Bigen Permanent Powder Hair Color

#59 is Oriental Black which gives off the artifical black look. #58 is Black/Brown i.e Natural Black

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p-Phenylenediamine ....8.0% Sodium Perborate .....25.0% Sticky Agents .....33.0% Its on the right side of the box. Here in my country that is. Also Bigen doesnt have Hydrgen peroxide in its native form but Sodium perborate when mixed with water releases Hydrogen Peroxide. The difference is though it is in much smaller amounts than what you get in the other hair dyes.

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I don't know what the ingredients are either, but I certainly understand your concern. I bought the #45 chocolate but I'm afraid to use it, as it seems everyone's hair comes out too dark. I bought #45 because I thought the lower would be a lighter color. I'm thinking #46, which is "light chestnut" might NOT necessarily be lighter than "chocolate" because it's number is higher. Still haven't used this product, as I, under no circumstances want "darker" hair.

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The product ingredients are listed on the box. Look on the box bottom.

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I purchased #57 (dark brown) and #48(chestnut brown) even though I have not used it yet. The ingredients are on the bottom of the box I purchased at Star Beauty Supply and Wig shop: Sodium Perborate, cellulose gum, sodiumsulfate, tartaric acid, p-Phenyendiamine sulfate, disodium Lauryl sulfosuccinate, m-aminophenol, algin, sapindus mukurossi peel extract (sapindus mukurossi), magnesium stearate, fragrance (parfum)

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Not quite, although most so-called "permanent hair color" products contain ammonia as the alkalizing agent for oxidation when mixed with hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2). What "permanent" really means is that some of the natural pigment molecules in the hair's inner cortex are first disolved by oxidation. This process is called "lifting" the natural pigment. It is a PERMANENT CHEMICAL CHANGE in the hair's structure. Next, that same oxidative process causes the artificial pigment (diamine) molecules to develop, expand, bond, and lodge themselves in the spaces left behind after the natural pigment was destroyed. This process is called "deposit". so-called "permanent hair color" lifts and deposits in the same process. Here's the catch; all artificial hair color pigment fades with time depending on the hair's condition and other factors. It is not "permanent". That term, once again, refers to the permanent chemical change in the hair's internal structure that results from using an oxidative artificial color process to lift natural pigment. The type of color often mis-named semi- is actually "demi"-permanent color. The English meaning of the French word demi is "half". It does half the job of permanent hair color. It is a non-oxidative process that is called "no-lift" or "deposit-only" hair color. It lodges pre-developed diamine molecules in the outer hair layer using a mild acidic activator (usually the equivalent of 1 2/2% H2 O2 - or put another way about 5 volume H2 O2) to open up the outer hair layer to accept the color molecules which lodge there. Hope that helps.

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you can use it the same day. Bigen contains no amonia and peroxide therefore, its actually a semi-permanent color, much like a rinse. save to use.

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According to Ultra Black Hair By Cathy Howes, you can immediatly after. Because ther is no proxide or ammonia in this product and it is mixed with water. BIGEN is the dye she use and recommends. Go to her web site for good hair care tips. ultrablackhair.com

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It's my understanding from my hair stylist friend (who turned me on to this product) That Bigen is an additive dye. Unlike other hair coloring products that use chemicals to first strip the color that resides within the hair and then replace that color with its own, Bigen adds to the color that is already there, hence the darker shade. I've used Bigen about 5 times and it always comes out noticeably darker and then lightens very subtly with washes and sun exposure. The instructions mention something about testing the hair color periodically to see if it is the right shade. I'm assume from this that the longer you have it on your hair, the darker it will become. You could try to limit the time it is on your hair. It may not turn out as dark as before, but it is my understanding that Bigen will darken the hair nevertheless.

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it is not used to lighten your hair!!!

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You can color your hair with bigen every 4-6 weeks.

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I don't think this product has any henna in it. Henna is more of a reddish brown while Begin has different colors. Henna is only one color however I have heard it being called henna, or "black henna."

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I've been looking for the answer to that too. my hair is dark brown and i dyed it black, now when my roots comes out it shows, i want to go back to my natural hair color but im not sure how without spending over $200 on a beauty salon.

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I had to let my hair grow out and cut off the portion that was died black with Bigen. I'm not sure of any other way to go back to your natural hair color.

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