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If you know the color wheel color becomes easy...
It may sound a bit odd but your hair is a mixture of 3 colors; red, yellow, and blue. These are the primary colors. Secondary colors are orange, green, and violet. If you look at the "wheel" a color opposite (directly across) will "negate" that color. This means if your hair is a orange color - blue will make it a brown/black color. If you hair has a yellow tone, violet will cancel it out.
One of the most important elements of haircoloring is determining the hairs' "underlying pigmet" (the hairs' natural color.) When you chose a color in a swatch book, your hair may not come out that color because of the underlying pigment in your hair.
Underlying color + Artifcial color = Final result
Levels of Hair Color
1=Black
2=Very Dark Brown
3=Dark Brown
4=Brown
5=Medium Brown
6=Light Brown
7=Dark Blonde
8=Light Blonde
9=Very Light Blonde
10=Light Platium Blonde
Types of Haircolor
Temporary - color lasts from one shampoo to the next and is deposited on the outside of the hair shaft. Semi-Temporary - color lasts up to 4-6 shampoos. Usually contain no ammonia and does not have a developer.
Demi Permanent - color usually contains little or no ammonia and utilizes a low peroxide developer (under 10 vol.) the color lasts about 6 weeks and fades gradually back to the natural shade.
Semi-Permanent - color usually contains some ammonia and uses a deloper of 10 to 20 vol.
Permanent - color formulas change the natural hair color. They require maintenance to new hair growth after 4 to 6 weeks. (For the purposes of this guide we will be discussing Permanent colors and methods of processing only.)
How it Works Before any permanent color can be deposited into the hair shaft, the cuticle, or outer layer, must be opened. The insoluble formula then reacts with the cortex, or middle layer, to deposit or remove the color. The color is available in a variety of forms; creams, gels or tubes, or shampoos. These will not permanently change the hair color until they are part of an oxidation chemical reaction.
The Oxidizing Agent or Developer is hydrogen peroxide in one of various forms and strengths. lt is the catalyst or cause of the chemical reaction which allows the formula to permanently alter the hair's color. The strength of the developer - is determined by the desired results and the manufacturer's directions.
10 Volume - Color deposit with only slight lightening.
20 Volume - Maximum color deposit as for gray or white hair with lightening
30 Volume - Strong lightening action with less color deposit.
Bleaching Boosters - can be added to increase lifting action. Consult manufacturer's instructions . Too much developer and the color may not have good highlights, cover poorly, not lift to the correct level and fade more quickly.
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by stephanie on May 3, 2009
Hi I colored my hair a light brown and for some reason my hair always picks up a red tone I like the color but want to get rid of the red what do I do now?
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by Eileen from Virginia on April 16, 2009
I had gorgeous, natural blonde hair- but I dyed it dark auburn. With permant color. Not only am I missing my blonde, but my dark red is now an orangy ginger. My roots are showing and I want to do another color, but I'm afraid to go lighter because I think it'll still be orangy. But I don't think darker will help me at all either... What should I do??
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by Nancy from Georgia on February 25, 2009
My hair is salt/pepper, mostly salt. What color do I use to make it a light to medium brown. Maybe a non-brassy copper.
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by Rose Cumming from South Africa on February 19, 2009
My natural colour is black. I am nearly 60 and have been colouring my hair a blondish colour but it tends to go too ginger. As I am older, obviously i cannot have too dark a colour. I love highlights an am thinking of a brownish colour with highlights??
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by stephanie from Preston on January 18, 2009
there is a spray out called prepig i guarenteee for people with red in there hair it will benefit
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by Tracy Jacoby from Sugarloaf PENNSYLVANIA on December 24, 2008
My natural color hair is light brown. Im not very blonde&want to dye my hair browm with some blonde streaks in it.My hairdresser says this will take her 3days to do. The first day she will add pigment into the hair,2nd day put brown color on,3rd day some streaks. I s she right by doing this? Will my hair stay healthy by doing this?
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by Erika from germany on November 8, 2008
i currently have dark brown dyed hair and i want to go black with bright red bangs and highlight in the back. how would i go about doing this at home?
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by Taylor from Binghamton NY on October 8, 2008
I have very pale skin and bleach blonde hair. I want to die my hair a light brown. Is there any codes telling you what color looks best with your skin color
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by Renee from Adelaide/Australia on September 22, 2008
My hair has very strong pigmentation and i tried getting blondehighlights but they went orange.Can u offer any suggestions?
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by Donna Moquin from Athens Alabama on July 11, 2008
I used a permanent color.I am dark blonde and I have been coloring my hair for years but this last time I Revlon Light Blonde and it made gray. What can I used to get my Blonde back
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by Tasha Lyall from Qatar, Doha on June 21, 2008
My hair picks up red easily, i have mine coloured so its blonde highlights ontop and dark brown underneath, but it still picks up the red, how do i stop this?
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by hoang vuong from san diego, california on April 23, 2008
my client hair always pick up the red easily. what can I do to keep her hair from picking up the redness even though she wants a little warm color on her hair
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by hoang vuong from san diego, california on April 23, 2008
if my client have dark permanent hair color and she want to change it lighter.would the color on her ends lifting out to the right color?
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by Leslie Church from Granite Falls NC on March 16, 2008
I have brown hair with blonde on the ends would my hair do if I done it medium reddish brown?
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