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Do You Know These Hair Coloring Secrets?
By Jane Preeter
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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