Features of the highlighting procedure on gray hair

With age, the appearance of gray hair becomes an irreversible process, but not everyone goes with silver strands, so women try to hide them. One of the most popular ways is highlighting. Such painting looks modern and allows a woman to look several years younger.

Most women remain quite calm at the sight of the first gray hairs, while others try to hide them by changing the shade using light highlights. Compared to full dyeing in dark shades, then this more attractive option, since when roots grow back, they are not so noticeable against the general background.

This procedure has its own characteristics, since there is no longer any coloring pigment in gray hair, and it is not so easy to paint over them. The density of such hair is greater, it completely changes the structure, becomes tough, the coloring composition penetrates more difficult, therefore, special paints are used.

Moreover, it is possible to highlight gray hair only on condition that their total amount in relation to the rest is not more than 40%, since only in this version it is possible to harmoniously hide gray hair. Despite the fact that a woman needs regular correction, its frequency will be much lower. With ordinary highlighting, after a month you have to correct the regrown roots, and in this case, you can re-make an appointment with the hairdresser after three or even four months, it all depends on the intensity of hair growth.

The advantage of highlighting is that hair is exposed to minimal chemical attack. The technique can be used both for mature ladies and for young girls, who, due to their individual characteristics, have gray hair much earlier. The procedure is available for curls of any length. When interesting overflows appear, the hair additionally acquire visual volume and look well-groomed.

For most women, when mentioning highlighting, there are no questions about which one to do, since the technique is simply associated with lightening individual strands. In fact, there are several options for how hair can be dyed according to this method.

• "Salt and pepper". This coloration implies a very smooth transition from light gray to black. This technique is ideal for women with over 40% gray hair. Actually, it is the only one if we talk about highlighting. Between stylish strands, natural gray hair becomes completely invisible, this method can also be used for girls whose curls are painted in ashy blond.

• Classic... This technique helps to mask the gray hair well, but there should be a little of it. The hair is evenly dyed all over the head, while the masters experiment with the width and frequency of the strands. If gray hair is evenly distributed, then it is worth using frequent highlighting with small curls.

• With piping. This technique is rarely seen, its main feature is the selection of the hair zone around the face. The edging is painted over with the desired shade, the rest of the hair is highlighted.

When choosing a shade for highlighting gray hair, it is very important to take into account the woman's color type, that is, the combination of the color of the skin, eyes and hair. The easiest way is to paint on short hair, it takes less time and costs are not so significant. However, the procedure is also available for women with long hair.

Fashionable gray curls are well painted shades of golden palette, but ladies with thin hair should remember that in their case the pigment penetrates more strongly, so the color may turn out brighter than expected. Dull and faded platinum and pearl from cold shades will look, and all because there is no coloring pigment. In appearance, such hair is very similar to gray.

Girls with brown hair and pale milky skin should opt for highlighting ash-chestnut or ash-blond... When the natural hair is even darker, for example, black, and the eyes are brown, then a shade with a blue tint will be an ideal option for highlighting, but in no case should you choose a color with a red tint.

High-quality painting can be done at home on your own, if you are patient and buy everything you need. Such highlighting looks no worse, it is enough to follow the technology and follow the recommendations of specialists. Before the procedure hair cannot be washed, they must be dirty for the natural fat to become a natural defense against chemical attack.Often hair lightening requires pre-leach, especially if the transition is from natural dark hair.

Highlights can be done in several ways.

• With a hat. One of the most successful methods, how quickly and easily at home, to do hair coloring with strands. Some find it outdated for some reason, however, it is ideal for short hair. The girl will need to take out the strands all over her head through the holes, it will be them that will need to be highlighted. Pull the curls out using a simple crochet hook.

• Foil. One of the most popular ways to highlight gray hair. When using this technique, nothing interferes with the review, you can evenly apply paint, and you can see how long to paint over. The composition does not spread and does not get on the scalp.

• Comb. They paint over curls using a comb with rare teeth, but in no case should it be metal. The technique can be used for hair of any length. The composition is applied over the hair, parting, and so on in several layers, if necessary.

• With your hands. This is a trick used for curly curls to emphasize volume.

The process of preparing and applying paint is also worth special attention. You need to act in the following sequence.

1. First prepare the clarifier mixture in a plastic bowl.... It is strictly forbidden to use metal utensils and other accessories for painting, as this material reacts with an oxidizing agent. The girl must strictly follow the manufacturer's instructions for the ratio of powder and oxidizer. If a cream paint is used, then it is immediately ready for use.
2. To protect your handsput on gloves.
3. Share hair into four or more pieces, depending on the thickness of the curls. If there is a lot of hair, divide it into several sections so that the mixture can be evenly applied over the entire surface.
4. Quickly paint over each strand up and towards the growth line. The composition is applied evenly. They start working from the back of the head, since this area contains the most natural pigment, and it takes more time to lighten the curls.
5. Cover your head plastic and a towel to keep the heat necessary for the reaction.
6. Withstand clarifier it is necessary from 30 minutes to an hour, it is better to check the strands, how well they are painted over.
7. The paint is washed off, the head is washed with shampoo and a balm is applied.
8. When unwanted yellowness appears you can additionally tone the hair. To do this, use special shampoos with a purple tint.

There is a few mistakesthat girls allow for self-highlighting:

• the appearance of an orange tint;
• using the wrong tone;
• paint leaked and white spots appeared on the hair;
• incorrectly mixed proportions;
• the dye has been on the hair for too long;
• the strands were not properly distributed;
• uneven overlay of paint on the strands.

If the hair has become dull and severely damaged due to the wrong ratio of powder and oxidizer, or the girl has overexposed the paint, then it will help to fix the condition of the curls. lamination... The procedure is carried out in the salon with special means, it helps to remove fragility, smooths out sharp transitions, removes split ends.If the staining was too frequent, and the result was not the effect that was expected, then it will help back highlighting... The specialist first finds a tone that is as close as possible to the girl's natural hair color, then does a continuous repainting.

Another, most common problem for women with dark hair is the appearance of orange curls after highlighting. This is because such natural strands contain a lot of pigment, and it is not so easy to bleach it.

In this case, a girl should choose professional formulations, not use low-grade products, in the hope of saving money. Best buy nirrigation clarifier with 9% oxidizing agent and withstand the composition on the head for 45 minutes, then protonate the hair with a cold shade, it is he who will help neutralize the unpleasant color.

Can be used Apple vinegarto wash away yellow hair. It is not applied in a concentrated form, but diluted with water, three tablespoons of coconut oil and a few drops of purple food coloring. The smell from the hair, of course, will be strong. But after several procedures, the curls will acquire a lighter shade.

After any dyeing, care is required as the hair has experienced stress. It should be noted right away that after the first highlighting procedure, only a root correction is made, the rest of the curls are not touched, since repeated discoloration leads to fragility, split ends.

Of the rest of the ways of leaving it is worth highlighting the following nuances:

• drying and styling takes place without a hair dryer, ironing and curling iron, since any heat effect only harms the hair more;
• washing curls is not required so often, once every four days is enough;
• be sure to apply nourishing and moisturizing masks using avocado oil and other plants;
• after each wash, it is worth applying a balm to the curls;
• if unwanted yellowness appears over time, you need to regularly tint the curls.

On dark blond hair highlighting looks perfect all over the head. The first strands are taken along the hairline around the face. It is desirable that they are not thin and frequent, but wider and at a greater interval.

Can be done coloring parallel to the parting in the center of the head. This is a suitable option for ladies with a lot of gray hair that they want to hide. The strands are taken thin, but with an even distribution, the result is simply stunning. Moreover, such coloring does not require correction for a long time, however, it is more suitable for women with light blond hair.

If an ashy blond looks good with light brown hair, then on chestnut shades should be close to wheat... With this combination, the transition is not very striking, it turns out very attractive, especially for medium hair, if you distribute discolored curls along a straight parting.

For information on how to dye and highlight gray hair at the same time, see the next video.