Hello everyone,
I have just signed up and would like some advise.

I have dyed black hair which i have been dying for 4 years now, i blow dry and straighten it 6 times a week leaving one day without it being washed.
My hair is naturally thin,but i have noticed its getting thinner .
I wear the clip in extensions and cannot live without them i put them in everyday.

I would like a dramatic change but with having it long and black for so long i am scared, and i feel i will not be able to get rid of this black.

I cannot afford to go to a salon and have it done as i just use the box dyes.

Anyone got any recommendations? For anything?

is there a technical college near you that has hairdressing courses.....if there is....we all go back next week and a client like you would be great....colleges that do hairdressing courses off salons...you can ring the college book an appointment and the prices are so low...usually covering the products and a couple of quid extra(example £25 cut colour blow dry all in )......the tutor is there through the consultation and process........give your local college a call we cry out for clients like yourslef hun.

hiya
black hair is difficult to change colour, as advised by Joanne i'd go to a college, they are supervised the whole time and youl get a great result. As for the thinning, myself and a number of my friends use clip in hair extensions and a few of my friends have noticed that its thinning where the extensions go in. Think about the tension on that patch of hair everyday- its bound to stress the follicles and cause thinning )traction alopeica). Maybe try andn put your hair up a few days a week so you dont have to wash and starighten and leave the extensions out. HTH

i would but i feel so horrid.

id say id give my hair about 2 days rest from washing and blow drying thats of a weekend