Highlighting – popular technology of coloring or clarification of the separate locks which are effectively shading natural hair color. Knowledge of the main receptions of this equipment and the wide range of ready sets for coloring of hair will allow you to execute effective highlighting in house conditions.
Huge advantage of this way of coloring of hair is the lack of any age restrictions, requirements to length of hair, opportunity to update image without entering of cardinal changes into own style.
Before making highlighting of hair, it is necessary to be convinced of lack of allergic reactions to dye. Also it is recommended to refuse the procedure of coloring if hair were exposed to chemical wave, have been painted by henna earlier or have strongly damaged structure.
Classical highlighting
In house conditions will be necessary for performance of traditional highlighting:
- the decolouring structure;
- professional or household foil;
- hairbrush with long tail;
- brush and capacity for paint;
- towel for protection of clothes;
- gloves.
Upon purchase of the decolouring structure it is necessary to approach question of the choice of oxidizer very attentively: 9-12% of means are suitable for dark hair, fair-haired curls have enough 6%, and here for the fair, fine, weakened hair oxidizer has to be no more than 3%.
If highlighting is carried out on short hair, then the foil can be replaced with the special hat having openings for coloring of separate locks. In need of it it is possible to make independently of silicone bathing hat, having done in it small holes. It is important to remember that paint needs to be applied only on dry dirty hair!
Hair divide into certain sectors and fix by hairpins. Long tail of hairbrush separate lock of hair on the lower occipital zone and enclose foil strip under its basis. Apply the painting structure on hair, put foil in half or cover lock from above with other strip of foil. Also other locks of hair are in precisely the same way processed.
Paint maintain time specified in the instruction then the foil is developed and hair wash with warm water. After that the foil is deleted, and hair are washed once again, using soft shampoo and nutritious balm with the moisturizing additives.
Californian highlighting
This type of highlighting is ideal for owners of dark hair. Technology of coloring allows to create effect of solar patches of light, visually gives to hairstyle splendor and volume due to use of 2-4 shades of paint, contrast or close to natural hair color.
Performance of the Californian (American) highlighting requires the color foil allowing not to get confused in shades of the used dyes. Coloring, as well as in classical option, begins with the lower occipital zone where locks of hair have to have tone, close to natural.
Then paint side, temporal and upper occipital locks, smoothly alternating all shades used in work. It is important not to forget that in the Californian highlighting the tips of hair have to be lighter, than their roots. After coloring time the foil is removed, hair are washed with shampoo and processed balm.