First, any coloring should begin with an assessment of the condition
of the hair. Any coloring process should begin with healthy hair. It
is usually better for a professional to determine the hair’s
condition.
Color added to damaged hair would have a disastrous effect on the
hair, both in how it looks as well as its general healthy condition.
Also, once colored, it may not be an easy task to reverse it. A
professional can assist in choosing hair color. They can review a
hair color chart with you in order to help you with your particular
hair color ideas.
You may think that certain celebrity hair colors would be very
attractive, however a professional will be able to offer suggestions
as to colors that will be complimentary to you.
Whenever
possible, go to the salon with any hair color photos you can find that
might help your stylist to !understand what you are most interested
in. This may also help them to decide the type of color that might be
best for you - permanent or semi-permanent.
Semi-permanent
color is a temporary hair color. It will gradually wash out and is
only an option to darken hair. Therefore, brunettes wanting to lighten
hair must use permanent hair color. This must be a consideration if
the hair is already chemically treated because semi-permanent hair
color is the preferred option for chemically treated hair.
Permanent hair color will
not wash out. It must be covered with another color or must grow
out and be trimmed off. Permanent color will give the best coverage to
gray hair. It also allows you to lighten hair as well as darken it.
However, if your goal is a natural look, it is always best to stay
within 2 shades of your natural color, light or dark.
Bleaching is necessary for people with dark hair that want a blond hair color. In
fact, even some red hair colors may be difficult to achieve without
first bleaching. In order for dark hair to be colored shades lighter
it must be done in two steps.
The first is to
bleach it with peroxide and the second is to color it with the desired
color. This process is extremely stressful on the hair. This is when
a particular hairstyle and color become important. Bleaching is best
used on people who choose very short, cropped cuts.
The regular
trimming can eliminate any damage done to the hair as a result of
bleaching. Also, a very short cut does not require blow drying and
curling. This type of regular styling would have a very negative
results on hair with this much processing.
