Ms. Que BanhJun 4, 2025
I have today off work👍 Shorter work day tomorrow & another long one on Friday.
I wasn't able to complete all my therapy homework yesterday & am finishing that off this morning, after some light household chores.
I'm using my 50th belated birthday hair makeover gift certificate from big Auntie today & will update y'all from hair salon later - will be there for 5 hrs.
I'll be going on a nature immersion/mental wellness walk after work tomorrow, with my friend, Sarah.
I'm back at LifeCycles HQ next week to help with more seeds sorting/packing for our community seeds library revival this season 👩‍🌾
Show threadMs. Que BanhJun 5, 2025

ALL DONE!
It took 7 hrs to transform to #rainbow #hair. We finished up after the salon closed. Garlande did a great job! I'm now sending photos & vids to my big Auntie so she can see how I used her gift certificate ❤️

Just got home. I'm very hungry & need to eat dinner. Will update more after I get leg braces off, get some food in me & take care of a few family medication tasks.

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Show threadΨ*ΨJun 5, 2025
@PhoenixSerenity that looks amazing 🤩 - and I’m very interested to hear your washing strategy to keep the pink from bleeding into the green!
Show threadMs. Que Banh
@psistarpsiii I don't wash hair for one week after new dyes are put in. Once I start to wash hair again - I use only colder water for first month. I do a diluted rock salt & water rinse on first wash, it helps to lock in colours. Then, use specific shampoos/conditioners for dyed hair, afterwards, for all other washes & I only do washes every 3 days after first week, for first month.
Jun 5, 2025 at 4:02amWeb
Show threadΨ*ΨJun 5, 2025
@PhoenixSerenity on interesting! I hadn’t heard of the salt rinse.
Show threadMs. Que BanhJun 5, 2025
@psistarpsiii My big Auntie taught me that. I use similar methods when making my own tshirts with inks & paints. It helps to lock in colours for longer. If you scroll up to what my hair started at today - the blues were put in 3.5 years ago & they were still quite vibrant 🙂
Show threadΨ*ΨJun 5, 2025
@PhoenixSerenity i’d also be interested in which products you use. I also wash every ~3-4 days, and use a colorwash to add back dye later in the process, but I had some sad results with orange tips on green hair. I’ve always wanted to go full rainbow.🌈 You picked an excellent month for it!!
Show threadMs. Que BanhJun 5, 2025
@psistarpsiii I don't want to go upstairs right now because I'm comfy in bed but will post photos of what I use, tomorrow 😊
Show threadΨ*ΨJun 5, 2025
@PhoenixSerenity thank you!!!! And the concentration of the salt in the rinse? Really impressed you’re able to keep such nice blues for so long! Stoked to learn from you!!
Show threadMs. Que BanhJun 5, 2025
@psistarpsiii I use a 1:10 ratio for rock salt & water👍I soak all hair in that for 5 minutes & then rinse out. I wait 3 days until using any other products in wash.