There are some simple tips that will help your red hair color dyeing experience turn out a success. As many of you may have already experienced, red hair dye does not always 'stick' so well to hair. It frequently washes out or fades very quickly, leaving you with a brassy orange head of hair instead of the rich red color you originally started out with. Alternatively, sometimes once you actually dye your hair you may not like the color at all. If you are planning on dyeing your hair yourself, here are some tips that may help.

Before dyeing your hair, buy a chelating shampoo and conditioner and use it to wash out the mineral build up and styling agents that stick to your hair. If your hair has a lot of this type of build-up the dye will not stick to your hair as well. Getting rid of it gives the red hair dye a chance to work better.

Use a semi-permanent dye, the first time you try a new hair color. That way, if it does not look so good on you or it is not exactly the color you were hoping for, you can attempt to wash it out. Providing you shampoo it repeatedly within the first 48 hours you should be able to wash most of the color out.

Do not try to totally change your hair color at home, only dye your own hair if you are going one or two shades different. For example, going from a dark brown color to a light strawberry blond will not work very well, you need to have a professional do that for you at a salon.

These few tips should help your home hair dyeing experience go a little more smoothly. If you are not sure whether or not you should dye your own hair, check with a beautician or hairdresser and get some advice from them, before going ahead with it. Mistakes made when dyeing your own hair can be costly!