Hair highlighting: types, care and contraindications
A simple classification of this type of staining is based on the palette used: light, dark, red, ash. In a separate category can also be attributed meliroku hair with gray hair.
In addition, the main types of highlighting are:
- full (working out the whole mass of hair)
- radical (used to correct the overgrown roots of previously colored curls)
- Zonal (working out in the technique of highlighting individual zones, as a rule, it is used in combination with other techniques)
Caring for fine hair is no different from caring for clarified hair. It should include regular procedures for nutrition and moistening, mandatory use of thermal protection. In addition, to maintain the intensity of color, it is recommended to wash your head periodically with tinted shampoos or balms.
As for contraindications, melioration can not be done immediately after keratin rectification, chemical or biocoenic. To avoid additional injury to the curls before staining, at least 2 weeks from the date of these procedures should be performed. In addition to a direct allergic reaction to dyes, this is perhaps the only contraindication.
How to make highlights at home
We offer you a step-by-step procedure for dyeing on dark hair with the technique of highlighting, which can be done independently and at home.
Preparation for coloring
To prepare the coloring mixture you need a bleaching powder and a cream oxide of the required intensity. Mix them in the proportion recommended by the manufacturer.
The lighter you want to get strands, the more ammonia must contain the oxidant. For lightening by 1-2 tones, a 1.5-3% oxidant will suffice and the holding time will be up to 45 minutes. To make the strands become lighter by 3 tones, take a 6% composition, but reduce the time to 40 minutes (no more!), And 4 tones - 9%, and no more than 30 minutes in curls.
Also note that the lower the percentage of oxidant, the less red pigment will remain in the cortex. This is especially important to consider, if you are doing highlights with an ashy tinge. While it is not necessary to observe this principle with red locks, since the orange background of clarification does not discord with the red hair color.
Staining stages:
- Divide the hair vertically into two halves. The edge line of growth curls leave untouched. Begin to work from the lower-occipital zone, gradually moving to the parietal and temporal zones.
- Using a comb with a thin metal tail, separate the strands of the required thickness by the "darn" method. This is a classic kind of set of strands, in which thin strands are typed by a comb through one. First, select a wide strip, and then divide it into smaller ones. Place a sheet of foil under the strings and patch with a decolorizing compound.
Attention! The sheet should be twice as long as the hair, so that you can cover them completely. This is necessary in order to separate the clarified areas from those not painted.
- When all the strands are worked out according to this scheme, leave the discolouring composition on the hair until the planned result is obtained. Then rinse with deep cleaning shampoo.
On a note! After melirovaniya curls need special care, so it's superfluous to immediately make a moisturizing mask immediately after staining.
- Now let's start toning. Take the cream paint and mix it with a 1.5-2% oxidant in a 1: 2 ratio, apply to the clarified areas for 20-25 minutes, and then wash the head.
- In conclusion, dry the hair with a hairdryer and make a styling. Effective melirovanie on dark hair - it's ready! Picture 8