Do You Know These Hair Coloring Secrets?
Coloring your hair is perhaps the quickest and most
dramatic way to change your look.
There are two types of hair dyes: permanent and semi-
permanent, with variations of each.
A) Permanent Tints:
Must be mixed with hydrogen peroxide to lift hair color.
The peroxide opens the hair cuticle so that the tint can
penetrate the cortex and form the color. The higher the
level of peroxide, the quicker and lighter the result.
B) Semi-Permanent Colors:
They don't actually lift the color-you can either vary the
tone within your natural highlights or go darker. The color
can last up to 20 washes and will softly fade as you
shampoo, causing no re-growth problem.
C) Semi-Permanent Vegetable Colors:
Contain only vegetable extracts and natural ingredients, so
no color is stripped from your hair. It is similar to henna
but it doesn't coat the hair (adds shine though). This
color sits on the hair's surface and will wash out after
about 8 shampoos.
Different coloring methods suit different hairstyles, so
get some expert advice when deciding which one to go for...
Skin Tone: Your new hair color should complement your skin
tone. Light-skinned people don't look good with very dark
hair because it draws color out of their skin.
Blonde:
If you would love to be blonde, talk the process through
with your colorist (or stylist) before you go for it. It
should be relatively painless on virgin dark brown hair,
but if your hair has been permanently tinted then the
process will become a long saga.
Never attempt this kind of dye job on your own for the
first time.
Red:
Red is the sexy shade, for color that cries out for
attention. Hair holds on to red-toned pigments well, so
going copper-top can be easy for most people. But be
warned-if you are blonde you will usually have to go two or
three shades darker than your natural color to achieve a
rich red (brunette), and it's not easy to reverse it.
Brown:
Brunette is always a safe choice as it suits nearly
everyone. Varying the shade with highlights can achieve a
huge range of looks. From chocolate brown and bronze shades
to honey or dark blonde, combinations of natural tones
gives incredible shine as darker-pigmented tints add
condition to your hair.
Black:
This is by far the easiest color to accomplish because the
molecules in black tints are larger and will cover all hair
types very effectively. Caution is needed when using black,
as it only tends to look good on people with darker and
olive skin tones.
Some popular coloring questions:
* Will coloring my hair damage it?
Only if the wrong level of peroxide is used or you are
over-processing (too many permanent colors are applied)
your hair. If you constantly change your hair color,
especially if you go from blonde to brown and back to
blonde, you must regularly use deep conditioning
treatments.
* What's better for my hair, semi-permanent or permanent
color?
Semi-permanent color gives your hair a higher shine and
enhances condition, but they won't lift natural hair color.
Also, a semi-permanent tint will not cover large amount of
gray hair (more than 50 percent).
Jane Preeter is a hair stylist who has great interest in
her profession. She has studied many hair loss treatments,
different methods of hair removal, and a wide variety of
hair treatments.
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