Hair Coloring Tips

Know the beauty tips on Coloring Your Hair

Hair Coloring is the fastest and artificial way to change your looks. It is also an excuse for buying new clothes, because you'll find that what suited you as a brunette looks rather dingy on a new blonde.

There are permanent and semi-permanent hair colors, 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:

Semi Permanent colors doesn’t lifts the hair color, you can either vary the tone within your natural highlights or go darker. Quasi-color contains ethanolamine and 3% peroxide which slightly opens the cuticle. This means that the color can last up to 20 shampoo, causes 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 hair styles, so get some expert advice when you are choosing which hair coloring method to go for...

Skin Tone:

Light-skinned people don't look attractive with very dark hair as it draws color out of their skin. Dark, tanned skin doesn't look great when mixed with a one-tone blonde, but four or five blonde, chestnut or honey tones look fabulous.

BLONDE:

If you love to be blonde, consult your hair 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 ultimate sexy shade 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:

Brown is always a safe choice as it suits to just every girl in town. 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 the easiest hair 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. It’s great for getting the Goth look, but definitely not for your granny.

Important questions:

* Will coloring my hair damage it?

Wrong level of peroxide or if you’re over-processing your hair may damage it.

For frequent changes of your hair color, you should use deep conditioning treatments regularly.

* Why can colored hair look dull?

Over-processing is the biggest reason. If your hair is starting to look dull, use semi-permanent colors.

* What's better for my hair, semi-permanent or permanent color?

Semi-permanent color won’t lift natural hair color and doesn’t covers large amount of grey hair. Permanent tint will always achieve a beautiful effect if used properly and semi-permanent tints can be used to maintain these permanent treatments, adding condition.

Dont take the task of hair coloring lightly, if you are not confident about yourself, consult your beautician.

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