Hair Dye Tips


There are so many different ways you can go with hair color, from subtle natural shades, to shocking electric colors. If you only want to enhance your current look, you can put in highlights or lowlights. Another advantage of dyeing your hair is that it adds volume, as coloring is said to make the hair's shafts swell. Whatever you decide, here are some hair dye tips, that will help you while coloring:
  1. Pick the Right Color: The factors that should affect your decision when choosing a color, are your skin tone and natural hair color. The color should complement your skin, so if you have pale skin, the best colors for you will be shades of beige blonde, light to medium browns, and deep reds. For those with bronze or olive skin tones, cocoa brown, auburn and golden blonde will complement their complexion, beautifully. The vibrancy of darker skin tones are best brought out with deep browns and black.
  2. Conditioning: After applying the hair dye, it is very important to condition your hair well. Treat it to a deep conditioning mask, and condition it frequently. For the color to last as long as possible, use a color-preserving shampoo and conditioner. Also, at this time it is best not to expose your hair to any further processing such as blow drying, using a flat iron, styling products, etc. As a rule, whenever you use styling tools, protect your hair against heat damage by using a thermal spray. Don't tie it up tightly, or you may give it reason to break.
  3. Luster: You may have great hair color, but dull looking hair. If this is the case, to get fantastic looking hair, use a color-enhancing shampoo, glaze or conditioner. These products provide sheen by closing the cuticle, and adding a transparent coat of color. However, only use products that are ammonia-free or they will further damage your hair.
  4. Home Remedy: A home remedy that many have found effective is chamomile tea. It has multiple benefits that include hair lightening and conditioning. It is said to be gentle on color-treated hair, and helps calm the scalp, which results in soft, shiny hair. If you want to try it out all you need to do is brew a large cup of tea, and allow it to cool down to room temperature. Pour it onto your hair and wait for 10 minutes before rinsing it out. You can repeat this process about twice a month.
  5. Eyebrow Color: Depending on the color of your hair, you may need to dye your eyebrows to match your hair. If the contrast is too great, it will begin to look strange. However, this does not mean that your eyebrows and hair color need to match perfectly. You can carefully lighten your brows, and if they get too light, you can fill them in using a brow pencil. You want them to look a shade lighter than your hair color, unless you have blond hair
  6. Dealing with Roots: Among the various hair coloring ideas, if you need to cover roots between salon visits, it can be done with an athome kit. There are many easy to use products in the market. In order to get even coverage, comb your hair into sections, turn each section into a bun and pin it up. Deal with the exposed roots, one section at a time.
  7. Long-lasting Color: Among the tips to dye hair and make the color last, is minimizing exposure to sunlight. You can do this by wearing a hat or bandanna while in the sun. Another common method used is to rinse the hair with vinegar soon after coloring. Combine equal parts of white vinegar and water, pour it over your hair and rinse it out after a minute or two. Also, while washing colored hair, use cool or lukewarm water to help the color last longer.
  8. Highlighting Tips: Any hair highlighting tips will tell you that the size, number and location of the highlights are the keys to achieving the look you desire. If you want subtle highlights that blend with the rest of your hair, get slim highlights on the crown of your head. However, for look-at-me highlights, color large blocks of hair.
Before you color your hair, read hair dye tips pertaining to the color you plan to use. This will help you avoid potential problems, and achieve good results. One last tip, apply a generous layer of petroleum jelly or hair conditioner to the edge of your hair line, which will protect your skin from the color.

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