Do you like your hair colour? Or, maybe you like it, but you'd just like to add some shine and depth to it. There are many different kinds of hair colouring available, and if you understand the differences, you will be able to achieve more satisfactory results.
CONSIDER YOUR COLOURING
Many women say, "I hate my hair colour", never thinking about the colouring of their skin, as well. It's good to consider your skin tones and eye colour when choosing a hair dye. Most professionals recommend going no more than two or three shades darker or lighter than your natural hair colour, to make sure it "goes" with your skin tones. If, however, you are looking for a decidedly dramatic effect, choosing an opposite hair colour can certainly achieve the response you're looking for.
TYPES OF HAIR COLOUR
There are basically three different types of hair colour on the market today.
1. Permanent hair dye is perhaps the most harsh on your hair, and should be done by a professional, although there are many home kits available. The permanent dye is usually a two step process in which the natural colour is stripped from your hair, then the desired colour is applied. Since this type hair dye has peroxide and ammonia in it, it can have some unexpected results on your hair, so consider this treatment very carefully. Permanent hair dye is probably best if you are looking for dramatic results. You can touch up the roots as they grow out.
2. Semi permanent dyes, and semi permanent vegetable colouring, is usually used to darken hair. Since it does not take colour out, it only adds to the colour making it darker. It is extremely important to consider your natural hair colour here, because when two colours mix, they make a third colour, test first on a Hair Colour Chart. Semi permanent dyes will add shine to your hair, and will wash out after about a dozen washings, so you won't have to touch up the roots.
3. Henna rinses have been used by many cultures for centuries, for hair and fabric. The colour is permanent, and the henna reacts differently to each colour of natural hair and the texture of the hair you are dying. Text it on a small strand of hair before applying it all over, as the results may not be what you anticipated. While modern henna rinses are commercially made, they still have some of the henna extracts in them.
4. Commercial rinses will also add shine and depth to your hair. Rinses are gaining in popularity again, after overcoming the handicap of the "blue hair" label of 20 years ago. People who were going gray or white headed found that their hair would get a dirty yellow tinge to it, and would put rinses on their hair to get the yellow out. Unfortunately, these rinses left a blue tinge in place of the yellow one. This is no longer the case, as chemicals have become more versatile. These rinses now come in every colour you may want, and quickly wash out.
Finally, adding hair extensions close to your own hair colour can alter the perception. You may soon find yourself saying, "I just love my hair colour!"
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