How to choose a hair dye?

All hair colors can be divided into three large groups: natural, chemical and the physical. Among the natural dyes most popular henna and basma. These dyes are extracted from plants rich in essential oils and tannins, so, besides staining, they also strengthen the roots of the hair, make them healthy and shiny.

The shades obtained with the use of henna - frombright red on light hair to copper-chestnut on dark. Basma is used only in combination with henna and allows you to get a blue-black palette of shades.

Important! Basma can not be used separately, otherwise the hair will turn a blue-green color!

but Natural dyes can not lighten hair. In this case, chemicalHair colors, which also boast a rich range of shades. The basis of the action of any chemical hair dye is the interaction between hydrogen peroxide and organic compounds of metals, such as lead, copper, silver, etc. salts. Because of this, chemical paints are also called oxidizing paints. Due to the oxidative reaction, the pigment pigments penetrate deep into the hair and color the hair.

The modern beauty-industry offers a variety of chemical hair dyes, among which the most popular are cream paints for household use.

Physical paints do not react with keratin of hair, thereforewashed off very quickly, after several procedures of washing the head. Physical paints can not change the original color of hair or paint over the gray hair, they can only give the necessary shade. In home use, special color shades or shampoos are in demand.

Particular attention should be paid to such popular now bezmiаachnye hair colors. Ammonia is a component without which persistentfixing the dye inside the hair is impossible. In this case, ammonia destroys hair, so more and more paint manufacturers produce lines with a lower content of ammonia.

Bezammia paints less resistant, than conventional oxidizing. To replace ammonia, in paints intended for professional salon staining, innovative components are used, such as the Oleo gel fixer in Inoa paint from L'Oreal.

So, to choose a hair dye,It is necessary to decide what result you want to receive. Use chemical paints to change the color of hair or to color the gray hair, and physical and natural - to give the hair the necessary shade, without changing the original color.

Choosing hair dye, it is important consider your original color. Dark hair is harder to color,because they contain more natural pigment - melanin. Therefore, as a result, the color may differ from the one declared by the manufacturer. To find out how the color will turn out after dyeing your hair, you need to use a special card, which is usually in the store or at the hairdresser. This map shows samples of the original hair color and samples after staining.

If you want to buy hair dye and notknow which shade to choose, then start better with the closest to your original color. After all, if the cardinal change of the "coloring" does not suit you, then it is almost impossible to return everything "as it was".

We advise you to follow the simple rule: The shade of the paint should not differ from the natural color of the hair by more than 2-3 tones. Why so? After all, the natural color of the skin, hair, eyelashes and eyebrows is already harmoniously connected by nature itself. If, however, "darken" or "brighten" by 5 or more tones, then this harmony is broken, the eyebrows and eyelashes become either too dark, or generally become invisible. A person can acquire excessive pallor or yellowing.

Therefore, if you still need to change the color(for example, from a blonde to a brunette), first, consider the color of your face and your eyes, and secondly, do not forget to dye your eyebrows and eyelashes so that they are in harmony with the new hair color.