Hair Coloring & Dyes

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Natural hair color can be black, brown, red, blond, or white.

Hair color can be changed by a chemical process. Hair coloring is classed as "permanent" or "semi-permanent".

Hair color is the pigmentation of hair follicles due to two types of melanin: eumelanin and pheomelanin. Generally, if more melanin is present, the color of the hair is darker; if less melanin is present, the hair is lighter. The tone of the hair is dependent on the ratio of black or brown eumelanin to yellow or red pheomelanin. Levels of melanin can vary over time causing a person's hair color to change, and it is possible to have hair follicles of more than one color on the same person.

The tone is the color that is underlying in the pigment. Hair is naturally made up of 4 major tones: red, orange, yellow, and pale yellow. Level 4 hair and darker contains more of a red underlying pigment, levels 5 through 7 contain more of an orange underlying pigment, levels 8 and 9 contain yellow pigments, and level 10 and above contain pale yellow pigments.

Permanent hair color does not mean that the synthetic color will remain permanently.  It simply means that the hair's structure has been chemically altered until it is eventually cut away. During the process, the natural color is removed, one or more shades, and synthetic color has been put in its place. All pigments wash out of the cuticle. Natural color stays in much longer and artificial will fade the fastest (depending on the color molecules and the form of the dye pigments).

Semi-permanent color washes out over a period of time—typically four to six weeks, so root regrowth is less noticeable. The final color of each strand is affected by its original color and porosity, so there will be subtle variations in color across the head—more natural and less harsh than a permanent dye. However, this means that gray and white hair will not dye to the same color as the rest of the head (in fact, some white hair will not absorb the color at all). A few gray and white hairs will blend in sufficiently not to be noticeable, but as they become more widespread, there will come a point where a semi-permanent alone will not be enough. The move to 100% permanent color can be delayed by using a semi-permanent as a base color, with permanent highlights.

Semi-permanent hair color cannot lighten hair. Hair can only be lightened using chemical lighteners, such as bleach. Bleaching is always permanent because it removes the natural pigment.

Ombré is the blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark.[1] It has become a popular feature for hair coloring & nail art.  In contrast to ombré, sombré is a much softer and gradual shading of one color to another.  Using the proper products you can customize your ombre highlights to illuminate your look with our easy-to-use applicators that can allow for expert-like results. Create a dark-to-light style that is subtle and sophisticated with a luminous touch, or go for something more bold and edgy

Most lines have their own color chart for you to view before picking your color; look at the color chart from the line you are using before you pick a color.

A box of hair color dye typically has a number and letter sequence. Take these into consideration to set up for success when picking out your shade. The numbers on the box dyes indicate hair levels. Hair level number often goes before a dot or a slash, while other numbers given after it, indicate color shade and reflection. The letters often represent hair tone.

The letter "N" usually represents "Natural".

Before coloring your hair is the levels of hair color. Natural hair colors are organized into levels from 1 – the darkest (black) to 10 – the lightest (blonde). You can discover your starting level by determining how close your hair is to black or blonde.  Keep in mind it is about the levels of color depth & lightness, not the hair color itself.  If you don't want to get too aggressive with coloring stay within 2 levels of your current hair color.

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If your hair is dry and damaged, it can be more porous, which will affect how the dye takes on your hair.

You can also research root touch up, ombre hair color, hair color bleaches, hair highlights, and hair color removers or faders.

Hair bleach is extremely strong and should be used only with extreme caution!

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