Reynolds Metals

Aluminium Foil for hair highlights?

I'm planning to foil my hair with Schwarzkopf intensive lightener. I was going to use aluminium foil as that is what I thought the hairdresser used last time. However the instructions clearly state not to let the product touch metals. So I tried googling it and found nothing conclusive, though I read somewhere that hairdressers use a special type of aluminium foil. Anyone know definitely? Can I use it, and if not, what are valid alternatives?

Public Comments

1. they're not the same types of foil. you honestly dont need the foil, i dont believe but you can buy the foil the pros use at sally's.
2. You can use the regular aluminium foil! When I don't have anything else I use it as well and it's fine!
3. my sister is a hairdresser and has used regular aluminum foil on my hair and nothing happened...however, i do not know what Schwarzkopf is....she did not use that
4. I sell the stuff there is no difference. However i have been told by hairdressers there are some cheap foil on the market that gets eaten by peroxide. So i would stay clear of cheap foil. The reason your not ment to use metal as it can interfear with the development of the hair colours and some depths of peroxides eat metal. There is a nylon foil that you can buy but it costs 50x more than foil & is a pain to wash! Infact the last 3 years ive worked at the salon supplies i only sold one pack of these, and sold hundreds of foil rolls. I wouldn't worry what the pack says, usually it just there to cover their arse incase something goes wrong. They do have a good customer service line to talk to if you want to find out 100%
5. I'm a hairdressing apprentice, and foil people's hair at home. I actually use regular foil, and find the only downside is that it tears more easily (salon foil is tougher), and it's not pre-cut. However, I've only ever used salon hair bleach - never home colours - to foil. I've heard some home dyes can react with metals and damage your hair upon combined application. What I'd do is mix a sample of the dye, snip a small amount of your hair, and put it in a bit of foil, then apply the dye. Leave it for the recommended processing time, and see if the hair sample is affected in any undesirable way. If it's ok, then proceed. Good Luck :) It should be fine