1. Thank you my sister, your research, books and products have been a blessing in my life which I intend to pass-it-forward! You mentioned that permanent colors are damaging for our dry hair. I want to color to get rid of some gray. Is it safe to use and how often and when should I apply it? I am finding the semi-permanent color too temporary for me when washing as often as twice a week.

Permanent colors can be damaging to chemically processed hair if they contain ammonia or peroxide. Bigen is mixed with water and you can only go darker, not lighter. You can apply Bigen immediately after you neutralize your hair after relaxing. That way it goes inside the hairshaft when it is open right after the chemical. If you have burned your scalp after the chemical, the color is not going to feel real good on your scalp so try hard to keep it off your scalp too. Ensure you follow the instructions and do not use heat or a plastic cap as this will cause your hair to break even with Bigen!

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2. I just purchased your book and so far am loving it! I am going to start your system immediately. However, I would like to know what type of advice you can provide on coloring my hair and the affect it will have on your system and growing hair? I have grays that I cover about every 6-8 weeks, usually 2-3 weeks after I have applied a relaxer.

I use Bigen oriental black and Bigen black brown to color my gray hair too. I get it at Sally's beauty supply. It is also safe to color immediately after your relaxer because it does not contain peroxide or ammonia so it is safe on relaxed hair. No need to wait weeks after the relaxer. I also find that applying immediately after the retouch the hair shaft is wide open and accepts the color better. When it adheres on the inside you dont get the color transfer on your towel weeks after the application. In fact you dont see the color residue on your towels at all!

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3. You said you recommend what type of dye? I use Posner Rejuvatone (salon formula color rinse- It has no peroxide nor ammonia) It rinses out gradually average of 4-6 shampoos. Please help. I am so interested in your products.

I dont know anything about the products you are using and I dont recommend anything I have never used. I use Bigen hair color which is a permanent color that does not use ammonia or peroxide either and it does not wash out after 4-6 weeks.

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4. I was just reading your website and noticed that you recommend Bigen hair color - what color do you use?

I use 2 boxes since my hair is quite long - black brown and oriental black (when I can find oriental black - not always in my area Sally's)

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5. I noticed you recommended Bigen for relaxed hair, but what color product would you recommend for natural hair? My hair is very dark in color and recently a stylist had difficulty in applying color to it -- she asked me to come back, but because she re-applied the color after washing it and conditioning it, my scalp felt singed. I have no intention of returning to her. I am thinking of applying the color myself. I've read your books and you are against self-relaxing, but what is your opinion about doing color at home?

I am only for doing your own relaxer if you know how to do it and you can not find a hairdresser that you can trust to do it for you. I dont tell people to do them because you can get severely burned (sometimes when done by stylist too) and I dont want people coming back to me saying I said to do it themselves. On Bigen, yes you can do it yourself. You can also use it on natural hair (I still use in on my natural hair too.) Just ensure you follow the instructions and do not apply heat or use a plastic cap on the hair while it is being colored. It will cause your hair to break (first hand experience on this one)

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6. Since I'm 50 years of age and have gray around the hairline, what can I use in between the time I should have the semi-permanent color replaced. Are there any safe crayons to color, etc?

Being near 50 myself, I too have gray around the hair line and all through my hair. I do not use crayons to color. I use Bigen (a permanent color mixed with water, not ammonia or peroxide) which you can get in Sally's. I found coloring after a retouch was much better because the cuticle is open and the product goes inside as opposed to laying on my hair and rubbing off on my towel when I wash my hair. Now that I am natural, after I color with Bigen, I apply ION Color Stay to help set the color. As far as other suggestions for crayon coloring, I really dont have any. Sorry

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7. I have worn my hair in a natural State for over three years. Due to the lay offs at MCI. I now find myself job hunting and I believe that my sis twist leaves a bad taste in the mind of the interviewers. So I have decided to get a perm and a dye job. I have ordered a perm that my girlfriend uses that comes from Africa. Its the only perm I have seen handle humidity. I have shoulder length hair, very thick and dry. I was reading the info on your website and thought it would be nice to keep my healthy hair. I have dismissed Hairdresser after hairdresser because I do not believe in cutting my hair. My only concern is the hair dye that you recommended. Bigen is a permanent hair dye.......I believe you said it was OK to dye right after a perm? Usually this will cause extreme dryness and maybe breakage.....please clarify.

The permanent hair color can NOT contain peroxide, or ammonia. Bigen is mixed with water. When my hair was relaxed I would actually apply my color immediately after the retouch because the hair shaft is wide open and accepts the color well. Meaning, that if I you wait and apply it days later after the retouch the hair cuticle has closed, If applied immedately after the relaxer, you wont have that problem.

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8. I would like to dye my hair as I am noticing a few grey hairs. I note from your website that you say you use Bigen to dye your hair. I purchased this recently but note that it is a permanent dye - is this ok? I thought using permanent dyes were damaging to the hair. I have been told that Bigen does not do semi-permanent dyes. Can you advise me as to whether this would be ok to use. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks again for all you are doing to get the information out to many who have been told a lie for years.

Bigen does not use ammonia or peroxide to color the hair. That is why it is okay to use on relaxed hair. Yes it is okay - I have used it myself for about 20 yrs. It is my pleasure to offer something that FINALLY works. Thank my Creator as I am only the conduit for the message that is long overdue!

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