Hair Coloring

Hair coloring can be a great way to cover up gray hair, to add vibrance to your current hair color or get the hair color that you’ve always wanted. Read more about hair coloring below to make sure that your hair color turns out the way you want it to.

Types of Hair Color

• Temporary- Color only lasts for one shampoo
• Semi-Temporary- Color will last about five shampoos.
• Demi- Permanent- Will last about six weeks.
• Permanent- will completely change hair color. Touch ups needed about every six weeks.

How Hair Color Works
Hair color opens up the outer layer of the hair to allow the color to penetrate the root of the hair. The different types of hair color will penetrate the hair in different ways, leaving a different color. To permanently change hair color, an oxidation chemical reaction needs to take place. Hair color comes in a variety of creams, gels and shampoos.

Things to Remember About Hair Color

• What you see on the package or in the tube itself is not what your actual hair color will be. The color will change a lot when it is actually put on your hair, so choose a color that you will okay with if it is a little different than the color on the package.
• Know the numbers. Hair color is assigned a Level ’number’ from 1 to 10 with 1 being black and 10 lightest blonde.
• Try to never do your first coloring at home. Go to a professional stylist to find out what will look best. After you have chosen a shade that is just right for you, it might be possible to recreate that same shade at home.
• Never judge a hair color on what looks good on another person. Find out what looks best on you.