but we can’t guarantee it will work. We are working on producing a clear formula to dilute the colors and make them lighter, but just mixing it with conditioner does seem to work well. If it is too dark just use more conditioner. 🙂 Make sure you shampoo your hair before dying it though, as the conditioner makes it not as long-lasting.
I have really thick longer hair should i use two bottles or would one be enough for full coverage?
Hello I have/had bleached platinum blonde hair I went to a salon to become a bright cherry red with blonde ends.. I am more of an auburn. it only looks a little bright red in the sun there seems to be too manyundertones. I went back to the salon to become brighter red, same problem the color is not Hott enough too many deep dark undertones which confuses me since they were working with a bleach blonde palette. SO I order Lunatik bloodlust, I did not recieve this yet. I dont want to lighten my hair again as I was already bleached I am currently an auburn red, what kind of result do you think I will achieve?
Hi there,
for the best possible results and for bright vibrant hair, it is recommended that you bleach your hair to the lightest blond you can get. If damaging your hair is a concern, you can apply coconut oil to your hair before and / or after the bleaching process.
Thanks, let us know if you have any other questions. 🙂
I was wondering what the size of the bottle is. Like the oz. Is it like the regular box dye you get at the store? I do have short hair so it shouldn’t be a problem lol. But i was wondering for my friend who has longer hair.
Hi there,
Each bottle is 4oz’s and spreads pretty well. The average person should be able to cover their whole head with just one bottle 🙂
I have really thick long hair, how many bottle of the dye is recommended? If I buy one and use conditioner with it, how long does it last? I am very worried, this being my first time dyeing my hair a vibrant color.
Generally one bottle is enough for shoulder-length hair. If your hair is longer than that we recommend 2 bottles.
You can indeed dilute the dye by adding conditioner and this will make it cover more of your hair and the color will be lighter but it does fade slightly faster when you dilute it. It’s hard to say how long it lasts as everyone’s hair is unique and reacts differently but if you dilute it with conditioner it does fade out about 20-40% faster, depending on how much conditioner you use.
Can you straighten your hair with this dye?
yep you can style your hair as usual! one thing we have noticed though is that the dye will fade a little faster if you use a straightener often, as the heat loosens up the color molecules.
Thank you!
Will mixing developer with the color make it penetrate my hair better?
Hi there,
Unfortunately, we don’t think that is going to make much of a difference and we wouldn’t recommend it. For the best results, we recommend bleaching your hair first, then applying the dye.
Hope this help, feel free to let us know if you have any other questions. 🙂
Can I leave it in my hair longer for better results? The other brand that I have used has been on my head for 6 hours and did no damage. I have used henna and indigo on my hair in the past and I really don’t want to put anything too chemical on it for a long period of time. Bald does not suit me…
Hi there,
The recommended amount of time that any hair dye should be in your hair is 30 mins – 1 hour.
We think an 1 hour should be more than enough time. It is more important to make sure that your hair is as light blonde as you can get it for the maximum amount vibrancy. 🙂
Thank you for your interest in our hair dye.