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Bigen Permanent Powder Hair Color

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Brand: Bigen
Package/Size: 0.21 oz (6 grams)
Item No: P8618
Weight: 0.30 lbs






Designed to elegantly color all gray or partially gray hair, enrich your natural hair color without lift. Contains no ammonia and requires no hydrogen peroxide.

Product Features:

  • Gives beautiful, true-to-life, and longer-lasting color.
  • Provides hair a smooth silky and shiny look.
  • Easy to use - just mix the powder with plain water.
  • Contains no ammonia. No heavy masking odor.
  • Contains no metallic substances.

Colors available: #37 Dark Auburn, #45 Chocolate, #46 Light Chestnut, #47 Medium Chestnut, #48 Dark Chestnut, #58 Black Brown, #59 Oriental Black.

Directions:

  1. Assemble everything you need: the contents of the Bigen pack, plastic or glass bowl or cup and a non-metal stirrer, plastic or rubber gloves, cape or used towel, brush, cold cream.
  2. Do not pre-shampoo your hair unless it is very oily or treated with metallic color such as hair color spray or henna compound or any other material that might interfere with Bigen coloring. Cover the upper part of your body with the towel or cape. Apply a thin coating of cold cream along the hairline to guard against any traces of tint around the hairline.
  3. Pour Bigen Permanent Powder Hair Color into the plastic or glass cup or bowl. Add tap water at room temperature (DO NOT use hot water) in the following proportion to make a paste:
    - 1 bottle Bigen Powder, 5 Bigen measuring cups of water (2 fl oz)
    - � bottle Bigen Powder, 2� Bigen measuring cups of water (1 fl oz)
    - � bottle Bigen Powder, 1 Bigen measuring cups of water (� fl oz)
  4. Then quickly apply Bigen Hair Color mixture to the dry or towel dry hair with a brush. If you are partially gray haired, start application where the hair is most gray, making sure every hair strand is thoroughly covered. After application is complete, begin timing. It usually takes 20-30 minutes for the hair color to develop and cover gray. (DO NOT use dryer or cap.)
  5. Your color results depend on your current color or hair conditions. After 10 minutes, check your color by wiping a strand with cotton every few minutes until the desired color is achieved. Failure to perform a strand test may result in darker shade than expected.
  6. Now rinse Bigen thoroughly from the hair with warm water. Then wash the hair with mild shampoo until the water runs completely clear and free of color.
  7. Low pH conditioner is recommended for satisfactory results.

Warnings & Precautions:

This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain people. Color may last longer depending on type, condition and porosity of hair. Patch and strand test is recommended. Do not use in the eye area. To do so may cause blindness. Avoid contact with skin and clothing as staining will result.

Read all instructions carefully before use. Keep out of reach of children.

Product Reviews and Rating:

Bigen Permanent Powder Hair Color is rated  (3.57 out of 5) based on 88 reviews by users.

49 (55%) reviewers rated this product "The Best" (5-star)
5 (5%) reviewers rated this product "Good" (4-star)
6 (6%) reviewers rated this product "Average" (3-star)
3 (3%) reviewers rated this product "Fair" (2-star)
25 (28%) reviewers rated this product "Poor" (1-star)
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WARNING PLEASE READ// ATTENTION ALLERGIE SEVERE
Reviewer: thomas from Lille, Nord, FRANCE   2009-10-23

I've been using this product on a few of my clients for the past year and everything seemed to be fine, since last week one of my client (also a friend) got the worst allergic reaction ever though we've been using it (oriental black #59) on her head (and weave) for the past 6 mounths! Her face got 3 times bigger and she looked like somebody burnt her face, ears, neck and scalp and she was basicaly leaking puse, she's still at the hospital today, getting better everyday thank God. I'm not trying to diss this product or anything but please i'm just sharing this so you can be aware, Yes it's a good hair dye, and it has done wonders on hair but Keep in mind that you could end up in a hospital bed in pain for several days just because you changed your hair color. Keep also in mind that it was the 5th time for her. the St. John's Institute of Dermatology reported allergic reactions for the paraphenylenediamine present in Bigen powder (and in other hair dye(I am never taking the responsability of using this product again. IF YOU DO SO PLEASE DO THE PATCH TEST EVEN IF YOU'VE BEEN USING IT FOR SEVERAL TIMES (sorry for my english by the way)

Just don't leave it in too long!
Reviewer: Cynthia from New Orleans   2009-09-15

This stuff is like henna dye. It is strong...I only left it in my hair for 3 mins. and washed it out and it worked great! it actually conditioned my hair. i needed grey coverage and I got that by leaving it in for that short length of time. If you leave it on your scalp or scratch your scalp with the brush you are using to put it on, you are opening the pores to the chemicals...if you apply it GENTLY and don't leave it in for more than 6 mins., you will be fine. Skin test is a good idea though...but don't leave it on your skin for more than 5 mins. This product is good for Asian hair.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT
Reviewer: LORI from Maryland   2009-08-11

Do not buy this product. A day after i used this product i recieved horrible itching and swelling in my face and scalp. I stayed in the hospital for 4 days. My eyes could'nt open and my face was swollen for a week. My head is still itching after almost 2 weeks. Still having sharp pains in the arm amd legs. Still taking steroids. SAVE YOURSELF AND DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT!

Know what you are getting...
Reviewer: suthern_chick   2009-07-10

I've been using Bigen for about a year now. I'd searched high and low for something that would color my hair black. I'd tried semi-permanent color as well as permanent color and none of them worked. BUT Bigen did. Here are a couple of things to understand about this haircolor... 1. IT IS PERMANENT. It will not wash out after a few shampoos. It is there forever and ever and... you get it. 2. It, like all chemical products, can cause allergic reactions, even if you have used it before with no problems. 3. IF you choose this haircolor, you can forget about going lighter anytime soon. I tried to go for a soft brown- it didnt work. I even used a super light blonde kit with a booster and processed it twice. My roots (which had not been nigen-ed) turned blonde. The tips were still as black as ever. If you are looking for a product that WILL permanently darken your hair, then Bigen is the product for you. If you just want to darken it temporaily, I suggest using temporary color.

Buyers And First Time Tryers Beware!
Reviewer: Sarina Syville from New York   2009-07-06

I'm a first time BIGEN user and I did the skin test for over 24 hours (with no adverse effects). My color of choice was #59 Oriental Black. I applied as quickly and left on for 15 minutes. I still had a mild allergic reaction to this product. I experienced itchy scalp and some bumps on my face and fingers. I realized you CAN NOT leave this product on your scalp for over 15 minutes. The total 15-20 minutes should start once you begin application so you have to move quickly! If you apply the dye to your entire head and then leave it in for 15 to 20 minutes you are overprocessing your hair and allowing all of these unknown chemicals to damage your scalp and get into your system. The results are good. The color is rich, vibrant, and dark. BEWARE. Know the risks so you can make an informed decision before using this product. I'm not sure if I'll give this product another try, but if the color last as long as people say it does, I'll have some time to make up my mind.

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