Hair Coloring Ideas - Permanent and Semi-permament tint, Tips on Hair Coloring

One of the easiest and quickest changes to your personal appearance that you can make is a new hair color. There are several levels in the realm of professional hair color and these determine how they will impact your hair color, depending on the degree of lightness or darkness of color reflected or perceived by the eye. It is also an excuse to go out and buy a new wardrobe of clothes, because you'll find that what suited you as a brunette looks rather drab on a new blonde.

If you want to make a drastic change in your hair color, it is probably best to visit a professional rather than do it yourself.

If you are unsure about coloring your hair:

• Look for a temporary product that provides an easy wash out in order to sample what that color would be like.
• Test a small section of your hair and allow it to dry completely before deciding if that's the right color.
• Pick up tips by talking to other women who have colored their hair.
• Try a few highlights instead.

Hair Coloring Ideas

Hair coloring is a quick image-change option that is fast catching on as a fashion trend among all ages, not just teenagers.

The two main types of hair dyes are permanent and semi-permanent, with variations to each kind. The durability of Permanent Tints is largely due to the formulation consisting of hydrogen peroxide, which opens the hair cuticle and makes it easy for the tint to penetrate the cortex and form the color desired. Higher levels of peroxide give quicker and lighter results.

Semi-Permanent Colors help to vary the tone within the individual's natural highlights or help it go darker. Most hair dyes that come under this category, referred to as Quasi-colors, contain ethanolamine and a low degree of peroxide (about 3percent) that slightly opens the cuticle, so the hair color lasts up to 20 washes and softly fades with subsequent shampooing. Regrowth of hair is not a problem with this type of hair coloring. This kind of hair color can last for varying lengths of time depending the product chosen and is available in home use kits.

The Semi-Permanent Vegetable Colors used for hair coloring comprise vegetable extracts and natural ingredients, so no color is stripped from the hair. A close cousin of herbal hair coloring option like henna, this type of vegetable coloring for hair does not coat it but adds shine though as it sits on the hair's surface. It washes off it about eight shampoos and is a healthier option.

Hair coloring must complement skin tone of a person and light skinned persons are advised against opting for extreme/very dark hair color as it can make them look paler still, while darker skinned individuals following the same rule can go in for hair coloring in medium blonde, chestnut or honey tones.

Hair coloring for the first time is best at the hands of a professional as an amateur may tend to use the wrong level of peroxide and the over-processing may damage hair.

For those frequently opting for hair coloring, particularly those changing from blonde to brown and back again to blonde, it make sense to invest in

Semi-permanent tints do not cover large amounts of gray but if a professional does permanent hair tinting, semi's can be used to maintain these while enhancing shine and adding condition.

Highlighting in auburn can give warmth and depth to the hair and coloring in layers gives the appearance of volume for those opting for a brunette hair coloring, popular with many.

Persons with a love for swimming are advised to wear oil-based conditioner to protect and coat the hair before taking a dip. This is essential for hair care for colored hair as chlorine is very damaging and has a tendency to fade hair color.

Hair care formulations, specifically designed for color treated hair, hydrate and nourish while giving hair extra protection and the good ones even contain sun filters.

Types of hair color dyes

Permanent Tints :
If a permanent tint is used correctly, you will always achieve a beautiful effect and semi-permanent tints can be used to maintain these permanent treatments, adding condition. The permanent color will penetrate the inner core of the hair strand and will not wash away as with a semi-permanent color that will wash out after a number of shampoos. It is not easy to remove or restore the hair's natural color as all hair colored this way has the natural color pigments irreversibly chemically altered.

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